Labour’s mega polytechnic Te Pūkenga is a shambles that couldn’t have come at a worse time amid New Zealand’s growing skills shortage, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson
Read moreSix assaults on police officers are occurring daily in an environment where criminals feel they can operate with impunity, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “2,201
Read moreThree years after the Labour Government’s announcement, only one out of 13 specialist mental health inpatient facility upgrades has shovels in the ground, National’s Mental Health
Read moreNew Zealand critically needs nurses and midwives as regions across the country reach high vacancy rates, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Some regions are
Read moreShocking data out today which shows more than 1 million New Zealanders are actively considering leaving the country shows the Government is taking Kiwis backwards, National’s
Read moreThousands of Kiwis are at risk of holiday disruptions because of the Government’s failure to fulfil passport applications, National’s Internal Affairs spokesperson Todd Muller says. “School’s
Read moreA year after private rental properties had to comply with Healthy Homes requirements, just 50 per cent of state houses meet those standards, National’s Housing spokesperson
Read moreThe Government should grant an immediate six-month extension to all Working Holiday Makers whose visas expire before the end of 2022, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford
Read moreEighteen months after purchasing land at Ihumātao, the Government has no idea when people will move into houses or if houses will actually be built on
Read moreThe Immigration Minister must listen to growing calls for the Government to adjust its Immigration settings, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “In the past 24
Read moreA number of health organisations are calling on the Government to put nurses on the fast track to residence pathway to ease our crippling shortage, National’s
Read moreNew Zealand businesses have lost confidence and fear worse to come as they struggle to find workers and juggle rising costs, National's Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis
Read moreThe Immigration Minister’s comments that employers across the tourism sector are struggling to hire staff because of low wages and insecure working conditions are unhelpful, insulting
Read moreLabour continues to move at a glacial pace on their Firearms Prohibition Order Bill, and it won’t be back in Parliament until at least late July,
Read moreToday marks the fourth birthday of KiwiBuild, but there’s nothing for the Government to celebrate with just 1,366 homes built out of the 100,000 promised, National’s
Read moreOur health system has never been in a worse state and Andrew Little’s billion dollar restructure, which launches tomorrow, will do nothing to fix it, National’s
Read moreA trade agreement with the European Union must include commercially meaningful outcomes for New Zealand’s meat and dairy exporters, National’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson Todd
Read moreThe Government’s housing failure has clocked up a new milestone: $1 billion has been spent on emergency housing, National’s Acting Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “This
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