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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 >>
Mitchell welcomes procurement of 4 P8 Poseidons
Monday, 9 July 2018, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Defence Spokesperson Mark Mitchell welcomes the Government’s decision to procure four Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft to advance the capabilities of our Defence Force. More >>
Debt growth equal to cost of Canterbury quakes
Monday, 9 July 2018, 8:11 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s borrow, tax and spend attitude means they will be increasing public debt by the equivalent of the cost to the previous Government of the Christchurch earthquakes, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
Finlayson and Brown meet with Islamic Foundation
Friday, 6 July 2018, 4:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Shadow Attorney General Chris Finlayson and MP for Pakuranga Simeon Brown today visited the Islamic Ahlulbayt Foundation of New Zealand at their mosque in Pakuranga to express their concerns about a recent public show of support for the terrorist ... More >>
Record number of women on boards under National
Friday, 6 July 2018, 12:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Newly released figures show that under the previous National Government’s watch, the level of women’s participation on state sector boards and committees reached a record high of 45.7 per cent, National’s spokesperson for Women Paula Bennett ... More >>
KiwiLottery latest confirmation KiwiBuild’s a mess
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
KiwiBuild could see a small number of wealthy New Zealanders become even wealthier at the expense of New Zealanders on the average wage through being allowed to buy Government subsidised KiwBuild houses that probably would have been built by the ... More >>
Parker contradicts Treasury advice on Te Arai
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 11:23 am | New Zealand National Party
Associate Finance Minister David Parker has been misleading New Zealanders for weeks by insisting that the exemption for the Te Arai Development from the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill was to prevent claims of a Treaty breach, National’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Govt confirms no caveats on criminals’ payouts
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has confirmed that it’s handing out tens of thousands of dollars to some of New Zealand’s worst criminals with no checks and balances to ensure that money isn’t used to further a life of crime, National’s Social Development ... More >>
KiwiBuild a fail for lower-income families
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is admitting that its ‘affordable’ KiwiBuild houses are out of reach for many lower and middle income families by having to lift the eligibility criteria to $180,000, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Govt must listen to Māori on partnership schools
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 9:40 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must listen to Māori leaders who have lodged a Treaty of Waitangi claim alleging that the Government’s axing of partnership schools will have a detrimental effect on Māori, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye and Māori Education ... More >>
