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Time running out for Am Cup funding decision
Monday, 18 December 2017, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Time is running out for the coalition Government to get the America’s Cup bases up and running for the Cup Defence in Auckland, National’s Economic Development Spokesperson Simon Bridges says. More >>
Waka Jumping Bill an affront to democracy
Monday, 18 December 2017, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Coalition Government must be deeply worried about maintaining internal discipline within their own Caucuses given they are attempting to ride rough shod over our democratic processes by preventing individual MPs from standing up for the voters that elect ... More >>
Merry Christmas from Hon Amy Adams
Monday, 18 December 2017, 10:49 am | New Zealand National Party
It is now that hectic part of the year when we struggle to complete everything on our to-do lists before Christmas, juggling work commitments with end of year functions, Christmas shopping and holiday preparations. More >>
How many children lifted out of poverty?
Friday, 15 December 2017, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour needs to come clean on exactly how many additional children will be lifted out of poverty with their Families Package, National Party Finance Spokesperson Steven Joyce says. More >>
Government short on DHB capital
Friday, 15 December 2017, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s incomplete ‘mini-Budget’ leaves the health system without a sufficient budget for capital expenditure, National Party Health Spokesperson Jonathan Coleman says. More >>
Bill to enrol newborns passes 1st reading
Friday, 15 December 2017, 1:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
A law requiring newborns to be enrolled in a general practice before they are six weeks old is a step closer, thanks to a private member’s Bill submitted by National MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar. More >>
Baby bonus adds to confused set of entitlements
Friday, 15 December 2017, 12:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is clear that Labour’s new baby bonus in its revised Families Package is a rushed addition to a spaghetti of entitlements that will only confuse families, National Party Finance Spokesman Steven Joyce says. More >>
Minister silent while farmers wilt
Friday, 15 December 2017, 12:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister for Primary Industries needs to officially declare a drought and mobilise the support mechanisms in place for farmers before it’s too late, National’s Primary Industries spokesperson Nathan Guy says. More >>
Government’s foreign buyer ‘ban’ unravelling
Friday, 15 December 2017, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s foreign home buyer ‘ban’ is fast unravelling, with Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters confirming that Singaporeans may be exempted, along with Australians – begging the question which country is next? More >>
Govt’s child poverty figures all smoke and mirrors
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is hiding behind a smokescreen and is blustering about the number of children it plans to lift out of poverty, National’s spokesperson for Children Paula Bennett says. More >>
Government confirms less cash for 1.2m Kiwis
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Coalition Government’s legislation today to remove the tax threshold changes from Budget 2017 will mean less money for 1.2 million working Kiwis, National Party Finance Spokesperson Steven Joyce says. “This bill means hard-working Kiwis on ... More >>
Government debt going up instead of down
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 1:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s half yearly accounts from Treasury have confirmed that Government debt will be going up instead of dropping over the next five years after just 49 days of the new Coalition Government, National Party Finance Spokesman Steven Joyce says. More >>
PM dodges questions about KidsCan funding
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister has left more questions unanswered than not, following revelations her Government is cutting funding to children’s charity KidsCan, National’s Spokesperson for Children Paula Bennett says. More >>
MPI rebrand woeful waste of resources
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
13 December 2017 MPI rebrand woeful waste of resources The Minister of Agriculture has announced millions of dollars will be spent on a wasteful and ill-conceived rebrand of the Ministry for Primary Industries, National’s Primary Industries spokesperson ... More >>
Bill lodged to crack down on synthetic drugs
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
A Bill to crack down on the supply of synthetic cannabis by increasing the penalty for suppliers from a maximum of two years’ imprisonment to a maximum of eight years has today been lodged as a Private Members Bill by National MP for Pakuranga Simeon ... More >>
Govt axes funding to important kids charity
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 6:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Govt axes funding to important kids charity The Coalition government needs to front up and explain its decision to cut funding for one of New Zealand’s leading children’s charities, National’s Spokesperson for Children, Paula Bennett says. “This evening ... More >>
Scrapping National Standards bad news for parents
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 5:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is irresponsibly and recklessly scrapping National Standards without having a detailed nationwide system of progression to replace it with, leaving parents in the dark about their children’s achievement, National Party Education Spokesperson ... More >>
Public deserves to know cost of coalition promise
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Police Minister owes it to the public to come clean about the true cost of their coalition promise to recruit 1800 new sworn police, National Party Police Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
New Minister ignores industry
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Minister ignores industry Today’s announcement of a formal definition for Mānuka honey roundly ignores industry feedback, National’s Food Safety spokesperson David Bennett says. “The new Minister for Primary Industries has today announced ... More >>
Opotiki Harbour is the first test
Monday, 11 December 2017, 6:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
11 December 2017 Opotiki Harbour is the first test The much talked about Opotiki Harbour Development is the first big test for the Government’s provincial growth fund, National Party Economic Development Spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “Since ... More >>
