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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 >>
Labour gives with one hand and takes with the other
Saturday, 30 June 2018, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Over 1.7 million families will be worse off because of Labour’s changes to National’s Families Package, which comes into force tomorrow, National Party Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Nash has serious questions to answer
Friday, 29 June 2018, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister Stuart Nash has some explaining to do about his appointment of Wally Haumaha as Deputy Police Commissioner, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
The billion dollar fund that isn’t
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 6:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Analysis of Budget documents reveals that Shane Jones’ much vaunted billion dollar Provincial Growth Fund doesn’t have anywhere near $1 billion to spend this year, National’s Regional Economic Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Govt confirms raid on regions to pay for Akl trams
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The release of the Government’s transport policy confirms its intention to rip $5 billion out of regional state highways so that it can fund tram projects in Auckland, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Davis corrects the record on Waikeria PPP
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
In a striking admission Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has confirmed the Government was not bound by any public-private partnership contract despite comments from his senior colleagues indicating it was, National’s Corrections spokesperson David ... More >>
Curran far from open and transparent – yet again
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Associate State Services Minister Clare Curran talks a big game about her ‘open and transparent Government’, but she has come up short once again, National’s Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media spokesperson Melissa Lee says. More >>
Minister’s claim fuel tax not regressive is rubbish
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 2:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Phil Twyford is fast losing what credibility he has left as he tries to claim that his regional fuel tax is not regressive, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Shameless Twyford reannounces National’s plans
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 2:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Not only is KiwiBuild no longer ‘Kiwi’, but it appears the ‘Build’ isn’t really happening either with Housing Minister Phil Twyford simply putting KiwiBuild stamps on houses that were built under the previous Government, National’s Housing ... More >>
Power bills required when tramping in National Parks
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 1:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage today told the Environment Select Committee that her key achievement in office is requiring New Zealanders who go tramping to carry power bills to prove to DOC rangers that they are kiwis, National’s Conservation ... More >>
