Today's Ministry of Social Development quarterly data shows Labour has entrenched welfare dependency despite widespread worker shortages, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says.
Read moreAnyone wanting to speak with NZTA over the phone now has to wait 26 times longer than just five years ago, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says.
Read moreWith a record number of businesses bracing for pain in coming months, the Government needs to come back from holiday with a real economic plan, National’s
Read moreThe nationwide shortage of carbon dioxide will make goods more expensive and hurt New Zealand’s exporters, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Stuart Smith says. “CO2 is
Read moreLet’s Get Wellington Moving has spent $2.4 million on a pedestrian crossing that will make trips to Wellington Airport even slower, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown
Read moreNew Zealanders’ confidence in our economy has hit a record low, with Kiwis across the country feeling the crush of mounting pressures on their household budgets,
Read moreFarmers are likely to be even more confused at Labour’s floundering approach to farming emissions following today’s announcement, National’s acting Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says. “Labour is
Read moreThe opening of the Peka Peka to Ōtaki section of the Kāpiti Expressway this week is a big win for the Wellington region, and marks the
Read moreAs many people take a break and travel around the country to see their loved ones, spare a thought for the health sector which still remains
Read moreNew data shows the cost of living crisis is hurting even more New Zealanders with a record amount of special needs grants paid out to non-beneficiaries
Read moreThe Government must formally rule out moves to further soften sentences for offenders sentenced to prison, National's Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. The Government must formally
Read moreVandalism and protests that block motorways will never achieve change and Police and the courts should crack down on this behaviour, National’s transport spokesman Simeon Brown
Read moreThere is no relief in sight for struggling families with new data showing Kiwis are facing the highest annual increase in food prices since 2008, National’s
Read moreHealth Minister Andrew Little is attempting to avoid any accountability in the Health sector by not reporting important data, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says.
Read moreThe Public Service Commission’s report into contracts linked to Cabinet Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s family has exposed serious flaws in how the public service deals with conflicts
Read moreMore evidence has emerged showing that Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta was working on entrenchment in her Three Waters legislation weeks before it was voted on
Read moreThe Government’s major backdown on giving migrant nurses a direct pathway to residence should have happened a year ago, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Leaving
Read moreLabour should apologise to New Zealanders for the lottery of human misery that was MIQ, after the Ombudsman found the Government acted “unreasonably”, National’s Covid-19 Response
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