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Bishop’s book ban Bill bolstered by 2nd Reading
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 6:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Chris Bishop’s Member’s Bill to help avoid a repeat of the banning of author Ted Dawe’s award-winning novel Into the River has passed its second reading. The Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Interim Restriction Orders Classification) ... More >>
Digital Technology Investments
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 2:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Brett Hudson National List MP based in Ōhāriu Media statement 28 June 2017 Digital Technology Investments National List MP based in Ōhāriu, Brett Hudson, has welcomed today’s announcements which will see the introduction of new digital technologies ... More >>
Chris Bishop delighted Eastbourne’s MIRO granted funding
Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 12:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Chris Bishop is delighted that Eastbourne’s Mainland Island Restoration (MIRO) will receive a $35,000 government grant. More >>
National launches first 2017 election video
Sunday, 25 June 2017, 12:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National launched the first of its 2017 election videos at its annual conference in Wellington today. “National will continue to strengthen the New Zealand economy under the leadership of Bill English so that we can deliver for all New Zealanders,” ... More >>
English sets vision for New Zealand in the 2020s
Sunday, 25 June 2017, 12:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party leader Bill English today outlined his vision to take New Zealand into the 2020s and his key priorities for the next Parliamentary term – including further raising incomes and reducing taxes. More >>
Speech: English - National’s Annual Conference
Sunday, 25 June 2017, 12:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand National Party Rt Hon Bill English Prime Minister & National Party Leader Speech to National’s Annual Conference Thank you for that generous welcome. I quite liked that video. I was particularly pleased they left out the spaghetti ... More >>
Labour has a lot of explaining to do
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 12:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand Labour Party must explain how it can possibly justify exploiting 85 international students for its election campaign while at the same time campaigning against legitimate law-abiding international education providers, National Party ... More >>
Barclay steps down as candidate for 2017 election
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Todd Barclay has today announced he will not stand as the candidate for Clutha-Southland in the 2017 election, and will leave Parliament at the end of this term. More >>
New batch of police officers en route for Southern District
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 3:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police have announced how new constabulary staff will be allocated throughout the Southern District over the next 12 months, says Sarah Dowie, MP for Invercargill. More >>
Penk delighted tree replacement approach adopted
Tuesday, 30 May 2017, 7:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Penk delighted tree replacement approach adopted, allowing Oratia homes to remain National Party candidate for Helensville Chris Penk is welcoming news that Watercare’s preferred site for a replacement water treatment plant isn’t the location in Oratia ... More >>
Funding boost a welcome investment for Southern DHB
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 5:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
MP for Invercargill, Sarah Dowie is pleased that Southern DHB is to receive extra funding as part of the 2017 Budget. More >>
Family Incomes Package will have a big impact for Southland
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 5:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
MP for Invercargill, Sarah Dowie is pleased with the National Government’s work to date in helping families get ahead and says Budget 2017 has continued this commitment. More >>
Budget 2017 - Delivering for New Zealand
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National-led Government has today presented a budget that ensure all New Zealanders share in the benefits of our growing economy. More >>
Invercargill air travel is not servicing local demand
Friday, 19 May 2017, 2:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Invercargill MP Sarah Dowie and Venture Southland General Manager Stephen Canny welcome today’s results of their preliminary air travel survey and hope it will drive improvements in local air travel services. More >>
KiwiSaver HomeStart helping more people into home ownership
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s KiwiSaver HomeStart scheme is helping more people in the Hutt Valley into home ownership, says Chris Bishop. More >>
National has Wellington’s back on quake risk
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 2:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Wellington Central candidate Nicola Willis says National's resilience focus and commitment to a low-debt track means the Government would be able to afford to rebuild Wellington should the city suffer a large earthquake. More >>
Korako welcomes Lyttelton Cruise Berth
Monday, 1 May 2017, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The announcement that Christchurch City Council will fund a $56 million cruise ship berth has been welcomed by National List MP Nuk Korako, who has been campaigning for some time to bring the cruise ships back to Lyttelton. More >>
Bishop congratulates St Bernard’s and St Pat’s
Monday, 1 May 2017, 10:33 am | New Zealand National Party
Chris Bishop, National List MP based in the Hutt Valley is congratulating two Hutt Valley secondary schools on their outstanding success in NCEA results in 2016. The success of both schools has been celebrated in a poster issued by the Ministry of ... More >>
National completes 2017 candidate selection
Saturday, 29 April 2017, 1:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
National completes 2017 candidate selection National has finished selecting its candidates for the 2017 General Election with the list ranking process now underway, Party President Peter Goodfellow says. “National has had great success refreshing ... More >>
National selects Bala Beeram in Kelston
Friday, 28 April 2017, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Bala Beeram has been selected to contest the Kelston electorate for National at the 2017 General Election. More >>
