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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 >>
Another week, another broken KiwiBuild promise
Monday, 27 May 2019, 6:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
KiwiBuild continues to offer nothing but failure, with the Government effectively confirming it won’t meet its watered-down expectation of 300 houses built in the project’s first year, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Big improvements needed in ferry services
Monday, 27 May 2019, 5:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today I held a meeting with the Chief Executive of Fullers Group and the Chair of the local board for Waiheke Cath Handley, where we raised issues of poor service, including massive queues, delayed sailings, reduced sailings and some boats leaving ... More >>
National kicks off Red Tape Roadshow
Monday, 27 May 2019, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is missing in action when it comes to helping small business so National is taking the initiative to crack down on red tape in all its forms, National’s Small Business spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. More >>
Prime Minister must reinstate services at Lumsden
Monday, 27 May 2019, 11:49 am | New Zealand National Party
Today I’ve written to the Prime Minister calling on her Government to stop discriminating against rural communities and reinstate full services at the Lumsden Maternity Hospital after a baby was born on the side of the road, MP for Clutha-Southland Hamish Walker ... More >>
Baby born roadside shows need for maternity unit
Sunday, 26 May 2019, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s a huge relief a baby born on the side of the road just outside of Lumsden is healthy with both baby and mother doing well, but this wouldn’t have happened if the Government hadn’t cut maternity services in the town, MP for Clutha-Southland ... More >>
Budget must live up to its own hype
Sunday, 26 May 2019, 3:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
This week the Government needs to actually start delivering something in its year of delivery in its so-called ‘Wellbeing Budget’, National’s Finance spokeswoman Amy Adams says. More >>
Serious crime up across the country
Sunday, 26 May 2019, 1:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
With growing reports of gang tensions, drug crime and shootings, National can reveal the number of serious harm cases before the courts has increased by 25 per cent since the election, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Amy Adams Speech - Prepared for Northern Regional Conference
Saturday, 25 May 2019, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Good afternoon. It’s great to be up here in the Bay of Islands. It never fails to amaze me how beautiful this country is but also how distinctly different the top of the north is from the bottom of the south, where we had my own regional conference ... More >>
Fees-free scheme takes another hit
Friday, 24 May 2019, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s flagship education policy fees-free has turned out to be an even bigger flop than what Finance Minister Grant Robertson recently admitted to, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Shane Reti says. “A briefing from Education Minister ... More >>
Minister’s decision making process non-existent
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Eugenie Sage’s admission that she went against official advice when declining OceanaGold’s OIO application shows the lack of consistency in her decision making, National’s Land Information spokesperson David Bennett says. “The Minister revealed in Parliament ... More >>
