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Groundwork Not Done To Lift Lockdown
Monday, 20 April 2020, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The decision for New Zealand to stay locked down in Level 4 shows the Government hasn’t done the groundwork required to have us ready, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. “The public has done a great job of self-isolating and social distancing. ... More >>
Ministers To Answer Epidemic Response Committee
Monday, 20 April 2020, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The Epidemic Response Committee will meet again this week with Ministers the first to answer questions tomorrow morning, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. “Regardless of the decision made today about levels there will be important questions about the ... More >>
Government Only Catching Up On PPE Now
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 1:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s ‘major investment’ for personal protective equipment announced today is another example of it being too slow to act, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Today Minister of Health David Clark claimed the Government ... More >>
Government Must Release Crown Law Advice
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 12:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has a duty to New Zealanders to release the legal advice it has received about Police being able to enforce the lockdown rules, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “When an entire country is in lockdown, the case for public ... More >>
Rush Of Prisoner Voting Bill During Lockdown Wrong
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is abusing the pandemic lockdown by forcing the Justice Select Committee to rush hearings on its prisoner voting bill tomorrow, National’s Electoral Law Spokesperson Nick Smith says. “It’s wrong the Justice Select Committee is holding ... More >>
Rest Homes Should Have Testing Kits
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 3:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Senior citizens in rest homes are most at risk from Covid-19 and the Government needs to support them by ensuring mandatory testing for all new rest home residents, National’s Seniors spokesperson Tim Macindoe says. “The Aged Care Association ... More >>
Support Package Needs To Go Further
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 9:54 am | New Zealand National Party
Further support for New Zealand’s small and medium businesses is welcome news but today’s Government package won’t substantially move the dial, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith and Revenue spokesperson Andrew Bayly say. “The ... More >>
Rental Reforms Should Remain On Hold
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must explain why it is pushing ahead with reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act when just over a week ago it said this work was on hold, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. “The Government is forcing people to ... More >>
National Backs RSA’s Stand At Dawn
Monday, 13 April 2020, 10:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Despite the country being in lockdown and official Anzac Day services cancelled, New Zealanders can still commemorate Anzac Day from their homes by Standing at Dawn, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Anzac Day is a day when all New Zealanders ... More >>
Primary Sector Needs More Govt Support
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to urgently engage with the meat industry to look at ways to allow increased productivity over coming weeks, otherwise there will be a significant animal and farmer welfare issue, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller ... More >>
Gerry Brownlee - MFAT Can’t Forget About Those Stranded In India
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 1:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders who are currently still stranded in India will need assistance trying to return home, National’s spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Gerry Brownlee says. “We have Kiwis who are in India who are running the risk of being without medication, ... More >>
Parents Should Have Support In Post-natal Recovery
Friday, 10 April 2020, 8:15 am | New Zealand National Party
Mothers deserve support when they give birth and should be allowed to have a nominated partner present for post-natal recovery, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Currently some DHBs are only allowing a birthing partner to ... More >>
Committee To Continue Asking Questions NZers Want Answers To
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Epidemic Response Committee will resume on Tuesday to continue probing the Government’s response to Covid-19, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. “The Committee has been pushing for more information to be released by the Government. Today we got ... More >>
Economic Support Package For Businesses Needs To Be Expanded
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 8:05 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to clarify urgently whether it will expand its Economic Support Package which is one of the least generous amongst comparable countries, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The lack of timely economic data makes ... More >>
Greater Package And Focus Needed In Education
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National supports the initial investment in remote learning measures parents and schools can help ensure children continue to learn during lockdown, but there is a lot more to do, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “We want ... More >>
Overwhelming Support For Quarantining At Border
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 2:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
A petition launched by National for mandatory quarantining for everyone arriving at our border has had overwhelming support, with 40,000 people signing it in just 24 hours, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. “The message from New Zealanders ... More >>
Paul Goldsmith: Show Us The Economic Data
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 8:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to stop keeping New Zealanders in the dark and start releasing key information on the economy on a weekly basis, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “A week after Grant Robertson told the ... More >>
National Launches Petition For Mandatory Quarantining At Border
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 1:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is calling on the Government to require all people arriving in New Zealand to undergo at least 14 days of mandatory quarantine, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “A large number of diagnosed Covid-19 cases in New Zealand ... More >>
Govt Sneaking New Climate Changes Rules Into RMA
Monday, 6 April 2020, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is using Parliament’s select committee process to sneak climate change provisions into the Resource Management Act, National’s RMA spokesperson Judith Collins says. “A recently-released report by the Environment Select Committee ... More >>
Select Committee Will Continue To Probe Response
Monday, 6 April 2020, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Epidemic Response Committee will reconvene this week to further examine the health and economic response to Covid-19 being taken by the Government, Leader of the Opposition and Committee Chair Simon Bridges says. “Scrutiny of the Government’s ... More >>
