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National pushing for faster action on mental health
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is not prepared to let the Government park the mental health needs of Kiwis while it holds an inquiry, and has offered to work together to improve New Zealand’s mental health services both immediately and longer term, Mental Health spokesperson ... More >>
Respite for Taranaki in Methanex announcement
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 12:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Methanex’s announcement that they have secured gas contracts through to 2029 is a much-needed confidence booster for the Taranaki region after being hung out to dry by the Coalition Government, National’s Energy And Resources spokesperson Jonathan ... More >>
Papers show Govt confusion on Waikeria decision
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 9:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis advised Cabinet to adopt the previous Government’s plan to build 1500 beds at Waikeria Prison because it was ‘the only sensible plan’, but his colleagues ignored his advice, National’s Corrections spokesperson David ... More >>
Acting PM is wrong on mental health pilot
Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 12:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is either genuinely confused or he has deliberately made false statements to media today that the mental health crisis call response pilot had come to its end, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Price of petrol up 20 cents before Govt fuel taxes
Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 11:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Figures released by Statistics NZ today show petrol prices for the year to June were up 20 cents per litre, even before the Government’s extra 25 cents per litre tax increases started coming into force on 1 July, National Party Transport spokesperson ... More >>
Service sector shows worrying signs for economy
Monday, 16 July 2018, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The services sector of the economy is now performing at its worst level since 2012 – raising concerns about the economy’s ability to continue to create opportunities, grow jobs and lift wages, National Finance Spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Govt axes highly anticipated mental health pilot
Sunday, 15 July 2018, 1:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to axe a universally-supported pilot to improve the response to 111 mental health calls is nothing short of disgraceful, especially after Labour pledged to make mental health a priority, National’s Police spokesperson Chris ... More >>
Where’s Wally Haumaha inquiry?
Saturday, 14 July 2018, 10:34 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must release the terms of reference of the inquiry into the appointment of Wally Haumaha as Deputy Police Commissioner given it’s now two weeks since the Acting Prime Minister announced the inquiry, National’s Police spokesperson Chris ... More >>
Govt’s reasons for axing school PPPs flimsy
Friday, 13 July 2018, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
A recently released Cabinet Paper shows the Government is going ahead with axing public-private partnerships for building and maintaining schools, but the reasons for doing so simply don’t stack up, National’s Associate Education spokesperson ... More >>
Government’s lack of leadership again on show
Friday, 13 July 2018, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister David Clark going on holiday while nurses went on well-signalled strikes around New Zealand is the latest example of a Government failing to front up to New Zealanders, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
1080 dumpers must be held to account
Friday, 13 July 2018, 10:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that 1080 poison has been dumped in a national park on Stewart Island need to be urgently investigated and dealt with, National’s Conservation spokesperson Sarah Dowie says. More >>
Integrity of Govt slush fund in serious question
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 6:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Shane Jones needs to explain what conflicts were declared before the Government gave $6 million to a trust led by a former NZ First MP, and why his slush fund is leading to private gain, National’s Regional Economic Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
Smith welcomes guilty verdict
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nelson MP Nick Smith has welcomed the guilty verdict today in the Nelson District Court over the poison throwing incident at the Nelson Market last year. More >>
Govt’s Criminal Justice Summit simply a PR tool
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 1:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s Criminal Justice Summit is nothing more than a public relations exercise to try to justify its plans to go soft on crime, National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Curran’s RNZ+ dream on the scrap heap
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 2:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran’s announcement on public media funding this afternoon confirms Labours backtrack on RNZ+ and is a drop in the bucket compared to Labour’s original spending promises, National’s Broadcasting, Communications ... More >>
Serious questions after census shambles
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
Stats NZ’s admission that over 400,000 New Zealanders were not counted in this year’s census raises serious questions for the Government to answer, National’s spokesperson for State Services Nick Smith says. More >>
Govt’s use of PPP for Waikeria smacks of hypocrisy
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 3:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Whether the Government has been deliberately duplicitous or simply chaotic with regards to the public-private partnership for Waikeria Prison, it is yet another example of its shambolic handling of law and order, National’s Corrections spokesperson ... More >>
Peters needs to put Kiwi landlords before diplomats
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Foreign Minister Winston Peters needs to put Kiwi landlords before foreign diplomats and tell representatives of foreign governments to pay their bills in New Zealand. More >>
Nash embarrassed by his own colleague
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 1:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour continues to make a mess of law and order, with Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis today contradicting Police Minister Stuart Nash’s statement that the extra police won’t result in the need for more prison beds, National’s Police spokesperson ... More >>
High expectations result in nurses strike
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 11:14 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s failure to reach an agreement on pay rises for 27,000 nurses means that strike action will commence in less than 48 hours as a result of the Government significantly raising expectations in Opposition, National’s Health spokesperson ... More >>
