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Anti-growth policies cost every Kiwi $1600 a year
Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 8:29 am | New Zealand National Party
The message from economists is loud and clear: the Government’s bad economic policies mean New Zealanders will be thousands of dollars a year worse off, says National Party Leader Simon Bridges. More >>
Paul Goldsmith: address to Newmarket Rotary
Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 12:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Earlier this week I criticised the government for failing to release an economic development strategy in the ten months it’s been in power. More >>
More working groups won’t fix anti-growth agenda
Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 9:45 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s announcement of yet another working group to try and shore up plummeting business confidence will do nothing to address the uncertainty created by the Government’s anti-growth policies, National Party Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
Big risks for NZ in ‘closed for business’ message
Monday, 27 August 2018, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
There are big risks to the New Zealand economy from the Government’s message that foreign investors are less welcome these days, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Where’s the economic development strategy?
Monday, 27 August 2018, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ten months into this Government’s term there’s still no sign of a coherent economic development strategy, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Another fail from Phil Twyford
Monday, 27 August 2018, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Phil Twyford’s knee-jerk and uninformed decision to reform the Residential Tenancy Act will cause renters to pay even more and won’t solve any problems, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Curran token demotion a sign of weakness
Friday, 24 August 2018, 6:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The decision to allow Clare Curran to retain any of her Ministerial portfolios after being dumped from Cabinet is a sign of weakness in the Government, National’s Government Digital Services spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>
National congratulates Scott Morrison
Friday, 24 August 2018, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges has congratulated Scott Morrison on winning the leadership of the Australian Liberal Party and has acknowledged outgoing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. More >>
Police respond to mental health matter
Friday, 24 August 2018, 11:48 am | New Zealand National Party
Police were contacted on Friday 17 August by the National Party regarding concerns about the welfare of an individual. More >>
Hipkins’ arrogance will cost students
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Education’s mishandling of partnership schools deserves a ‘not achieved’ and proves he needs to stop his ideological crusade, National’s Education spokespeople Nikki Kaye and Jo Hayes say. More >>
2.8 billion reasons Govt creating tertiary risks
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 2:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement that the financial viability of Whitireia and WelTec are considered at risk is due to the Government’s reckless election promise to arbitrarily slash immigration while paying the tertiary fees of wealthy students, National’s Associate ... More >>
CEO pay to increase while incentives axed
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 12:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to remove performance pay for public sector CEOs will lead to higher CEO salaries, remove incentives for good performance and reduce accountability, National’s State Services Spokesperson Nick Smith says. More >>
Cabinet approves horse-racing ‘coalition dividend’
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that the Provincial Growth Fund will fund all-weather tracks for the horse-racing industry, an uncosted plan already approved by Cabinet, show there are no limits for Shane Jones’ slush fund, National's economic development spokesman ... More >>
Navy gets compromise vessel from Government
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 6:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has today committed to doing something Defence Minister Ron Mark and his NZ First colleagues criticised in Opposition – making compromise purchases of defence assets that weren’t built to do the jobs expected of them, National’s ... More >>
Study shows success of Mixed Ownership Model
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party
An independent report released today by TDB Advisory shows that the Mixed Ownership Model introduced under the previous National Government has been an overwhelming success, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Red Zone payment creates risk for Crown
Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement the Government will pay uninsured former Residential Red Zone owners 100 per cent of their 2007/08 rateable value could create considerable risk for the Crown, National’s spokesperson for EQC Stuart Smith says. More >>
Mitchell welcomes repatriation of NZDF personnel
Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Defence spokesperson Mark Mitchell has welcomed the repatriation of the remains of former New Zealand Defence Force personnel who died while serving overseas. More >>
People voting with their feet
Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 12:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest migration figures show Kiwis are voting with their feet with more people leaving for Australia in the past year than arrived in the previous three, says National Finance spokeswomen Amy Adams says. More >>
Twyford shows debt control pledge is phoney
Monday, 20 August 2018, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Cabinet minister Phil Twyford’s revelation that the government has no limit on the amount of debt it might run up makes a mockery of Grant Robertson’s fiscal responsibility rules, National’s finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Small increase in frontline cops over five years
Monday, 20 August 2018, 3:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s big announcement by Police Minister Stuart Nash and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters about 1800 new police officers is another example of spin over substance, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
