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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 >>
Teachers’ strike no surprise as Govt favours tertiary
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 6:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must better manage negotiations and reach a pay agreement with primary teachers and principals to prevent disruption to kids’ learning, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Govt giving blank cheques to violent offenders
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 6:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
No consideration has been given to victims of crime as the Government writes blank cheques for tens of thousands of dollars to some of New Zealand’s worst criminals, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. More >>
Bridges appoints Bidois and Brown to new roles
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 6:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Simon Bridges has appointed new MP Dan Bidois as National’s Associate spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety and Simeon Brown as Associate spokesperson for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment. More >>
Dan Bidois MP: Maiden Speech
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 6:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Mr Speaker. Today I rise in this House for the first time to speak on behalf of the people of Northcote. More >>
Govt hides advice on whether law breaches BORA
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 4:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Attorney General David Parker’s refusal today to release advice on whether the Government’s Electoral Law changes comply with the Bill of Rights Act is an affront to this ‘open government’, National’s Electoral Law spokesperson Nick Smith ... More >>
Business pessimism doubles, costs rise
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 11:14 am | New Zealand National Party
The net number of firms expecting economic conditions to deteriorate in the second half of 2018 has doubled according to the latest business opinion survey from NZIER, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Acting PM must explain conflicts of interest
Monday, 2 July 2018, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Serious questions of probity regarding the appointment of Wally Haumaha as Deputy Police Commissioner must be answered by Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Government ignores prison population forecast
Monday, 2 July 2018, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that the Government has known since last year that the prison population is set to rise by 2000 more than the last forecast suggested makes its decision to downsize the new Waikeria Prison all the more egregious, Opposition Leader Simon ... More >>
Davis must front up about prison population
Monday, 2 July 2018, 9:33 am | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis’ claim that he hadn’t seen the latest prison population forecast before making the decision to slash the number of new beds at Waikeria Prison beggars belief, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
Government must listen to school principals
Sunday, 1 July 2018, 12:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
This Government continues to show if you’re not on one of its 130 working groups or you disagree with its bad ideas then it’s not willing to listen, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
Fuel tax to cost Aucklanders $1.5bn more
Sunday, 1 July 2018, 12:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The cost of living in Auckland is set to skyrocket with the Auckland regional fuel tax coming into effect today meaning Aucklanders will be paying a total of up to $1.5 billion more for petrol, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
