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National Will Back New Zealand’s Small Businesses
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 12:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will back the private sector, in particular our small businesses, to create jobs and get the economy moving again, National Party Leader Judith Collins says. At the announcement of National’s Small Business plan today, Ms Collins pointed ... More >>
Hipkins Must Explain School Funding Hypocrisy
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 11:14 am | New Zealand National Party
The Education Minister needs to front up and explain his extraordinary decision to approve $11.7 million of taxpayers’ money for the privately-owned Taranaki Green School, National’s Education spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The Minister has ... More >>
PM Avoids Addressing Risk From Ships’ Crew
Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Judith Collins says the Prime Minister is either confused about the powers of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order 2020, or is refusing to address a known risk of spreading the virus which the order creates. ... More >>
Freshwater reforms need to work with farmers and community
Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Speculation that Environment Minister David Parker will have to yet again make fixes to his freshwater regulations further exposes the flaws in Labour’s package, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson and Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett ... More >>
Another Hole In The Government’s Border Defences
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite weeks of telling the public that ‘everyone’ in managed isolation is being tested for Covid-19 on day three of their stay, the Health Minister has admitted he knows these tests are not compulsory and his ministry does not know how many people ... More >>
Govt Takes No Responsibility For Costly Lockdown
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
We are two weeks into a stricter lockdown, which Treasury estimates is costing the country $500 million a week and many jobs, and the Government refuses to take any responsibility, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The most ... More >>
Hospitality Paying Price For Govt Border Failures
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 1:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s hospitality sector is paying a heavy price for the Government’s bungling of the border, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Today’s petition is a plea for help from a sector on its knees. Hospitality, ... More >>
Call For Public Health Summit
Monday, 24 August 2020, 10:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Judith Collins says that, as Prime Minister, she will convene a Public Health Summit to review lockdown levels and discuss other public health measures that avoid future lockdowns. “We need to work out how our economy can flourish when it’s clear ... More >>
National Will Reinstate Funding For Louise Nicholas
Sunday, 23 August 2020, 2:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Social Development reporting that they will not renew the funding given to Louise Nicholas, a prominent advocate against sexual violence is absolutely disgraceful, National Party Leader Judith Collins and Louise Upston National’s ... More >>
Minister Missing In Action
Sunday, 23 August 2020, 1:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor has taken a staggering 10 days during the Auckland level 3 lockdown to grant a blanket exemptions for sheep and beef farmers, National’s Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett says. “The previous lockdown ... More >>
Yet More Inconsistencies From Labour
Friday, 21 August 2020, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s mismanagement of the border comes down to Ministers not doing their jobs, National’s Covid-19 Border Response spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “The appointment of Sir Brian Roche and Heather Simpson confirm the point that Ministers have dropped ... More >>
More Holes In The Resurgence Plan
Friday, 21 August 2020, 12:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is becoming increasingly clear that Labour’s ‘resurgence plan’ completely failed to prepare for regional lockdown, National’s COVID-19 Border Response spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. As of 3.00am this morning people trying to cross the Auckland ... More >>
Labour Fails To Plan For Primary Sector
Friday, 21 August 2020, 9:08 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour needs to stand up for the essential primary sector workers who are wrongly being turned away at Auckland region checkpoints, MP for Hunua Andrew Bayly and National’s Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett say. “Auckland is almost 10 days into their ... More >>
Government Refusing Democratic Process
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 2:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has refused National’s request to re-convene Parliament’s Health Select Committee, preventing an opportunity to improve our response to the second wave of Covid-19, National’s Health spokesperson and Deputy Chair of the Health ... More >>
Securing New Zealand’s Border Against Covid-19
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 11:07 am | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will inject some steel into our first line of defence against Covid-19 by delivering robust border systems that will keep the virus at bay and allow our economy to thrive, National Party Leader Judith Collins says. “The threat ... More >>
Just A Minute, Prime Minister
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister must release the Cabinet minute which she claims clearly laid out what was expected of officials when it came to implementing the Government’s testing strategy for essential workers at the border and in managed isolation and ... More >>
Unclear Govt Advice Could Cost Businesses Thousands
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Businesses need immediate clarity that they will not be liable for thousands of dollars in back pay because they followed the Government’s own wage subsidy scheme guidance, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. The Government’s ... More >>
Parliament’s Health Committee Must Return
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 1:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesperson Shane Reti is calling for Parliament’s Health Select Committee to return, allowing for a principled and constructive assessment of our response to the second wave of Covid-19. “I have sent a letter to Chair ... More >>
Government Needs To Sort Out Auckland Border Mess
Monday, 17 August 2020, 5:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s traffic chaos at the checkpoints between Auckland and Waikato shows the Government has not done a good enough job of communicating travel restrictions to the public, Hunua MP Andrew Bayly says. “I have been contacted by large numbers ... More >>
Miscommunication Jeopardising Covid-19 Response
Monday, 17 August 2020, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health needs to release any information the Government has received about border-facing staff being tested for Covid-19, National’s Health spokesperson Shane Reti says. The Government said on June 23 that all managed isolation staff ... More >>
