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Govt failing New Zealanders on freshwater
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Environment Minister David Parker’s bull in a china shop approach to resolving freshwater issues in New Zealand is hindering progress on an issue of real importance to all New Zealanders, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. More >>
State houses on Airbnb inappropriate
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford needs to swiftly clamp down on state housing tenants that are renting out surplus rooms in their social housing properties, National’s Social Housing spokesperson Simon O’Connor says. More >>
NZ First MPs signed $300k good behaviour bond
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that Government MPs are required to sign a legally enforceable contract meaning they must pay $300,000 if they do not follow their Leader’s instruction is an affront to our parliamentary democracy, National’s Electoral Law spokesperson ... More >>
Important Wellington road at risk
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must come clean on what its new transport plan and its focus on building a new tram in Auckland at the expense of regional roads means for the future of the important Petone to Grenada Link Road, National’s Chris Bishop and Brett Hudson ... More >>
Strikes, strikes, strikes – and more to come
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 12:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
There have now been twice as many people go on strike in the past ten months than in the entire nine years of the previous National-led Government, National’s spokespeople for Workplace Relations and Safety, Scott Simpson and Dan Bidois say. More >>
Broadcasting Amendment Bill drawn from the ballot
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party
A National Party Members’ Bill drawn from the ballot late last week in the name of National list MP Melissa Lee would ensure that broadcasting content funding decisions by the Government are more transparent. More >>
Windblown timber bill vital for the West Coast
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to support a proposed Local Bill which would enable the harvesting of windblown trees on Conservation Land in the West Coast following adverse events, National’s Maureen Pugh says. More >>
Health Minister dismisses cybersecurity concerns
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
In light of recent information that Lakes DHB is subject to 1.7 million cyberattacks per day Health Minister David Clark must ensure the sector and the public that something is being done to keep their data safe, National’s spokesperson for Data and Cybersecurity ... More >>
KiwiBuild puts the housing market at risk
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is putting New Zealand’s housing market at risk through its KiwiBuild programme, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Govt must reach agreement and avoid more strikes
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s failure to reach an agreement with primary teachers has caused massive disruption to children’s learning today and to parents who have struggled to sort childcare arrangements, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
More reviews won’t fix freedom camping logjam
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 1:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
One of the Government’s infamous 140 working groups has, incredibly come back with a recommendation to have five more reviews, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
Minister not aware of her own Ministry’s failings
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 5:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister for Children Tracey Martin is clearly out of her depth after admitting she’s not aware of high profile cases of children who are being abused, National’s Children spokesperson Alfred Ngaro says. More >>
Minister’s hands-off approach to strike reckless
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 5:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister has taken a hands-off approach regarding tomorrow’s strikes. Despite having more than one month’s notice it is clear that neither the Ministry nor the Minister have got the full picture, on the eve of the strike, of exactly how many ... More >>
Haumaha should stand aside
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
New allegations about Wally Haumaha means the Deputy Commissioner now has no choice but to stand down while he’s being investigated, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Jones plucking numbers out of thin air
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Shane Jones has only added to the questions over the extra $240 million ear-marked for his tree-planting scheme by claiming a $3 billion benefit to the economy while providing no details, National’s Regional Economic Development spokesperson Paul ... More >>
Political priorities trump election promises
Monday, 13 August 2018, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Shane Jones continues to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars with no plan or oversight, while the Government repeatedly breaks promises claiming it doesn’t have enough money, National’s Regional Economic Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
Time for the Greens to stop anti-democratic bill
Monday, 13 August 2018, 4:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to defer the consideration of the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill this week gives the Green Party another opportunity to rediscover its principles and reject this draconian Bill, National’s Electoral Law Reform ... More >>
Twyford leaving more questions than answers
Monday, 13 August 2018, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement on the opening of pre-qualification for KiwiBuild houses has left New Zealanders with more questions than answers, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Fight to save services at Lumsden continues
Monday, 13 August 2018, 2:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says after today’s meeting with the Directors of the Lumsden Maternity Centre it’s clear there are a number of issues with the process followed to axe the birthing unit and he and the centre are not giving up ... More >>
Government cutting Lumsden maternity services
Friday, 10 August 2018, 12:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says the Government’s decision to downgrade the Lumsden Maternity Centre to a non-birthing unit puts mothers and babies at risk. More >>
