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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 >>
Hipkins Must Release Report
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins must immediately release the Roche/Simpson review report into our border testing systems, National’s Covid-19 Recovery spokesperson Chris Bishop says. The Government commissioned this report under urgency in late ... More >>
Royal Commission Must Lead To Meaningful Change
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The wide-ranging report into the Christchurch terror attack must be treated with the utmost respect, but the recommendations within it must also be properly scrutinised, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The atrocities committed on March ... More >>
Emergency Measures Needed To Accelerate Housing Supply
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Housing statistics released today and over the weekend show an unfolding disaster for New Zealand families and communities, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “We now have the lowest rates of home-ownership we’ve seen in 70 ... More >>
Royal Commission Of Inquiry Needed Into Whakaari/White Island
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 9:09 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Whakaari/White Island disaster. “A higher level of inquiry, like a Royal Commission, is usually undertaken after an event where there has been a significant loss of life. Royal ... More >>
Firearm Prohibition Orders Needed To Curb Growing Gun Violence
Saturday, 5 December 2020, 2:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown is calling on the Government to urgently adopt his Member’s Bill, the Arms (Firearm Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill, to help tackle the growing evidence of gun violence in New Zealand. This morning ... More >>
Housing Wait List Continues To Surge Under Labour
Friday, 4 December 2020, 10:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Our public housing system is bursting at the seams with record-high numbers of New Zealanders waiting for a home and thousands more getting emergency grants to live in motels, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Figures released ... More >>
Govt Must Take Action Against Firearm Violence
Thursday, 3 December 2020, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s soft on crime attitude is putting the safety of New Zealanders and our police officers at risk, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Gun violence is rapidly spreading throughout the country, just today there was a shooting ... More >>
