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Monitoring roll-out vindicates National’s work

Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party

Confirmation today that New Zealand First has rolled-over to allow the rollout of digital monitoring technology on commercial fishing boats is welcome and vindicates the work of the previous National Government, Conservation spokesperson Sarah Dowie ... More >>

Untargeted spend achieves headlines but little else

Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 12:25 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government needs to think a lot smarter if it is serious about building on National’s strong record of tackling family violence, National’s Justice Spokesperson Mark Mitchell and Social Development Spokesperson Louise Upston say. More >>

Greens attempt to soften Labour’s farmer-bashing

Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 12:13 pm | New Zealand National Party

Environment Minister David Parker needs to learn from James Shaw’s recent charm offensiveto farmers and stop beating up on them, National’s Environment Spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “David Parker’s extraordinary announcement that the Coalition ... More >>

Ardern puts Winston’s diplomats ahead of doctors

Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 6:51 pm | New Zealand National Party

New Zealanders have learned the true cost of Winston Peters making Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister today, with the Government writing Peters a billion dollar cheque at the same time as claiming it doesn’t have enough money to meet its excessive ... More >>

Coalition Govt needs to clarify Te Reo policy

Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 6:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

The cracks in the Coalition Government are deepening by the day, with the Prime Minister at odds with not only the Greens, but members of her own caucus who have since been threatened by the Deputy Prime Minister if they don’t back down on compulsory Te ... More >>

Data working group will do little to help NZers

Monday, 7 May 2018, 5:53 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government must be upfront with the public that it wants to stop using data and, in doing so, will throw away the greatest opportunity in a generation to improve the lives of vulnerable New Zealanders, National’s Spokesperson for Social Investment ... More >>

Coalition Govt finally sees sense on teacher title bill

Monday, 7 May 2018, 5:00 pm | New Zealand National Party

The withdrawal of the Education (Protecting Teacher Title) Amendment Bill is a big win for hardworking swimming teachers, music teachers, ballet teachers and other teachers affected by the bill, National’s Education Spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>

Govt continues cavalier assault on regions

Monday, 7 May 2018, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party

This weekend’s announcement the Government plans to cap dairy herds is ill thought-out political grandstanding, National Party leader Simon Bridges says. More >>

Interim Climate Change Committee on tight leash

Monday, 7 May 2018, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party

If the Government is serious about tackling climate change, it must give the Interim Climate Change Committee a longer leash to be able to look at the bigger picture, National’s Climate Change Spokesperson Todd Muller says. More >>

Bidois: Let’s get Northcote moving

Sunday, 6 May 2018, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party

Bidois: Let’s get Northcote moving National’s Northcote candidate Dan Bidois officially launched his campaign today, outlining a plan to get the electorate moving and to fight for the area to get the services it pays for and deserves. Mr Bidois ... More >>

Economic Development is about more than wishful thinking

Sunday, 6 May 2018, 12:59 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government risks serious damage to New Zealanders’ livelihoods by replacing the real productive economy with wishful thinking, National’s Economic Development Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>

Another day, another broken promise by the Govt

Saturday, 5 May 2018, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government’s trail of broken promises is set to get longer after Police Minister Stuart Nash admitted that its pledge to put an extra 1800 cops on the beat will be downsized to 1100, National’s Police Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>

Woodhouse welcomes Dunedin Hospital location announcement

Friday, 4 May 2018, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Health spokesperson and Dunedin-based MP Michael Woodhouse welcomes the announcement of the site for the Dunedin Hospital rebuild and urges the Government to be honest with locals and the wider public about the plans for the rebuild. More >>

Bridges saddened by passing of former MPs

Friday, 4 May 2018, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Simon Bridges says he is saddened by the passing of former National MPs Katherine O’Regan and Tony Steel this week. More >>

Future of rescue helicopters in 4 provinces up in air

Friday, 4 May 2018, 12:11 pm | New Zealand National Party

Concerns that the communities in Bay of Plenty have about the future of their air ambulance service would not have been alleviated by the Minister of Health’s recent answers to questions in Parliament, MP for Rotorua Todd McClay and MP for Taupo Louise ... More >>

Hipkins panicking pre-Budget on school property

Friday, 4 May 2018, 11:43 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour is struggling to deliver on their wild campaign promises because they ignored the basic capital pressures of business-as-usual government, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. More >>

Government continues to under-deliver

Friday, 4 May 2018, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Social Housing spokesperson Simon O’Connor says the Government continues to badly overpromise and under-deliver, with today’s emergency housing announcement a pale imitation of the previous Government’s support – and it’s not even all ... More >>