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Comprehensive Medicinal Cannabis Bill Drawn
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
My Member’s Bill to implement a comprehensive medicinal cannabis regime that would widen access to medicinal cannabis and license high quality domestic production, has been drawn in Parliament, MP for Whangarei Shane Reti says. “New Zealanders ... More >>
New Bill To Improve Access To Justice
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Member’s Bill to improve access to justice by making it easier for lawyers to do work outside their existing employment has been draw from the ballot, Hutt South MP Chris Bishop says. “My Lawyers and Conveyancers (Employed Lawyers Providing ... More >>
Release The Secret $5 Billion List To Get Kiwis Working
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 2:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nearly 135,000 work-ready Kiwis and tens of thousands of construction workers desperately need Labour to release its secret list of $5 billion worth of shovel-ready projects today, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins has demanded. More than three weeks ... More >>
Member’s Bill To Notify Schools Of Sex Offenders Drawn
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 1:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today my Member’s Bill that would require the Department of Corrections to notify schools of sex offenders placed in their local communities was drawn in Parliament, Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey says. “My bill will ensure all schools within five kilometres, ... More >>
National Announces Wairarapa Transport Package
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National will create hundreds of new jobs and boost the Wairarapa economy by delivering a suite of transport projects to get the region moving, National Party Leader Judith Collins says. “High quality, efficient roads are the backbone of commerce in the ... More >>
Crimes Have Victims, Davis
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 10:39 am | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is ignorant of the harm caused when people break the law, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Kelvin Davis indicated community sentences were for low level crimes, telling Parliament yesterday ... More >>
No Hope, No Solutions
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister for Small Business cannot offer anything new for small businesses, National’s spokesperson for Small Business and Manufacturing Andrew Bayly says. “The Minister confirmed that he supported the increase in the minimum wage on 1 ... More >>
Release The List, Ms Ardern
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Judith Collins is demanding Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern release the list of the shovel-ready projects her Government has agreed to fund but is keeping secret for political reasons. Ms Ardern told Parliament today that the list of projects ... More >>
Labour Failure On Shovel-ready Projects Costing Thousands Of Jobs
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 1:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Tens of thousands of jobs are on the line as Labour sits on its hands over the shovel-ready project scheme,” National Party Leader Judith Collins said today. Ms Collins said councils and communities had worked hard through the first two weeks ... More >>
National Will Fix First Responders Bill
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 12:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
While National supports increased protections for first responders and tougher penalties for offenders but wants a Bill that works, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Getting the detail right for the protection of first responders ... More >>
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 >>
