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New Zealand Facing Largest Decline In GDP In 160 Years
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 3:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Estimates from the Reserve Bank today show New Zealand will this year experience the largest decline in annual GDP in at least 160 years, highlighting the seriousness of the economic crisis we are facing, National’s Finance Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
More For Some, Less For Others
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s new welfare scheme is ill targeted and provides the most support to those who need it the least, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The first priority for the Covid-19 response is to save jobs and ... More >>
National Won’t Support Rushing APEC Bill
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
In what we hope will be a post-Covid world, New Zealand is set to host APEC in 2021, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “Host responsibility for the security of delegates, particularly over the Leaders’ Week, requires legislation ... More >>
Thousands Of Illegal Firearms Still In Circulation
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 12:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite the Government claiming to make New Zealand safer with its firearms reforms and gun buyback, according to the Auditor-General we still don’t know how many now illegal firearms are in the country, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson ... More >>
Todd Muller announces shape of next Government
Monday, 25 May 2020, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Todd Muller has announced the line-up of the next Government. “New Zealand is facing perhaps the toughest time that almost anyone alive can remember. “We are borrowing tens of billions of dollars to get us through this crisis. There ... More >>
Todd Muller Takes On Small Business Portfolio
Saturday, 23 May 2020, 11:24 am | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Todd Muller has announced he will become the National Party’s spokesperson for small business. “Few things can be more important than our commitment to keeping people in jobs and helping businesses invest and grow,” Mr Muller says. ... More >>
SPEECH: Todd Muller’s Maiden Speech As National Party Leader
Friday, 22 May 2020, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The past few months, our country has made many sacrifices. You have made many sacrifices. You have put a lot on the line to get us through this crisis. Now, we must begin taking another step forward together, with confidence. The confidence to rebuild ... More >>
Todd Muller Elected Leader Of The New Zealand National Party
Friday, 22 May 2020, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Todd Muller has been elected Leader of the New Zealand National Party, the party caucus announced today. Nikki Kaye has been elected as his Deputy. “There is no Team Todd, there is no Team Nikki, or anyone else – there is only Team National,” ... More >>
Confusion Reigns Supreme Around Church Messaging
Friday, 22 May 2020, 9:29 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister needs to front up and explain why her stance on church attendance differs from the New Zealand police, says Agnes Loheni National’s associate spokesperson for Pacific Peoples. In an interview on a Radio Samoa programme two officers confirmed ... More >>
Government’s “digital Diary” Pointless
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 11:27 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s much-hyped tracing app is not fit for purpose and doesn’t fulfil the requirements of the law, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “The Prime Minister teased the contact tracing app as an alternative to giving ... More >>
Government Again Fails Our Midwives
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Midwives have been repeatedly ignored by this Government and this year’s Budget is no exception, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “The previous National Government reached a settlement agreement with the New Zealand ... More >>
Border screening cards asking the wrong questions
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 10:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Data from the Ministry of Health shows that new Covid-19 screening arrival cards at airports and ports have been asking the wrong questions during the Covid-19 outbreak, and are still incorrect today, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr Shane ... More >>
Building Sector Could Employ Thousands More People
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 10:08 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to unleash the construction sector’s ability to create thousands of jobs, National’s Building and Construction spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “The building and construction industry offers one of the best opportunities for rejuvenating ... More >>
Tourism Crisis Needs A Full-time Response Not A Part-time Minister
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s tourism industry is in crisis and facing an uncertain future, they need a Minister that steps up and backs them, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Tourism supports 400,000 jobs and last year contributed more than ... More >>
Penny Simmonds National’s candidate for Invercargill
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 11:27 am | New Zealand National Party
Last night Penelope (Penny) Simmonds was selected to contest the Invercargill electorate for the 2020 General Election. More >>
No Show By Treasury Shows Govt In Full Dismissal Mode
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 10:08 am | New Zealand National Party
Treasury’s last minute decision not to bother showing up at the Epidemic Response Committee shows an arrogant Government that’s happy to dismiss scrutiny, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Treasury Secretary Caralee McLiesh was ... More >>
High-paying Environmental Jobs Policy Not Realistic
Monday, 18 May 2020, 2:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s $1.1 billion idea of redeploying people into environmental jobs is great in concept but difficult to turn into reality, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “It’s a struggle to get Kiwis to take well-paying ... More >>
More Money For Management Than Students
Monday, 18 May 2020, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on managing the tertiary education reforms rather than targeting that funding where it’s needed most, at students, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The ... More >>
Put The Petrol Tax Hike On Hold Along With Light Rail
Sunday, 17 May 2020, 6:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to defer the 4c hike to petrol excise duty and road user charges scheduled for July 1 while its light rail project is on hold, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Given the unprecedented economic ... More >>
Where’s The Detail, Grant?
Sunday, 17 May 2020, 11:33 am | New Zealand National Party
Budget 2020 featured eye-wateringly large spending announcements but precious little detail on what is actually being bought with our money, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The approach of this Government appears to be to announce ... More >>
