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Don’t start politicising public entities
Monday, 6 November 2017, 3:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Coalition Government should haul new Health Minister David Clark into line and stop him demanding resignation letters from all the District Health Board Chairs around the country, National Party Spokesperson for State Services Todd McClay says. ... More >>
Tell Goff to control spending instead of adding taxes
Sunday, 5 November 2017, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tell Goff to control spending instead of adding taxes The Government should tell Phil Goff and his council to control their spending to free up money for public transport rather than letting them raid Aucklanders’ wallets with a regional fuel tax, National ... More >>
Four new partnership schools cancelled without telling them
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 5:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Reports today that Chris Hipkins has cancelled four new partnership schools with signed contracts with the Crown due to start in 2019 will be hugely disappointing for the promoters of the schools and families planning to send their children there, ... More >>
Christchurch to be more accessible
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Christchurch to be more accessible Christchurch organisations have made significant progress in advocating for those with disabilities by establishing the Accessibility Charter, National’s Disability Issues spokesperson Nicky Wagner says. “It is ... More >>
Nash buckling under pressure as divisions emerge
Friday, 3 November 2017, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nash buckling under pressure as divisions emerge Only one week into the job new Police Minister Stuart Nash is already feeling the heat and walking back his own half-baked ideas, National’s Police Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Having just floated ... More >>
Hateful diplomat should be expelled
Friday, 3 November 2017, 10:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says reports that an Iranian diplomat delivered what was effectively a hate speech at an Auckland mosque in June raises questions as to why Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters hasn’t ... More >>
Dowie named spokesperson for Early Childhood Education
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
Sarah Dowie, MP for Invercargill, has been appointed spokesperson for Early Childhood Education by National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
National unveils strong Opposition team
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 1:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Bill English has unveiled a strong Opposition team which will hold the Government to account and ensure it does not squander the opportunities New Zealanders have created for our country in recent years. More >>
New government inherits very strong labour market
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s strong employment market and dropping unemployment rate reflects the hard work of all our businesses and the confidence they have had in the country’s economic plan over the last nine years, National Party Leader Bill English says. More >>
Labour’s housing “ban” half-cooked
Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 5:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s housing “ban” half-cooked The Labour Government’s jury-rigged “ban” on selling houses to foreign buyers in a very strange announcement that raises many more questions than it answers, National Party Finance spokesperson Steven Joyce ... More >>
MP for Hutt South Welcomes Fairer Fares Decision
Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 1:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today the Greater Wellington Regional Council voted in favour of introducing a tertiary students’ discount on public transport across the Wellington region, to take effect from the middle of 2018. More >>
Scrapping National Standards bad news for parents
Monday, 30 October 2017, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s plan to dismantle National Standards shows their disregard for parents and the needs of students around the country, National Party MP Nikki Kaye says. More >>
Robertson should front up on coalition costings
Sunday, 29 October 2017, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Robertson should front up on coalition costings New Finance Minister Grant Robertson needs to front up on the new coalition government’s spending plans and not make inaccurate excuses, National Party Finance Spokesperson Steven Joyce says. “Mr ... More >>
High Court Decision Reached
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is disappointed with today’s High Court decision that has found music from our 2014 campaign breaches copyright of Eminem’s song ‘Lose Yourself’, National Party President Peter Goodfellow says. More >>
Bloated executive gets new govt off to bad start
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement that there will be 31 ministers, ministers outside Cabinet and under-secretaries in the new executive shows the incoming government intends to use taxpayer money to solve political problems, National Party Leader Bill English ... More >>
TIN200 report – Wellington a major contributor to growth
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 12:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
List MP Brett Hudson welcomed the release of the TIN200 report showing that Wellington technology businesses made a great contribution to revenue and job growth over the past year, helping the sector to reach annual global revenues of $10 billion for ... More >>
National’s focus on forming strong government
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 2:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s focus on forming strong government With all the votes now counted it is clear that National has finished ten seats ahead of the Labour Party and also ahead of the Labour/Green grouping, says National Party Leader Bill English. “I ... More >>
Thank You to the Papakura Electorate
Monday, 2 October 2017, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
I would like to say a very big thank you to the constituents of the Papakura Electorate who made the effort to vote in the Election on 23 September. There was a good turnout of voters and I am thrilled to have been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for ... More >>
Labour's income tax would hurt Kiwi workers
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 1:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The average Kiwi worker will be $1060 worse off a year if Labour is elected to government, National Party Finance spokesperson Steven Joyce says. More >>
New ads underline clear choice for voters
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders looking for a strong government that can get on with the job should give their Party Vote to National, Campaign Chairman Steven Joyce says. More >>
