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Freshwater proposals bring whopping costs for Taranaki
Friday, 27 December 2019, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
Taranaki is set to be hammered by the Government’s Freshwater proposals, New Plymouth’s MP Jonathan Young says. “Economic modelling from Dairy NZ has shown an average cost of $38,000 per Kiwi household by 2050, but this is expected to more than triple ... More >>
Kauri dieback plan nowhere to be seen
Thursday, 26 December 2019, 10:41 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is dragging the chain on implementing a management plan to save our iconic Kauri trees, National’s Conservation spokesperson Sarah Dowie says. “In December 2017 Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor and Conservation Minister Eugenie ... More >>
Kiwis needing half a billion dollars of assistance
Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 11:49 am | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis needing half a billion dollars of assistance Figures released as part of the Ministry of Social Development annual review show almost half a billion dollars was paid out in hardship grants during the last financial year, National’s Social Development ... More >>
Rents in Wellington rising fastest in the country
Monday, 23 December 2019, 10:30 am | New Zealand National Party
Renters in Wellington are being hit in the pocket by an additional $5252 a year as a result of this Government’s poor policy making decisions, National list MP based in Wellington Central Nicola Willis says. “According to MBIE Rental Bond Data, ... More >>
New mums need support at Christmas
Sunday, 22 December 2019, 1:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
The closure of several maternity units over the Christmas-New Year break is concerning and shows just how much support new mums need at this time of year, Taupō MP Louise Upston says. “Becoming a mum is an emotional time and it’s important mums have ... More >>
Benefit numbers rise in Invercargill
Sunday, 22 December 2019, 1:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
More and more Southlanders are struggling to put a roof over their heads and are in need of Government support, MP for Invercargill Sarah Dowie says. “In the two years since this Labour-led Government came to office, the number of Emergency Housing ... More >>
National’s 2019 policy wins
Saturday, 21 December 2019, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s so-called ‘Year of Delivery’ might not have delivered much, but the policy achievements that have happened have largely been as a result of the largest and most effective Opposition ever, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges ... More >>
Govt must answer questions about Boochani
Friday, 20 December 2019, 1:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Behrouz Boochani’s continued presence in New Zealand raises a number of questions the Prime Minister and Iain Lees-Galloway need to answer, National’s Immigration spokesperson Stuart Smith says. More >>
Results are in, gun buy-back scheme a failure
Friday, 20 December 2019, 12:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The gun buy-back scheme has been a failure and the blame for that is squarely on the Government, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Results are in, gun buy-back scheme a failure
Friday, 20 December 2019, 12:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The gun buy-back scheme has been a failure and the blame for that is squarely on the Government, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Christmas ETS announcement poor form
Friday, 20 December 2019, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
Businesses will be disappointed that the Government has cynically dumped such a substantial Emissions Trading Scheme Discussion Document in the lead up to Christmas, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Scott Simpson says. More >>
Anne Tolley to go list only in 2020
Friday, 20 December 2019, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party
Anne Tolley has today announced she will stand for National in 2020 as a list MP and won’t be seeking re-election as the MP for East Coast. More >>
Numbers down as polytech reforms loom
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 2:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The release of falling polytechnic numbers today confirms the looming disaster next year for the reform of the polytechnic sector, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. More >>
NZ in ‘GDP per person recession’ under Labour
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 11:39 am | New Zealand National Party
GDP figures released today show New Zealand went into a ‘GDP per person recession’ in the first half of this year, and continue to show an economy that is failing to deliver higher living standards for New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Auckland light rail now even more of a shambles
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Revelations this week Cabinet will decide on a ‘delivery partner’ not a ‘specific solution’ in the near year for the Government’s troubled Auckland light rail project shows staggering Government incompetence, National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
Lees-Galloway’s lack of action hurting the economy
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway’s incompetence and inability to sort out visa processing delays is ruining the reputation of New Zealand as an attractive place to work, in turn impacting our economy, National’s Immigration spokesperson ... More >>
Minimum wage increase will cost jobs, hurt SMEs
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 1:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
While today’s increase in the minimum wage will be good for some, it will cost jobs and impose large costs for small businesses throughout the country, National’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
Backdown but no apology from Te Papa
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 11:09 am | New Zealand National Party
Te Papa’s Chair Hon. Dame Fran Wilde has disappointedly failed to apologise for the museum’s misleading water display, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says. “Farmers have been rightfully upset about the museum’s decision ... More >>
Speech: Building NZ discussion documents launch
Monday, 16 December 2019, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Welcome to the launch of our Infrastructure and Transport, and RMA Reform and Housing discussion documents. While they are clearly two standalone discussion documents they are both also clearly about the same fundamental thing: building New Zealand. More >>
National to deliver on housing, transport and infrastructure
Monday, 16 December 2019, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has today released the ninth and tenth in our series of discussion documents, which contain a range of proposals to ensure New Zealand has the high-quality housing and infrastructure it needs to prosper, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. ... More >>
