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Corrections’ million dollar slushy fund
Sunday, 28 April 2019, 12:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has uncovered yet more irresponsible and wasteful spending from the Government with new information showing Corrections, under Minister Kelvin Davis, has spent more than a million dollars on frozen slushy machines, Leader of the Opposition Simon ... More >>
Faafoi slow to fix unfair KiwiSaver withdrawal rule
Saturday, 27 April 2019, 1:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders with life-shortening conditions are being left in limbo for longer about access to their KiwiSaver funds because the Government hasn’t taken advantage of cross-party support to fix the problem, National List MP Nicola Willis says. More >>
Govt says tough luck to Kiwis stuck in traffic
Saturday, 27 April 2019, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Those frustrated motorists who are facing long waiting times on our regional roads this weekend will have to face reality that under this Government there is no help is on the way, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Supply Chain Strategy predetermined
Saturday, 27 April 2019, 1:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The upper North Island freight system is too important to New Zealand to be left as a political play-thing of NZ First Ministers and their political agendas, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Transport in disarray as NZTA Chair resigns
Friday, 26 April 2019, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Continuing this Government’s trend of cynically dropping bad news on a Friday afternoon was today’s announcement that New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Chair Michael Stiassny is resigning, National Transport Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Govt incentives favour prisoners over officers
Friday, 26 April 2019, 4:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
How can New Zealanders be confident the Government is getting tough on crime when Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis thinks rewarding prisoners is the best way to stop them assaulting staff, National’s Corrections spokesperson David Bennett says. More >>
Millions in fees-free at the expense of polytechs
Friday, 26 April 2019, 11:17 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is closing down apprentice training organisations due to a ‘financial crisis’, but reports show there was a significant underspend in the last tertiary budget due to its failed fees-free scheme, National’s Tertiary spokesperson Shane ... More >>
New low for Shane Jones and his slush fund
Friday, 26 April 2019, 9:38 am | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that Shane Jones wanted to spend taxpayers’ money on an unnamed regional airline which hadn’t even asked for funding are a new low in his handling of the $3 billion slush fund, National’s Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
Govt needs to focus on student places in Auckland
Wednesday, 24 April 2019, 6:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is half way through its term and it hasn’t signed off a plan to manage the increasing pressure on Auckland schools, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
National bill will deliver fairness in tax system
Tuesday, 23 April 2019, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges will this week put a Member’s Bill in the Ballot which will link income tax brackets to inflation, ensuring Kiwi families can keep more of what they earn, restoring fairness to our tax system. More >>
Jobseekers in Invercargill on the rise
Tuesday, 23 April 2019, 1:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
With more people on benefits now than when it took office, it’s clear that the Labour-led Government is failing Invercargill, Invercargill MP Sarah Dowie says. More >>
Government fails on Police targets
Tuesday, 23 April 2019, 10:37 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is well behind on its target to boost the number of sworn frontline Police by 1800 by 2020, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This is yet another target that hasn’t been reached by the Government. So far there ... More >>
West Coast landfill needs Government intervention
Monday, 22 April 2019, 12:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to step up to assist in the cleaning up the Westland landfill washout, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “This is a large scale environmental disaster. It’s unacceptable to have rubbish from the disused ... More >>
Tomorrow’s Schools Review process needs improvement
Saturday, 20 April 2019, 12:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
News last week that the Tomorrow’s Schools Taskforce received over 5000 submissions and pieces of feedback shows the public and educators are very invested in the potential reforms, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Emergency housing & hardship grants higher than ever
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
The number of New Zealanders needing assistance to eat and live is at record highs under the Labour-led Government, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. More >>
City Rail Link is running off the rails
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 6:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement that the cost of the country’s biggest transport project, Auckland’s City Rail Link, has ballooned out by $1 billion is extremely concerning and raises serious questions about the Government’s ability to manage major infrastructure ... More >>
Melling delay disastrous for the Hutt
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 4:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s long awaited news about the future of the new Melling Interchange is disastrous for the Hutt, MP for Hutt South Chris Bishop says. “After eighteen months of needless delay caused by the new Government, the news is almost all bad. The project has been ... More >>
Capital Gains Tax back down a win for Kiwis
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
After 18 months of waiting and a $2 million tax working group, National’s relentless opposition to a Capital Gains Tax has forced the Government to back down, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
PM breaks commitment on Early Intervention
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 9:21 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has failed to deliver on the Prime Minister’s commitment to reduce children’s waiting times for early intervention services, with wait times significantly increasing instead, National’s spokesperson for Early Childhood Education Nicola ... More >>
National offer conditional support for DHB appointment
Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is offering cautious support for the Government’s intention to replace the Waikato District Health Board (DHB) with a commissioner, but on the condition David Clark commits to returning the board to the normal democratic process as soon ... More >>
