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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 >>
Justice Summit on the side of criminals, not victims
Monday, 20 August 2018, 11:53 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party will be well represented at this week’s Criminal Justice Summit, but we’re extremely doubtful it will come back with any good reforms National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Greens all talk, no action
Sunday, 19 August 2018, 12:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Green Party supporters will be bitterly disappointed at the announcement today of more reviews and no action National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. More >>
Lincoln University’s autonomy vital to NZ’s future
Saturday, 18 August 2018, 2:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s revelations that the Government has been secretly inviting bids for a fire sale of Lincoln University which would see it folded into a larger institution are deeply concerning Selwyn MP Amy Adams says. More >>
Shane Jones’s ideological constraints
Saturday, 18 August 2018, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones has proved how conflicted and confused the Coalition Government is with his appearance on Newshub Nation this morning, National Finance spokeswomen Amy Adams says. More >>
Companies and workers need certainty to thrive
Friday, 17 August 2018, 2:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
BusinessNZ chief Kirk Hope is exactly right in saying Government policy must maximise economic growth and generate jobs that lead to higher incomes and make Kiwis better off, National’s finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Govt must break deadlock on teacher strikes
Friday, 17 August 2018, 10:09 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must settle pay negotiations and avoid a two day teacher strike to give teachers what they deserve, ensure learning is uninterrupted and that parents aren’t having to scramble for childcare cover, National’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
Housing New Zealand turns down good houses
Friday, 17 August 2018, 9:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Housing New Zealand’s decision to only lease houses built since 2001 will be a disappointment for many tenants, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
National’s NAIT amendments deserved due process
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 5:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
While some changes to the National Animal Identification and Tracking Act (NAIT) are needed, Parliament has been denied the opportunity to properly scrutinise Government amendments which may not be in the best interests of farmers, National’s Agriculture ... More >>
Infrastructure Commission needed now
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s plan to establish a National Infrastructure Commission is what’s needed now to help jump start the infrastructure pipeline, National’s spokesperson for Infrastructure Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Minister risking Southland mothers and babies
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The decisions to axe the birthing unit at Lumsden and not provide one in Wanaka are devastating for communities and will lead to worse outcomes for mothers and babies in the lower Southland region, National Party spokesperson for Health Michael Woodhouse ... More >>
