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KiwiBuild is a risky business
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 5:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Housing Minister confirmed today that he is happy to put hardworking taxpayers’ money at risk for his KiwiBuild project, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Clark using NZDF to prop up the health sector
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that the Government had to call in the army to prop up its hospitals during the recent nurses’ industrial action is further evidence that this Government has lost control of the health sector, National’s spokesperson for Health Michael ... More >>
Fuel tax costs Kiwis $1bn more yet regions miss out
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are set to pay over $1 billion more in additional fuel taxes over the next three years according to the Governments own numbers, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Police overzealous with liquor licences
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says Wellington Police are being overzealous and heavy-handed in objecting to the liquor licence renewals of bowling clubs in the region. More >>
Renewed calls for essential rural healthcare
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
A petition calling on the Government to deliver for rural New Zealanders and provide essential healthcare for 600,000 rural New Zealanders has been tabled in Parliament by Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger. More >>
Haumaha farce continues
Monday, 23 July 2018, 5:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The terms of reference of the inquiry into the appointment of Wally Haumaha as Deputy Police Commissioner do not go far enough and as a result the inquiry is likely to be a $150,000 waste of time, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
More benefits but fewer responsibilities
Monday, 23 July 2018, 8:53 am | New Zealand National Party
More people are moving onto a benefit but fewer sanctions are being imposed on those who fail to hold up their end of the bargain as the Government reduces the responsibilities placed on beneficiaries to help themselves, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
Govt’s approach to waste must not increase taxes
Sunday, 22 July 2018, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must be responsible with Kiwi families’ incomes in their approach to waste and must consider their commitment to impose no new taxes when deciding on extending the waste disposal levy, National’s spokesperson for the Environment ... More >>
Industry concerns prevalent in R&D tax credit submission
Saturday, 21 July 2018, 5:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
The only publically released submission so far on the proposed R&D tax credit scheme will worry the Government as it highlights some industry concerns about whether the tax credit system will boost R&D investment, National’s Research, Science ... More >>
Climate change response must be balanced
Saturday, 21 July 2018, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is committed to pursuing meaningful bipartisan progress on climate change, however, today’s statements by James Shaw that New Zealand should act ahead of the rest of the world are a real concern, National’s spokesperson for Climate Change ... More >>
Simon Bridges concluding roadshow in Tauranga
Saturday, 21 July 2018, 11:11 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Simon Bridges has today concluded a three-month tour of New Zealand, rounding off almost 70 public meetings attended by around 10,000 Kiwis who turned out to share their views about what matters to them. More >>
Govt should ensure Million Babies goes ahead
Saturday, 21 July 2018, 10:39 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Ardern-Peters Government to show leadership to ensure the Million Babies concert at Eden Park can proceed on Waitangi Day, National’s Economic Development spokesman Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Minister dismisses concerns on DHB cybersecurity
Friday, 20 July 2018, 6:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Official documents have revealed there are up to 800,000 cyberattacks a day on the Bay of Plenty DHB, despite the Health Minister dismissing cybersecurity concerns in general as ‘hypothetical’, National’s Data and Cybersecurity spokesperson ... More >>
Government must deliver for the West Coast
Friday, 20 July 2018, 1:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s West Coast based List MP Maureen Pugh says it is time for the Government to step up and deliver on the work signed off in the West Coast Economic Development Action Plan last year. More >>
New benefit figures show concerning trend
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 5:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
A 21 per cent drop in the number of benefit sanctions imposed since Labour took office and a worrying increase in the number of people receiving main benefit is a warning to the Government, Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. More >>
National says UK FTA needs to enhance visa access
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 2:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson Todd McClay has welcomed the United Kingdom’s decision to launch public consultations of a NZ-UK FTA but says a negotiation must also ensure better access for New Zealand workers and tourists ... More >>
Govt should prioritise vulnerable NZers, not unions
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 1:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that Government Ministers have stopped efforts to get hundreds of unemployed New Zealanders into work in order to aid an industrial dispute is extremely disturbing, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. More >>
New report shows Government slowing economy
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 12:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Infometrics analysis released last night is far from a glowing endorsement of this Government’s economic management and shows that it must act to improve declining economic forecasts and plummeting business confidence, National’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Govt spending thousands more per prison bed
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 12:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The decision to spend $750 million for just 600 beds at Waikeria Prison is another example of the Government’s bad spending choices and recklessness when it comes to law and order, National’s Corrections spokesperson David Bennett says. More >>
Minister MIA while ACC strikes continue
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 12:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
In spite of strike action by ACC medical specialists with at least four more to follow in the next month, we haven’t heard a peep from the ACC Minister as more discontent and industrial action rattles the health sector, National’s spokesperson for ACC ... More >>
