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Working group lines up more taxes
Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 12:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders will be deeply suspicious and rightly so about the Labour Party’s plan for new taxes as signalled today by their tax working group, National Party Finance Spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>
Unions again hold weak Government to ransom
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The unions are clearly taking the new Labour-led Government for a ride with yet another strike underway today led by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union, National Party MPs Michael Woodhouse and Jami-Lee Ross say. More >>
Labour’s school donations policy expensive and unrealistic
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 3:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour will need to come up with more cash if it is to go ahead with its unrealistic plan to end school donations, with data showing that over $130 million in donations was paid in 2016 – almost twice the estimated cost of Labour’s policy, National’s ... More >>
Clean Seas campaign is meaningless virtue signalling
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 12:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Signing up to the United Nations (UN) Clean Seas campaign means little for New Zealand without accurate data, National’s Environment Spokesperson Scott Simpson says. More >>
Māori an afterthought in Govt’s education overhaul
Monday, 12 March 2018, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s education policies demonstrate that Māori are merely an afterthought rather than central to decision-making, National’s new Māori Education Spokesperson Jo Hayes says. More >>
Pork for Northland, scraps for the South Island
Monday, 12 March 2018, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Shane Jones is ignoring the South Island in his three year pursuit for votes in Northland, National’s South Island Regional Development Spokesperson Andrew Falloon says. More >>
Bridges unveils team to take on Ardern-Peters Govt
Sunday, 11 March 2018, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Bridges unveils team to take on Ardern-Peters Govt National Party Leader Simon Bridges has unveiled his new caucus line-up, saying it reflects his intention to make the most of the party’s considerable experience as well as new talent – and to recognise ... More >>
Air New Zealand dumps on Kapiti
Friday, 9 March 2018, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
Otaki MP Nathan Guy says Air New Zealand has robbed the Kapiti community by withdrawing its Auckland to Kapiti Coast air service, with just three weeks’ notice. More >>
Fees-free the biggest waste of money in decades
Friday, 9 March 2018, 10:12 am | New Zealand National Party
The list of reasons why Labour’s fees-free policy is one of the most wasteful and badly-executed policies in decades keeps getting longer, with the calculation that $38 million a year will be spent on university dropouts, National’s Tertiary Education ... More >>
Bishop launches campaign to save commuter buses
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 6:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Bishop launches campaign to save commuter buses Hutt South MP Chris Bishop has today launched a petition to save vital Hutt commuter direct bus services into Wellington. “It’s not just the Airport Flyer at risk at the moment. One of the other consequences ... More >>
Don’t be ashamed of the TPP Mr Parker
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Trade spokesperson Todd McClay says New Zealand exporters can rejoice as Trade Minister David Parker and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters hang up their TPP protest signs with the signing of the revised TPP trade agreement in Chile ... More >>
Time for Government to act on freedom camping
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 1:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is time for the Government to stop setting up working groups and take some actual decisions to improve the behaviour of freedom campers, National Party Tourism Spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. More >>
Wagner to Korea in support of NZ Paralympians
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 10:50 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party spokesperson for Disability Issues Nicky Wagner is today headed to Pyeongchang to support our Kiwi Paralympians at the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. More >>
National leads the charge on promoting women
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 8:28 am | New Zealand National Party
On a day dedicated to celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, National is proud to be setting the parity agenda, Spokesperson for Women Paula Bennett says. More >>
National welcomes discussion on climate change policy
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party welcomes a report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) outlining recommendations on how New Zealand can transition to a low carbon economy, Climate Change spokesperson Todd Muller says. More >>
Bridges appoints Adams Finance Spokesperson
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 11:49 am | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Simon Bridges has appointed Amy Adams as Opposition Finance Spokesperson, saying she is the best person to ensure the Government builds on the National Party’s world-class economic record and does not squander New Zealand’s hard-won success. More >>
Adams to take fight to the Government
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
New National Party Finance Spokesperson Amy Adams has signalled a strong focus on ensuring the continued success of the New Zealand economy and says she will fight hard against Government policies that will slow New Zealand down. More >>
Bridges pays tribute to Steven Joyce
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Simon Bridges has thanked retiring MP Steven Joyce for his service to New Zealand and the National Party. More >>
Joyce to retire from Parliament
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Joyce to retire from Parliament National Party MP Steven Joyce has announced today that he will retire from Parliament. “I have had a wonderful time in this place over the last nearly ten years including nine years as a Minister, and have been ... More >>
Stats Minister MIA as Census day dawns
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 10:40 am | New Zealand National Party
Census day has dawned with a Minister missing in action as the raft of unresolved issues pile up, National’s former Minister of Statistics Scott Simpson says. More >>
