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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 >>
Government in disagreement over fuel taxes
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister and the Transport Minister can’t agree on the impact their fuel taxes are having on New Zealanders, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
National backs Commerce Bill, wants fuel tax axed
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will support the Commerce Amendment Bill that imposes a market studies regime, but wants the Government to axe fuel taxes hurting Kiwis in the back pocket right now, National’s Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>
Psychoactive Substances Bill returns for Second Reading
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government will have the opportunity to take action against the growing damage caused by synthetic drugs when the Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill returns to Parliament tomorrow for its second reading, Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown says. More >>
National Caucus votes to expel Jami-Lee Ross
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
This was the strongest possible action the Caucus can take and reflects the seriousness of the issues and the fact we are united and focused on the interests of New Zealanders. More >>
Fuel tax, low dollar, bad policies hike living costs
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Figures today show a falling New Zealand dollar, rising fuel prices and bad Government policies are driving up the cost of living for Kiwi families, National Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Simon Bridges: Statement on National Party Leak Inquiry
Monday, 15 October 2018, 1:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Earlier today I received the independent report from PwC on their investigation into the recent leak of the National Party’s travel expenses. More >>
Govt drags its feet on medicinal cannabis
Monday, 15 October 2018, 10:14 am | New Zealand National Party
Documents released to National show the Government is years away from enabling increased access to medicinal cannabis despite the potential for it to be available in around 12 months under National’s Bill, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr ... More >>
Teacher shortage initiatives need to go further
Sunday, 14 October 2018, 6:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is not doing enough to resolve the teacher shortage according to even its own numbers while it continues to drag its heels on the longer term strategy which will make the real difference, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye ... More >>
Woods again fails to defend the indefensible
Saturday, 13 October 2018, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Megan Woods has underlined just how indefensible the decision to axe oil and gas exploration is by failing to provide any evidence to back up her claim it will reduce carbon emissions, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says. More >>
