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National’s New Paid Parental Leave Supports Dads
Sunday, 6 September 2020, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party
On Father’s Day, National is all about giving Dads choice, National’s Social Development Spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Dad’s matter and National is all about valuing them. We want to give families choices when it comes to paid parental ... More >>
Harsh Reality Brought To Light By Unicef Report
Saturday, 5 September 2020, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The Unicef report which reflected the poor rates of child wellbeing in New Zealand, represents the lack of support this Government has provided for children, National’s Children spokesperson Alfred Ngaro says. “This report is a stark reminder of the ... More >>
Job Loss Figures Show Scale Of Economic Challenge
Friday, 4 September 2020, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest unemployment figures paint a sad picture for thousands of New Zealand families and highlight the scale of the economic challenge our country is facing, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “2700 people joined the ... More >>
Stop The Slow Drip Feed And Come Up With A Plan
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must stop the slow drip feed of announcements for Tourism and establish a proper response plan to save jobs across the sector, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Today’s announcement of 26 loans to inbound tourism operators ... More >>
Investing In The First 1000 Days
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Recognising that the first one thousand days of a child’s life is the most critical period in their development, National has committed to a raft of parent-and-child focused plans in its First 1000 Days policy, announced by National Party Leader Judith ... More >>
Labour Puts Saving Own Skin Ahead Of Sensible Spending
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Reports that indicate Education Minister Chris Hipkins gave verbal sign off for the Green School funding shows Labour is more interested in saving its own skin than looking after taxpayer money, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. ... More >>
Shovel Ready Fund, Or Just Another Slush Fund?
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 3:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The murky brinksmanship revealed in the decisions to fund the Green School suggest the $3 billion shovel ready fund is operating like a slush fund by the Government, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Grant Robertson needs to ... More >>
Government hiding cannabis reports
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 9:09 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s refusal to release two reports commissioned by the Ministry of Justice on the economic impacts of cannabis regulation until after October 17 undermines the referendum, National’s Drug Reform spokesperson Nick Smith says. More >>
30-year Plan To Build New Schools And Classrooms
Monday, 31 August 2020, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will continue our aim of giving every New Zealand child the opportunity to succeed through education by committing $4.8 billion in new spending to school infrastructure. In line with National’s commitment to shift New Zealand’s approach ... More >>
Chris Bishop - A Better Way Of Delivering School Infrastructure
Monday, 31 August 2020, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Fix New Zealand Schools Alliance is another important part of our Plan to Get New Zealand Working, Infrastructure spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “We have an integrated plan to create jobs and grow our economy. The delivery of infrastructure ... More >>
Judith Collins & Nicola Willis - $2 Billion To Repair, Redevelop And Rebuild Our Schools
Monday, 31 August 2020, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will invest $2 billion in a ‘Fix New Zealand Schools Alliance’ that will bring together builders, educators, architects and engineers to fast-track school repairs and upgrades. Not only will this give every New Zealand child the chance ... More >>
NZIST Deficit Shows Govt Shouldn’t Be Pushing Ahead
Monday, 31 August 2020, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST) is moving faster towards full amalgamation than was first anticipated to cover up its large deficit, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Due to falling international ... More >>
Nearly 400 A Day Out Of Work Over Lockdown
Sunday, 30 August 2020, 11:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The first full week of lockdown cost nearly 400 New Zealanders their jobs every day, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says Statistics from the Ministry for Social Development show that in the week till 21 August a total of 2,717 Kiwis ... More >>
Govt Fails To Deliver For Mental Health As Need Grows
Sunday, 30 August 2020, 11:02 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour promised big on mental health but has failed to even come close to delivering, particularly with the demand for services set to grow as a result of Covid-19, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. The Government announced $1.9 billion ... More >>
Government Must Front Up On Green School Deal
Sunday, 30 August 2020, 10:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must explain why it won’t back-down from a deal to give the private elite ‘Green School’ $11.7m in taxpayer cash, National’s Education spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Finance Minister Grant Robertson has stated that he has no intention ... More >>
Seven Day 3 Tests – How Many Are Being Missed?
Saturday, 29 August 2020, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. Several cases of Covid-19 have been picked up by day 3 tests over the past few days, which highlights why it must be compulsory, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Yesterday alone ... More >>
National Has Eye On Southland’s Future
Friday, 28 August 2020, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Invercargill candidate Penny Simmonds welcomes today’s announcement that a National Government would work to keep Tiwai Point open and save thousands of jobs. “I have been advocating for our region and I am pleased National has such ... More >>
Government’s Economic Claims Ring Hollow
Friday, 28 August 2020, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister’s claim that his Government have been careful economic managers rings hollow given it turned a forecast $6 billion surplus into a $1 billion projected deficit before the Covid-19 crisis, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
National Works To Support Southland Jobs
Friday, 28 August 2020, 12:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will facilitate negotiations between Rio Tinto, power companies and Transpower to achieve a more cost competitive environment to keep the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter open, National Party Leader Judith Collins says. “New Zealand ... More >>
Govt Should Make Day 3 Isolation Tests Compulsory
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Health Minister should focus on delivering the comprehensive Covid-19 testing his Government promised rather than digging a deeper hole and putting us all at risk, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Chris Hipkins’ decision ... More >>
