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Good call to keep Karel Sroubek locked up
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Parole Board’s decision to keep drug smuggler Karel Sroubek behind bars was the right one, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “While Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway had no regard for public safety when he granted Karel ... More >>
Ministers’ guesstimates and assurances unfounded
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 3:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is struggling to justify its water policy as its guesses around costs are increasingly at odds with expert estimates, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller and Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson say. “While Minister of ... More >>
Full and final treaty settlements must stay that way
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to immediately reject the call from iwi for it to negotiate with Fletchers over Ihumātao, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Prime Minister is leaving behind a mess
Tuesday, 17 September 2019, 3:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
When Jacinda Ardern leaves tomorrow to go to the Rugby World Cup and the United Nations she will be leaving behind a mess at home, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Where is the growth plan Mr Robertson?
Monday, 16 September 2019, 12:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Economic growth has sharply declined under this Government and despite nearly two years in office the Minister of Finance still has no plan for growth, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Farmers freshwater submission extension inadequate
Monday, 16 September 2019, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party
The Environment Minister’s two week extension for submissions to his freshwater plan is lame and will do nothing to assist farmers struggling to meet the deadline, Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean says. More >>
Time for a proper process
Sunday, 15 September 2019, 10:00 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Party still has a raft of questions that need answering about the cover up of an alleged sexual assault by a staff member who was employed in Jacinda Ardern’s office, National’s Deputy Leader Paula Bennett says. “It’s been five weeks ... More >>
Fewer sheep and more trees outcome of freshwater proposals
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Research published by Local Government New Zealand shows the enormous impact on land use the Government’s freshwater proposals will really have, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says. More >>
Ratepayers set for a shock as result of freshwater proposals
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 8:57 am | New Zealand National Party
The Coalition Government’s freshwater proposals are set to inflict huge costs on to ratepayers and councils, and the Government doesn’t seem to care, National’s Local Government spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. More >>
More data breaches at Culture and Heritage Ministry
Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 4:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry suffered two data breaches days before the Tuia 250 website debacle, National’s Data and Cybersecurity spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. More >>
More measles cases in Northland - DHB must act
Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 10:33 am | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Health must put more resources into the measles outbreak in Northland after a further five cases were confirmed on Tuesday, National’s Associate spokesperson for Health Dr Shane Reti says. More >>
Eastern Bays Shared Path delay a shocker
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
MP for Hutt South Chris Bishop says he is gutted by today’s announcement that funding has been re-prioritised for the Eastern Bays Shared Path and that NZTA is unable to commit to the full project due to funding constraints. “This is very disappointing ... More >>
Time for a frank discussion about capital markets
Monday, 9 September 2019, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National looks forward to having a serious discussion with New Zealanders about the key recommendations in the Capital Markets Taskforce 2029 final report, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Labour must stand down staffer accused of assault
Monday, 9 September 2019, 2:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern must finally do the right thing and stand down the staff member in her office who is accused of serious sexual assault while the matter is reviewed, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Paula Bennett says. More >>
Freshwater consultation process a farce
Monday, 9 September 2019, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s cynical consultation process for their Freshwater proposals is lacking in proper process and downright disrespectful, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says. More >>
Public needs clarity around vaping
Monday, 9 September 2019, 9:14 am | New Zealand National Party
Amid growing public concern over vaping, the Government needs to deliver legislation that clarifies their position, National List MP Nicky Wagner says. “There has been increased public concern and debate about vaping in recent weeks, yet the Government ... More >>
Time for the Government to start actually delivering
Sunday, 8 September 2019, 11:31 am | New Zealand National Party
The past week of political announcements showed the Labour-led Government is still out of ideas and isn’t up to the job it was elected to do, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Paula Bennett says. More >>
Firearms buyback risks failure
Saturday, 7 September 2019, 11:53 am | New Zealand National Party
The low rate of firearms handed in so far shows that the Government’s buyback scheme is failing to secure buy-in from the firearms community, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>
The infrastructure solution staring Government in the face
Saturday, 7 September 2019, 10:29 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s broken promise on Auckland’s light rail has provided a silver lining in the form of $774 million in unspent transport funds that could be used to solve our infrastructure crisis, National’s transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. ... More >>
Serious allegations requires independent investigation
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 7:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
News that a principal was awarded contracts with the Ministry of Education worth hundreds of thousands of dollars while under investigation for sleeping naked with students needs an independent investigation, National’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
