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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 >>
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 >>
