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National updates tax ad to fight Labour’s fuel tax

Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party

National updates tax ad to fight Labour’s fuel tax The National Party is highlighting Labour’s double whammy of national and regional fuel tax increases by launching an advertisement to illustrate the costs faced by consumers and a petition to encourage ... More >>

Marlborough Colleges co-location under threat

Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party

The co-location of Marlborough Boys’ College and Marlborough Girls’ College is under threat with the Ministry of Education confirming the project is under review, say National’s Associate Education Spokesperson Simeon Brown and Kaikoura MP Stuart ... More >>

Government must commit to Horowhenua Expressway

Monday, 9 April 2018, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

Otaki MP Nathan Guy is holding a public meeting tomorrow night so residents concerned about the potential scrapping of the Otaki to Levin road upgrade can have their voices heard. More >>

Govt must prove it is serious about road safety

Monday, 9 April 2018, 1:44 pm | New Zealand National Party

If the Government was serious about reducing the number of deaths on New Zealand roads, it would adopt Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott’s Member’s Bill to introduce roadside drug tests. More >>

Raid starts on back pockets of New Zealanders

Monday, 9 April 2018, 8:46 am | New Zealand National Party

The Government’s raid on the back pockets and futures of hardworking New Zealanders has now started in earnest, though worse is yet to come, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. More >>

Govt should step in and save Stand camps

Sunday, 8 April 2018, 3:05 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s spokesperson for children Alfred Ngaro is calling on the Government to step up and save the Stand children’s camps in Otaki and Roxburgh, which face the threat of closing due to a funding shortfall. More >>

Plans for light rail taking Wellington off the track

Friday, 6 April 2018, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party

Plans for light rail in Wellington at the expense of better regional roads are misguided at best, National Party Associate Transport spokesperson Brett Hudson says. More >>

Bill to give co-ops clarity drawn from ballot

Friday, 6 April 2018, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller’s Members’ Bill which would give clarity around dividend rules has been drawn from the ballot and will be debated in Parliament. More >>

Aucklanders hoodwinked over fuel taxes

Friday, 6 April 2018, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government has hoodwinked Auckland ratepayers by keeping them in the dark on a second fuel tax hike while public consultation was being carried out on the first, National’s Local Government (Auckland) spokesperson Denise Lee says. More >>

Projects poor compensation for loss of development

Friday, 6 April 2018, 2:56 pm | New Zealand National Party

Handouts from the Shane Jones’ provincial slush fund are a very poor substitute for policies that encourage regions to grow and succeed, National Party Regional Development Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>

Parents’ choice on ECE snubbed by Govt

Friday, 6 April 2018, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party

Parents who have chosen privately owned early childhood services for their children have been put on notice by the Minister of Education, National Party spokesperson for Early Childhood Education Nicola Willis says. More >>

Govt deals body-blow to farmers and growers

Friday, 6 April 2018, 12:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Ardern-Peters Government has dealt a body-blow to farmers and growers in pandering to its mates in the Green Party and axing funding to irrigation projects, National Party spokesperson for Agriculture Nathan Guy says. More >>

Bill to introduce second-tier patent system drawn

Friday, 6 April 2018, 10:23 am | New Zealand National Party

New Zealand innovators could get a smoother path to success, as a Member’s Bill is drawn for debate in Parliament to provide intellectual property rights to advancements that may not qualify for a standard patent. More >>

Contradictions over EPA scientist continue

Thursday, 5 April 2018, 5:30 pm | New Zealand National Party

Today’s Environment Select Committee confirmed political interference by the new Government in the managed exit of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Chief Scientist and the attempted subsequent cover-up, National’s Environment spokesperson ... More >>

Health Minister must release conflict statement

Thursday, 5 April 2018, 5:14 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Minister for Health David Clark has acknowledged that there is a conflict of interest with the independent reviewer of the $90 million National Oracle Solution IT programme, but is yet to release the details, National Party associate spokesperson ... More >>

Government continues raid on regions

Thursday, 5 April 2018, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government’s confirmation it will axe major irrigation projects is the second major blow it’s dealt to regional New Zealand in a week, National’s Paul Goldsmith and Nathan Guy say. More >>

Bill to improve financial security for foster children drawn

Thursday, 5 April 2018, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker’s Members’ Bill to help improve the future financial security of foster children by providing access to KiwiSaver for children in foster care has been drawn from the ballot this afternoon and will be debated ... More >>