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National will invest in quality healthcare
Thursday, 12 December 2019, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National has today released our eighth Discussion Document which focusses on health and outlines a range of policies which will enable more Kiwis to access high-quality healthcare, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “We believe all New Zealanders ... More >>
Govt thumbs nose at strengthening terrorism law
Thursday, 12 December 2019, 9:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has put the safety of New Zealanders at risk by forging ahead with a weak Terrorism Suppression Bill and voting down National’s proposed amendments, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Govt delivers deficits, broken promises, weaker economy
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 1:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s half year economic and fiscal update is a damning indictment on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s economic management as she puts New Zealand back in the red, National’s Finance Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Ian McKelvie - Law passes to speed up dog control cases
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 10:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Today my Members Bill to speed up the court process for dog control offences and divert low-level cases away from the District Court has passed into law, Rangitikei MP Ian McKelvie says. More >>
Jake Bezzant National’s new candidate in Upper Harbour
Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 8:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Local party members have today selected Jake Bezzant as National’s candidate in Upper Harbour for the 2020 Election. Mr Bezzant is replacing Paula Bennett, National’s Campaign Chair, who isn’t seeking re-election in Upper Harbour but will stand as ... More >>
Rents up again as Government’s poor policies bite
Monday, 9 December 2019, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The average Kiwi renter is paying an additional $2800 a year in rent as a result of this Government’s poor policy making decisions, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Low business confidence, less Christmas cheer
Monday, 9 December 2019, 12:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s poor economic management means more people will need food grants this Christmas, but low business confidence means City Missions will have fewer resources to keep up with demand, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Aucklanders stuck in traffic due to Govt policy
Monday, 9 December 2019, 10:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Emboldened unions and increased strike action is disrupting the daily lives of New Zealanders as a result of this Government’s reforms to employment law, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
Aucklanders stuck in traffic due to Govt policy
Monday, 9 December 2019, 10:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Emboldened unions and increased strike action is disrupting the daily lives of New Zealanders as a result of this Government’s reforms to employment law, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
Government now ignoring West Coast on health
Sunday, 8 December 2019, 10:37 am | New Zealand National Party
The new chair of the West Coast District Health Board has shown how little interest he has in the role with comments that he only intends to pay attention once every six weeks, National’s West Coast Issues spokesperson Maureen Pugh says. More >>
Six thousand fewer elective surgeries
Sunday, 8 December 2019, 10:29 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are missing out on the health care they need with the number of elective surgeries decreasing by almost 6,000 in the year to June, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Government takes wasteful spending to a new level
Saturday, 7 December 2019, 6:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Provincial Growth Fund has only managed to create just over 600 jobs with taxpayers forking out almost $500,000 per job, proving the policy is nothing more than another example of wasteful spending by this Government, National’s Regional Development ... More >>
No representation for Napier on DHB Board
Saturday, 7 December 2019, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister of Health David Clark has left Napier out in the cold by not appointing a representative on the Hawke’s Bay DHB, MP for Tukituki Lawrence Yule says. More >>
Reserve Bank decision will increase cost of living
Saturday, 7 December 2019, 11:46 am | New Zealand National Party
Increased capital requirements for banks could increase the cost of living for families with a mortgage by an average of $1900 a year and also reduce returns for savers, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
PM has serious questions to answer about Faafoi
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 7:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister has serious questions to ask Minister Kris Faafoi about his failure to declare a conflict of interest in an immigration case, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Iain Lees-Galloway away in the clouds on detail
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 5:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Immigration New Zealand encouraging immigrants to become illegal overstayers while they grapple with processing visas shows how out of control the department has become and Minister Iain Lees-Galloway is asleep at the wheel, National’s Immigration ... More >>
Minister failing to give farmers the facts
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Damian O’Conner has badly let down rural New Zealand by not requesting economic and social analysis on his Government’s freshwater proposals, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says. More >>
Labour covering NZ First’s shady dealings
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s decision today to block the request of former New Zealand First President Lester Gray and former Treasurer Colin Forster is the Government covering up serious allegations of financial impropriety of its coalition partner New Zealand First, ... More >>
Reserve Bank decision will further slow economy
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 12:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Increased capital requirements for banks announced today will add more pressure on an already slowing economy in the short term, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Government fuel tax hikes pump $565m out of Kiwis
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 10:48 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is squarely to blame for Kiwis being fleeced at the petrol pump, having milked half a billion dollars out of motorists in just two years through its fuel tax hikes, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
