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Bill To Provide Insurance Claimers’ Certainty Passes First Reading
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
I’m delighted my Members’ Bill to create a legal timeline for insurance companies to assess and present a settlement offer to claimants has passed its first reading in Parliament, MP for Kaikoura Stuart Smith says. The Insurance (Prompt Settlement ... More >>
Law To Crack Down On Gangs One Step Closer
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 11:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Firearms Prohibition Order’s (FPO) Bill has finally passed its first reading, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. FPOs give Police more powers to search and take firearms off gangs members. They apply to the most dangerous ... More >>
Scrutiny Needed For Medical Examinations In Isolation
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 8:17 am | New Zealand National Party
This clumsy and incompetent Government needs to make sure that people in coronavirus isolation aren’t being subjected to illegal medical examinations, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. The legislation only permits four types of ... More >>
Economic Crisis Deepens And Business Confidence Drops
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The economic and jobs crisis is looking even worse on the back of news that confidence among small businesses has plunged to an all-time low, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. ANZ’s latest composite growth measure, which takes into account ... More >>
Early Intervention Times Continue To Blowout
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Associate Minister of Education has confirmed that this clumsy and incompetent Government has failed to deliver on the Prime Minister’s 2018 promise to reduce early intervention times for young children, National’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
Statement From Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon
Monday, 20 July 2020, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Today I spoke to National Party Leader Judith Collins to inform her I will not be contesting the upcoming election. “As I noted in my maiden speech three years ago, when I was younger I lost three close friends to suicide. It was an extremely ... More >>
Statement On Andrew Falloon
Monday, 20 July 2020, 2:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hon Judith Collins Leader of the National Party “Andrew Fallon has advised me that he will not be standing for re-election. “The National Party was advised of an issue relating to Andrew late on Friday afternoon and we have dealt with it ... More >>
Under Kelvin Davis, Criminals Get Off Lightly
Monday, 20 July 2020, 12:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis continues to let down victims of crime, as more than half of those who received Community Work sentences over lockdown have not met the terms of their sentence, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. ... More >>
National To Charge For Quarantine
Sunday, 19 July 2020, 4:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Everyone entering New Zealand from 11.59pm on 3 October 2020 will be charged a fee to partially meet the costs of their quarantine under a National Government, National’s Covid-19 Border Response spokesman Gerry Brownlee says. “Currently taxpayers are ... More >>
National Slams Labour For Opposing Upper North Island Expressway
Saturday, 18 July 2020, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Transport and Infrastructure Spokesman Chris Bishop has slammed the Labour Party for opposing National’s Plan to connect Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga. “National Leader Judith Collins has announced a visionary plan to ... More >>
Another Industrial Giant Goes Into Strategic Review
Saturday, 18 July 2020, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
NZ Steel is now the third large industrial company, with high numbers of employed staff, to go into a strategic review, with one of the significant contributing factors being Government regulation, says Jonathan Young, National Energy & Resources ... More >>
Pacific People Set To Benefit From National’s Infrastructure Investment
Friday, 17 July 2020, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Today’s announcement from National Party leader Judith Collins will make a major difference in the lives of Pacific people” , says National Pacific Peoples Associate Spokesperson Agnes Loheni. Loheni was responding to the $31bn infrastructure ... More >>
SPEECH: Delivering Infrastructure
Friday, 17 July 2020, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party
Ladies and Gentlemen: May I first thank Beca for hosting us today. More >>
National Will Smash Congestion With Intergenerational Funding
Friday, 17 July 2020, 10:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National will deliver a record level of congestion-busting transport infrastructure if elected in September, Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Congestion costs Auckland over $1 billion per year. It means unreliable journey times, goods ... More >>
National Will Bring The Congestion Crisis To An End
Friday, 17 July 2020, 10:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National will fix the Auckland and upper North Island congestion crisis, and get New Zealand moving again, National Party Leader Judith Collins says. In her first major speech as Leader, Ms Collins pledged National would solve New Zealand’s congestion ... More >>
Paul Goldsmith - Speech To INFINZ Breakfast – Getting New Zealand Back On Track
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 5:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The year 2020 will surely prove to be one of the most dramatic and volatile years in recent history – in health, in the economy and in politics. Many people’s lives have been upended by the Covid crisis; many businesses, large and small, have ... More >>
Judith Collins announces caucus reshuffle
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 10:03 am | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins has today announced a reshuffle to the National Party caucus line-up. “I’m proud to be leading the strongest team in New Zealand politics – one that is dedicated to delivering a better way of life for New Zealanders ... More >>
Nikki Kaye To Retire From Politics At 2020 Election
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Nikki Kaye, MP for Auckland Central, has today officially announced that she will retire from politics at the 2020 election. “Yesterday I advised the President and Leader of the National Party Judith Collins that I have decided to retire at this ... More >>
Judith Collins Thanks Outgoing National MPs
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 8:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins has thanked National MPs Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams for their contributions to politics, following their decisions not to stand for re-election in 2020. “Nikki and Amy have both made incredible contributions ... More >>
Amy Adams Confirms Retirement From Politics At 2020 Election
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 8:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Amy Adams has announced that she will not take up the offer of a list position for the New Zealand National Party for the 2020 election. “Last year I made the decision that I would retire at this election and accordingly I did not seek nomination for ... More >>
