National Party
Benefit numbers remain extremely high
The Government is failing to address benefit dependency, with new data revealing the number of Kiwis on a main benefit has barely budged in the last
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The Government is failing to address benefit dependency, with new data revealing the number of Kiwis on a main benefit has barely budged in the last
Read moreNational MPs Chris Bishop, Simeon Brown and Simon Watts will travel to Sydney on Sunday for infrastructure and housing meetings, National’s Infrastructure spokesperson Chris Bishop says.
Read moreChronic worker shortages due to Labour’s flawed immigration settings are driving inflation and pushing interest rates even higher, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Labour shortages
Read moreThe Whangarei hospital upgrade is simply a rehash of what was already announced earlier this year, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The people of
Read moreThe Government is ramming through its Three Waters reforms under urgency against overwhelming public opposition, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Local Government Minister Nanaia
Read moreTe Pūkenga’s latest moves to employ highly paid co-leaders while polytechnic teaching and support staff face the chop is offensive, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds
Read moreMental health patients in New Zealand are struggling to secure a bed, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “Data released to National
Read moreNational calls for the Prime Minister to designate the Iranian Revolution Guard Corps as a terrorism organisation, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “The National
Read moreMuch more pain is on the way for Kiwis as out of control inflation has forced the Reserve Bank into New Zealand’s first ever 75 basis
Read moreAlarming new data shows that gang membership in New Zealand has hit its highest level ever recorded, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “The National Gang
Read moreConfirmation that the Government is extending the deadline for landlords to meet Healthy Homes standards comes as no surprise, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “As
Read moreThe tired and predictable reaction of Labour Ministers to National’s plan to combat serious youth offending reveals the Government is scrambling, defensive and knows it is
Read moreNational does not support any lowering of the voting age, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Decisions around the voting age, like other electoral laws, are
Read moreAs Jacinda Ardern arrives back into New Zealand, she returns to a country in the middle of a cost of living crisis, with worse to come
Read moreIt should be no surprise that violent crime has increased when the prison population and rehabilitation services continue to decline, National's Corrections spokesperson Simon O'Connor says.
Read moreNational is calling on the Labour Government to scrap its proposed blanket speed limit reductions on State Highways, which would slow drivers down without actually improving
Read moreNational will crack down on serious repeat youth offenders like ram-raiders to turn their lives around and to protect the public, National Party Leader Christopher Luxon
Read moreNew Zealanders are expecting inflation will get worse, not better, new data released yesterday shows, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Reserve Bank’s quarterly
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