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Guy to call time on Parliamentary career in 2020
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 12:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Otaki MP Hon Nathan Guy will not be seeking re-election next year and will instead be retiring from politics. More >>
Government’s only contribution is delays
Monday, 29 July 2019, 5:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Draft Global Settlement Agreement released today largely follows the plans and work started by the previous National Government, but with an unnecessary dose of delay and indecision, National’s Greater Christchurch Regeneration spokesperson ... More >>
Speech: Bridges - World class cancer care
Sunday, 28 July 2019, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
It is an absolute pleasure to be here at my second National Party Conference as Leader. More >>
National’s $200m Cancer Fund and Cancer Agency
Sunday, 28 July 2019, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s $200m Cancer Fund and Cancer Agency A National Government will fund an independent Cancer Agency and set up a $200 million fund dedicated to cancer drugs, National Party Leader Simon Bridges says. “New Zealanders shouldn’t have to pack ... More >>
Paul Goldsmith – Speech to National Party Conference
Saturday, 27 July 2019, 12:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
You will have noticed a strong economic theme to the start of the conference. It’s true, we in the National Party do bang on a lot about the economy. It makes me think of my old Nana, who always said, ‘money isn’t everything’. Of course it isn’t. ... More >>
Speech: Bridges - National Party Conference. Our bottom line
Saturday, 27 July 2019, 10:57 am | New Zealand National Party
How good is it to be back in Christchurch celebrating 83 years of the National Party? More >>
National. Our bottom line: YOU
Saturday, 27 July 2019, 10:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National. Our bottom line: YOU A strong economy means we can provide the services and support that New Zealanders are looking for. As our economy falters, welfare numbers increase and this Government heaps costs on New Zealanders, National Party ... More >>
Thanks for supporting our roading policy, Labour
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must be closet fans of National’s transport policies after all, given how much pride it took today in announcing the completion of seven road safety pro-jects that started under us, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop ... More >>
Mana in Mahi looking like the next KiwiBuild
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s feted Mana in Mahi programme is looking more and more like a flop as the Government scrambles to scale it back, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “After announcing in August last year that she ... More >>
Wellington’s most dangerous road upgrades delayed
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is disgraceful that safety upgrades to the Wellington region’s most dangerous road have been delayed indefinitely thanks to a lack of funding by the Government, Nation-al’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government confirmed ... More >>
Government report recommends abolishing prisons
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 2:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s weak response to the Māori Justice Hui report is consistent with its confused soft on crime approach, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Minister meddling in MPs’ meetings
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 12:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Phil Twyford intervened eight times to block Opposition electorate MPs from talking to local NZTA officials, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Schools facing large bills for teacher settlement
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 8:35 am | New Zealand National Party
Principals are contacting the Opposition to express concerns about finding out they are being left with thousands of dollars of bills due to reliever teachers or teachers funded by boards receiving a $1500 lump sum payment if they are union members, National’s ... More >>
Government letting young people down
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 6:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour-led Government’s flagship programme to help young people off a benefit and into work is letting our most vulnerable youth down, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. More >>
Gangs certified to grow medicinal cannabis
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today the Prime Minister could not rule out serious offenders being able to hold a licence to manufacture and grow cannabis under this Government’s medicinal cannabis scheme, National’s Drug Reform spokesperson Paula Bennett says. More >>
MoF not over the detail of major spending initiatives
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
The inability of Finance Minister Grant Robertson to answer basic questions about the effectiveness of major spending decisions, shows he is not in control of Government spending, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Today in Question ... More >>
RMA reform must stop people gaming the system
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 9:33 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to give property owners their rights back and stop people manipulating the Resource Management Act to their advantage, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. “The Government’s independent review of the RMA needs to ... More >>
Political polling by departments wrong
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 7:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that three government departments have been conducting polling into people’s political persuasions is wrong and compromises the political neutrality of the public service, says National’s State Services Spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
Inept Government filibusters own Bills
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
After three weeks’ recess and 20 months convening over $300 million worth of working groups to help it draft legislation, it turns out the Government has so few Bills in the pipeline it has resorted to filibustering its own programme, Shadow Leader ... More >>
Government lacks ambition for jobseekers
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
An increase of 15,500 people on jobseeker benefits under the Labour-led Government shows that they are not motivated to help New Zealanders into work, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The Government proudly announced ... More >>
