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Fiscal strategy sees households struggling
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand households are struggling to get ahead, based on the latest fiscal and economic projections, making a mockery of the Coalition’s claims to be a ‘transformational Government’, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Govt “encourages safer cars” by taxing them more
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
At a time when the Government is running a television campaign encouraging New Zealanders to purchase safer vehicles, they have also removed the financial incentive for them to do so, says National’s ACC spokesperson, Tim Macindoe. More >>
Govt eyes $17.7B more tax as economy slows
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government plans to squeeze an extra $17.7 billion in tax out of ordinary New Zealanders in the next four years even as the economy slows, meaning it will take a bigger bite out of our national pie, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Government moves to decriminalise drugs
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 12:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has moved towards the decriminalisation of drugs without thinking the policy through or allowing for a proper debate, National Party Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
Filibustering means synthetics Bill won’t pass this year
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 11:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour and the Green Party have been standing in the way of tougher penalties for peddlers of synthetic cannabis, despite National’s Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill having majority support in Parliament, MP for Pakuranga Simeon Brown says. More >>
Bill’s passage clears way for Dam construction
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The passing of the Tasman District Council (Waimea Water Augmentation Scheme) Bill has cleared the way for the construction to begin on the largest dam to be built in New Zealand for more than 20 years, Nelson MP Nick Smith says. More >>
Fees free headache wastes $50 million plus
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s fees free scheme is not only an educational failure, it is also wasting tens of millions of dollars of taxpayers money on free gap years and late withdrawals, National’s spokesperson for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment ... More >>
Govt adopts National’s Bill to stop livestock rustling
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rangitikei MP Ian McKelvie is pleased that his Sentencing (Livestock Rustling) Amendment Members Bill has been adopted by the Government as a Supplementary Order Paper on the Crimes Amendment Bill. More >>
Govt set stage for looming Air NZ strike chaos
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government did its utmost to provoke union unrest this year and deserves blame for the planned Air New Zealand engineers strike that will likely disrupt Christmas travel for some 100,000 Kiwis and their families, National’s Workplace Relations ... More >>
Govt blocks changes to streamline insurance claims
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 2:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s disappointing the Government has rejected a proposed change to the Earthquake Commission Amendment Bill which would’ve streamlined the process for claimants after a significant natural disaster, National’s EQC spokesperson Stuart Smith. More >>
Less open, more spin
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 10:40 am | New Zealand National Party
A record number of Official Information Act requests have been declined by the State Services Commissions in the past year, despite the agency being responsible for implementing the Government’s pledge to be the most open and transparent ever, National’s ... More >>
Early Christmas present for Kris Faafoi
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 10:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National agrees changes should be made to the KiwiSaver Act to allow people with life-shortening conditions earlier access to their funds, but instead of another review the Minister should adopt my Member’s Bill which would address this problem ... More >>
Brakes needed on blanket plan to slow Auckland down
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Auckland Transport’s plan to radically reduce the speed limit in the CBD is an over-reaction that would prove deeply frustrating for Aucklanders, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Government decriminalises cannabis by stealth
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today the Government has decriminalised marijuana by stealth with the passing of its medicinal cannabis scheme despite National having a comprehensive plan to create a sensible regime right now, National’s associate Health spokesperson Shane Reti ... More >>
Govt confused & misleading on UN Migration Compact
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s confusion over the United Nations Global Compact on Migration shows an absence of accountability, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
What is going on with KiwiBuild?
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Embattled Housing Minister Phil Twyford’s refusal to answer questions about why the Head of KiwiBuild Stephen Barclay is ‘out of the office’ shows that the programme continues to be in a state of disorganisation and chaos, National’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>
Support for second language Bill welcomed
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 8:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National has gained support from the major political parties for its second language learning Bill which will ensure every child in years 1-8 has the opportunity to learn a second language, National’s spokesperson for Education Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Govt’s latest tax grab will boost living costs again
Monday, 10 December 2018, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Two weeks out from Christmas, the Labour-led Government has unveiled plans to extract more taxes from New Zealanders that will drive up the cost of living for the very families that can least afford it, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Jones pads carbon benefit from One Billion Trees
Monday, 10 December 2018, 9:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Shane Jones claims his ‘One Billion Trees’ will cut almost $3 billion from New Zealand’s carbon liability under the Paris Agreement but papers show he vastly inflated the benefit, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson ... More >>
Completed Waimahia housing development celebrated
Saturday, 8 December 2018, 11:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The successful completion of the Waimahia development that now accommodates more than 1000 people and which has delivered a new home every week for over four years is the sort of housing model that the Government should be replicating, National ... More >>
