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Auckland Transport set to slow Auckland down
Monday, 21 October 2019, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
Auckland Transport should listen to the views of Aucklanders and reject blanket speed limit reductions on hundreds of kilometres of Auckland roads at its board meeting tomorrow, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Action on measles is too little, too late
Friday, 18 October 2019, 3:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to extend the measles vaccine to all babies in Auckland over the age of six months is too little, too late, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The measles outbreak peaked weeks ago and the ... More >>
National welcomes progress on Parliament videos
Friday, 18 October 2019, 2:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
18 October 2019 The National Party believes in freedom of speech and will continue to argue for the right to use footage from Parliament on an ongoing basis, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “To achieve this outcome, we have agreed ... More >>
Even fewer police officers than Stuart Nash claims
Friday, 18 October 2019, 10:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister Stuart Nash is over inflating how many sworn Police Officers are on the force and he’s misleading New Zealanders, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>
This Labour-led Government is failing Māori
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 5:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The blowout in the number of Māori benefit recipients to 56,500 is concerning and shows this Labour-led Government is failing Māori, National’s Māori Development spokesperson Jo Hayes says. “There’s been an increase of over 11,000 Māori on ... More >>
Police Minister has let down New Zealanders
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister Stuart Nash changing his tune on adding 1800 new police officers is a broken promise and another example of this Government letting New Zealanders down, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>
More Kiwis doing it tough under this Government
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The huge increase in hardship grants paid out in the last quarter shows this Labour-led Government’s policies are making life harder for Kiwis, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “In the two years since this Government’s been ... More >>
Government stalling for time on pay agreements
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rather than kicking another tough decision down the road for the public to make, the Government needs to start doing its job and make a call on its so-called ‘fair pay’ agreements, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Todd McClay says. ... More >>
Benefit numbers out of control under Labour
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
An explosion of 6,700 more people on the dole in the last quarter shows this Labour-led Government isn’t serious about getting Kiwis off welfare, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Govt must sit down with National over Terrorism Suppression
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
Andrew Little needs to seriously consider the changes put forward by the National Party for the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill or he will lose our support, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Apartment sector demands action on unit titles
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 4:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
A group of property stakeholders have launched a petition urging the Government to urgently reform the Unit Titles Act, reaffirming support for the Unit Titles (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, launched a year ago ... More >>
Government breaks promise on 1800 new cops
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has admitted it won’t deliver on its promise of adding 1800 new police officers this term, so it has shifted the goal posts, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>
Green Investment Fund operating at a loss
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s Green Investment Fund appears to be doing the complete opposite of investing, with not one cent allocated after 17 months meaning it will lose money, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. More >>
National will support terrorism legislation
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will support the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill through to Select Committee where we will seek changes to strengthen the legislation, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “National takes national security incredibly ... More >>
Time to dump harmful 1970s-style pay agreements
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should scrap any plans it has to implement so-called ‘fair pay’ agreements, which are nothing more than a 1970s-style straightjacket on the economy, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
Government a step closer to banning whitebaiting
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has voted down changes that would have protected whitebaiting from being outlawed, National’s Conservation spokesperson Sarah Dowie says. More >>
Government not thinking of ratepayers' wellbeing
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ratepayers will be disappointed to know that the Government is telling new councils to spend their rates on implementing ill-defined wellbeing targets instead of providing vital infrastructure, National’s Local Government spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. More >>
Immigration Minister has done it again
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 9:09 am | New Zealand National Party
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has failed to learn from his very public mistake of granting residency to a convicted drug-dealer, this time granting residency to a convicted drink driver, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Wellingtonians reject Twyford’s dodgy transport deal
Monday, 14 October 2019, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Transport Minister must swallow his pride and sit down with Wellington’s new mayor to hammer out a Let’s Get Wellington Moving deal that people actually want, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Action needed on dodgy tourist tax websites
Monday, 14 October 2019, 12:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s clumsy implementation of its tourist tax has resulted in unofficial foreign websites popping up that could be misleading visitors and causing them to shell out even more than they need to because its own app is too difficult to use, ... More >>
