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Government must fund family violence programme
Friday, 17 May 2019, 11:11 am | New Zealand National Party
Budget 2019 must appropriate money for the innovative and successful family violence intervention programme known as the Integrated Safety Response (ISR), says National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop. More >>
Twyford has learnt nothing
Friday, 17 May 2019, 9:34 am | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that Treasury advised against the Government committing to the Let’s Get Wellington Moving package because it relied on ‘several assumptions’ that had ‘not been thoroughly tested’ shows that Phil Twyford has learnt nothing from ... More >>
ECan climate change emergency not the answer
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 6:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Environment Canterbury’s decision to declare a climate change emergency will only add another layer of bureaucracy and red tape to a complex issue, National Local Government spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. “National believe in a pragmatic, science-based ... More >>
New taxes aren’t the transport solution Wellington wants
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 12:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
People across the Wellington region have reason to be disheartened at the outcome of the Let’s Get Wellington Moving project, which isn’t going to solve the capital’s congestion woes anytime soon, National’s Associate Transport spokesman Brett Hudson ... More >>
Government and mayor ducking for cover on CRL
Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 6:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Central Auckland businesses are experiencing real hardship due to the mayor and Minister of Transport failing to give adequate support to those facing uncertainty and disruption due to delays with the City Rail Link, Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Action needed on drug-driving, not more talk
Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 4:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s discussion document on roadside drug testing asks more questions than it answers, and lacks a plan for giving police the tools they need to get drugged drivers off our roads, Nelson MP Nick Smith says. “The document is very disappointing ... More >>
Fees-free flop today - polytechnics tomorrow
Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s confirmation that the $200m underspend from their failed fees-free policy will go into polytechnic reforms is nothing more than moving funds from one failed experiment to the next, says National Party Tertiary Education spokesperson ... More >>
Wellbeing changes all talk
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s claims that he’s making fundamental changes to the Budget appears to be all smoke and mirrors, National’s Finance spokeswoman Amy Adams says. “Mr Robertson said today that his wellbeing approach ‘is about ... More >>
10,000 Kiwis leaving for greener pastures
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 2:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are voting with their feet with a net 10,000 leaving New Zealand in the past 12 months, National’s Finance Spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Finance Minister announces fees-free flop
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Another flagship Labour policy has failed with Finance Minister Grant Roberson announcing today the fees-free programme had not met enrolment expectations and delivered an underspend, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Shane Reti says. More >>
Business Partnership Agenda broken links and broken promises
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 12:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has been caught out making up an entire work programme in answer to plummeting business confidence, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Peters’ big mouth is harming Kiwi businesses
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
The spectacle of the Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters trash-talking one of New Zealand’s leading businesses, Fonterra, explains why business confidence continues to plumb new depths under this government, National’s Economic Development spokesperson ... More >>
Government needs to take ‘shadow crime’ seriously
Monday, 13 May 2019, 7:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The concerning number of crimes going unreported shows the Government’s soft on crime approach is failing New Zealanders, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Roadside drug testing petition re-open
Monday, 13 May 2019, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The families at the centre of a crash which claimed seven lives in Waverley have today joined forces with the Dow family in promoting ‘Matthew’s Petition’ seeking the urgent introduction of roadside drug testing, Nelson MP Nick Smith says. More >>
Support for NCEA direction
Monday, 13 May 2019, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party has announced general support for the direction of the changes to NCEA announced today by the Government, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Govt sits on drug driving proposal for 17 months
Sunday, 12 May 2019, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Government Ministers received a Discussion Document from Police and Transport officials proposing roadside drug testing in December 2017, but 17 months later it has still not been released, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Mega schools strike on eve of the Budget
Sunday, 12 May 2019, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement of mega strikes at schools will be tough on students and parents who have already lost days of learning and work, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Three day stay bill to give more choices for mums
Sunday, 12 May 2019, 11:54 am | New Zealand National Party
A Member’s Bill which would give new mothers more support in the first days after giving birth will this week be put in the Ballot, MP for Taupō Louise Upston says. More >>
Waste working group a waste of time
Friday, 10 May 2019, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Eugenie Sage’s working group set up to combat China’s ban on importing waste has released a set of soft options that won’t address the issue at hand, National Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “Following the Government’s trend ... More >>
Prison within a prison not the answer
Friday, 10 May 2019, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s announcement today of $100 million spend for Māori prisons is just ticking something off Minister Kelvin Davis’ wish list with no evidence it will work, National’s Corrections spokesperson David Bennett says. “The programme ... More >>
