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Two-thirds of students can’t do the basics
Alarming new data from the Ministry of Education has confirmed the sorry state of our education system, with huge numbers of Kiwi kids failing in reading,
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Alarming new data from the Ministry of Education has confirmed the sorry state of our education system, with huge numbers of Kiwi kids failing in reading,
Read moreNational is calling on Justice Minister Kiri Allan to launch an inquiry into the Crown’s handling of the Jayden Meyer rape case and its implications, National’s
Read moreNew figures show Labour’s spending on consultants and contractors has risen by more than a third, breaking a promise to lower costs, National’s Public Service spokesperson
Read moreThe tests to initiate so-called Fair Pay Agreements are anti-democratic, forcing the process on workers who don’t want them, National's Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Paul
Read moreBenefit data released today confirms that Labour is still failing to get people off welfare and into work despite businesses up and down the country crying
Read moreThe Government’s attempt to justify why kids living in emergency motels are not in material hardship is desperate and insulting, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says.
Read moreLegal action by housing developer Winton against Kāinga Ora reflects deep frustration at the Government’s incompetence over housing development, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Kāinga
Read moreLabour’s plan to waste millions of dollars on ‘language police’ for government departments is completely ridiculous and will be repealed by a future National Government, National’s
Read moreNational has added a private Member’s Bill into the ballot box to legislate an increase in age for routine breast cancer screening, National’s Health spokesperson Dr
Read moreWorkforce shortages continue to hurt our most vulnerable as vacancy rates in the mental health sector continue to rise, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson
Read moreSocial investment will be the organising framework for the next National Government’s approach to the funding and delivery of social services, said National’s Social Investment Spokesperson
Read moreThe scathing review of Middlemore’s Emergency Department could be applied to more hospitals around the country as emergency department wait times soar, National’s Health spokesperson Dr
Read moreInflation has become embedded into the economy on Labour’s watch, with prices rising faster than anyone expected, says National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis. Inflation data for
Read moreThe number of 18-25-year-olds joining gangs has skyrocketed over the past five years, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “New information shows there are more than
Read moreWith more than two ram raids every day in August, it’s clear the soft-on-crime Labour Government is failing to have any impact on a wave of
Read moreRecently released data indicates a slowdown in the number of people moving off the Jobseeker benefit, National's Social Development and Employment Spokesperson Louise Upston says. "While
Read moreLast night, I accepted Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger’s resignation from her portfolios of Agriculture, Biosecurity and Food Safety. I have become aware that Ms Kuriger
Read moreRising food prices are continuing to slam Kiwi budgets, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Data released by Statistics New Zealand today show that food prices
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