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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 >>
Govt Hasn’t Got Its Ducks In A Row On Firearms Licensing
Monday, 26 April 2021, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s focus on hitting legal firearms owners with more costs and regulations has meant those keen to participate in the Roar and duck shooting season may miss out. Opening weekend of duck shooting season is just around the corner and the Roar ... More >>
Review An Opportunity To Strengthen Local Govt
Friday, 23 April 2021, 11:14 am | New Zealand National Party
A review of local government is timely and necessary but it must not become the latest plank in the Labour Government’s centralisation agenda, National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “National supports the Future of ... More >>
Another Day, Another National Border Suggestion Adopted
Friday, 23 April 2021, 10:13 am | New Zealand National Party
News the Government will move to a risk-based approach for overseas arrivals is welcome but well overdue, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “ Back in January National proposed precisely this approach and since then ... More >>
Emergency Motels Making Millions And Set To Grow
Friday, 23 April 2021, 5:26 am | New Zealand National Party
New figures show the multi-million dollars being netted by top-earning emergency motels with the Government expecting this to continue for at least the next few years, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Emergency Housing should ... More >>
Labour Wrong To Limit Where Kids Can Go To School
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Proposed changes to the Education and Training Act 2020 are part of an ongoing attack on school choice by Labour, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Labour is hell-bent on a one-size-fits-all approach to our education system.” ... More >>
How Much Power Is Robertson Trying To Grab Now?
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 3:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister needs to give New Zealanders peace of mind that the new powers he’s proposing to give himself over bank lending won’t over-reach into retail banking, National’s Finance spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “The Finance Minister ... More >>
Reckless Health Restructure Removes Local Voice
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 9:24 am | New Zealand National Party
Replacing all District Health Boards across the country will see our regions and smaller communities lose their voice and their autonomy, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Our regions know what works for them when it comes to keeping ... More >>
Auditor-General Finds Ihumātao Deal Was ‘unlawful’
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Auditor-General has confirmed the Labour Government unlawfully used millions of taxpayer dollars to settle the Ihumātao land dispute. In response to a letter from National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis, written in March, the Auditor-General ... More >>
‘Gagging’ Of DHB Members Should Not Be Tolerated
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 12:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Any moves to muzzle elected District Health Board members from commenting honestly on the Government’s health system restructure should not be allowed to happen, National’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “I’m very ... More >>
Long Overdue Relief For Split Migrant Families
Monday, 19 April 2021, 10:59 am | New Zealand National Party
National is pleased a solution has finally been found for some of the migrants split from their families after the Government forced them to endure more than a year of distress and uncertainty, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. ... More >>
