Tag: National

By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga With advance voting now open for this year's general election, Kiwis across the country are heading to the...

By Christopher Luxon, Leader of the Opposition and MP for Botany Last week's news that New Zealand is now in a recession will be...

So, a quick wrap-up of General Election 2020 - Labour has had an historic win claiming 49.1 per cent of votes (winning 64 seats)...

National's candidate for Botany Christopher Luxon drew large numbers to St Columba Church on Ti Rakau Drive last Tuesday night for his first public meeting in...

At the recent National Party conference in Christchurch National leader Simon Bridges outlined National’s plan for cancer care. Cancer is the biggest cause of death...

Right now it feels as though every week the Government breaks another promise to New Zealanders and last week was no different. Finance Minister Grant...

Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross is backing calls by academic Professor Anne-Marie Brady for action to be taken to reduce the threat to New Zealand...

The Government’s flagship housing policy has been flaky from the get-go and last week we saw it completely crumble. Housing Minister Phil Twyford finally admitted...

Renegade Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross will return to politics next month. Ross has opened up about his state of mind which saw him sectioned into...

OPINION: The Labour-led Government’s election bribe of fees-free tertiary education has been a complete failure with the Government’s own numbers showing that the number...

Aspiring politician Will Ford will get a real taste of life as an MP when he goes to Parliament next year. The 17-year-old has been...

The next stages in the AMETI Eastern Busway project have now begun, and you will soon start to see a lot of activity along...

Ensuring that our students get the investment of time and attention from New Zealand’s world class teachers is one of the best things that...

Petrol prices went up 20 cents per litre, even before the Labour Government's petrol tax increases, says National Party Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross. The Government’s extra 25 cents...

Dan Bidois, a strategist and economist from Howick, is the new Northcote MP. Bidois easily won Saturday’s by-election with 10,147 votes against Labour's Shanan Halbert who received...

        Last week, Auckland Council voted 13-7 to keep pressing forward in their attempt to impose a new regional fuel tax on Auckland. National has consistently...

By refusing to back down on new and increased fuel taxes, the Government is committing New Zealanders to higher fuel prices, says National Party...

The Government’s first Budget came out yesterday and the Times reached out to our local MP's Simeon Brown and Jami-Lee Ross to see what...

The Government's new plan for transport is bad news for Auckland. Hard-working taxpayers in our city are about to be whacked by an increase in petrol taxes of...

New legislation from the Government today means all Auckland motorists will be taxed 10 cents a litre more in just three months’ time, National’s...

Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga, has welcomed the selection of Simon Bridges as the new leader of the National Party. “Simon brings a wealth of...

A petition has been launched by National to garner support for the East-West link after Labour announced plans to review the project. The petition was...

  Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga says he is disappointed with last night's announcement  that a Labour/NZ First/Green arrangement will form the new government. “I’m saddened by the decision made...

While party hoardings are no surprise close to a general election, it’s not often you see New Zealand’s Immigration Minister as a human billboard. Michael...

Jami-Lee Ross is no stranger to politics.  He’s confident, he’s determined and he knows what he wants. He first stood for local council in 2004...

Tertiary education and employment levels were among the issues most discussed by National MP Paul Goldsmith at the Howick Bowling Club earlier this month. Hosted...