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New Minister needs new approach to curbing crime
The new Justice Minister’s first action should be to abandon Labour’s target to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith
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The new Justice Minister’s first action should be to abandon Labour’s target to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith
Read moreNational will establish a Minister for Hunting and Fishing, guarantee access to public lands for hunters and fishers, and partner with volunteer groups to maintain huts
Read moreThe Government should ditch its target of reducing the prison population by 30 per cent, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Public safety should be the
Read moreNew data shows that Labour is taking New Zealand backwards with rising Jobseeker numbers, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. Ministry of Social
Read moreInvestigations into migrant and worker exploitation have fallen by 70 per cent under Labour and require urgent attention, National’s Horticulture spokesperson Sam Uffindell says. “Worker exploitation
Read moreHealth Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall had to correct an answer in Parliament today revealing that her staff requested HealthNZ delay publishing data showing how poor emergency
Read moreAccommodation payments to homeowners displaced from the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle are welcome but should not have taken so long to be put together, National’s Cyclone
Read moreNew data shows Kiwi students are doing worse in maths than they were four years ago, National Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Achievement data released this
Read moreAfter six years in power, Labour has finally accepted that its soft-on-crime approach has failed, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Chris Hipkins has admitted that
Read moreCountries around the world are watching inflation return to normal levels, yet New Zealand’s economy is still being held hostage by a persistent cost of living
Read moreLabour’s panicked justice announcements this week are more about the election than any genuine commitment to tackling crime, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “New Zealanders
Read moreDespite the Prime Minister admitting the number of ram-raids has exploded under Labour, it is still refusing to impose real consequences for serious young offenders, National’s
Read moreThe next National government will allow people under 30 to draw down on their KiwiSaver savings to help them get together bond payments for tenancy agreements,
Read moreWhile retail crime incidents have more than doubled since 2018, fewer offenders are being held accountable for their actions, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Despite
Read moreNational will establish a Pothole Repair Fund to urgently address the shocking state of our local roads and state highways, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says.
Read moreFlawed data reporting is emblematic of the failed health restructure, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “A review into Health NZ’s data botch-up earlier this
Read moreFood inflation has re-peaked at 12.5 per cent, smashing families struggling with the cost of living, National's Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Kiwis are being pummelled
Read moreToday’s decision by the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates at their super high levels will be difficult news for Kiwis struggling to pay their mortgages,
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