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111 response times lagging

Monday, 19 November 2018, 2:35 pm | New Zealand National Party

Police are taking longer to answer 111 calls in what’s a worrying trend, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>

Questions remain over Government’s ECE plan

Monday, 19 November 2018, 11:52 am | New Zealand National Party

National welcomes the focus on lifting the quality of Early Learning in the Draft Strategic Plan released today, National’s Early Childhood Education Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. More >>

Rents on the rise as Govt hurts low-income families

Monday, 19 November 2018, 8:54 am | New Zealand National Party

Rent increases are accelerating under this Government, making a mockery of its claim to be prioritising New Zealand’s lower-income households, National Party Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>

Broken promises on vital surgical mesh register

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 12:22 pm | New Zealand National Party

The deafening silence from Labour and the Greens on establishing a surgical mesh register is an appalling indictment of a Government that talks big and does little, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Maggie Barry says. More >>

Twyford’s commuter train has $175 ticket price

Friday, 16 November 2018, 12:35 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Transport Minister’s commuter rail plan between Hamilton and Auckland is so expensive that he could pay passengers to use a taxi or Uber instead, National’s Associate Infrastructure spokesperson and Hamilton East MP David Bennett says. More >>

Delayed Sroubek decision shows more Govt incompetence

Thursday, 15 November 2018, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

Confirmation from Immigration New Zealand that its review into Czech drug-smuggler Karel Sroubek’s residency has been delayed is yet another sign of incompetence from the Labour-led Government, National Leader Simon Bridges says. “Embattled ... More >>

Urgent answers needed after rescue helicopter unavailable

Thursday, 15 November 2018, 12:43 pm | New Zealand National Party

Just 14 days after the Rotorua Rescue Helicopter service was scrapped lives are already being put at risk, MP for Rotorua Todd McClay says. More >>

Lightning strikes add to business uncertainty

Wednesday, 14 November 2018, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party

New Zealand businesses deeply unsettled by labour law reform now have another concern, with lightning strikes deemed an appropriate negotiating tactic, National’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesman Scott Simpson says. “Business was ignored in the ... More >>

Stalled partnership with Singapore 7 months overdue

Wednesday, 14 November 2018, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Prime Minister needs to use her visit to Singapore this week to sign the stalled New Zealand – Singapore Enhanced Partnership negotiations which has now been delayed by seven months, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>

National congratulates Dame Annette King

Wednesday, 14 November 2018, 11:09 am | New Zealand National Party

National congratulates Dame Annette King on her appointment as New Zealand's High Commissioner to Australia, National's Foreign Affairs and Trade Spokesperson, Todd McClay says. More >>

One size fits all won’t fit for water utilities

Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government is on warning not to dumb down rules for New Zealand’s Three Waters to a one-size-fits-all regime as it won’t be a good fit for every community, National's Local Government spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. More >>

Shane Jones didn’t burn our cash, he mulched it

Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party

Shane Jones has confirmed his flagship forest investment in Northland was bungled after pine seedlings ended up being mulched, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>

Ngati Hine flub shows overtly political timetable

Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party

Shane Jones has shown it all this week: from a lack of transparency to looseness with spending to rank incompetence, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>

EQC inquiry to confirm lessons have been learned

Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party

The announcement of a public inquiry into the Earthquake Commission (EQC) headed by Dame Sylvia Cartwright is welcome, but it is unlikely to bring any new information to light, National’s EQC spokesperson Stuart Smith says. More >>

Sage approving foreign investment welcome

Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 9:22 am | New Zealand National Party

The National Party welcomes signs that Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage is backing away from her Green Party’s anti-foreign investor rhetoric and is now approving investments that benefit the economy and create jobs, National’s Land Information ... More >>

Serious questions remain over Haumaha

Monday, 12 November 2018, 2:24 pm | New Zealand National Party

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern still has serious questions to answer regarding her appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police Wally Haumaha after Mary Scholtens QC’s report was released today, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>