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Kiwis Should Be Frustrated With Labour’s Spending Priorities
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The projects Labour is choosing to spend hard earned taxpayer money on speaks volumes around its priorities, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Kiwis across the country dealing with potholes and unsafe roads, and Aucklanders ... More >>
Government Tinkering Won’t Solve Housing Crisis
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s tinkering with monetary and financial stability policy is doing nothing to address rampant house price inflation, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. Instead, the Finance Minister Grant Robertson is using the Reserve ... More >>
Pacific RSE Plan Should Have Come Sooner
Monday, 2 August 2021, 5:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s plan to allow one-way quarantine-free travel for Recognised Seasonal Employer workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu is the right one but should have come much sooner, says Leader of the Opposition and National’s Pacific Peoples spokesperson ... More >>
Kids Missing Out Because Progress Isn’t Measured
Monday, 2 August 2021, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must implement a standardised way to measure progress to make sure no children fall through the cracks, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “If a child is falling through the cracks, then they’re missing out on ... More >>
If Labour Are Changing Our Name NZ Should Vote
Monday, 2 August 2021, 12:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Since my column on changing the name of our country was published, I have been inundated with correspondence from all over the country and from all kinds of people, National MP for Kaikoura Stuart Smith says. “The overwhelming reaction to my stance on the ... More >>
Government Must Urgently Prioritise Truancy Crisis
Friday, 30 July 2021, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s truancy crisis is only going to get worse if schools aren’t required to submit their attendance data, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Data released to National shows a third of our kids aren’t regularly attending ... More >>
Health System Buckling Under Labour’s Mismanagement
Friday, 30 July 2021, 10:57 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s unsurprising nurses have declined the Government’s latest pay offer when the Government’s own data shows it’s more interested in boosting the number of bureaucrats in the health system than our doctors and nurses, National’s Health ... More >>
Kiwi Wallets Are Being Squeezed As Cost Of Living Rises
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 1:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest household living costs reveal Labours ill-thought through policies are hitting New Zealand’s most vulnerable the most, who are seeing more and more of their pay packets eaten up by basic day to day living costs, National’s Shadow ... More >>
Government Plays A Role In Increasing Cost Of Food
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 11:33 am | New Zealand National Party
The interim report on supermarket pricing will likely confirm what a lot of New Zealanders are experiencing when they head to the shops, National’s Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The Government must take responsibility ... More >>
$8 Million In Overdue MIQ Payments
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 10:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Latest figures released to National show there is about $8 million in overdue MIQ payments and that only in the last couple of weeks has the Government started to use debt collectors to chase the money, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson ... More >>
Waka Kotahi Heading Up The Wrong Street
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 10:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Waka Kotahi-NZTA is driving in the wrong direction as motorhomes and horse truck owners scramble to meet new modified cab regulations, says National’s Associate Transport spokesperson Barbara Kuriger. Waka Kotahi’s LT400 ruling in April, which ... More >>
Government’s Vaccine Rollout A Shambles
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 2:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s excruciatingly slow and chaotic vaccine rollout shows it has no idea how to get the lifesaving vaccine to New Zealanders, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “And this weekend’s mass vaccination event is indicative ... More >>
Bishop Welcomes SH2 Safety Progress
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 8:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop is welcoming yesterday’s update from NZTA about improving safety on SH2 between Belmont and Melling, particularly around Grounsell Crescent. “For the last few years I have worked with local residents ... More >>
A Motel Is Not A Home – Demand The Debate
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis deserve the debate on the Labour Government’s decision to spend $1 million a day on motels to house the homeless, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “For two elections Labour campaigned on building houses but instead they have been ... More >>
Dr Shane Reti: Labour's Made A Complete Meth Of Things
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s short-sighted decision in 2018 to scrap National’s highly successful Meth Action Plan – and its outright refusal to accept that New Zealand has a gang problem – is contributing to a surge in gang membership, meth use and misery in ... More >>
Labour’s Made A Complete Meth Of Things
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s short-sighted decision in 2018 to scrap National’s highly successful Meth Action Plan – and its outright refusal to accept that New Zealand has a gang problem – is contributing to a surge in gang membership, meth use and misery in ... More >>
Police Officers Leaving The Force
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Figures released to National show, that since March, Police Officers are continuing to leave the force while gang numbers explode, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “From March to June 2021, Constabulary Police numbers have dropped ... More >>
Labour Fudging State House Numbers
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 9:10 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government’s claim to have delivered 8000 new state houses has been revealed as a pumped-up figure that vastly exaggerates the number of houses it has actually built, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The Housing ... More >>
What Is Western Science?
Monday, 26 July 2021, 12:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Proposals for NCEA science risk taking our curriculum down a rabbit hole at a time when the Government should be focused on turning around our declining achievement in science, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. The proposals ... More >>
Gangs Recruiting One New Member Per Day
Monday, 26 July 2021, 8:39 am | New Zealand National Party
New figures released to the National Party show that gangs are recruiting approximately one new member every single day in New Zealand, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The National Gang List has grown to 8061 as of the 30th of ... More >>
