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A billion dollars overpaid to beneficiaries
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 7:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
A billion dollars overpaid to beneficiaries The Minister of Social Development needs to explain how she let her department dish out a billion dollars in overpayments to beneficiaries in what seems like a staggering case of incompetence, Leader of ... More >>
Sroubek report confirms Minister made wrong decision
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
A report released today following the decision to let Karel Sroubek have residency in New Zealand shows what we knew all along, Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway shouldn’t have let him stay, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Labour wants another tax
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 10:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Less than 24 hours after revealing its coffers are overflowing with Kiwis hard-earned money, the Government has decided it’s not enough and it wants to slap Kiwis with another tax, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Associate ... More >>
National will work with Government on FPOs
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
National will work with Police Minister Stuart Nash and the Government to ensure our Firearm Prohibition Orders are included in the new gun laws, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
DHB deficits out of control, health services at risk
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister David Clark has let DHB deficits blow out to a billion dollars putting the sustainability of New Zealand’s health services in crisis, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>
Robertson’s pockets bulge as everyday Kiwis struggle
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 2:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister’s fat pockets have come at the expense of hard-working New Zealanders who have been taxed to the eyeballs by this Government, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
PM must show leadership & strip portfolio from Eugenie Sage
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 12:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
A decision to overturn a ban on the expansion of the Waihi Gold Mine shows that the Government’s land and environment policies are in disarray and that Eugenie Sage is not capable of being the Land Information Minister, National’s Economic Development ... More >>
More gang members but not enough cops
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 11:46 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has overseen a rapid increase in the number of people joining gangs since it took office, but it’s no closer to achieving its promise of 1800 extra police on the beat, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Meth increasing because of gangs, where are the arrests?
Monday, 7 October 2019, 7:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Meth increasing because of gangs, where are the arrests? The Police Minister has admitted that methamphetamine is an increasing problem because of gang members but there hasn’t been an increase in gang members being prosecuted, Leader of the Opposition ... More >>
New Zealand exports measles to the US
Monday, 7 October 2019, 5:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The United States-based Center for Disease Control has revealed in an update that New Zealand has exported two cases of measles to the US this year, more than either India or China, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “This ... More >>
Where are the numbers, Minister?
Monday, 7 October 2019, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister David Clark has dragged his heels and almost 100 days after the end of the financial year he still hasn’t published data on elective surgery numbers, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>
Mums should have three days of postnatal care
Monday, 7 October 2019, 10:27 am | New Zealand National Party
A petition has been launched today calling for all new mums to have access to three days of fully funded postnatal care, National MP for Taupō Louise Upston says. “Currently, new mums are entitled to stay in a hospital or postnatal facility for up to 48 hours ... More >>
Police Minister misleading about gang numbers
Monday, 7 October 2019, 8:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister Stuart Nash has mislead New Zealanders by saying a huge increase in gang members is because of criminals deported from Australia, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Gang numbers growing rapidly under a weak Govt
Sunday, 6 October 2019, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s soft on crime approach has led to almost 1400 more people joining gangs since it took office and is deeply concerning, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Minister must reassure NZers after cybersecurity breach
Saturday, 5 October 2019, 12:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health must act swiftly to reassure New Zealanders that their health records are secure in the wake of a potentially significant cybersecurity breach at one of the country’s largest Public Health Organisations, National’s Health ... More >>
Phil ‘two-lane’ Twyford scraps yet another expressway
Friday, 4 October 2019, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to kill off the four-lane Ōtaki to Levin expressway shows Labour’s neglect of New Zealand’s state highways knows no bounds, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Time for cool heads on Reserve Bank proposals
Friday, 4 October 2019, 12:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is time for cool heads from all parties involved with the Reserve Bank’s proposal to increase bank capital requirements, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
No leadership in measles vaccine messaging
Friday, 4 October 2019, 11:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s messaging around the current measles outbreak is confused and often contradictory and that’s not helping people at risk of contracting the disease, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>
Government ignorant to farming’s importance
Friday, 4 October 2019, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Agriculture telling hundreds of farmers to simply ‘get over it’ in response to valid questions about the equity in their farms shows Labour doesn’t understand the role farming plays in our economy, Leader of the Opposition Simon ... More >>
Government ignorant to farming’s importance
Friday, 4 October 2019, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Agriculture telling hundreds of farmers to simply ‘get over it’ in response to valid questions about the equity in their farms shows Labour doesn’t understand the role farming plays in our economy, Leader of the Opposition Simon ... More >>
