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Time To Enforce Social Obligations For Truancy
Monday, 24 May 2021, 10:38 am | New Zealand National Party
Rather than abandoning social obligations on beneficiaries to send their children to school we should be enforcing those requirements especially at a time when New Zealand is facing a truancy crisis, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
Leader’s Speech To Central North Island Conference
Sunday, 23 May 2021, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good morning, delegates. It’s an absolute privilege to be speaking to you all here today as your leader. I’d like to acknowledge National Party President Peter Goodfellow, regional chairperson Andrew von Dadelszen, my fellow ... More >>
Thin Rations To Turn Around Truancy Crisis
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parents and teachers will be disappointed that in a Budget with about $15 billion worth of new spending, so little was devoted to pressing challenges in education, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “While a little bit of ... More >>
Benefits Aren’t A Pathway To Prosperity
Friday, 21 May 2021, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Budget 2021 showed little aspiration for the almost 200,000 New Zealanders without a job, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Hon Louise Upston says. “Many people are doing it really tough right now. More than 70,000 people ... More >>
Labour’s Direction In Health Hugely Disappointing
Friday, 21 May 2021, 12:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Yesterday’s Broken Compass Budget has revealed the impact the Government’s decision to radically restructure our health sector will have on the health of all New Zealanders, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Labour has allocated almost ... More >>
Leader Of The Opposition’s Budget 2021 Speech
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 6:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I move, That all the words after "That" be omitted and the following substituted: "this House has no confidence in anything this Government promises, because after just four years, its track record of failing to ... More >>
Labour’s Budget Lacks Ambition For New Zealand
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s Budget is an indictment on the Labour Government’s ability to deliver for New Zealanders, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “We are staring down losses for the next five years. We need a plan to grow the economy, to get us ... More >>
Budget 2021 Lacks A Pathway Back To Prosperity
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s Budget lacks the plan and ambition this country needs to grow our economy and reduce the debt burden on future generations, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “This Budget is confirmation of Labour’s inability to deliver. ... More >>
Govt’s Water Reforms Raise Concerns In Auckland
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 2:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
In a letter to the Prime Minister and other Ministers, Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff has expressed serious concerns over the proposed three waters service delivery reforms. “I have made it clear in Parliament that I am very concerned about the Government’s ... More >>
Govt Fails To Deliver On Jobs Again And Again
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 12:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
In news that should surprise no one, Labour’s $100 million redeployment scheme has failed to deliver the jobs it promised, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The Government claimed the scheme would help ... More >>
National Opposes Green’s Motion On Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 8:48 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party will not support a motion proposed by the Green Party regarding the current violence between Israel and the Palestine Authority (Hamas), National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. The Green Party is proposing a ... More >>
Andrew Little Suggests Cuts To Health Services
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 5:13 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Andrew Little needs to rule out cutting health services to pay for his radical restructuring plans for the health sector, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. National has a letter from Andrew Little to Finance Minister ... More >>
OAG Issues Stark Warning On Vaccine Roll Out
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Auditor-General’s audit of the government’s vaccine roll-out presents a very worrying picture of a lack of progress and significant concerns about whether it will achieve its goals at all, says National’s Covid-19 Response Spokesperson ... More >>
More Than 8000 Gang Members In New Zealand
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 3:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest figures on gangs have been released to National, with the number of gang members in our communities passing 8000 for the first time, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Since Labour came into office in 2017 gangs have recruited ... More >>
Drawing The Line At Online Services
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
RURAL communities are the second largest city in the country (600,000+ people), generating more than $26 billion in earnings, thanks to the dairy and red meat sectors alone. “Yet those numbers don’t seem to rate highly enough with banks or the ... More >>
A Promise Is A Promise
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
NATIONAL’S spokesperson for Rural Communities Barbara Kuriger is backing yesterday’s call by Federated Farmers for the Government to deliver on its election promise to protect productive farmland. “The Feds want a full review of government policies ... More >>
MIQ Shouldn’t Operate Under An Honesty System
Monday, 17 May 2021, 5:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should be doing more to make sure people who use our MIQ facilities are paying what they owe in a timely manner, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. National has figures which show the Government was owed almost $7 million ... More >>
Warped Education Priorities Short-changing Kids
Monday, 17 May 2021, 12:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should be focusing on making sure our kids are at school and learning, rather than have them discuss their white privilege, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Discussions around race and inequality are important and ... More >>
Leader’s Speech To Mainland Regional Conference 2021
Sunday, 16 May 2021, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good afternoon, delegates. It’s an absolute privilege to be speaking to you all here today as your leader. I’d like to acknowledge National Party President Peter Goodfellow, my fellow board members, my South Island colleagues, ... More >>
Govt Transferring Water Asset Ownership To Ngāi Tahu
Sunday, 16 May 2021, 1:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is advancing plans to transfer 50 per cent of publicly-owned water assets in the South Island to Ngāi Tahu ownership, National Leader Judith Collins says. Last Monday, the Department of Internal Affairs presented the Government’s ... More >>
