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Labour’s Prison U-turn Comes Six Years Too Late
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s admission today that Labour will finally ditch its disastrous target to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent is too late for Kiwis who feel unsafe in their homes, businesses and communities, National Corrections spokesperson ... More >>
Labour’s Addiction To Spending Continues
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s economic credibility took another hit this morning with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins saying that Labour will not revise their spending promises despite the country’s books being in the red, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola ... More >>
Hipkins Gaslights On Co-government
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins is gaslighting New Zealanders on co-government,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “On Radio NZ this morning he said: “Co-governance doesn’t just relate to Māori issues. It’s basically shared decision-making … in some areas ... More >>
No Hope For Economy Without Real Change
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 8:49 am | ACT New Zealand
“With the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research’s (NZIER) latest forecasts showing subdued economic growth for the next two years, it’s clearer than ever that New Zealand’s economic recovery, and eventual economic strength for New Zealand, ... More >>
Labour Opts For Subsidies Instead Of Fixing NZ’s Problems
Monday, 18 September 2023, 1:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour says it wants to double the number of houses with solar panels, but like all of their policies it relies on the taxpayer to stump up for yet another subsidy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour claim that installing solar panels will ... More >>
Nothing New From Out Of Touch, Out Of Ideas Labour
Monday, 18 September 2023, 12:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s campaign is based entirely on spreading misinformation about National or re-announcing policies it has failed to deliver for the past six years, says National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Chris Hipkins hoped no-one would notice that Labour ... More >>
Greens Would Push Labour Much Further On Solar Power
Monday, 18 September 2023, 11:42 am | Green Party
Labour’s plan to support rooftop solar is a step in the right direction, but falls short of what could be achieved through the Green Party’s Clean Power Payment. “Only the Green Party has a plan to help people cover the full cost of installing ... More >>
ACT Calls Out Te Pāti Māori For Misinformation
Monday, 18 September 2023, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is calling out Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader Deborah Ngarewa-Packer for flagrant misinformation on the Treaty and ACT’s policies,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This morning on TVNZ Breakfast, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said that ACT is ‘anti-treaty’ ... More >>
Doubling Rooftop Solar To Reduce Bills & Emissions
Monday, 18 September 2023, 9:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will double the number of houses with rooftop solar in New Zealand, lowering household power bills, reducing emissions and boosting renewable electricity generation. “We need to increase renewable electricity generation by 68 per cent by 2050. Solar ... More >>
Voting Locations Now Available At Vote.nz
Saturday, 16 September 2023, 8:49 pm | Electoral Commission
You can now find your closest voting place online at vote.nz , with the Electoral Commission publishing information about the 2,600 places where New Zealanders can vote during the 2023 General Election. Deputy Chief Executive Operations Anusha Guler ... More >>
Candidate And Party Lists Released
Saturday, 16 September 2023, 8:48 pm | Electoral Commission
A total of 19 registered political parties are contesting the election, with 17 parties submitting a party list. A total of 567 candidates will be contesting the 2023 General Election. Candidate nominations for the election have now closed. Voters ... More >>
Green Party Confirms Plan For Five Weeks Annual Leave
Saturday, 16 September 2023, 8:47 pm | Green Party
Speaking at the E Tū Election Launch in Auckland today, Green Party co leader Marama Davidson confirmed the Green Party’s manifesto commitment to ensure everyone has five weeks of annual leave. “Everyone should be able to spend quality time with ... More >>
A National/ACT Government Would Make Life Miserable For Those Already Worst Off
Friday, 15 September 2023, 1:54 pm | Green Party
Only a Party vote for the Greens will end poverty. ACT’S welfare policy announced today is as cruel as it gets. With National doing absolutely nothing for those on low incomes, it’s clear that these two parties in government would be dangerous ... More >>
National To Attract Top Talent And Support Startups
Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
A vibrant tech sector has the potential to support economic growth in New Zealand with high-paying jobs and high-value exports, and a National government will make changes to help it happen, say National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford ... More >>
Growing Tech Sector Part Of Economy Rebuild Plan
Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
A growing tech sector supported by a responsive immigration system will be part of National’s plan to rebuild the economy to end the cost-of-living crisis so all New Zealanders can get ahead, National’s Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Six ... More >>
