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A year of economic mismanagement and disarray
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tomorrow marks a year since the Labour-Led Government took office, causing a freefall in business confidence, a surge in industrial action and a massive increase in the cost of living, National’s Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
Small firms ignored as working groups multiply
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Small business owners will be disappointed to hear that the Government’s Small Business Council is too busy to listen right now because it has been asked to advise on establishing a new working group, National’s Small Business spokesperson Jacqui ... More >>
Parker needs tariff exemption from Washington trip
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trade Minister David Parker needs to secure an exemption for New Zealand from recent American steel and aluminium tariffs from his trip to Washington DC, National’s Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
Transport sector paying price for Labour-led Govt
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
A year under Labour has caused chaos and instability in the transport sector, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
TPP support shows Nats right on NZ trade agenda
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 7:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The passing of the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement at Parliament today shows National was right to push ahead with the original deal in the face of significant opposition, National’s spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Trade Todd ... More >>
Minister rightly lacks confidence in KiwiBuild
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Potential KiwiBuild buyers will be rightly concerned that the Government is being unclear whether developments will be mixed KiwiBuild and State Housing National’s spokesperson for Housing Judith Collins says. More >>
Social Development Minister doesn’t know how many on benefit
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni has today admitted she has no idea how many people are claiming the Jobseeker Benefit, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. More >>
Govt’s deep union links fail to halt strike chaos
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Commuters in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington disrupted this week by striking bus drivers have received no help from this Government despite its deep ties to the trade union movement, Workplace Relations and Safety spokesman Scott Simpson says. More >>
Smith welcomes re-opening of police inquiry
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nelson MP Nick Smith has welcomed the positive response from police to his request on behalf of the family to re-open the inquiry into the death of Libby McKay. More >>
National welcomes first forced backdown on fuel tax
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Simon Bridges has welcomed the Prime Minister’s forced backdown on her regional fuel taxes, and called on her to overturn her excise increases and remove the regional fuel tax imposed on Aucklanders. More >>
KiwiBuild once again fails to deliver
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 5:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
KiwiBuild is failing to deliver on its key objective to get Kiwi families into their first homes, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. “Housing Minister Phil Twyford has recently announced another KiwiBuild development where all of the ... More >>
Govt ignores energy security, risk of blackouts
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government continues to display its ignorance about New Zealand’s energy security and appears to have forgotten the economic damage that can be caused when there is a shortfall, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says. ... More >>
Minister playing games instead of preventing strikes
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Education has finally released the costings of the pay offer for secondary teachers which have been held onto for months an hour after a question was lodged to be asked in Parliament today, National’s spokesperson for Education ... More >>
15th strike seriously undermines confidence
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
After a year of this Labour-led Government there have been 15 strikes in the transport sector compared to 12 under nine years of a National Government, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says “This Government has emboldened the union movement ... More >>
15th strike seriously undermines confidence
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 3:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
After a year of this Labour-led Government there have been 15 strikes in the transport sector compared to 12 under nine years of a National Government, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says More >>
Govt trashes NZ reputation, creates $104M losses
Friday, 19 October 2018, 2:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has hurt New Zealand’s reputation well beyond the oil and gas sector, and must respond to investors facing $104 million of losses if its exploration ban succeeds, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says. More >>
Landlords losing out under current Government
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 5:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s claim it is striking a balance between the interests of landlords and tenants has been further rubbished in Parliament today, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Education Bill passed despite urgent treaty claim
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
With the passing of the Education Amendment Bill today the Government has ignored continuous outcry from Māori leaders and scrapped the partnership school model, National’s spokesperson for Education Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Statement from Peter Goodfellow on donations
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
-- To be attributed to Peter Goodfellow: There has been speculation that we have received a $100,000 donation, there was no such donation. The Botany Electorate of the National Party received 8 donations, and Mr Ross declared 8 donations to us. ... More >>
Auditor-General must keep monitoring Police
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Auditor-General must continue to regularly report on Police culture and conduct in light of the troubling events of 2018 – specifically the Wally Haumaha saga, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
