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National Commits Extra $300 Million For Road Maintenance
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 11:16 am | New Zealand National Party
The news that the Government has rejected adding road maintenance to its list of shovel-ready projects is concerning, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “National has allocated $300 million from its record $31 billion transport ... More >>
Labour’s Economic Plan: Another Public Holiday
Monday, 7 September 2020, 4:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand is in the biggest economic crisis in a generation and Labour’s answer to this is another public holiday, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “At a time when the economy is shrinking and we are losing jobs, it’s tone ... More >>
Ardern’s Defence Of Shaw Sends Terrible Spending Message
Monday, 7 September 2020, 12:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s wholehearted support for James Shaw as an ‘exceptional Minister’ sends a terrible message about the standards for spending in this Government, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Associate Finance Minister ... More >>
National Will Tackle Methamphetamine Harm
Monday, 7 September 2020, 11:39 am | New Zealand National Party
National has outlined an integrated and comprehensive plan to tackle the issues caused by methamphetamine use. On a visit to Hawke’s Bay today, National Party Leader Judith Collins announced the Plan that will deliver a response work programme, ... More >>
5 Actions In 5 Days To Improve Our Covid-19 Response
Sunday, 6 September 2020, 11:26 am | New Zealand National Party
National has identified five ways in which the Government could immediately improve our response to Covid-19, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Labour’s failures at the border have brought on another wave of Covid-19, the consequences ... More >>
Come Clean On Tax, Labour
Sunday, 6 September 2020, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
Less than six weeks before the election, Labour continues to conceal its tax intentions and it’s time to come clean, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Grant Robertson has made it clear that Labour wants more revenue. “What would ... More >>
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 >>
