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Prime Minister, all PR no action on trade
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 11:37 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s Climate Change and Trade announcement overnight in New York is disappointing with only four countries signed up. New Zealand exporters need more action not PR spin, National’s Trade spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
Transport Minister needs to be upfront about Melling
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 11:24 am | New Zealand National Party
Phil Twyford needs to be honest about the fact that the Melling Interchange is still no closer to being built by his Government, Hutt South MP Chris Bishop says. More >>
Ratepayers will feel the sting of freshwater proposals
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 11:01 am | New Zealand National Party
Ratepayers will notice an increase in rates as the Government’s freshwater proposals cause local councils to overhaul their water plans, National’s Local Government spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. More >>
Government continuing to erode farmer’s confidence
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 9:10 am | New Zealand National Party
Rabobank’s latest survey shows farmer’s confidence is continuing to drop and they remain concerned about the future of their industry, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says. More >>
Robertson happy with economic mediocrity
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 11:03 am | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister’s insistence that New Zealanders should be happy with our economic performance, an annual growth rate of just 0.5 per cent per person, shows a lack of ambition for this country, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
Container deposit announcement yet another working group
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 10:54 am | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement that investigative work has begun on developing a container deposit scheme is underwhelming and has taken too long, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “Rather than implementing a tangible scheme that ... More >>
Govt denies opportunity to strengthen gun laws
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
A once in a generation opportunity to strengthen our firearms law has been denied by the Government, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>
KiwiBuild continues to be a giant red flag
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 5:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s worrying that two years into the Labour Government’s term, there are still a dozen areas where the KiwiBuild programme is considered to be high risk, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. KiwiBuild’s latest risk register, released ... More >>
Minister misses his chance to deliver on transport
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Phil Twyford has squandered a golden opportunity to turn his humiliating Auckland light rail backdown into a positive by redirecting funds towards the roading projects Kiwis are crying out for, National’s transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
New Zealand already is the most sustainable food producer
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 3:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
When the Prime Minister told the United Nations (UN) she was determined for New Zealand to be the most sustainable food producer in the world, she should have realised that we already are, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says. More >>
Labour announces National’s decile policy two years late
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Chris Hipkins’ decile announcement is little more than political theatre, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Minister must explain paedophile on Abuse Royal Commission
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Tracey Martin needs to immediately explain how a convicted paedophile has been allowed to be involved in meetings at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “It is impossible to comprehend how ... More >>
Electorate boundaries late with big data gaps
Monday, 23 September 2019, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The problems with Census 2018 continue with the population data out today, a year late, and the scramble to complete electorate boundaries for the 2020 election, National’s Electoral Law spokesperson Dr Nick Smith says. More >>
National outlines changes needed to Arms Bill
Monday, 23 September 2019, 12:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has today outlined the 13 changes we want to see in the second tranche of gun reforms before considering our support, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. “The Government has unduly focused responsibility and regulation on ... More >>
So-called economic ‘plan’ is weak and underdone
Monday, 23 September 2019, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s economic plan is weak, underdone and will do nothing to restore confidence in the economy, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith and Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay say. More >>
Time to respect Fletchers property rights
Sunday, 22 September 2019, 12:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s handling of Ihumātao has shown it has no respect for property rights, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Northland farmers protest Government
Saturday, 21 September 2019, 6:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Around a hundred people, some in tractors and even a helicopter, showed up in Ruawai to protest the Government’s attack on rural communities today, National’s Rural Communities Spokesperson and Northland MP Matt King says. More >>
New Zealand economy should be doing better
Saturday, 21 September 2019, 11:11 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand is capable of so much more than 0.5 per cent growth per person and the Government needs to be more aspirational for New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
PM’s Ministry irresponsible with children’s data
Friday, 20 September 2019, 1:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
New information about the extent of the Tuia 250 data breach shows the Prime Minister has yet more questions to answer when she returns to New Zealand, National’s Data and Cybersecurity spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Replies to written questions ... More >>
Larger class sizes under Labour
Friday, 20 September 2019, 12:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
News that half the schools in Auckland are getting fewer teachers at a time of rapid population growth is unbelievable, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “To think we are in a time of swelling population growth, with teachers struggling ... More >>
