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Wagner thanks Bishop Matthews for her service

Monday, 19 March 2018, 5:40 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Greater Christchurch Regeneration spokesperson Nicky Wagner has expressed her thanks to Bishop Victoria Matthews for her service to Christchurch, following news of her intention to step down. More >>

Govt picks up National’s work on year and a day law

Monday, 19 March 2018, 12:13 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Justice Spokesperson Mark Mitchell welcomes news that Justice Minister Andrew Little is continuing the work of his predecessor Amy Adams to repeal the one year and one day law as part of the Crimes Amendment Bill. More >>

National urges Aucklanders to submit on fuel tax

Sunday, 18 March 2018, 12:21 pm | New Zealand National Party

National urges Aucklanders to submit on fuel tax Aucklanders should make their opposition heard on the proposal to introduce a new regional fuel tax in Auckland, National Party Transport Spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross and Auckland Local Government Spokesperson ... More >>

Bridges welcomes Green Party Questions

Sunday, 18 March 2018, 12:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Simon Bridges has welcomed the Green Party’s decision to give the Opposition its allocated Oral Questions in Parliament to allow it to better hold the weak Ardern-Peters Government to account. More >>

Shameless Shane Jones pimps his ride

Friday, 16 March 2018, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

Shameless Shane Jones is not just rolling out the pork for Northland, but focusing that pork in his own close neighbourhood to help him get around, National Party Regional Development Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>

Government breaching Bill of Rights

Friday, 16 March 2018, 12:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

Government breaching Bill of Rights The Government must reconsider amendments to the Electoral Act enabling party leaders to dismiss MPs from Parliament following today’s damning submission from leading political and legal academics, National’s ... More >>

National Delegation Show of Support at Field Days

Friday, 16 March 2018, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party leader Simon Bridges is heading a large delegation of National Party MPs in a show of support for rural communities at this year’s Central District’s Field Days event in Fielding. More >>

Air Force not a taxi service for its Minister

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party

Defence Minister Ron Mark has some serious questions to answer over what appears to be totally inappropriate use of NZDF aircraft, National’s Defence spokesman Mark Mitchell says. More >>

Ardern-Peters Govt needs to stand alongside UK

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 4:10 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Prime Minister needs to join Australia and others and immediately take a stand alongside the UK in the wake of the military-grade nerve agent attack on UK soil, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>

GDP figures show Government must nurture growth

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government needs to be careful with its economic policy settings as Stats NZ figures show growth slowed slightly at the end of last year, National Party Finance Spokesperson Amy Adams says. More >>

Did David Parker really forget Ngāti Whātua?

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party

It’s an inconceivable blunder for David Parker to have blindsided Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua with the latest America’s Cup base proposal, National’s America’s Cup spokesperson Gerry Brownlee and Crown-Maori Relations spokesperson Chris Finlayson ... More >>

Hipkins’ ideology could cost taxpayers $42m a year

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 10:30 am | New Zealand National Party

15 March 2018 Hipkins’ ideology could cost taxpayers $42m a year Education Minister Chris Hipkins’ unilateral decision to prevent parents from sending their children to school before the age of five as part of cohort entry could cost taxpayers up ... More >>

Megan Woods should stop re-announcing R&D programmes

Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party

14 March 2018 Megan Woods should stop re-announcing R&D programmes Science and innovation Minister Megan Woods should stop re-announcing the previous Government’s R&D programmes and come up with some of her own, National Party Science and Innovation ... More >>

Politicking seriously risking Metro Sports Facility

Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party

It is time for the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration Megan Woods to stop deliberate holdups and political engineering and just get the Metro Sports Facility underway, National’s spokesperson for Greater Christchurch Regeneration Nicky Wagner ... More >>

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 >>

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