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Small Businesses Shut Out of Tax Working Group
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Small businesses continue to be treated with contempt by the Ardern-Peters Government with the Revenue Minister today exposing the lack of representation of small business owners on the Tax Working Group, National’s Revenue Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
Member’s Bill to stop child sex offenders at border
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 1:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott has lodged a Member’s Bill to protect vulnerable children by stopping New Zealand child sex offenders from leaving the country without police approval. More >>
Education Budget full of holes
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 4:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
At a Select Committee hearing today Chris Hipkins confirmed that there are a number of holes in Labour’s education budget, National’s Education Spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Chilling effects on business piling up
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 4:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s naïve and muddled decision-making is hurting business and investment confidence across the economy, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. More >>
Compulsory bargaining will hurt competitiveness
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s determination to force workers and industries to collectively bargain wages and conditions will drive down the competitiveness of our employers, while undercutting workers’ rights to tailor employment contracts to suit themselves, ... More >>
Lack of process on exploration decision alarming
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The horror show of the Government’s lack of process on the decision to end offshore exploration runs on and on, National Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says. More >>
Simon Bridges congratulates Sir Bill English
Monday, 4 June 2018, 10:25 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Simon Bridges has congratulated Sir Bill English on being honoured for his immense contribution to New Zealand over a 27-year career. More >>
Uncertainty reigns over Govt’s immigration policy
Saturday, 2 June 2018, 1:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Months of confusion and uncertainty about the Government’s immigration policy will barely be quelled by today’s half-baked announcement, National’s Immigration Spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. More >>
Major flaws with R&D tax credits policy
Friday, 1 June 2018, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s R&D tax credit policy has major flaws – it only benefits a small group of large companies, does nothing to help smaller businesses looking to grow, and will likely lead to rorting of the system, National’s Science and ... More >>
Council pushes through tax despite opposition
Friday, 1 June 2018, 3:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Auckland Council is clearly not listening to Aucklanders after making the decision to push forward with the Regional Fuel Tax despite the clear public opposition, says National’s Local Government Auckland spokesperson Denise Lee. More >>
Another underwhelming package for Northland
Friday, 1 June 2018, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is proving again that it is all talk and little substance in regional New Zealand with its announcements in Northland today, National’s Transport Spokesman Jami-Lee Ross and Regional Development Spokesman Paul Goldsmith say. More >>
Business confidence continues to falter
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Businesses have delivered a stinging appraisal of this month’s Budget as confidence in New Zealand’s economy continues to fall, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Petition calls on Govt to fund children’s camps
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 3:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
There is still time for the Prime Minister to stop the Government’s closure of the Stand children’s health camps in light of an outpouring of community support, Children’s Spokesperson Alfred Ngaro says. More >>
Incoming PM Peters can’t go soft now
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Incoming Prime Minister Winston Peters’ first act should be to keep his word to voters and veto Andrew Little’s proposed repeal of the three strikes law, National’s Justice Spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. More >>
Aucklanders won’t forgive Labour for new fuel tax
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 12:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s decision by the Labour Government and the Labour Mayor to whack Aucklanders with a new regional fuel tax will not be forgiven by Aucklanders already facing record fuel prices and rising living costs, National’s Transport Spokesperson Jami-Lee ... More >>
Secret soft-on-crime plans will make NZ less safe
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ardern-Peters Government needs to come clean about its secret plans to make it easier for criminals to get out of prison and harder for them to get there in the first place, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>
Review must achieve best outcome for patients
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 6:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s review of the New Zealand Health and Disability Sector needs to achieve the best outcome for patients whilst taking an independent approach to ensure that changes made to the health sector are positive, appropriate and enduring, National’s ... More >>
Labour being tricky with welfare agenda
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
29 May 2018 Labour being tricky with welfare agenda Labour needs to be upfront about its welfare agenda instead of hiding behind yet another working group, National Party spokesperson for Social Development Louise Upston says. “The Government has announced ... More >>
Aucklanders reject Twyford’s fuel tax again
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 12:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
With a majority of Aucklanders opposed to the proposed regional fuel tax, it is time for Transport Minister Phil Twyford to abandon his plans to tax Aucklanders more, National Party Transport Spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Decision brings certainty to farmers
Monday, 28 May 2018, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s decision of phased eradication over two years of the cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis will bring a significant level of certainty to the farmers around the country, National’s Agriculture Spokesperson Nathan Guy says. More >>
