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ANZ’s exit would be the best thing since sliced bread

Sunday, 7 July 2019, 11:18 am | Social Credit

ANZ's offer to pull out of the New Zealand banking market would be the best thing since sliced bread. More >>

Government should stop sitting on its hands

Sunday, 7 July 2019, 11:16 am | Social Credit

Social Credit is calling on the government to stop sitting on its hands and take an active part in protecting New Zealand's dairy processing industry from complete foreign takeover. More >>

Call for Federated Farmers President to Step Down

Thursday, 4 July 2019, 7:43 pm | Social Credit

Social Credit Party leader, Chris Leitch, is calling for Federated Farmers President Katie Milne to step down following her statement that the sale of Westland Milk Products to a Chinese conglomerate was an "absolutely stunning" result for West ... More >>

Westland Shareholders Urged Not To Sell

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 1:56 pm | Social Credit

Social Credit is urging farmers attending the Westland Milk shareholders meeting tomorrow to vote against the sale of the company to Chinese government owned Yili. More >>

Banks Crying ‘Wolf’ Over Higher Capital Requirements

Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 11:13 am | Social Credit

Social Credit is accusing the Australian owned banks of crying ‘wolf’ over the Reserve Bank's proposals for banks to hold higher capital ratios. More >>

Westland vote death knell for NZ dairy ownership

Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 8:11 am | Social Credit

Westland farmers are in danger of voting for the sale of their company this week based on an offer that appears to be ‘too good to be true’. More >>

Bagrie Calls For Greater Bank Profits

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 9:19 am | Social Credit

Cameron Bagrie’s call for the government to bring back interest on student loans and cancel the fees free scheme is simply attempt to boost the already obscene profits of his former buddies in the banking industry, says Social Credit leader Chris Leitch. More >>

There is more money for teachers

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 12:14 pm | Social Credit

Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s claim that ‘there is simply no more money to go into the [education] sector” is a lie, according to Social Credit Party Leader, Chris Leitch. More >>

Napier Port Sale Short-changes Ratepayers

Monday, 27 May 2019, 9:21 am | Social Credit

Napier's port would be retained in public ownership if Social Credit had been a force in parliament, party leader Chris Leitch told the party's regional conference in Napier on Saturday. More >>

National’s Debt Comments A Losing Strategy

Friday, 24 May 2019, 9:12 am | Social Credit

National’s response to the government loosening of it's debt target shows it has learnt nothing from it's 9 years in government or it's electoral defeat. More >>

Banks Crying Crocodile Tears Over Higher Capital Requirement

Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 9:24 am | Social Credit

Social Credit is accusing the New Zealand Bankers Association of crying crocodile tears over the Reserve Bank's proposals for banks to hold higher capital ratios. More >>

Robertson’s Budget $6 Billion Short

Monday, 20 May 2019, 10:04 am | Social Credit

Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s budget later this month could have contained an additional $6 billion in spending without costing taxpayers a single cent more, Social Credit Party Leader, Chris Leitch told the party’s Canterbury Regional conference ... More >>

Challenge to Finance Minister

Thursday, 16 May 2019, 9:51 am | Social Credit

Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s claim that ‘there is simply no more money to go into the [education] sector” is a lie, according to Social Credit Party Leader, Chris Leitch. More >>

Banks should pass on the full amount of yesterday's rate cut

Thursday, 9 May 2019, 9:35 am | Social Credit

The Social Credit party is calling on the country’s banks to pass on to borrowers the full amount of yesterday's cut in the OCR rate by the Reserve Bank. More >>

National responsible for health crisis

Friday, 12 April 2019, 9:22 am | Social Credit

The National Party is responsible for the greatest health crisis the country has ever faced. More >>

Waste Management Claims Rubbish

Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 9:27 am | Social Credit

While it is true that the current site at Redvale is approaching its use by date, landfills are a third world option for rubbish disposal while waste to energy plants have the potential to be carbon negative and ecologically sound. More >>

Tax Working Group Recommendations Like Cold Porridge

Thursday, 21 February 2019, 9:15 am | Social Credit

The report of Michael Cullen's tax working group will be about as innovative and forward looking as a bowl of yesterday's cold porridge. More >>

English Group Should Be Shipped Out

Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 5:10 pm | Social Credit

The Minister of Immigration should find a way to deport, within 24 hrs, the English group wrecking a trail of havoc across the country. More >>

Kiwis Should Move Their Bank Accounts to a NZ Owned Bank

Wednesday, 2 January 2019, 11:42 am | Social Credit

Kiwis should make a New Year’s resolution to move their bank accounts to Kiwibank, or one of the other wholly owned New Zealand banks, said Social Credit Leader Chris Leitch. More >>

National Hypocrites Over Surf Lifesaving Funding

Sunday, 23 December 2018, 1:59 pm | Social Credit

The National Party’s launch of a petition calling for government funding for surf lifesavers is one of the most hypocritical actions by a political party in recent memory. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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