Helping Sick And Drug-addicted Beneficiaries Back To Work
Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Abandoning people to a life on welfare is a waste of human potential – but that’s what Labour is doing to thousands of New Zealanders right now,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT will provide hope and opportunity by helping sick and ... More >>
Willis’ Resignation Call Means Only One Thing - $2 Billion More Cuts
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Massive cuts to public service are on the cards as Nicola Willis has promised to resign if she doesn’t deliver tax cuts but is refusing to make the same commitment if she doesn’t raise enough income from her bungled foreign buyer’s tax. This ... More >>
National To Attract Top Talent And Support Startups
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party
A vibrant tech sector has the potential to support economic growth in New Zealand with high-paying jobs and high-value exports, and a National government will make changes to help it happen, say National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford ... More >>
Growing Tech Sector Part Of Economy Rebuild Plan
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party
A growing tech sector supported by a responsive immigration system will be part of National’s plan to rebuild the economy to end the cost-of-living crisis so all New Zealanders can get ahead, National’s Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Six ... More >>
Kiwis Want Real Change On Co-governance
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“This election, voters are being presented with two starkly contrasting sets of values. One openly admits that Māori have separate rights, while the other says that New Zealand is made up of hundreds of cultures, all of which are entitled to ... More >>
Labour Defends Lavish Breakfast Tour In Cost-of-living Crisis
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:17 am | New Zealand National Party
Chris Hipkins must explain if he agrees with his senior minister Ginny Andersen, who told AM that a taxpayer-funded $52,000 breakfast tour promoting Labour MPs is just ‘part of democracy,’ particularly in a crushing cost-of-living crisis, National’s ... More >>
National To Cut Red Tape To Boost Primary Sector
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s economy depends on its primary sector so National will unleash investment in water storage, and cut the red tape that’s holding back food production, National’s Agriculture and Trade spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The primary sector – including ... More >>
Primary Sector Growth Vital For Economic Recovery
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National understands the importance of investment and growth in the primary sector as part of a plan to rebuild New Zealand’s economy after six years of Labour’s mismanagement, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Farming is how New Zealand ... More >>
New Zealand Provides Support To Morocco
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 11:00 am | New Zealand Government
Aotearoa New Zealand will provide humanitarian support to those affected by last week’s earthquake in Morocco, Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. “We are making a contribution of $1 million to the International Federation ... More >>
Auckland Women To Benefit From A New Birthing Unit At Waitākere Hospital
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 10:58 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall today announced funding of $12.3 million for a new primary birthing unit at Waitākere Hospital. The development of the Waitākere Primary Birthing Unit is one of 110 health infrastructure projects worth $7.7 billion ... More >>
Government Invests In West Coast’s Roading Resilience
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 10:54 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing over $22 million across 18 projects to improve the resilience of roads in the West Coast that have been affected by recent extreme weather, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today. A dedicated Transport Resilience ... More >>
Gaping Hole Confirmed In National’s Tax Plan
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 10:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A whopping $2.1 billion dollar hole has been confirmed in National’s tax scheme in a new report released today. “Christopher Luxon’s sorry excuse for a tax plan is now officially dead in the water,” Grant Robertson said. “Three independent ... More >>
Labour Raids Contingencies To Keep The Lights On
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 10:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
“PREFU has revealed that Labour’s budget doesn’t include enough funding to maintain real per-capita spending in areas like health and law and order. They’re going to have to dip into contingencies just to keep things going,” says ACT Leader ... More >>
Nicola Willis: Speech To The KangaNews New Zealand Debt Capital Markets Summit 2023
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Good afternoon and thank you to KangaNews and the sponsors of the NZ Debt Capital Market Summit. We meet in interesting times. Yesterday the New Zealand Treasury published their pre-election update on the state of the New Zealand economy and the Government’s ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Announce Kai Sovereignty Policy
