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The National Party believes it's on to an electoral winner with the first of what Christopher Luxon says will be a series of educational policies that are not about "left or right, but about going… Audio

National's unveiled its blue book of brilliance, outlining a plan to make New Zealand a top performer in education.

Reading, writing and maths would all have to be taught for an hour each day in… Video, Audio

The National Party's Education spokesperson says children aren't being taught reading, writing and maths properly, which has led to high failure rates in new literacy and numeracy exams.

A pilot of… Audio

The National Party says the government's decision to add migrant nurses to the direct pathway to residence is welcome, but should have happened a year ago.

Nurses, specialist doctors and midwives… Audio

The National Party is renewing it's calls on the government to include nurses in the fast track to residence program, as a workforce shortage of four-thousand grips the industry.

Staff at North Shore… Audio

The National Party is highlighting what it calls an "education disaster" in the results of a trial run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests.

While there was an initial focus on the poor overall… Audio

New Zealand is struggling to attract migrant nurses, as the country continues to grapple with desperate nursing shortages - particularly in the aged care sector.

National Party immigration… Audio

The National Party says the government will not deliver on its promise of a rebalanced immigration system.

The country will open to the world at the end of July with sector-specific settings to shift… Audio

The National Party has a new front bench that features some freshly promoted new faces, and former leader Judith Collins sent to the back to the pack.

It's one of six portfolio reshuffles off the… Audio

Cabinet Ministers will today consider law changes following Friday's terror attack, but some MPs are warning against any knee jerk reactions.

Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen was shot dead by police… Audio

Covid19 rules on travel bans, travel bubbles, vaccinations, and test kits have been approved by MPs as part of regular scrutiny of Covid-19 orders Audio

There will be no deal on the left in Auckland Central.

The Labour Party says it won't make way for the Green Party in the seat, which has been thrown wide open since National's Nikki Kaye announced… Audio

Parliamentary Members' Days can be filled with interest and suspense. But not usually. Sometimes MPs have to keep themselves entertained by littering speeches with rubbish trash puns. Audio