21 Apr 2022National PartyBenefit dependency remains sky highWhile businesses across the country are crying out for workers, Labour’s ongoing failure to tackle benefit dependency is hugely concerning, National’s Social Development and Employment spokespersonRead more
20 Apr 2022National PartyRam-raids are out of control Police and retail shop owners are facing an escalation of youth offending as ram-raids continue to damage businesses, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Police areRead more
20 Apr 2022National PartyGovernment too busy to consider 5000 new homesThe Government needs to properly explain why it has turned down a proposal to fast-track the building of 5000 new homes in Papakura, says National’s HousingRead more
19 Apr 2022National PartyGovernment must heed call for support from RBNZGrant Robertson should listen to the Governor of the Reserve Bank about the need to use his fiscal tools to help control inflation, says National’s financeRead more
19 Apr 2022National PartyOAG asked to investigate $1.9b for mental healthNational’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Spokesperson Matt Doocey has written to the Auditor-General to request an investigation into why the $1.9 billion the Government allocatedRead more
16 Apr 2022National PartyLINZ wait times skyrocket despite more staffThe Government’s lead agency for managing land titles and overseas investment has seen record increases in staffing and spending while delivering worse outcomes, National’s Land InformationRead more
15 Apr 2022National PartyRussian Ambassador needs to goThe Russian Ambassador’s continued presence in New Zealand is increasingly untenable with the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine and the Russian Embassy’s spreading of disinformation, National’s ForeignRead more
15 Apr 2022National PartyGovt attempting to gag councils on Three WatersA thinly-veiled gag order has been placed on councils in what appears to be an attempt to control what they say to media about Three Waters,Read more
14 Apr 2022National PartyLabour stops Bill to prevent public funding of gangsThe Government’s decision to vote down the Public Finance (Prohibition on Providing Public Funds to Gangs) Amendment Bill is another example showing Labour is completely outRead more
13 Apr 2022National PartyOCR hike down to economic mismanagementThe biggest Official Cash Rate hike in 22 years is more pain for Kiwi households already struggling with the cost of living crisis, says National’s FinanceRead more
13 Apr 2022National PartyFood prices worsen the cost of living crisisNew figures on food prices from Statistics New Zealand confirm the cost of living crisis is only getting worse on Labour’s watch, says National’s Finance SpokespersonRead more
13 Apr 2022National PartyLabour failing to lift children out of povertyThe Government has failed to deliver on its promise to lift 100,000 children out of poverty by 2020, National’s Spokesperson for Child Poverty Reduction Louise UpstonRead more
13 Apr 2022National PartyBusiness confidence shattered under LabourThe latest Business Monitor survey by MYOB shows businesses are becoming more and more pessimistic about New Zealand’s economy under Labour, says National’s Finance Spokesperson NicolaRead more
12 Apr 2022National PartyGovernment panic over RATs laid bareInternal Ministry of Health emails reveal how panicked the Government was in January when it became clear that they hadn’t ordered enough rapid antigen tests earlyRead more
12 Apr 2022National PartyHalf of Labour’s car tax mistakes unresolvedLabour needs to move faster to reimburse over half of the Kiwis who were wrongly taxed when they should have received a rebate under the CleanRead more
12 Apr 2022National PartyOperation Tauwhiro mostly smoke and mirrorsOne of the Government’s flagship responses to New Zealand’s growing gang violence is little more than window dressing, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Police MinisterRead more
12 Apr 2022National PartyNew border exceptions an admission of failureNew exceptions from immigration rules will do little to ease the critical skills shortage in New Zealand’s primary sectors and reflect the Immigration Minister’s incompetence, National’sRead more
