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New Zealanders Support Charging At The Border
Sunday, 2 August 2020, 6:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s proposal to introduce very limited border charging for managed quarantine is little more than spin and highly disrespectful of New Zealanders who think there should be a higher level of cost recovery, National’s COVID-19 Border ... More >>
Kiwis Need More Than Two-Trick Pony On Economy
Sunday, 2 August 2020, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Massive debt-fuelled spending and keeping the border tight are necessary but insufficient to restore our economy and create jobs, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Mr Goldsmith was reacting to Grant Robertson’s “Q & A” interview ... More >>
Government Gets 1-star For App Delivery
Saturday, 1 August 2020, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health needs to front up for the failures of his chaotic Covid-19 tracer app, National’s Health spokesperson Shane Reti says. Earlier this week in Question Time, the Minister confirmed that he lacks confidence in the app’s ability ... More >>
Years Of Inaction From Government On Vaping
Saturday, 1 August 2020, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has failed to achieve anything on vaping since they’ve come into Government, resulting in countless teens taking up the habit, National List MP Nicky Wagner says. “Parents, principals and public health professionals have demanded clear rules ... More >>
National Selects Joseph Mooney For Southland
Saturday, 1 August 2020, 6:09 am | New Zealand National Party
Today the National Party has selected Joseph Mooney to stand in the Southland electorate for the 2020 General Election. Joseph Mooney Joseph Mooney is a senior trial lawyer and has built his own law practice in the Southern region. “I’m very excited ... More >>
Job Losses Pile Up Under Government With No Plan
Friday, 31 July 2020, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party
Today’s troubling revelation that another 1500 Kiwis lost their jobs this week highlights the need for a sound economic plan to get us through the current jobs crisis, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. The number of people ... More >>
Release The List, Prime Minister
Friday, 31 July 2020, 10:33 am | New Zealand National Party
As jobless numbers mount up, Jacinda Ardern needs to front up and release the list of shovel-ready projects that will provide much needed work for New Zealanders, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. Right now, around 200,000 New Zealanders are ... More >>
Labour Inconsistent In Treatment Of Warriors Players
Friday, 31 July 2020, 9:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour is completely inconsistent in their handling of two New Zealand Warriors players trying to get home, National’s Covid-19 Border Response spokesman Gerry Brownlee says. “The system allows film-makers and New York Yacht Club sailors to ... More >>
Random Roadside Drug Testing Bill Welcome
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 12:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National welcomes the introduction today of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill that enables Police to randomly test for drug impairment, National’s Drug Reform spokesperson Nick Smith says. “We need to get drugged drivers off the road ... More >>
Waka-jumping Repeal Bill Passes First Reading
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 9:42 am | New Zealand National Party
The Electoral (Integrity Repeal) Amendment Bill has passed its first reading, marking one step closer to Parliament getting rid of NZ First’s ‘waka-jumping’ legislation, National List MP David Carter says. “I’d like to thank the Greens for voting ... More >>
Jones Overseeing A ‘treacle-riddled’ PGF
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 6:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s been three years and despite many, many questions, New Zealanders still have no idea whether the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has created the jobs it was intended to, National’s Regional Economic Development spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. ... More >>
Collins Hits Back At KiwiSaver Funds Manager
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Judith Collins has hit back at funds manager Rupert Carlyon of Kōura Wealth KiwiSaver, for his criticisms of National’s BusinessStart plan, which allow Kiwis to access $20,000 of their own money to start a new business. “I’d like ... More >>
Release The List, Grant
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Grant Robertson’s repeated refusal to tell Parliament how many shovel-ready projects have been through due diligence but are yet to be announced by the Government is the height of arrogance, National’s Transport and Infrastructure spokesperson Chris ... More >>
Collins Claims Victory Over RMA
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 10:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Judith Collins is claiming victory after Labour’s Resource Management Act (RMA) Working Group has finally recommended this morning to scrap the RMA and replacing it with a Natural and Built Environments Act and a Strategic Planning Act. ... More >>
National Leader’s Speech at BusinessStart launch
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 9:45 am | New Zealand National Party
First, thank you to Chris Bishop for arranging today’s visit, and getting me out to the Hutt once again. It is great to be in Petone today to announce the next stage of National’s Plan to Get New Zealand Working. Today’s policy is called BusinessStart. ... More >>
National To Unleash Entrepreneurial And Job-creation Explosion
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s plan will unleash an entrepreneurial and job-creation explosion over the next 17 months, which economists say will be the toughest times any living New Zealand has ever known, National Party Leader Judith Collins says. Ms Collins was ... More >>
Govt Fails To Deliver Roadside Drug Testing
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 4:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has failed to introduce promised legislation for roadside drug testing, which will cost dozens of lives and must precede the referendum on cannabis, National’s Drug Reform spokesperson Nick Smith says. “It is a tragedy that this Government ... More >>
International Students Funding Just A Band Aid
Monday, 27 July 2020, 5:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement from the Government on funding for international students is confirmation thousands of jobs will be lost in the education sector in coming months. “Labour have offered just a band aid and have no plan to address the billions ... More >>
National Will Fast-track Palmerston North Ring Road
Monday, 27 July 2020, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will begin work on Palmerston’s North’s long-awaited rural ring road within six months of forming Government to stimulate the Manawatū economy and create new jobs, National Party Leader Judith Collins has announced. On a visit to Palmerston ... More >>
Labour/Green Govt Certain To Raise Tax & Destroy Jobs
Monday, 27 July 2020, 8:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The one certainty about a Labour-Green Government is that it would raise the taxes Kiwi families and small businesses are forced to pay - and destroy jobs in the process, National’s Finance Spokesman Paul Goldsmith says. Mr Goldsmith was responding to ... More >>
