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Kiwis paying the price for failed housing policy
Labour’s housing policies have failed and Kiwis are paying the price with soaring housing costs and a new threat of retrograde price controls, National’s Housing spokesperson
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Labour’s housing policies have failed and Kiwis are paying the price with soaring housing costs and a new threat of retrograde price controls, National’s Housing spokesperson
Read moreThe Ministry of Education must now resort to applying for emergency MIQ spots meant for offshore Kiwis to get teachers into the country in time for
Read moreConfirmation that the labour market remains extremely tight makes the Government’s failure to address the benefit dependency crisis even more shameful, National’s Social Development and Employment
Read moreThe Government’s plan to impose a new tax on every worker and business in the country could not come at a worse time, Opposition Leader Christopher
Read moreNew Zealanders are getting poorer under the Labour Government with wage growth figures of 2.6 per cent trailing well behind inflation of 5.9 per cent, National’s
Read moreWe need a new strategy to safely steer New Zealand through the Omicron wave and out of endless restrictions, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “The Omicron
Read moreYet another immigration train-wreck is seeing nurses forced to leave the country for lengthy periods of time to attempt to secure a visa for their loved
Read moreAt a time when supply chains are already frayed, the Government’s inaction on border class exceptions for time-critical workers could have an impact on food production
Read moreIt’s been 10 months since the Government announced an extension of the bright-line test in an effort to curb speculative demand by property investors, but confusion
Read moreBrides will be walking down the aisle wearing a mask this summer because of the Government’s nonsensical mask rules that kick in on February 4, National’s
Read moreThe Government’s confiscation of rapid antigen tests ordered by the private sector has gone from bad to worse, National’s COVID-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Businesses who
Read moreThe first promise the Prime Minister made as Labour Leader was to build light rail from Auckland’s CBD to Mt Roskill and four years and over
Read moreThe Finance Minister must rein in his spending to avoid adding more fuel to the inflationary fire that is hurting everyday New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokesperson
Read moreAucklanders will be angered to learn that despite paying over half a billion dollars in Regional Fuel Tax, less than half of that money has actually
Read moreForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s comments yesterday held little weight, given New Zealand’s inability to back them with any unilateral action, National Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry
Read moreAfter dropping the ball so badly with Delta, it’s staggering the Government didn’t spend the summer developing a proper plan for Omicron, says National’s COVID-19 Response
Read moreThe stress of the pandemic is impacting New Zealand youth, and the Health Minister must hold a Covid-19 youth mental health summit to be best prepared
Read moreIt is clear that the Government’s housing package announced last March has failed after figures released by Trade Me today show the largest ever annual increase
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