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Regions are being left behind
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 4:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders across the country are paying more and more in petrol prices but are seeing less investment where it matters – making our roads safer in the regions, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Twyford agrees RMA reform needed
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Phil Twyford is claiming he’ll override Auckland’s Unitary Plan in spite of being unable to answer simple questions including who is going to foot the bill, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Crony health appointments appalling
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister David Clark’s crony appointments continue with the appalling decision to remove the previous chair of Pharmac and appoint a former Labour MP to the role, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>
David Clark’s NOS review conflicted and farcical
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister David Clark must take responsibility after the release of a damning report by AuditNZ, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. More >>
National welcomes Productivity Commission report
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 10:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The Productivity Commission’s report on the transition to a low emissions economy is another useful contribution to the development of climate change policy, National’s spokesperson for Climate Change Todd Muller says. More >>
Robertson retreats from debt target, contradicts PM
Monday, 3 September 2018, 2:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
After months and months of insisting the Government’s core debt target was inviolable, a pledge repeated by the Prime Minister just last week, Grant Robertson has now admitted it’s more of a hope than a promise, says National’s Finance spokesperson Amy ... More >>
2020 policy discussion begins with small business
Monday, 3 September 2018, 12:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Simon Bridges today launched National’s 2020 election policy development process, beginning with the ‘Have your say’ listening campaign for small businesses. More >>
Flailing Employment Minister bereft of ideas
Saturday, 1 September 2018, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
With the number of jobs being created and the economy slowing and business confidence dropping it’s becoming increasingly clear the Government has no clue what to do about it, National’s Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment spokesperson Paula ... More >>
Govt transport programme puts Melling at risk
Friday, 31 August 2018, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hutt South MP Chris Bishop says the Government’s new National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) is bad news for important Hutt transport projects, particularly a new Melling interchange. More >>
Cuts to regional roads, boost for Twyford’s Trams
Friday, 31 August 2018, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s release of the National Land Transport Programme confirms the cuts this Government has made to vital regional highway projects up and down the country, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Govt’s borrowing tricks show debt target is bogus
Friday, 31 August 2018, 1:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
promises has been shown up as bogus, with the Treasury confirming it had deep concerns about debt hidden off-balance sheet, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Bad process, bad policy put energy security at risk
Friday, 31 August 2018, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s painted itself into a corner with its oil and gas exploration ban. A law change to make it happen is stalled while the Minister of Energy tries to write a bill that won’t spark a judicial review, National’s Energy and Resources ... More >>
New Bill to repeal Regional Fuel Taxes
Friday, 31 August 2018, 9:27 am | New Zealand National Party
A new Bill from National would relieve Aucklanders and New Zealanders facing higher fuel prices, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Minister must release conflict of interest report
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister David Clark is continuing to battle conflict of interest allegations from appointing Deloitte to review the failing $90 million National Oracle Solution IT programme, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. More >>
National welcomes PCE report on methane
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 2:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Climate Change spokesperson Todd Muller welcomes independent research commissioned by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that adds to the scientific base for considering New Zealand’s climate change targets. More >>
Business confidence continues to free fall
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 1:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s ANZ business confidence survey shows a net 50 percent of businesses are pessimistic about the economy and sentiment has plummeted even further since the Prime Minister returned to office, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
PM’s charm offensive with business now in tatters
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 11:13 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister must act now to assert her leadership against the Regional Economic Development Minister, who is running amok and openly defying her, National’s Economic Development spokesman Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Jones won’t listen to PM’s council chair
Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 12:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Less than 24 hours after the Prime Minister unveiled her Business Advisory Council, Shane Jones has indicated he won’t be listening to the man chosen to lead it, National’s Economic Development spokesman Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
NZIER predicting Govt will break own budget rules
Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
As a consequence of the Government’s anti-growth policies NZIER is now predicting it will not meet its own budget responsibility rule of keeping core Crown debt below 20 per cent of GDP by 2022, says Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges. More >>
Govt fuel taxes show indifference to cost of living
Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 10:43 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s obsession with fuel taxes shows it doesn’t care about the cost of living for ordinary Kiwis, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
