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More Kiwi Families In Hardship
Friday, 18 December 2020, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
While many families across the country will be looking forward to the summer break, the number of people on a benefit is a stark reminder that many Kiwis are struggling to make ends meet and are anxious to find work, National’s Social Development spokesperson ... More >>
Covid-19 Failings Highlight Need For Border Agency
Friday, 18 December 2020, 12:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The confusing, sub-standard systems in place around our border response, confirmed by the Roche/Simpson report, show the need for a dedicated border agency, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This report provides plenty ... More >>
Grapes Will Rot On The Vines Without Govt Action
Friday, 18 December 2020, 9:36 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should increase the number of seasonal workers allowed into New Zealand, otherwise we will see severe labour shortages across the viticulture sector, National’s Viticulture spokesperson Stuart Smith says. According to the industry, there has ... More >>
Vaccine Rollout Raises More Questions Than Answers
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
While it is good news that New Zealand is working towards a vaccine roll out, Kiwis are still left with more questions than answers, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “We still don’t know if the vaccine agreements New Zealand ... More >>
No Excuse For Borrowing Up Large
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 12:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The better than forecast recovery our economy has seen means Labour must immediately chart a path back to sustainable levels of debt, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. After seeing a record drop in GDP in the last quarter, it ... More >>
Labour Opens Floodgates By Paying Off Protestors
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 12:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Taxpayers should not be stumping up $30 million to cover the Government’s bungling of the land dispute at Ihumātao, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Taxpayers aren’t a bank to be called upon to clean up the Government’s ... More >>
Mounting Costs To Taxpayer Mean Mallard Must Go
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The bombshell revelation that Speaker Trevor Mallard’s defamation case could cost taxpayers even more than the $333,641.70 it has already is further evidence he must resign, National’s Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. In select committee ... More >>
Labour Doesn’t Have A Plan To Pay Down Debt
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s Half-Yearly Economic and Fiscal Update confirms Labour has no plan to lift New Zealand out of debt, saddling our future generations with the burden, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “With Treasury forecasting debt to ... More >>
Where Is New Zealand’s Covid Vaccine Plan?
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 10:39 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s time the Government came forward with a plan for New Zealand’s Covid vaccine and started answering some important questions, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “We’re not asking for specific times and dates, but so far ... More >>
Time For Kelvin Davis To Show Some Leadership
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 10:38 am | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis cannot continue to remain silent on the staffing and resourcing concerns raised by the Ombudsman following an unannounced inspection of Auckland Prison, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. The ... More >>
NZ Dragging Chain On Aussie Travel Bubble
Monday, 14 December 2020, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The ‘announcement’ that a trans-Tasman bubble will open in quarter one next year is good news but has come far too late, National’s Covid-19 Recovery spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “New Zealanders have been able to travel to Australia without ... More >>
Record Emergency Housing Spend In Hutt
Monday, 14 December 2020, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
News that that over $3 million was spent a single quarter alone in Lower Hutt between June and September on emergency housing special needs grants is just further confirmation that the Hutt housing crisis is getting worse, says Chris Bishop, National List MP ... More >>
Taxpayers Should Not Foot The Bill For Ihumātao
Monday, 14 December 2020, 11:24 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government will open a Pandora’s Box if it spends even a single cent of taxpayer money on cleaning up the mess it made at Ihumātao, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The Ihumatao situation is a problem of Jacinda Ardern’s own making, ... More >>
National Will Hold The Speaker To Account
Monday, 14 December 2020, 8:16 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party will call Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard before a Select Committee this week to answer questions about the more than $330,000 of taxpayer dollars spent on settling a legal dispute he created, National’s Shadow Leader ... More >>
The Cook Islands Bubble Is Taking Far Too Long
Saturday, 12 December 2020, 12:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Cook Islands bubble is taking far too long to set up, there is no reason why it shouldn’t already be in place, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Today’s announcement of ‘next steps’ in travel between the ... More >>
RBNZ Confirms Govt Isn’t Doing Enough On Housing
Friday, 11 December 2020, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Reserve Bank has confirmed in writing what National has been saying for some time, that the Government lacks a clear direction when it comes to our housing emergency, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “It’s clear from the Reserve ... More >>
Govt’s Lack Of Housing Ideas Leaves Kiwis Cold
Friday, 11 December 2020, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
More and more New Zealanders are feeling helpless as the property ladder is rapidly pulled up in front of them because the Government has no real solutions to the housing crisis. “Housing Minister Megan Woods needs to take responsibility for the emergency ... More >>
$333,000 Bill To Settle Speaker’s Legal Battle
Friday, 11 December 2020, 1:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has lost confidence in Speaker Trevor Mallard following revelations that more than $330,000 of taxpayers’ money was spent on settling the legal dispute he created by falsely accusing a former Parliamentary employee of rape. The Speaker ... More >>
Survey Confirms Value Of Farm Environment Plans
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
Recently released fantastic survey results from farmers in the Aparima catchment in Southland confirm the value of farm environment plans, Invercargill MP and National’s associate Agriculture spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. The survey was of 151 dairy ... More >>
Failing Education Standards Won’t Help Wellbeing
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party
News that New Zealand’s 13 year olds have recorded their worst-ever results in the latest international comparison study (TIMMS) should be ringing alarm bells across the education sector, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “We ... More >>
