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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 >>
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 >>
