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Bumbling Govt has killed business confidence
Monday, 30 September 2019, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Treating submitters like spam is not good enough
Monday, 30 September 2019, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
The Associate Transport Minister needs to give at least a thousand New Zealanders a decent answer as to why their contributions to the car tax debate were dismissed as nothing more than spam, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Abuse Inquiry paedophile placed in motel by school
Monday, 30 September 2019, 10:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care and the Police have serious questions to answer about how a paedophile who was allowed to attend Royal Commission meetings was placed in a motel next to an intermediate school, Leader of the Opposition Simon ... More >>
Julie Anne Genter gags Kiwis opposed to her car tax
Sunday, 29 September 2019, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
In an affront to democracy, the Associate Transport Minister has discarded public submissions from at least 1000 people who don’t support her Government’s car tax proposal, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
World Rally Championship return great for NZ
Saturday, 28 September 2019, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The World Rally Championship series’ return to New Zealand in 2020 for the first time in eight years will be great for sport in this country, Sport and Recreation spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “Rally has been an important part of our sporting ... More >>
PM should “reciprocate” Jones’ comments and censure him
Friday, 27 September 2019, 7:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones’ reported comments to a forestry awards ceremony are constitutionally outrageous and deserve censure from the Prime Minister, National’s Regional Development Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
National will not accept censorship ruling
Friday, 27 September 2019, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party will not take down our social media videos following a ruling yesterday by the Speaker of the House, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Freedom of speech is of fundamental importance to our Parliamentary democracy ... More >>
Let’s vaccinate ECE teachers to keep kids safe
Friday, 27 September 2019, 10:55 am | New Zealand National Party
The Minister should make the MMR vaccine available to early childhood teachers so that our most vulnerable children are protected from the risks of measles, National’s Early Childhood Education spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Children under five ... More >>
Opposition will fight attempt at censorship
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Party’s attempt at stopping the Opposition from highlighting what goes on in Parliament is a chilling move designed to stop freedom of expression, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Speaker Trevor Mallard has ruled that MPs ... More >>
When are the measles vaccines arriving, Minister?
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Julie Anne Genter needs to give the public clarity and certainty on when the next measles vaccines are arriving because Ministers and DHBs are not saying the same thing, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. More >>
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 >>
