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Consultation on Auckland taxes a sham
Friday, 23 March 2018, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
Yesterday’s announcement from the Government that Aucklanders are about to be slapped with a fuel tax show just how little value both it and the Auckland Council place on consulting ratepayers, National’s Local Government (Auckland) Denise Lee says. More >>
Bill To Reform the Law of Contempt Drawn
Friday, 23 March 2018, 10:09 am | New Zealand National Party
A Members’ Bill by National MP Chris Finlayson aims to reform the current law around contempt of court to bring it up-to-date and make it more accessible and understandable. More >>
National supports social obligations for offenders
Friday, 23 March 2018, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party
National is seeking Government support for a law change that would see benefits cut to offenders who don’t comply with court-ordered community service, MP Brett Hudson says. More >>
Govt handing Akl Council the ‘tax and spend’ keys
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
New legislation from the Government today means all Auckland motorists will be taxed 10 cents a litre more in just three months’ time, National’s Transport Spokesperson, Jami-Lee Ross says. More >>
Labour’s promises of funding for CHCH now uncertain
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Megan Woods appears to have contradicted her Prime Minister in walking back her promise to Christchurch of $300 million being readily accessible for the city’s rebuild, National’s Spokesperson for Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Nicky Wagner says. More >>
Bill lodged to enhance Māori land utilisation
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Members’ Bill proposing significant reform to the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 has been lodged by the National Party spokesperson for Māori Development, Nuk Korako. More >>
Member’s Bill to tackle litter drawn today
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Proposals to hike fines for littering could be a step closer following the drawing of MP Scott Simpson’s Private Member’s Bill today. More >>
Scrapping deciles a chance to fight disadvantage
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Member’s Bill by East Coast Bays MP Erica Stanford to replace the school decile system with a needs index to better target funding to students at risk of underachievement has been drawn from the ballot today. More >>
Bridges thanks Coleman for his service
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 12:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Simon Bridges has thanked retiring MP Jonathan Coleman for his many years of dedication and service to the National Party and New Zealand, and wishes him and his family all the best for the future. More >>
Jonathan Coleman steps down from politics
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Northcote MP Jonathan Coleman has announced today that he is stepping down from politics to take up a new role in the private sector as CEO of Acurity Health Group. More >>
Tolley to attend Geneva meetings on human rights
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Anne Tolley will join a small delegation of MPs to travel to Geneva, Switzerland today to attend the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union. More >>
PM needs to give certainty to women on pay equity
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Denise Lee’s member’s bill on pay equity will be debated in Parliament tonight, and she is calling on the Prime Minister to either support it or produce a timeline for her own pay equity legislation. More >>
Synthetic cannabis Bill passes first reading
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 5:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown’s Members Bill to toughen up the penalty for suppliers of synthetic drugs has passed its first reading in Parliament today. More >>
Predator Free success on Antipodes Island
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Conservation Spokesperson Sarah Dowie welcomes the eradication of mice and other predators from Antipodes Island in New Zealand's remote subantarctic waters. More >>
Human Rights start at home
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 4:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Justice Minister Andrew Little should not be lecturing the world in Geneva on human rights when he is breaching them at home, National’s Electoral Law Spokesperson Dr Nick Smith says. More >>
Access to Palliative Care Bill in members ballot
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Every New Zealander has the right to access a high standard of palliative care and the support services they need, whether it’s in a hospice, hospital, rest home or their own home and wherever they live in the country, Maggie Barry MP for North ... More >>
Government doctors statement to protect Peters
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must explain why it has secretly doctored its statement condemning the nerve agent attack in the UK, after it was publicly released and published, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesman Todd McClay says. More >>
Regional GDP another benchmark for new Govt
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Regional GDP figures out today from Stats NZ provide a further benchmark for the new Government to live up to, National Party Regional Development Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Pressure building on Govt to halt employment law changes
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 12:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
21 March 2018 Pressure building on Govt to halt employment law changes Time is running out for employers to submit on Labour’s first sweeping changes to employment law, National Party Workplace Relations Spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Business ... More >>
Govt must be more ambitious with child poverty legislation
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 10:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National has today lodged three Supplementary Order Papers (SOPs) seeking to give some teeth to the proposed law to reduce child poverty, Children’s spokesperson Alfred Ngaro says. More >>
