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14 Selwyn Times Wednesday July 12 2023 Hi everyone, As your local MP, I wanted to write to update you on the state of the Government’s finances, and National’s alternate plans for our country. I know that life is tough out there for many. The cost-of-living crisis is now dragging into its third year, and economic mismanagement has driven New Zealand into recession. Interest rates have risen so fast that a ticking time bomb lies in front of us. In the months ahead, hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders will have to move off a home loan with a 2 or 3 per cent interest rate to a loan with 6 or 7 per cent interest. When that mortgage bomb goes off, the whole economy will shudder – and many families here in Selwyn will be directly impacted. The Government’s books are going backwards – spending is up 80 per cent since Labour took office in 2017 and net debt has increased from $6 billion pre pandemic to around $71 billion today. The great shame is that there’s so little to show for this increased debt – we have potholes all over the roads, declining school attendance and achievement, growing health waiting lists, and escalating violent crime. Billions of dollars have been wasted on consultants, centralisation, and ideological projects instead of bolstering the frontline services we need like more nurses, doctors and midwives, and ensuring our police are well resourced. It’s time for the excuses to stop. New Zealand needs solutions to fix our broken economy and to help you get ahead once more. Most of all, what our country needs right now is hope. That’s what National will deliver. National’s plan to fix the economy will address the cost of living, lift incomes, and improve the services that we all rely on. We will index tax brackets to inflation – giving the average earner an extra $960 in the pocket every year. Our commitment to reducing taxes means Superannuation will go up faster too, and we will keep the winter energy payment. We have already announced our plan to reduce the health workforce shortage by helping pay nurse and midwifery student loans for those who stay in New Zealand for five years after graduating. We will build a new medical school and we will graduate another 220 doctors a year, as well as filling shortages immediately by making it easier for migrant nurses and midwives to come and live here. We will also reduce waiting times for elective surgeries by bringing back the previously successful health targets that Labour scrapped, and we’ll get rid of Labour’s instructions to prioritise surgery by ethnicity. To all those parents across Selwyn; National will help those with pre-schoolers with a $75 per week rebate, as well as making sure that every child has an opportunity to succeed by ensuring schools teach an hour each of reading, writing, and maths every day, with full support for our wonderful teachers to do so. We will scrap Labour’s undemocratic Three Waters plan in our first 100 days in office, return seized assets to local councils and ensure the health of our water and the financial stability of water services with our own Local Water Done Well plan. As your MP, my job is to help you. If there is anything that is keeping you awake at night, I’d like to hear from you. Whether you are dealing with a personal issue, have concerns about the direction of the country, have queries about our policies, or just need someone to listen, please do get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Nicola Grigg MP for Selwyn | Nicola.GriggMP@parliament.govt.nz | 03 344 2800 | @NicolaGriggSelwyn | @NicolaGriggMP Read our policies here www.national.org.nz/plan NICOLA GRIGG MP for Selwyn Funded by the Parliamentary Service. Authorised by Nicola Grigg, 34/9 Masefield Drive, Rolleston.
Wednesday July 12 2023 Selwyn Times • By Daniel Alvey A SNAKE has been set loose in Lincoln. But don’t worry, this one is only made of rocks. Slinky the snake lives beside the Liffey Stream near Garrett Pl and is made up of 123 decorated stones. The snake’s creator Alicia Loader has been surprised by its growing popularity and said anyone can add a stone make Slinky even longer. “I am a little shocked at the amazing response and popularity of Slinky. “I am also really happy that we have created something that everyone is enjoying.” The Loader family found some painted rocks that make up Slinky while visiting Bottle Lake Forest Park in Burwood. They created the Rocks of Lincoln NZ Facebook page in October to Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Slinky the snake growing stone by stone next to stream LONGER: Siblings Jasmin, 3, and Lochlan Loader, 4, add their rocks to Slinky the snake. share their adventures. “We started painting our own and going on adventures hiding them throughout Canterbury. “The kids really enjoyed hiding them and finding others to take home and treasure.” During the school holidays, they usually organise themed rock hunts, but this time they decided to build the rock snake. “The idea of the painted rock snake came from seeing an image from America where they made a rock snake. I had never seen or heard of one made here in NZ and wanted to bring the excitement that I saw in this idea to Lincoln. “It’s been in my head for three to four months on how, where and when to do that would make it accessible for everyone to enjoy.” The head of the snake was donated by Mainscape Garden Supplies in Lincoln. NEWS 15 Teacher exchange ‘a rewarding experience’ AN INDONESIAN exchange teacher has had first-hand experience working in the district’s schools. Lordna Lambe is an english teacher at Barana Christian Secondary School in Toraja, Sulawesi. She spent three weeks visiting schools in the district. Rolleston College was Lambe’s main host school but she also spent time at Darfield High, Ellesmere College and Lincoln High. “I came as an english teacher who thinks I am sufficient enough to teach english in my school. Yet this experience has opened my understanding that, as a teacher, I have to learn, grow and develop to be able to help my students to prepare for the global world,” Lambe said. Her visit comes after three Selwyn teachers travelled to Toraja in 2019 to work with 25 junior english teachers. The plan to repeat the programme was then disrupted by the Covid pandemic. Said Selwyn Sister Cities committee chair Allison Rosanowsk: “Reviving in-person relationships after the years of Covid is a rewarding experience.” Dinners of Selwyn Monday 17 July, 6–7.30pm West Melton Community and Recreation Centre Enjoy getting creative in the kitchen? Want to meet people from your local community? Celebrate the Māori New Year over a shared dinner! To find out more and secure a spot, visit selwyn.govt.nz/matariki
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