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Government Putting Pilots And Passengers At Risk
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
A Members’ Bill that would have strengthened the current law around laser-pointing has been voted down by the Government, putting pilots and their passengers at risk, MP for Clutha-Southland Hamish Walker says. “My High-power Laser Pointer Offences ... More >>
Govt Opposes Sending Strong Message To Thugs
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 8:30 am | New Zealand National Party
A Members’ Bill that would create a new offence to apply to people who throw ‘coward punches’ has been voted down by the Government, MP for Northland Matt King says. “The Crimes (Coward Punch Causing Death) Amendment Bill would create a new offence ... More >>
Employment Minister Out Of Touch With Portfolio
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 5:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Questions in Parliament today show just how out of touch Employment Minister Willie Jackson is with his own employment programs, National’s Skills and Employment spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “When asked about programs adults 30 years and older can enrol ... More >>
NZ UK Free Trade Agreement Must Be Equal To CER
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National welcomes the announcement that formal free trade negotiations will begin between the United Kingdom and New Zealand in July, National’s Trade spokesperson Todd McClay says. “This builds on the important work started under the previous ... More >>
Silence Is Assent: MP Calls For Discussion On Domestic Violence
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 12:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
(By Agnes Loheni, National List MP based in Auckland) Yesterday I woke to the news that Reuben Paul Peeni was sentenced to life imprisonment for taking a brick and beating his partners head in front of 8 children – 5 of them her own. ... More >>
PM Needs To Make Captain’s Call On Border Security
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister needs to make a captain’s call to better secure our borders and improve quarantine management, Leader of the Opposition Todd Muller says. “Everyone knows Health Minister David Clark is out of his league – and that from day one ... More >>
Parliament Playground Blows Budget
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 6:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parliament’s new playground is a monument to extravagance and waste with revelations it cost $572,000 and went 43 per cent over budget, National’s State Services spokesperson Nick Smith says. “Spending $242,000 on a slide is scandalous. The $180,000 on consultants ... More >>
More Questions Than Answers With New Cases
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s two new cases of Covid-19 raise serious questions as to whether the Government is following its own protocol in regards to Covid-19, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. Both cases recently arrived from the United Kingdom and left ... More >>
Govt’s Tourism Fund Will Help Less Than 1 Per Cent Of Businesses
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Tourism Accelerator would provide for hundreds of potential new projects across the tourism sector to stimulate demand and support hundreds of thousands of workers, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. The $100 million co-funding ... More >>
Health Report Overdue And Unlikely To Be Acted On
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
David Clark has delayed and delayed the release of today’s Health and Disability System Review, and as a result the Government is unlikely to provide a response before the election, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. The report ... More >>
Petition Accepted On Early Reading Instruction
Monday, 15 June 2020, 2:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today I accepted a petition from parents and children with dyslexia on early reading instruction and how we can ensure children with learning difficulties get the best support possible, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “The petition ... More >>
Enough Of The Blame Game, Julie Anne
Monday, 15 June 2020, 10:31 am | New Zealand National Party
Comments made by Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter blaming NZTA for the failure of Auckland light rail are astonishing - the Government needs to take full responsibility for this debacle, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop ... More >>
Enough Of The Blame Game, Julie Anne
Monday, 15 June 2020, 10:30 am | New Zealand National Party
Comments made by Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter blaming NZTA for the failure of Auckland light rail are astonishing - the Government needs to take full responsibility for this debacle, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop ... More >>
Rima Nakhle National’s Candidate In Takanini
Sunday, 14 June 2020, 5:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rima Nakhle Today Rima Nakhle has been selected by the National Party to stand in Takanini for this year’s General Election. Takanini is a new electorate in South Auckland. Ms Nakhle is the Executive Manager at Te Mahia Community Village, a family ... More >>
Leader Of The Opposition’s Te Puna Speech
Sunday, 14 June 2020, 2:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tēnā koutou katoa te whānau o Te Pirirakau. Tēnei te mihi ki a koutou I tenei waa. Tino koa ahau ki te tu kei waenga nui I a koutou, Nō reira, Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā ra koutou katoa. It is great to be home in Te Puna, among my ... More >>
Todd Muller Outlines National’s First Term Priorities
Sunday, 14 June 2020, 1:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Creating tens of thousands of new full-time jobs and building a better economy than before the Covid-19 crisis will be National’s top priorities in its first term, Leader of the Opposition Todd Muller told his home community of Te Puna today. In ... More >>
Latest Income Stats Shows Need For JobStart
Saturday, 13 June 2020, 4:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest income stats released on Friday reiterates the importance of National’s JobStart scheme, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The figures indicate an increase of 1089 in the number of Kiwis on Jobseeker support, ... More >>
PM Getting A Leg Up From The Public Service
Friday, 12 June 2020, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party campaign chair Gerry Brownlee says taxpayers deserve a good answer to why the Instagram page for the Unite for Recovery website they’re paying for – and which is staffed by public servants expected to be neutral – is following ... More >>
Minister Turns Her Back On Māori Media
Friday, 12 June 2020, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Cutting funding for Māori news services would be an insult to Māori, National’s Māori Development spokesperson Jo Hayes says. “The creative work of Māori media is an integral part of our cultural landscape. These services offer a unique perspective ... More >>
Under National International Students Would Be Back
Friday, 12 June 2020, 12:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government would be working hard to safely return tertiary international students back to New Zealand as quickly as possible, Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye and National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Dr Shane ... More >>
