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DoC failing to take stakeholders into account on West Coast
Friday, 31 May 2019, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The news that the Department of Conservation has halted the West Coast Te Tai o Poutini Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) Amendment process due to concerns over legal robustness is yet another example of failures to take into account key stakeholders’ ... More >>
Budget to hammer farmers with regulations and red tape
Friday, 31 May 2019, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Botched Budget includes a $200 million fund to drown farmers in tough regulations and excessive bureaucracy, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Nathan Guy says. More >>
Budget sees taxpayers picking up tab for deadbeat dads
Friday, 31 May 2019, 12:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Absentee fathers are being let off the hook following the Botched Budget, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. More >>
Botched Budget has motorists paying more for less
Friday, 31 May 2019, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The first legislation passed after the so-called wellbeing Budget is to legislate for an extra $360 million worth of fuel taxes over two years, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
More taxes hit hardworking NZers in Botched Budget
Friday, 31 May 2019, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party
Despite claiming to prioritise wellbeing, the Botched Budget offers nothing but more taxes for hardworking New Zealanders struggling with the rising cost of living, National’s Finance spokeswoman Amy Adams says. More >>
Health budget littered with broken promises
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s Budget announcements for Vote Health amount to nothing more than another failure in this Government’s self-proclaimed ‘year of delivery’, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>
Broken promises and bad priorities
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
This year’s botched Budget has failed to deliver on many of the promises the Government made to parents, teachers and students showing education is not the high priority the Government has previously promised, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki ... More >>
Botched budget sees economy continue to weaken
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s botched budget reinforces that you can’t trust this Government with the economy, National’s Finance spokeswoman Amy Adams says. “Today’s budget continues the Government’s song sheet of more taxes, more debt and a slowing economy. “The ... More >>
Botched budget disappointment to New Zealanders
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
The botched budget is just another example of the Government failing to deliver in its self-proclaimed year of delivery, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “This is not a wellbeing budget. Most New Zealanders will be left asking themselves ... More >>
Minister should apologise twice to independent midwives
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 2:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Health’s quiet apology to the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM) for failing to secure adequate remuneration in Budget 2018 should have come from the Minister himself, says National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse. More >>
Government playing petty politics with Budget Day process
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is placing unreasonable restrictions on the Opposition’s ability to analyse Budget documents on Budget Day, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Government must stop delays on mental health
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
National welcomes today’s announcement of an independent mental health commission in the Government’s response to the Inquiry into Mental Health, but the onus must now be on urgently delivering frontline mental health services, National Mental Health ... More >>
Paparoa Track a golden opportunity
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
With the recent closing of submissions on the draft West Coast Conservation Management Strategy 2010 amendments, the Department of Conservation (DoC) should look at how the Paparoa Track can benefit the West Coast community, National’s Conservation ... More >>
Mental Health Commission confirmed in Budget
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 4:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party can this afternoon reveal that the Government will fund a Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission as part of Budget 2019, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Hutt voices its anger over Melling Interchange delay
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
A serious message has been sent to the Government by more than 300 people who gathered in Lower Hutt to make their disappointment known over the Melling Interchange being delayed, Hutt South MP Chris Bishop says. More >>
Government misleading on teachers’ offers
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Chris Hipkins, alongside other Ministers, have talked up the latest offer to teachers stating a significant number of teachers will receive a $10,000 pay rise, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
National reveals even more Budget details
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 1:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party can this afternoon reveal more details of Budget 2019, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
National Party releases health and safety review
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 1:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is today releasing a summary of recommendations made by our health and safety review led by accredited consultancy firm Progressive Safety Limited, President Peter Goodfellow says. “Our consultant, who has 15 years-experience in ... More >>
Climate emergency nothing but hot air
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 10:41 am | New Zealand National Party
The Green Party’s motion without debate on declaring a climate emergency in New Zealand goes against the bipartisan approach to climate change, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Todd Muller says. More >>
National reveals Budget details
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
National can reveal key details from the Government’s so called ‘Wellbeing Budget’ ahead of its release on Thursday, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
