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Simon Watts – Maiden Speech

Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 6:35 pm | New Zealand National Party

Mr Speaker. I look forward to my first term in New Zealand's 53rd Parliament. It is with humility and awe that I address this House; but it is also with a sense of continuity. I am keen to pay tribute to my predecessors who have represented Auckland's ... More >>

Nicola Grigg – Maiden Speech

Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 6:33 pm | New Zealand National Party

E te Whare e tū nei, e ngā rau rangatira ma, tēnei tāku mihi atu ki a koutou. Tēnā koutou katoa. Kia ora Mr Speaker, I am thrilled to stand before this House today, elected by the people of Selwyn to serve in this 53rd Parliament, and may ... More >>

Where Is The Govt’s Travel Bubble Back-up Plan?

Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government clearly had no back-up plan when engaging in the interminable discussions with Australia over opening a trans-Tasman bubble because if it did we would have a date for travel by now, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “If ... More >>

Action Needed On Bubble, Not More Announcements

Monday, 22 March 2021, 5:21 pm | New Zealand National Party

New Zealanders are being let down by a Government that talks a lot about delivering a trans-Tasman bubble but keeps falling short, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The time for excuses and delays is over. It’s time for action on the trans-Tasman ... More >>

The People Have Spoken, They Want A Travel Bubble

Monday, 22 March 2021, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party

More than 42,000 people are backing National’s call for a safe trans-Tasman travel bubble to open, National’s Covid-19 response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government can’t delay this any longer. Anything less than an announcement today ... More >>

Skypath Funding Should Be Re-prioritised

Monday, 22 March 2021, 1:36 pm | New Zealand National Party

With Skypath looking dead in the water, some of the $240 million set aside for it in ATAP should be redirected towards detailed design, planning and other preparatory work for a second harbour crossing. “It’s been clear for a while that Skypath ... More >>

O’Connor’s ‘cocky’ Comments On Tourism Appalling

Monday, 22 March 2021, 9:34 am | New Zealand National Party

Senior Labour Government Minister Damien O’Connor’s comments about the tourism sector are appalling and offensive, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Mr O’Connor said Covid-19 had taught the tourism sector to ‘not be so ... More >>

National Answers Horticulture Sector’s Call For Help

Saturday, 20 March 2021, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party

Allowing seasonal workers from Covid-free countries to enter New Zealand without quarantine needs to happen fast to plug the yawning gap in our horticulture sector’s workforce, National’s Horticulture spokesperson David Bennett says. National Leader ... More >>

Re-opening NZ To The Pacific Must Be A Priority

Saturday, 20 March 2021, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party

National is calling on the Government to allow quarantine-free travel from Samoa, Tonga and Fiji into New Zealand, Leader of the Opposition and National’s Pacific Peoples spokesperson Judith Collins says. “Samoa and Tonga have never had a community ... More >>

Nash Acting Like A Tourist Rather Than The Tourism Minister

Friday, 19 March 2021, 12:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

After 12 months of neglect our tourism sector needs more than a few hints and ‘maybes’ at what support might come from the Government in the future, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Tourism Minister Stuart Nash needs to stop acting ... More >>

Government Hiding Our Student Attendance Crisis

Friday, 19 March 2021, 9:58 am | New Zealand National Party

The only way we can fix New Zealand’s appalling school attendance levels is by first knowing the full extent of the problem, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. The Ministry of Education told the Education and Workforce Select ... More >>

Emergency Motels Have Taxpayers Over A Barrel

Friday, 19 March 2021, 5:22 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s lack of solutions to the housing shortage has seen the Government fork out millions in emergency housing grants to some motels and hotels, which are raking it in at the expense of taxpayers. New figures released to National show the ten ... More >>

Govt Needs To Tell Us Which DHBs Are Getting The Chop

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government needs to be honest with the public about which DHBs it plans to scrap, given the pace of these reforms, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The Labour Government knows that culling DHBs will fare poorly, which may be why ... More >>

GDP Decline A Wakeup Call For Government

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 12:56 pm | New Zealand National Party

Today’s GDP result is particularly disappointing because it appears the biggest contributor is the decline in the infrastructure sector, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “According to Stats NZ 2.9 per cent is the largest annual fall ... More >>

Government Facing The Reality Of Importing Gas

Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party

A flurry of revelations in the past month show the oil and gas ban is unfolding exactly as officials predicted, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods told Parliament today that ... More >>

Parker Playing For Time On Winter Grazing

Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party

Environment Minister David Parker has had no choice but to defer the implementation of the intensive winter grazing in Southland for one year, National’s Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett says. “This is the third time there’s been changes ... More >>

Auditor-General Should Investigate Ihumātao Funding

Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 1:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

National has written to the Auditor-General, requesting that he investigate the apparent misuse of millions in taxpayer dollars used to settle the Ihumātao land dispute. National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says he was alarmed ... More >>

National Launches Trans-Tasman Bubble Petition

Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 9:00 am | New Zealand National Party

The National Party has launched a petition calling on the Government to get a move on with the trans-Tasman travel bubble, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “There’s no good reason why we can’t have quarantine-free travel with Australia ... More >>

Prison Violence Out Of Control On Labour’s Watch

Sunday, 14 March 2021, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party

The number of prisoner assaults on corrections officers has skyrocketed in recent years with more than 2000 incidents taking place on the Labour Government’s watch, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. Figures released to National ... More >>

No Jail Time For Serious Offences

Saturday, 13 March 2021, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government’s restorative justice programme Te Pae Oranga is taking preventing imprisonment to a new level with more serious offences sent to the Iwi Community Panel, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “I don’t think many ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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