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Helping Police Track Down Stolen Goods
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 1:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parliament will get the chance to debate a common sense law that will help police track stolen goods being sold through second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers. The Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Electronic Records) Amendment Bill was pulled from the Member’s ... More >>
Bill To Ban Synthetic Urine As A Way To Cheat A Drug Test
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 1:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
A bill that will ban the importing, supply and acquisition of synthetic urine to pass a workplace drug test is to have its first reading in Parliament, MP for Waimakariri Matt Doocey says. “Drug testing in the workplace is used to keep people safe and ... More >>
Robbery Laws Would Be Strengthened Under New Bill
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 12:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Party Bill drawn from the Ballot today would see Police given stronger powers to charge someone with robbery, MP for East Coast Bays Erica Stanford says. “At the moment the law states that if someone commits robbery, there has to be ... More >>
Police Minister’s Silence Is Deafening
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister Poto Williams needs to publicly denounce Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon’s comments that New Zealand’s police are racist, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Meng Foon’s comments have been condemned by ... More >>
Labour Quick To Condemn Adesanya But Not Mallard
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 11:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour has shown it has a double standard when it comes to “flippant” comments about sexual assault, National’s Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. “It’s a bit rich for Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson to publicly chastise ... More >>
Labour Votes Against Law To Notify Schools Of Sex Offenders
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour has failed to ease the minds of parents across the country as it voted down a law change that would have required the Department of Corrections to notify schools of sex offenders placed in their communities, MP for Waimakariri Matt Doocey says. ... More >>
Bill To Increase Access To Justice Passes First Reading
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 6:35 am | New Zealand National Party
A Member’s Bill which would improve access to justice by making it easier for lawyers to do work outside their existing employment has passed its first reading, National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop says. “My proposed legislation ... More >>
Christopher Luxon – Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 6:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
E te mana whakawā. E nga mana, E ngā reo, E nga mataawaka. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tatou katoa e tau nei. Mr Speaker, I rise today mindful of the privilege and responsibility it is to serve in this House of Representatives, and also as the ... More >>
Penny Simmonds – Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 5:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thank you, Mr Speaker. Oku Rangatira Nga mihi nui Ki a koutou katoa Karanga mai karanga mai Mr Speaker and parliamentary colleagues, I proudly represent the people of the Invercargill electorate, which takes in the communities of Invercargill, Bluff, ... More >>
Joseph Mooney – Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 5:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Mr Speaker, It is with a sense of both pride and humility that I look forward to my first term in the 53rd Parliament as the Member of Parliament for Southland. The electorate of Southland is a regional economic powerhouse, both in farming, tourism, ... More >>
Trevor Mallard Proves Himself Unfit To Be Speaker
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 3:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The legal threats used by Trevor Mallard to silence a Parliamentary staffer who he falsely accused of rape make him unfit to continue as Parliament’s Speaker, Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. National has received the statement ... More >>
Government Muffs R&D Support
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Research and development in the technology sector will reduce as a consequence of the mess the Government has made of its funding support, National’s Research and Science spokesperson Dr Nick Smith says. “We have leading software companies like ... More >>
Businesses Close Due To Govt Inaction On Bubble
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 12:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s lack of urgency around the trans-Tasman bubble means many companies that deserve to survive are being forced to close, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “To avoid more tourism businesses closing and more Kiwis out ... More >>
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 >>
