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Government must rule out new taxes
Now is not the time for new taxes and the Government should be upfront about whether it plans to introduce them, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis
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Now is not the time for new taxes and the Government should be upfront about whether it plans to introduce them, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis
Read moreToday’s attendance announcement is an underwhelming response from a Government that has presided over a shameful deterioration in school attendance over half a decade, National's Education
Read morePolice Minister Stuart Nash’s plea to gangs to stop committing crimes in cyclone-affected areas is pathetic, and harsher sentences are needed and justifiable in an emergency,
Read moreIn half a decade as Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins proved utterly incapable of turning around plummeting school attendance rates and falling achievement levels, National’s Education
Read morePrime Minister Chris Hipkins was right to demote Andrew Little, but changing the Health Minister will do nothing by itself to improve New Zealand’s declining health
Read moreChris Hipkins’ “policy bonfire” is no more than a smoke and mirrors exercise, highlighting yet again Labour’s addiction to spending, National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
Read moreChris Hipkins is making up for five years of incompetence and non-delivery by pretending to get rid of Labour’s ideological pet projects, says National Leader Christopher
Read morePressure from National and communities up and down the country might soon force Minister of Transport Michael Wood to slam the brakes on his highly unpopular
Read moreFarmer confidence has hit a record low under Labour, indicating a seismic disconnect between the rural sector and the Government, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says.
Read moreThe Labour Government’s entirely apathetic approach to New Zealand’s courts has seen them fall into an appalling state, with victims and their families often waiting years
Read moreThe latest data from Police shows that the number of reported retail crime incidents has spiked to more than 10,000 in a single month – the
Read morePrime Minister Chris Hipkins’ shuffling of the deck chairs around Tourism will be no consolation for the thousands of tourism businesses who remain desperately short of
Read moreThe increase in unemployment, despite businesses still crying out for workers, shows that the Government is not doing enough to support people off welfare into work,
Read moreCorrections Minister Kelvin Davis has to front up and explain how incorrect advice was provided to the Parole Board, leading to the tragic death of an
Read moreJustice Minister Kiri Allan should be asking the Prime Minister to drop Labour’s hate speech legislation so she can prioritise more pressing issues, National’s Justice spokesperson
Read moreReports that New Zealand’s breast cancer screening programme has failed to meet its target for the third year in a row is putting New Zealand women
Read moreMinister for Children Kelvin Davis needs to explain why the care of New Zealand children in state custody has not improved under his Government, National’s spokesperson
Read moreOne of the new Minister for Auckland’s first tasks could be dismantling Labour’s flagship transport project - light rail – which has gone absolutely nowhere despite
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