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Govt looking to politicise student representation
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 8:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Education’s proposal to establish a National Centre for Student Voice would be a waste of public funding as its purpose is unclear and questionable, National’s Associate Tertiary Education spokesperson Simeon Brown says. More >>
Terrorism Bill made even weaker
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 12:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Changes to the proposed Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill reflect the Greens’ mistrust of New Zealand’s intelligence agencies and place unnecessary hurdles in the way of ensuring New Zealanders’ safety, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark ... More >>
Strong anti-terrorism laws still needed
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 11:14 am | New Zealand National Party
Complacency over terrorist threats cannot be the legacy of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, killed in Sunday's successful attack carried out by US Seals on the ISIS headquarters, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee ... More >>
Holiday congestion will get worse under Labour
Monday, 28 October 2019, 12:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis sitting in traffic on the way home from long weekend holidays will be disheartened to know congestion will only get worse under Labour, National’s Transport Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Extra $132 million on dole payments
Monday, 28 October 2019, 12:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
An additional $132 million of dole payments have been dished out to people who are able to work in the past year, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Two years of broken promises from the Govt
Saturday, 26 October 2019, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
Two years of broken promises from the Govt The two year anniversary of Winston Peters appointing a Labour Government is a reminder of the trail of broken promises and failures to deliver, National’s Campaign Chair Paula Bennett says. “Jacinda Ardern ... More >>
Two years of effective Opposition
Saturday, 26 October 2019, 11:02 am | New Zealand National Party
Two years of effective Opposition Over the past two years National has held this Government to account while working on our positive plans to continue the nine of years of progress we made in Government, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. ... More >>
Yeah, nah to National's vaping offer
Friday, 25 October 2019, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has thumbed its nose at National’s offer to cooperative on a regulatory regime for vaping products, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>
Simon Bridges - Speech to Hawke’s Bay A&P Show
Friday, 25 October 2019, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
Good afternoon, it’s great to be back here again in Hawke’s Bay. I’d like to acknowledge Tukituki MP Lawrence Yule and MPs Scott Simpson, Ian McKelvie, Barbara Kuriger, Alastair Scott, Parmjeet Parmar and Hamish Walker who are also here with ... More >>
Will light rail actually reach Auckland Airport?
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Phil Twyford’s refusal to confirm in Parliament that either of the proposals for Auckland’s light rail will go directly to the airport shows the project has gone totally off the rails, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Auckland’s ... More >>
Rural communities at risk under Sage’s ideology
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 2:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s clear Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage’s decisions on overseas investment are arbitrary and highly ideological, and she shouldn’t be in the job, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Green support shows how weak Terrorism Bill is
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Green Party, who have historically opposed every measure to keep New Zealanders safe, are now supporting the Government’s Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill, proving just how weak this Bill is, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark ... More >>
Hutt Social Housing waitlist hits new record
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 1:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
MP for Hutt South Chris Bishop has released new figures showing the social housing waitlist in the Hutt Valley has hit a new high. More >>
ETS ultimatum still hanging over farmers’ heads
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 10:26 am | New Zealand National Party
While it’s positive to see the farming sector partnering with Government, it’s concerning that Labour has given itself a legal backstop to bring agriculture into the ETS as early as 2022, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Scott Simpson ... More >>
Govt driving up cost of living and Kiwis into debt
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 5:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni has claimed she’s supporting Kiwis into financial stability but the doubling in the number of benefit advances being paid out would suggest otherwise, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise ... More >>
Genter disingenuous on vaccination numbers
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 5:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Julie Anne Genter has crowed about ‘a significant increase in MMR immunisations’ while nine outbreaks have swept the country on her watch, people have caught measles from hospital workers and we’ve exported measles to the Pacific, National’s Associate ... More >>
Electricity prices putting pressure on consumers
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Growing wholesale electricity costs are putting huge pressure on industrial and commercial consumers, and will likely hit households soon, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says. More >>
Prime Minister denies food hardship is a problem
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 5:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s unthinkable the Prime Minister doesn’t believe over a quarter of a million hardship assistance grants being provided for food is evidence of a problem, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The Prime Minister has attributed ... More >>
Auckland slowed down even further
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Auckland Transport has ignored the views of Aucklanders and slowed the city down, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “It already takes too long to get around Auckland, particularly in the CBD. A central city reduced to 30 or 40 km per ... More >>
National identifies Zero Carbon Bill changes
Monday, 21 October 2019, 4:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has concerns with the Zero Carbon Bill as reported back from Select Committee and we have outlined the changes we’d like to see, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Scott Simpson says. National seeks the following changes to the Zero ... More >>
