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Longer Lockdown Risks Long Term Social Harm
Saturday, 2 May 2020, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
We need to get out of lockdown and let people get back to work or risk long term and significant social harm, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The longer people are out of work, the higher the risk that they ... More >>
Sounds Air Hits 25,000 Level On May Day
Saturday, 2 May 2020, 10:54 am | New Zealand National Party
The petition asking Government to assist Sounds Air and its regional network has reached 25,400 signatures and the number is steadily climbing. National’s West Coast-Tasman List MP Maureen Pugh is urging people in her wider region to sign the ... More >>
Fish And Game Review Chance To Re-focus
Saturday, 2 May 2020, 10:49 am | New Zealand National Party
The recently announced review into Fish and Game needs to ensure the organisation’s focus returns to working in the best interests of anglers and hunters, National’s Conservation spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. “Over recent years there has been tension ... More >>
No Way To Run A Government
Saturday, 2 May 2020, 10:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Yesterday’s accidental cheap loans announcement, half-baked and without costings, shows the Government is scrambling at a time when we need calm heads, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said today. “The Government discovered on Thursday ... More >>
Small Businesses Need Cash Flow Not Cheap Debt
Friday, 1 May 2020, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Cheap loans won’t be enough to save the thousands of businesses that have been starved of revenue for the last six weeks, National’s Economic Development and Small Business spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Today’s announcement is too little ... More >>
Hamish Campbell National’s Candidate In Wigram
Friday, 1 May 2020, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hamish Campbell has been selected as National’s candidate to contest the Wigram electorate for the 2020 General Election. Hamish is currently the Deputy Head of Research at MS Research Australia where he oversees medical research into multiple ... More >>
More Support And Clarity Needed For Education At Level 2
Friday, 1 May 2020, 9:24 am | New Zealand National Party
As we move towards Level 2 the Government needs to ensure it does more to get the confidence of educators and parents for all schools and Early Childhood Education services to open their doors, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. ... More >>
More Certainty Needed To Save Air NZ Jobs
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to work closely with Air New Zealand to help save jobs on the frontline, National’s Economic Development and Workplace Relations spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Air New Zealand has publicly announced its intention to reduce ... More >>
Landlords And Small Businesses Need Help Too
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to help landlords and small businesses with debt and mounting costs or thousands of businesses won’t open again, National’s Economic Development and Small Business spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The wage subsidy has provided ... More >>
Yes Debt Was Low, But It’s The Path Out That Counts
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 1:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders can be pleased we are in a relatively strong position to invest and support the economy but we still need clarity around the path out of lockdown, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “As credit ratings agency Moody’s has ... More >>
ERC To Focus On Small Businesses, Frontline Services
Monday, 27 April 2020, 6:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Owners of small-to-medium businesses will speak directly to Parliament about how the lockdown has impacted them when the Epidemic Response Committee resumes this week, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Small-to-medium businesses ... More >>
Health Ministry In The Dark On Close Contacts
Monday, 27 April 2020, 12:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
David Clark has admitted he doesn’t know how many close contacts of positive Covid-19 cases the Ministry of Health cannot reach, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “In written responses to questions from my office, the Health Minister ... More >>
Let’s Back Kiwi Scientists In Fight Against Covid-19
Sunday, 26 April 2020, 4:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to back New Zealand’s scientists by funding them to join the global effort to develop and manufacture a Covid-19 vaccine, National’s Research, Science and Innovation spokesperson Parmjeet Parmar says. “Our scientists ... More >>
Don’t Turn Your Back On The Creative Arts Sector
Sunday, 26 April 2020, 10:26 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to urgently develop a support package for New Zealand’s live events and creative arts sector, National’s Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Jonathan Young says. “Our country has a proud cultural history forged by decades ... More >>
Builders Need Clarity Before Picking Up Their Hammers
Sunday, 26 April 2020, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must urgently clarify what Level 3 means for the construction sector to ensure builders can return to work quickly, National’s Building and Construction spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “The construction sector is a huge part of the ... More >>
Mental Health Funding Needs To Be Spent Faster
Saturday, 25 April 2020, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to do a better job of getting money out the door to mental health services so they can make a more meaningful difference in people’s lives, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “Mental health is just ... More >>
Psychological First Aid Training Should Be Free To The Public
Friday, 24 April 2020, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Psychological first aid training should be made freely available to help New Zealanders help themselves and others in these tough times, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “As mental and emotional distress increases as a result of self-isolation ... More >>
Public/Private Checkpoints?
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 6:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Police need to stop all community checkpoints and make it clear that enforcing the law and lockdown rules is their job, not vigilante members of the public National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. “Despite saying they don’t encourage community ... More >>
Hunters Should Be Allowed On Conservation Land
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hunting restrictions at level 3 should be relaxed even further to allow for hunting on conservation land, National’s Conservation spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. “It simply doesn’t make any sense that it’s acceptable to hunt on private land but ... More >>
Jobseeker numbers at record high pre-lockdown
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 12:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The benefit statistics released today by the Ministry of Social Development show that today’s numbers of Kiwis on the dole was higher than the peak of the Global Financial Crisis just two days into lockdown, National’s Spokesperson for Social ... More >>
