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NZ First hypocrites on Māori seats
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 6:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
NZ First has set new standards in hypocrisy in campaigning to abolish the Māori seats but now voting for a Bill that entrenches them, National’s Electoral law spokesperson Nick Smith says. More >>
KiwiSaver for foster children Bill passes first reading
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Foster children are a step closer today to having a more secure financial future with easier access to Kiwisaver, Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says. More >>
Govt already committed millions for more refugees
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has already committed millions more dollars to taking more refugees revealing Winston Peters’ undermining of the Prime Minister to be even more deliberate, National’s Immigration spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>
Kelvin Davis has no job description
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Crown/Māori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis has been in the job for ten months but still has no idea what his job description is, National’s Crown/Māori spokesperson Chris Finlayson says. More >>
Govt chills jobs market by stoking wage hopes
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is sending a chilling wind into the jobs market by stoking wage expectations and increasing the power of the unions, National’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Scott Simpson says. More >>
Triennial review a cash grab for government parties
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
The seventh triennial appropriation review committee report tabled in Parliament today goes well beyond the usual brief of considering the resources an MP should have to best undertake their representative activities, National’s Shadow Leader ... More >>
Highway funding cuts come at a terrible time
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 12:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
With the news that new vehicle sales reached a record in August, major cuts to state highway funding could not have come at a worse time, National’s Transport spokesperson, Jami-Lee Ross says. “Cuts to roading projects alongside a record level of car sales ... More >>
Hipkins admits Crown “error” on partnership schools claim
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 11:34 am | New Zealand National Party
Last night Chris Hipkins was forced to correct a Parliamentary answer which confirms the Crown was served papers regarding the Waitangi Tribunal partnership school claim (Wai 2770) back in early July, National’s spokesperson for Education Nikki Kaye ... More >>
Energy transition needs innovation not blanket bans
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
The Productivity Commission report on how to transition to a low-emissions economy makes a key recommendation that appears lost on this Government – technological advances will be critical to success, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson ... More >>
Journalists must be free to do their jobs
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 5:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The detention of respected TVNZ journalist Barbara Dreaver is unacceptable and Foreign Minister Winston Peters must seek assurances that no other journalists are detained in Nauru for doing their job, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Todd McClay ... More >>
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 >>
