National Party
Consumer confidence goes from ‘bad to worse’
Labour is failing the squeezed middle with new ANZ data showing consumer confidence has collapsed to the lowest on record, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
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Labour is failing the squeezed middle with new ANZ data showing consumer confidence has collapsed to the lowest on record, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
Read moreThe Auditor General’s Report on the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme (STAPP) confirmed what many businesses have been saying – that this Labour Government has been
Read moreThe Government’s car tax comes into force today, piling on yet another cost for Kiwis facing a cost of living crisis, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown
Read moreToday’s changes to benefits will only help those on welfare to stand still amidst the cost of living crisis, emphasising the need for the Government to
Read moreThe Government urgently needs to get international students into the country to prevent looming job losses in the tertiary sector, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds
Read moreTradeMe data showing median rents have again hit a new record-high demonstrates Labour’s complete failure on housing, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Labour keeps smashing
Read moreIncoming changes in benefits and the minimum wage will barely cover the rising cost of living and do nothing for hardworking, middle-income households not receiving government
Read moreLabour has today rejected a call for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to appear at the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, National’s Trade
Read moreLabour has once again blocked a request by National for a briefing to select committee, this time refusing a briefing from the Mental Health and Wellbeing
Read moreLabour’s misnamed ‘Fair’ Pay Agreements Bill will reduce flexibility and harm New Zealand’s economy, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “This bill is an ideological
Read moreTaxpayers are spending more money on prisoners, yet violent crime continues to go up, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simon O’Connor says. “New Zealand taxpayers are now spending
Read moreThe Government’s decision to forge ahead with a biofuel mandate for fuel will only add to the rising cost of fuel, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown
Read moreDesperate parents who were hoping for bold action to urgently improve education outcomes for their children continue to be let down by the Government, National’s Education
Read moreOver $300 million collected by the regional fuel tax is now sitting idle in the Government’s bank account while Aucklanders remain stuck in traffic, National’s Transport
Read moreGrim analysis by ANZ showing surging inflation is becoming a threat to economic growth and that Kiwis have to work longer hours just to stand still
Read moreInformation revealing that a $25 million fund for free mental health services for tertiary students has delivered just 304 counselling sessions in 18 months is emblematic
Read moreThe Government must reconsider their refusal for Parliamentary inquiries into the riots after today’s announcement that New Zealanders will have to wait until March 2023 for
Read moreAs New Zealand moves into the next phase of the pandemic, the Government needs to move urgently on next generation treatments for Covid-19 and make them
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