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Decision to hold CTV engineer liable welcomed
Friday, 7 December 2018, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement that the High Court found Engineering New Zealand made an error of law when it dismissed disciplinary proceedings against Alan Reay, whose firm designed the CTV building in Christchurch, is welcomed, National’s Building ... More >>
Hypocrisy in Dunedin rebuild announcement
Friday, 7 December 2018, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister David Clark’s announcement on the Dunedin Hospital outpatient and day patients building will be welcomed by the South but the Minister needs to be reminded of his comments in Opposition, National’s Health spokesperson Michael ... More >>
Living costs to keep rising as power prices climb
Friday, 7 December 2018, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis will have even less money left in their wallets in 2019 with confirmation electricity prices are to rise, another example of how living costs are growing under this Government, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says. More >>
Schools’ review must not disempower parents
Friday, 7 December 2018, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Proposed changes to New Zealand’s education system are concerning, particularly proposals to take power away from parents, and must be carefully considered, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Govt-backed unions aim to spoil Christmas
Friday, 7 December 2018, 12:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Government Ministers should explain why the worst year for strikes in three decades will be rounded out by a stoppage by Air New Zealand engineers on the Friday before Christmas, National’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Scott Simpson ... More >>
Communities less safe after 24/7 cancellation
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 7:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders will be less safe because of the Labour-led Government’s decision to scrap plans to upgrade 20 regional police stations to 24/7 coverage, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Labour confirms increased tax on PTE’s
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 5:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour-led Government has confirmed it will follow through with more tax hikes, this time one which will have serious impact on the International Education sector, National’s Associate Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment spokesperson Simeon ... More >>
26 alive stink bugs in Oamaru alarming
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 5:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is alarmed to learn today that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have found 26 live Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs (BMSB) in a box of imported shoes in Oamaru, National’s Biosecurity spokesperson Nathan Guy says. More >>
Winston Peters defends UN Migration Agreement
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
For the second day Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has defended the United Nations Compact for Migration that would give the United Nations a say on New Zealand’s immigration policy, but is refusing to tell the public what the Government’s position ... More >>
Minister admits no one’s buying KiwiBuild
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Phil Twyford is in denial that his flagship KiwiBuild housing programme is falling apart, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Govt has Stats NZ playing ‘privilege bingo’
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 12:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Developing the indicators for the Living Standards Framework that will underpin future policies is a serious and important task but the Government’s wonky instructions to Stats NZ risks the process descending into farce, National’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Govt forcing more people into social housing
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 9:20 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s disappointing to hear decisions made by this Government are increasing the number of people relying on social housing, National’s Social Housing spokesperson Simon O’Connor says. More >>
Clearly no interest for dud KiwiBuild policy
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 4:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders across the country are quickly losing interest in the Government’s KiwiBuild policy with Housing Minister Phil Twyford confirming today that first home buyers are not purchasing KiwiBuild homes, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith ... More >>
Landcorp out of touch with real farmers
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Landcorp's submission to Sir Michael Cullen's Tax Working Group (TWG) is a kick in the guts to rural communities, National’s Nathan Guy and David Carter say. “Landcorp’s sneaky submission to the TWG proposing a water tax, nitrogen fertiliser tax and not ... More >>
Another Haumaha investigation welcome
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 12:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
A State Services Commission investigation into how the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Corrections responded to complaints made by three women against Wally Haumaha is welcomed, National’s spokesperson for Police Chris Bishop says. “I ... More >>
National condemns Russian aggression in Ukraine
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 11:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National has called on the Government to join other likeminded countries in condemning the use of military action by Russia on Ukrainian ships, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Todd McClay says. More >>
Multiple school strikes likely for 2019
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s spokesperson for Education Nikki Kaye is concerned for students and parents potentially facing continued strikes in 2019 as the Government has yet again failed to reach an agreement with both the primary and secondary education sectors. More >>
Heroic live organ donors receive fair compensation
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 7:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Chris Bishop welcomes the real difference his Compensation for Live Organ Donors Act has made to the 78 donors, the organ recipients and their families on the eve of the anniversary of its passage into law a year ago. More >>
Dairy loan done on a handshake, details to follow
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
It beggars belief that the Government has dispensed a $9.9 million low-interest loan to a dairy company without having finalised the terms, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The Minister in charge ... More >>
More red flags for meningococcal deaths in May
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 4:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
A specialist who raised concerns about the rising meningococcal infections in May this year said at the time ‘our Ministry of Health has been very quick to sit on their thumbs… I fear we are going to see a lot of deaths this winter’, National’s ... More >>
