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Peters’ still hiding stance on Global Compact
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Winston Peters’ continued refusal to make a decision and tell the public what New Zealand’s position on the United Nations Global Compact on Migration is shameful, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Todd McClay says. “This morning the Prime ... More >>
More loose figures from slippery Shane Jones
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 3:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Shane Jones has admitted he has no idea how many jobs have actually been filled to date as a result of the hundreds of millions spent so far on the Provincial Growth Fund, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
Govt stalls digital strategy with failed CTO plan
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has wasted a third of its term on the Chief Technology Officer shambles, stalling work on an effective Digital strategy, National’s Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media spokesperson Melissa Lee says. More >>
Willis welcomes refusal of Victoria Uni name change
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National list MP based in Wellington Nicola Willis welcomes the decision to decline Victoria University of Wellington’s application for a name change following significant opposition. More >>
National congratulates next Chief Justice
Monday, 17 December 2018, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Simon Bridges has congratulated the next Chief Justice of New Zealand, the Honourable Justice Helen Winkelmann. “Justice Winkelmann has had a distinguished career on the bench since 2004, following a lengthy career as a litigator ... More >>
Government should adopt school equity legislation
Monday, 17 December 2018, 2:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP for East Coast Bays Erica Stanford is calling on Education Minister Chris Hipkins to work with National and revive her Member’s Bill to replace the decile system with a fairer school funding model. More >>
Safety announcement pales in comparison to RONS
Sunday, 16 December 2018, 1:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s latest announcement of safety improvements for roads across New Zealand shows how important National’s Roads of National Significance programme is, and why it should’ve been picked up by Transport Minister Phil Twyford, National’s ... More >>
NZ’s investment ranking plummets after ban
Friday, 14 December 2018, 3:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s ranking as a place to invest has plummeted since the Government’s decision to ban new oil and gas exploration and we’re now behind the Republic of Congo and Bangladesh, National’s Energy & Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young ... More >>
Jones’ pork barrel hands out more opaque cash
Friday, 14 December 2018, 1:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Another day, another group of companies blessed with taxpayer money from the Provincial Growth Fund – and again New Zealanders are none the wiser about the terms and details, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Fiscal strategy sees households struggling
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand households are struggling to get ahead, based on the latest fiscal and economic projections, making a mockery of the Coalition’s claims to be a ‘transformational Government’, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Govt “encourages safer cars” by taxing them more
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
At a time when the Government is running a television campaign encouraging New Zealanders to purchase safer vehicles, they have also removed the financial incentive for them to do so, says National’s ACC spokesperson, Tim Macindoe. More >>
Govt eyes $17.7B more tax as economy slows
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government plans to squeeze an extra $17.7 billion in tax out of ordinary New Zealanders in the next four years even as the economy slows, meaning it will take a bigger bite out of our national pie, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Government moves to decriminalise drugs
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 12:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has moved towards the decriminalisation of drugs without thinking the policy through or allowing for a proper debate, National Party Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
Filibustering means synthetics Bill won’t pass this year
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 11:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour and the Green Party have been standing in the way of tougher penalties for peddlers of synthetic cannabis, despite National’s Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill having majority support in Parliament, MP for Pakuranga Simeon Brown says. More >>
Bill’s passage clears way for Dam construction
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The passing of the Tasman District Council (Waimea Water Augmentation Scheme) Bill has cleared the way for the construction to begin on the largest dam to be built in New Zealand for more than 20 years, Nelson MP Nick Smith says. More >>
Fees free headache wastes $50 million plus
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s fees free scheme is not only an educational failure, it is also wasting tens of millions of dollars of taxpayers money on free gap years and late withdrawals, National’s spokesperson for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment ... More >>
Govt adopts National’s Bill to stop livestock rustling
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rangitikei MP Ian McKelvie is pleased that his Sentencing (Livestock Rustling) Amendment Members Bill has been adopted by the Government as a Supplementary Order Paper on the Crimes Amendment Bill. More >>
Govt set stage for looming Air NZ strike chaos
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government did its utmost to provoke union unrest this year and deserves blame for the planned Air New Zealand engineers strike that will likely disrupt Christmas travel for some 100,000 Kiwis and their families, National’s Workplace Relations ... More >>
Govt blocks changes to streamline insurance claims
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 2:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s disappointing the Government has rejected a proposed change to the Earthquake Commission Amendment Bill which would’ve streamlined the process for claimants after a significant natural disaster, National’s EQC spokesperson Stuart Smith. More >>
Less open, more spin
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 10:40 am | New Zealand National Party
A record number of Official Information Act requests have been declined by the State Services Commissions in the past year, despite the agency being responsible for implementing the Government’s pledge to be the most open and transparent ever, National’s ... More >>