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 12:37 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori are launching our Kai Sovereignty Policy today, which will safeguard our ancestral food systems and empower Tangata Whenua to take control of their food production, distribution, and consumption. It will address issues of hunger, food ... More >>
Labour Can’t Stop Spending
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:29 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders know that Labour can’t stop wasteful spending, with the Government breaking its spending commitments every single year since coming to office, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “New Zealanders feeling the brunt of dire ... More >>
Labour Pledges Biggest Ever Increase To Training Doctors
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Training an additional 335 doctors every year from 2027. 95 additional places in each of 2025, 2026, and 2027 on top of the 50 more places starting next year. Increasing the total number of doctors trained to 874 each year. Labour will deliver the largest ... More >>
ACT Will Restore Law And Order In Communities
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:12 am | ACT New Zealand
“Being nice to criminals hasn’t worked. It’s time we sent a message to New Zealand that crime will be punished, that if you’re willing to take part in rehabilitation you will be given another chance but most importantly that victims are at the heart ... More >>
Race-based Cancer Screening Divisive
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:10 am | ACT New Zealand
“Te Whatu Ora providing free cervical cancer screening for only some ethnic groups is just the latest example of the Government’s obsession with seeing everything through a divisive racial lens”, says ACT MP Karen Chhour. “Taxpayers are providing ... More >>
Core Labour Promises Left Unfunded
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is desperate to balance the books, dishonestly leaving core policies unfunded to make their numbers add up. Free school lunches are unfunded from July 2025, and the Screen Production Grant has no appropriation from this year. Labour has even ... More >>
Government Books Cry Out For Real Change
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Now Grant Robertson’s destructive legacy has been laid bare, the need for real change in New Zealand’s direction has never been clearer. The next Government will need to take real action to balance its budget so Kiwis can balance theirs,” says ... More >>
State Of Books Makes Clear Case For Wealth Tax
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:12 pm | Green Party
The case for a wealth tax has never been stronger. “The evidence is out and it shows an urgent need to change the tax system,” says Green Party finance spokesperson Julie Anne Genter. “The case has never been clearer for changing the tax system ... More >>
Labour’s Economic Mismanagement Laid Bare
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Treasury’s pre-election economic forecasts show that six years of Labour’s economic mismanagement has taken a toll on New Zealand, with forecasts showing a sustained economic slowdown, high inflation and high interest rates, National Leader Christopher ... More >>
New Cancer Centre Opens In Christchurch
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall proudly opened the Canterbury Cancer Centre in Christchurch today. The new facility is the first of its kind and was built with $6.5 million of funding from the Government’s Infrastructure ... More >>
PREFU Shows No Recession, Growing Economy, More Jobs And Wages Ahead Of Inflation
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Economy to grow 2.6 percent on average over forecast period Treasury not forecasting a recession Inflation to return to the 1-3 percent target band next year Wages set to grow 4.8 percent a year over forecast period Unemployment to peak below the long-term ... More >>
Kiwis Voting With Their Feet
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 12:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“39,378 Kiwis decided to vote with their feet and leave New Zealand in the year to July 2023. The next Government will need to completely turn the country around to stop the exodus,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is the equivalent of ... More >>
Record Rents Under Labour
Monday, 11 September 2023, 5:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s cost-of-living crisis is going from bad to worse with new figures out today showing rents have increased by $180 per week since Labour became Government, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. According to MBIE’s Rental ... More >>
Government Invests In Top Of The South’s Roading Resilience
Monday, 11 September 2023, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing over $12 million to improve the resilience of roads in the Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough regions that have been affected by recent extreme weather, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today. More >>
National To Rebuild The Economy And Support Seniors
Monday, 11 September 2023, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
A National government will rebuild the economy so seniors can benefit from lower inflation and better public services, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “National knows the best way to increase Super payments is to grow the economy. ... More >>
National To Set Health Targets To Improve Results
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will bring back targets for important measures like wait times and cancer treatment to focus the health system on achieving better results, and will incentivise GP clinics to lift immunisation rates, National’s Health spokesperson ... More >>
