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Twyford throws in towel on KiwiBuild
Saturday, 23 June 2018, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Phil Twyford has thrown in the towel on his promise his Government would build 100,000 houses with yet another plea to the private sector for help, National’s Housing and Urban Development spokesperson Judith Collins says, More >>
Govt risking another bureaucracy blowout
Friday, 22 June 2018, 1:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s must ensure that its decision to remove the cap on public service numbers will not see bureaucracy spiral out of control as it did under the last Labour Government, National’s State Services spokesperson Nick Smith says. More >>
Govt arrogantly dismissing experts and academics
Friday, 22 June 2018, 1:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ardern-Peters Government continues to arrogantly show it doesn’t want its ideas challenged and that it’s willing to insult those who disagree with its ministers, National’s Deputy Leader Paula Bennett says. More >>
Councils need to rein in runaway rates
Friday, 22 June 2018, 8:52 am | New Zealand National Party
As councils around New Zealand consider next year’s spending plans, families are bracing themselves to be socked with rising rates at a time when the cost of living is starting to increase, National’s Local Government spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. More >>
Simon Bridges congratulates Ardern and Gayford
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 6:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Simon Bridges has offered his warm congratulations to Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford on the birth of their baby girl. More >>
Transport Minister misleads again
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 5:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Phil Twyford has added another misleading statement to his fast-climbing tally, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Minister needs to find best carers
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister for Children Tracey Martin has some work to do to mend fences with those who are well-placed to help New Zealand children in need of foster care, National’s spokesperson for Children Alfred Ngaro says. More >>
Govt trivialises serious indecent assault as a ‘pinch’
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 4:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s characterisation of an indecent assault on a female Corrections Officer by a male prisoner as a ‘pinch’ trivialises the offence and undermines the victim, National’s Women spokesperson Paula Bennett and Justice spokesperson ... More >>
Govt votes down Waiheke fuel tax exemption
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
MP for Auckland Central Nikki Kaye says Waiheke residents will soon be paying extortionate petrol prices as additional fuel taxes drive up the existing high prices on the island. More >>
National welcomes formal launch of EU FTA talks
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 1:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson Todd McClay has welcomed the formal launch of NZ-EU FTA negotiations and says its success will be judged on greatly improved access for our agricultural exporters to the EU market. More >>
Govt’s head in sand as economic growth slows
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 11:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to get its head out of the sand, with this morning’s GDP figures for the March quarter a disappointing 0.5 per cent, meaning New Zealand’s economic growth is slowing at the same time the world economy is picking up speed, National’s ... More >>
Unprecedented abuse of power by Govt
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 11:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
In an extraordinary and potentially unprecedented abuse of power, the Government is attempting to impose new taxes on New Zealanders without proper debate, late at night and under cover of Urgency, National’s Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee ... More >>
Minister admits he misled NZ public
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister admits he misled NZ public The Health Minister today admitted he has been misleading the New Zealand public on health spending to hide his broken promises and to mask the fact that he did not deliver to the expectations he raised, National’s ... More >>
Minister sitting on fire safety report
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Building and Construction Minister Jenny Salesa is sitting on her hands and reports outlining major safety concerns, while dangerous aluminium composite panels are still being used to construct new buildings, National’s Building and Construction spokesperson ... More >>
Jones runs amok again
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The dysfunction and disunity at the heart of the Government has again been put on display by Shane Jones, National’s Regional Economic Development Minister Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Labour Party blurring lines with public service
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The State Services Commission must immediately investigate the relationship between the Labour Party and the Department of Internal Affairs’ Office of Ethnic Communities, National’s State Services spokesperson Nick Smith says. More >>
Housing NZ should not be an overflow for prisons
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s ‘no eviction’ policy and soft stance on criminal and anti-social behaviour will see Housing New Zealand become an overflow for prisons, National’s Housing Spokesperson Judith Collins says. More >>
Hypocritical Greens fail on water bottling policy
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party
The Green Party’s claim the law prevented them from declining an overseas buyer’s application to expand their water bottling plant is merely an attempt to excuse their hypocrisy, National’s Land Information Spokesperson David Bennett says. More >>
Twyford’s ‘regional’ fuel tax anything but
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
Phil Twyford has opened the floodgates to councils up and down the country wanting to hike taxes on motorists, proving his claims the regional fuel tax will be confined to Auckland are false, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Local Govt to be let down by Tourism Minister’s tax
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 9:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis is proposing a significant new cost on visitors coming to New Zealand to meet Labour’s election year promise to local government, yet he is woefully short on detail and doesn’t think his tax will make any difference, ... More >>
