5 Feb 2022National PartyAucklanders to be squeezed by $1,000 per year light rail taxThe Government is trying to help fund their expensive light rail project by imposing a $1,000 per year tax on properties along their proposed light railRead more
4 Feb 2022National PartyNational release 10-point Omicron plan Given the Government has listened to National’s policy to end MIQ for vaccinated travellers and recognised the importance of rapid tests, National is proposing more ideasRead more
3 Feb 2022National PartyEnd of MIQ the right thing to doThe reopening of our border is welcome news for millions of New Zealanders offshore and at home, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “National has been callingRead more
3 Feb 2022National PartyKiwis paying the price for failed housing policyLabour’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 spokespersonRead more
2 Feb 2022National PartyMinistry resorts to emergency MIQ to get teachers inThe Ministry of Education must now resort to applying for emergency MIQ spots meant for offshore Kiwis to get teachers into the country in time forRead more
2 Feb 2022National PartyLow unemployment masks dependency crisisConfirmation 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 EmploymentRead more
2 Feb 2022National PartyLabour’s ‘Jobs Tax’ will make Kiwis worse offThe 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 ChristopherRead more
2 Feb 2022National PartyNew Zealanders getting poorer under LabourNew 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’sRead more
1 Feb 2022National PartyNavigating through OmicronWe need a new strategy to safely steer New Zealand through the Omicron wave and out of endless restrictions, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “The OmicronRead more
1 Feb 2022National PartyImmigration failure forcing nurses to leave NZYet 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 lovedRead more
1 Feb 2022National PartyMIA Immigration Minister risking food productionAt 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 productionRead more
1 Feb 2022National PartyConfusion remains around bright-line changesIt’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 confusionRead more
1 Feb 2022National PartySay yes to the dress, no to the maskBrides 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’sRead more
28 Jan 2022National PartyRapid antigen test confiscation gets worseThe 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 whoRead more
28 Jan 2022National PartyGovernment should end costly light rail debacleThe 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 overRead more
27 Jan 2022National PartyHighest inflation in over 30 years hitting Kiwis hardThe 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 spokespersonRead more
27 Jan 2022National PartyAucklanders being fleeced at petrol pump by GovtAucklanders will be angered to learn that despite paying over half a billion dollars in Regional Fuel Tax, less than half of that money has actuallyRead more