ACT Bringing Back The Kiwi Dream
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Housing is still in crisis and Labour and National are equally responsible, it’s time to stop demand-side policies that aren’t working and set a target for supply,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Many young New Zealanders have simply given up ... More >>
New Zealanders Need Honest Policy Debate, Not Racial Division
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealanders need honest, healthy debate about policies that will improve health outcomes, not tiresome racial division from bad faith actors”, says ACT Leader David Seymour, responding to Rawiri Waititi’s interview on Q+A this morning. “Te ... More >>
Key Election Milestone Reached
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:45 pm | Electoral Commission
The Chief Electoral Officer, Karl Le Quesne, with the Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro, at Government House in Auckland for the signing of the writ. Today is writ day a milestone on the election calendar when the formal writ is issued for the ... More >>
No New Funding, No Timelines - National’s Empty Housing Policy
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 7:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Party’s housing policy is vacant; with no new funding and no timelines attached to its delivery says Labour Housing Spokesperson Megan Woods. “ National hasn’t committed a single extra cent to build more houses, but somehow think they ... More >>
Real Change Needed To Build More Homes
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 7:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“To really solve the emergency housing crisis, the next Government needs to do more than change who builds the houses for the Government. Labour says Kainga Ora should build for the Government, National says private providers should build homes ... More >>
New Wildlife Act To Better Protect Native Species
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 7:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The 70-year-old Wildlife Act will be replaced with modern, fit-for-purpose legislation to better protect native species and improve biodiversity, Minister of Conservation Willow-Jean Prime has announced. “New species legislation is urgently needed to ... More >>
Further Safety Initiatives For Auckland City Centre
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Central and Local Government are today announcing a range of new measures to tackle low-level crime and anti-social behaviour in the Auckland CBD to complement Police scaling up their presence in the area. “Police have an important role to play in ... More >>
New Zealand Gets AAA Credit Rating From S&P
Friday, 8 September 2023, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Standard and Poor’s is the latest independent credit rating agency to endorse the Government’s economic management in the face of a deteriorating global economy. S&P affirmed New Zealand’s long term local currency rating at AAA and foreign ... More >>
National Makes Literacy Guarantee For Young Readers
Friday, 8 September 2023, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Under a National Government, every child will learn to read using the proven “structured literacy” approach in order to turn around declining educational achievement and give all kids the best chance of success in life, National’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
Hipkins Again Refuses To Rule Out New Jobs Tax
Friday, 8 September 2023, 3:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour are determined to weaken the economy and tax Kiwis even more, with Chris Hipkins today again refusing to rule out implementing a jobs tax next term, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “While the cost of living crisis continues ... More >>
Bills Lower, Climate Happier Under Green Party Plan
Friday, 8 September 2023, 3:09 pm | Green Party
Labour’s announcement of an energy rebate is a step in the right direction, but the Greens’ Clean Power Payment would do much more for households. “The Clean Power Payment will save households hundreds of dollars on their energy bills, every ... More >>
Govt Confirms Additional Support For Enabling Good Lives
Friday, 8 September 2023, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has confirmed $73.7 million over the next four years and a further $40.5m in outyears to continue to transform the disability support system, Minister for Disability Issues Priyanca Radhakrishnan has announced. More >>
NZ’s Biggest Ever Emissions Reduction Project Hits Milestone
Friday, 8 September 2023, 11:45 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is on track to have greener steel as soon as 2026 with New Zealand Steel’s electric arc furnace project reaching a major milestone today. More >>
Labour Has No Credibility On Law And Order
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s not just the economy Labour is in la-la land about – after six years of being soft on crime, no one trusts Labour on law and order, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “This announcement today is simply not credible coming from ... More >>
Labour Re-writes History With Fiscal Prudence Claim
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Chris Hipkins is stuck in economic la-la land, with his claim that Labour is the more fiscally-prudent party this election following his earlier comments that New Zealand’s economic fundamentals are in good shape, National's Finance spokesperson ... More >>
