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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 >>
Small firms say dealing with Govt ‘a nightmare’
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to stop talking over New Zealand’s small business owners and start listening because they’re hurting, they’re weighed down by red tape and they’re worried about taxes and labour law, National’s Small Business spokesperson ... More >>
Government clearly giving up on most vulnerable
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
A blowout in the number of people on the Jobseekers benefit and a significant reduction in sanctions imposed over the last year shows the Government has given up on getting more people into work, National’s spokesperson for Social Development Louise Upston ... More >>
Tax-hungry Govt would double-dip at drivers’ cost
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Drivers are already angry every time they fill up at the pump and they’ll take no comfort from the Government’s willingness to double-dip on tax if petrol prices keep rising, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Clark has cut funding from medicines to pay nurses
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister David Clark has admitted in Parliament yesterday that he used funds that should have been reinvested into medicines for New Zealanders to offset the cost of wage settlements that his Government didn’t fully fund, National’s Health ... More >>
‘Have your Say’ campaign launched for Rural NZ
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 10:52 am | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Simon Bridges has today launched the ‘Have Your Say’ listening campaign for Rural New Zealand as the next step in National’s 2020 election policy development process. More >>
Psychoactive Substances Bill passes 2nd reading
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Synthetic drugs are a blight on our society, and those who deal and profit from them have been put on notice today as the Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill passed its second reading, MP for Pakuranga Simeon Brown says. More >>
Drug driving Bill rejection dangerous and short sighted
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 8:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The voting down of a Members Bill which would have kept our roads safer and saved lives is incomprehensible, Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott says. More >>
Govt review risks widening FDI gap with Australia
Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is creating more uncertainty for foreign investors with another review of the Overseas Investment Act, a move that may see New Zealand fall further behind Australia in attracting capital, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Mark Mitchell - $20k to set up and dismantle three tables
Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
The income tax of four minimum wage earners for a full year was spent on setting up three tables at the Government’s $1.6 million Criminal Justice Summit, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “The breakdown shows that $20,278 was ... More >>
Statement from Peter Goodfellow - National Party President
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 5:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
We can find no proof of the accusations and assertions made by Jami-Lee Ross today in regard to the handling of our political donations. More >>
Unions prioritised over medicines funding
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 5:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister David Clark must come clean about funding for new medicines being pulled from Pharmac to settle the nurses’ pay dispute, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>
