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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 >>
$300 million on working groups, trail of broken promises
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 3:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s constant outsourcing of work has left taxpayers with a $317 million bill, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Over the past 21 months, there have been 279 working groups created or reviews launched. That’s a working group ... More >>
Firearms Tranche Two not focusing on the right people
Monday, 22 July 2019, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has lost sight of who its firearms legislation should be focussed on, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. “While National hasn’t been briefed on all of the detail, the second tranche of the Government’s reforms ... More >>
No hope on the horizon for motorists stuck in traffic
Monday, 22 July 2019, 11:06 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders who are wasting up to 85 hours a year in motorway gridlock had better get used to the slow crawl because the Government has no plan to rescue them any time soon, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Today’s Auckland Congestion ... More >>
Congratulations to world champion Silver Ferns
Monday, 22 July 2019, 8:38 am | New Zealand National Party
“Congratulations to the Silver Ferns on their stunning Netball World Cup win in Liverpool, they played throughout the tournament with real grit and determination, National’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “The Silver Ferns ... More >>
A ‘do as we say not as we do’ Government
Sunday, 21 July 2019, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
The paltry 135 electric vehicles that have been added to the Government fleet since the Labour coalition took office shows it is failing to lead by example, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Mental Health nurses cut from police cells
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 6:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
In a move that contradicts the Government’s “wellbeing” approach, mental health nurses have been axed from Counties Manukau Police Station, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>
Ideology getting in the way of Kiwis’ health
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s ideology is actively discouraging DHBs from using the private sector, resulting in New Zealanders missing out on much-needed surgeries, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “The length of time New Zealanders ... More >>
New Zealand pair narrowly miss second medal at youth worlds
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helena Sanderson and Jack Honey were left with a feeling of what might have been after falling just short of picking up New Zealand's second medal on the last day of the Hempel youth sailing world championships in Poland. More >>
Govt housing policies continue to fail vulnerable Kiwis
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest figures from the Ministry of Social Development continues to show a Government losing further control of the housing situation, National’s Social Housing spokesperson Simon O’Connor says. “The figures for the June 2019 quarter shows in cold, hard ... More >>
Green Ribbon Awards victim of budget cutting
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
One of New Zealand’s most prestigious conservation and environment awards ceremonies is not going ahead for the second time in as many years because the Government can’t get their act together to fund it, National’s Conservation spokesperson Sarah Dowie ... More >>
