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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 >>
Jones ‘remembers’ 61 lost meetings
Monday, 12 November 2018, 7:31 am | New Zealand National Party
It seems extraordinary that a Minister with responsibility for $3 billion of spending can suddenly recall more than 60 meetings he’d forgotten to mention earlier, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Government needs to listen to primary teachers
Sunday, 11 November 2018, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to listen and be more balanced and respectful in the way that it handles the collective bargaining with teachers, National’s spokesperson for Education Nikki Kaye says. More >>
KiwiBuild’s popularity plummeting
Sunday, 11 November 2018, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Phil Twyford has admitted his KiwiBuild housing scheme is not nearly as popular as he or the Prime Minister have claimed it is, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Government’s soft on crime message filters through
Sunday, 11 November 2018, 11:43 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s soft on crime approach has filtered through to the Police as 84 people were visited for illicit drug importation but not one charge was laid, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Parker would turn RMA into red-tape monster
Friday, 9 November 2018, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Every New Zealander who has sought a resource consent has a tale of being bogged down in red tape, delays and soaring compliance costs and will be asking why David Parker wants to make it worse, National’s Planning (RMA Reform) spokesperson Judith ... More >>
NZ still waiting for lightbulb moment from Woods
Thursday, 8 November 2018, 5:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must wince every time the Energy Minister gets questioned on her portfolio given her lack of detail, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says. More >>
PM must sack Immigration Minister
Thursday, 8 November 2018, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister now needs to sack Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway over his careless decision to allow a drug dealing gang associate to remain in New Zealand without even reading all the information available to him, National Party Leader ... More >>
Government gags Bush as Haumaha farce rolls on
Thursday, 8 November 2018, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s refusal to release the Wally Haumaha inquiry report that it has had for almost a week has resulted in Police Commissioner Mike Bush refusing to answer questions this morning, Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Sroubek decision made within hours
Thursday, 8 November 2018, 2:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has confirmed he took just hours to decide to allow convicted drug dealer and gang associate Karel Sroubek to stay in New Zealand, without consideration of the facts, National’s Immigration spokesperson Michael ... More >>
More tax, fewer roads, more congestion
Thursday, 8 November 2018, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party
More tax, fewer roads, more congestion While the Government is taking more taxes from motorists than ever, it has stripped $5 billion from regional roads that would have made a big difference to our regions, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul ... More >>
National will reverse, repair poorly planned ban
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 7:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s a dark day for the energy sector now that the Government has rammed through its ban on new offshore exploration, a ban National will reverse, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says. More >>
Haumaha report farce continues
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 5:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says the Government should immediately release the report into the appointment of Wally Haumaha as Deputy Commissioner of Police. More >>
Govt retreats on labour law, defies union backers
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government appears to have heeded National’s warnings on the likely economic damage from its labour law changes, retreating from the worst elements in defiance of its union backers, National’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesman Scott ... More >>
Good news for Hutt cycling projects
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
MP for Hutt South Chris Bishop says he’s pleased the Labour-led government’s new transport programme will fund two important Hutt cycling projects. “I am very pleased that Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has confirmed to me that both the ... More >>
Govt’s fixation on Auckland airport tram bewildering
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Phil Twyford’s determination to build a light rail link to Auckland airport from the CBD without a completed business case shows ideology not the needs of commuters is driving transport policy, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul ... More >>
