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Unemployment Drop No Cause For Celebration
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 12:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
News that unemployment has fallen from 4.9 per cent to 4.7 per cent will provide no comfort for the almost 200,000 New Zealanders on the Jobseeker benefit, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “While it’s ... More >>
Govt Not Interested In Full Transparency On Covid-19
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
It is deeply disappointing that the Government has not agreed to National’s call for a new Covid-19 Select Committee, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. National’s proposal was to establish a committee, based on the ... More >>
Mallard Fails To Give Taxpayers A Straight Answer
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 8:39 am | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard has confirmed he is unfit to be Parliament’s Speaker by failing to answer several important questions relating to the false rape accusation saga that cost taxpayers more than $330,000, Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. ... More >>
Healthcare Should Prioritise Need, Not Race
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s proposed Māori Health Authority is simply not about generating better health outcomes for Māori, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Dr Shane Reti says. “In Question Time, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health both rejected ... More >>
New Zealand 116th The World For Vaccinations
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
As we embark on Phase 3 of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan, new data shows New Zealand is ranked as low as 116th in the world in terms of vaccination doses administered, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “New Zealanders ... More >>
Reallocating Covid Fund Irresponsible
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:57 am | New Zealand National Party
Plans by the Government to reallocate $926 million of money unspent from the Covid Response and Recovery Fund is irresponsible and burdens future generations with even more debt than is necessary, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse ... More >>
Labour’s Jobs Plan Is Falling Apart
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The many thousands of jobs Jacinda Ardern’s Government promised New Zealanders its initiatives would create looks more like a pipedream than reality, National’s Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The Government promised 20,000 jobs ... More >>
PM Needs To Give A Straight Answer On He Puapua
Monday, 3 May 2021, 4:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s continued refusal to state her view on recommendations in the He Puapua report is a worrying sign for the future of the country, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. He Puapua sets out a roadmap to co-governance ... More >>
Cook Islands Bubble Should Only Be The Start
Monday, 3 May 2021, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should be much further down the road towards reconnecting New Zealand with the Pacific Islands than it currently is, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “I’m pleased the Cook Islands travel bubble finally has a start date, but ... More >>
What Is The Point Of The Roche Covid-19 Group?
Monday, 3 May 2021, 12:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Reports the Sir Brian Roche group hasn’t provided any formal advice to the Government in relation to the recent positive Covid-19 cases at the Grand Millennium rightly begs the question, what is the point of the group, National’s Covid-19 Response ... More >>
Hardship Skyrocketing Under Labour
Monday, 3 May 2021, 5:57 am | New Zealand National Party
Figures obtained by the National Party show the number of grants to cover emergency or essential payments for benefit recipients have skyrocketed under the Labour Government, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. There ... More >>
Government Shows Its True Colours On Gangs
Sunday, 2 May 2021, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has shown its true colours when it comes to gangs, with its Ministers now openly championing them as advocates for justice, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “It’s astonishing that a Government Minister, Marama Davidson, ... More >>
Health Restructure Leaving Rural GPs And Nurses In The Dark
Friday, 30 April 2021, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rural communities across the country will lose out under Labour’s radical health restructure, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “National believes our health system should fundamentally be based around need, those who have the greatest ... More >>
Bishop Requests Meeting With Wood Over Melling
Friday, 30 April 2021, 12:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop has today written to Transport Minister Michael Wood requesting an urgent meeting with him to discuss the funding for the new Melling Interchange. “The news that funding for Melling is back up ... More >>
Officials Doubtful Labour’s Housing Package Would Work
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Officials cast serious doubt over the effectiveness of the Government’s housing package in the months before its announcement, questioning whether it would increase the supply of housing and outlined its dire impact on the lives of renters, National’s ... More >>
Labour Must Recommit To Melling Interchange
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour government must immediately recommit to funding the new Melling Interchange after Stuff reported today that the project is at risk, National List MP based in Hutt South, Chris Bishop says. “Hutt residents will be in disbelief at hearing ... More >>
Labour Will Say Anything To Get Elected
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 3:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour walking back its commitment to transport projects across the country is further proof it will say anything to get elected, but won’t actually deliver it, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. Labour announced a number of transport ... More >>
National Calls For Wider Debate On Māori Health Authority
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 8:40 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to let New Zealanders have more of a say on whether they want a Māori Health Authority, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The Government has stated that it has a te Tiriti obligation to segregate ... More >>
New Zealand Slipping Due To Slow Vaccine Rollout
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 2:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is worrying that the Government’s slow vaccine rollout has caused New Zealand to slip behind Singapore in Bloomberg’s index of the best places to be during the Covid-19 pandemic, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. ... More >>
Is The Finance Minister Inspired By Muldoon?
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National holds grave concerns about the Minister of Finance’s announcement that he is to give himself greater powers to intervene in operations at the Reserve Bank, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “It is clear that the Minister ... More >>
