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What is the Government planning for Waikato DHB?
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to provide clarity on its plan for rural health and communicate with Waikato DHB to ensure that they can prepare for any possible future advances in their medical school bid, MP for Waikato Tim van de Molen says. More >>
Health Minister backtracks on rare disease fund
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has let down hundreds of thousands of patients and families in New Zealand who live with rare diseases after backtracking on its promise to create a $20 million rare disease fund, National Party Associate Health Spokesperson Dr Shane ... More >>
Bill to improve workplace gender equality drawn
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 1:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Private Members’ Bill by National Party Maungakiekie MP Denise Lee to help achieve pay equity in female-dominated occupations has been drawn from the ballot this afternoon and will be debated in Parliament. More >>
More education ideology from Labour
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 1:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s ideological opposition to privately delivered services has reared its ugly head with the removal of a clause in the Education (Tertiary Education and Other Matters) Amendment Bill that treats public and private providers of tertiary education ... More >>
Govt has its head in sand over prison population
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 11:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government continues to have its head in the sand over the rising prison population and its refusal to admit a new prison is urgently needed is putting public safety at risk, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simon O’Connor says. More >>
Bill lodged to replace decile system
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 9:09 am | New Zealand National Party
A Members’ Bill to replace the school decile system with a needs index to better target funding to the children and young people most at risk of not achieving has been lodged today by East Coast Bays MP Erica Stanford. More >>
National welcomes release of TPP agreement text
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Trade spokesperson Todd McClay has welcomed confirmation that the significant gains won for New Zealand during the past decade of TPP negotiations have been protected, with the release of the finalised agreement today. More >>
Bill lodged to help women get a fair deal in the workplace
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Maungakiekie MP Denise Lee has lodged as a Private Members’ Bill the previous Government’s pay equity legislation to ensure female-dominated occupations are not discriminated against in the workplace. More >>
PM in the dark over her Ministers’ conflicts of interest
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
It beggars belief that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today admitted she has no idea whether her Education Minister, Associate Education Minister or Employment Minister have declared actual or perceived conflicts of interest in relation to partnership ... More >>
New Bill to improve access to justice
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
A Members’ Bill to improve access to justice by making it easier for lawyers to do work outside their existing employment has today been lodged by Hutt South MP Chris Bishop. More >>
Another day, another review announced by the Govt
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 11:38 am | New Zealand National Party
Just when everyone thought the Government had run out of things to review it has announced a review of the education system, complete with more taskforces and summits but scant of any real detail, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye and ... More >>
Complaint to Auditor-General regarding partnership schools
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 2:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye has today sent a letter to the Auditor-General outlining potential issues to be investigated regarding the Government’s handling of the impending potential closure of partnership schools More >>
Joyce to stand for National Party leadership
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 9:05 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party List MP Steven Joyce has announced he will contest the National Party leadership following the retirement of former Prime Minister Bill English. More >>
Govt must properly assess five year bright-line test
Friday, 16 February 2018, 1:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to properly assess the impact of the proposed five year bright-line test and the rest of its tax changes on the housing market and the wider economy, National Party Finance Spokesman Steven Joyce says. More >>
Peters delivers greater Chinese access to NZ assets
Friday, 16 February 2018, 12:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The breath-taking voter deceit of Winston Peters has been laid bare over his apparent satisfaction that minor changes to Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clauses in the Comprehensive and Progress Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) were the key ... More >>
Govt making it easy for people to abuse fees-free
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is concerning that the Government is making it easy for students to abuse its $2.8 billion fees-free tertiary education policy by softening the penalties for those who are caught lying on their statutory declaration, Tertiary Education spokesperson ... More >>
Minister needs to step up as drought worsens in Taranaki
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 1:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister for Primary Industries needs to step up and listen to the rural sector in the face of the worsening drought in Coastal Taranaki, National’s Rural Communities Spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. More >>
Wobbly Coalition all at sea over fisheries monitoring
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 1:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Evidence given to the Environment Select Committee from the Department of Conservation (DOC) today just goes to show the deeply divided factions occurring within the Coalition Government, National’s Fisheries spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. More >>
National welcomes continuation of 1080 policy
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 12:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
National welcomes continuation of 1080 policy A reassurance from the Department of Conservation (DOC) that there has been no change in policy over the use of 1080 poison is welcome, National’s Conservation Spokesperson Maggie Barry says. “At ... More >>
Petition to further restrict psychoactive substances
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
Simeon Brown MP for Pakuranga MP for Pakuranga Simeon Brown has today launched a petition calling for tougher penalties for suppliers of psychoactive substances. “My petition calls for both tougher sentences for those who supply illegal synthetic ... More >>
