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Let pharmacists vaccinate for measles

Monday, 2 September 2019, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party

The Ministry of Health should allow pharmacists to administer MMR vaccines to curtail the effects of the current measles outbreak, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. More >>

Minister must prioritise standards over numbers

Sunday, 1 September 2019, 3:41 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Police Minister must ensure that police standards are not dropping under his watch, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>

Govt embarrassed into cancer plan by National

Sunday, 1 September 2019, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government has been embarrassed into action on cancer by the National Party and has fallen short, National’s spokesperson for Health Michael Woodhouse says. More >>

PM must show leadership on critical issues

Sunday, 1 September 2019, 12:07 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Prime Minister’s deafening silence on the rights of Māori over freshwater is cementing a trend of indecisiveness on critical issues, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Paula Bennett says. The Government has failed to confirm their position on freshwater ... More >>

The Housing Register just keeps getting longer

Friday, 30 August 2019, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party

It’s disappointing but unsurprising that the social housing waiting list has more than doubled under this Government, from 5,800 to almost 13,000, National’s Social Housing spokesperson Simon O’Connor says. “This Government’s policies are a ... More >>

Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy light on detail

Friday, 30 August 2019, 10:53 am | New Zealand National Party

The Government’s recently announced Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy is frustratingly light on detail, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Despite the positive intentions of the strategy, there appears to be little that ... More >>

Minister’s head in the clouds on vaping

Friday, 30 August 2019, 8:27 am | New Zealand National Party

Minister Jenny Salesa’s inaction has allowed vaping advertising and promotion to flourish, National MP Nicky Wagner says. More >>

Ministers ran roughshod over NZTA’s transport plan

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 7:27 pm | New Zealand National Party

Transport Agency officials have confirmed Phil Twyford acted against their advice when he delayed construction of Wellington’s second Mt Victoria Tunnel, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>

Polytechnic reforms victimise vulnerable workers

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party

Vulnerable workers will lose legal job protection as the Government pushes ahead with vocational reforms which bypass the Employment Relations Act, National’s spokesperson for Tertiary Education Dr Shane Reti says. More >>

DHB performance going backwards under Clark

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 2:35 pm | New Zealand National Party

The performance of District Health Boards is declining under this Labour-led Government’s lacklustre leadership, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>

PM’s school lunches scheme flawed

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Prime Minister’s announcement that around 120 primary schools will get access to universal free lunches is a well-meaning pilot but is badly designed and will leave thousands of children in early learning centres and high schools unable to ... More >>

Tribunal’s water report goes too far

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 1:53 pm | New Zealand National Party

National rejects the proposals for Māori being given an ownership interest in freshwater as proposed by the Waitangi Tribunal report, National’s Crown-Māori Relations spokesperson Nick Smith says. More >>

Business confidence continues to tank

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

The further collapse in businesses’ confidence and in expectations of their own activity is an indictment on the Ardern Government’s economic management, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>

Clark's silence deafening during measles outbreak

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 12:21 pm | New Zealand National Party

The number of measles cases in South Auckland continues to increase rapidly and the Government’s showing no urgency in dealing with the problem, National’s Associate Pacific Peoples spokesperson Agnes Loheni says. More >>

Bridges and Brownlee to visit India and China

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 10:03 am | New Zealand National Party

Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges and National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee will depart today to visit India and China. More >>

Treasury confirms Labour’s car tax is a bad idea

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 9:45 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s car tax will not only force some car buyers to pay thousands more, it will have a near-zero impact on emissions as well, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>

Minister sitting on a pile of money

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Minister for Climate Change needs to come clean on where the revenue generated from the Emissions Trading Scheme is going, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “Funds collected by the Government from the emissions trading ... More >>