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National Party Mourns Death Of Queen Elizabeth II
Friday, 9 September 2022, 8:56 am | New Zealand National Party
On behalf of the National Party, I express our sorrow and sadness at the news of the death in Scotland today of Queen Elizabeth II, ending a remarkable reign and a lifetime of service. On the recent occasion of The Queen's 70th Jubilee, I said ... More >>
Investigation Needed Into Mahuta Links
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 6:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has written to the Public Service Commissioner requesting an investigation into the way that potential conflicts of interest have been managed in relation to contracts awarded to family members of Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta, National’s ... More >>
David Parker Must Delay Winter Grazing Regulations
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is about to pile up to $100 million of unnecessary compliance costs onto farmers because its freshwater regulations are more than a year overdue, National’s Agriculture spokespeople Barbara Kuriger and Joseph Mooney say. “Under Environment ... More >>
Kiwis Waiting 10 Times Longer For A State House
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 6:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
People in the most severe and urgent need of state housing are now waiting nearly 10 times longer for a state house under Labour than they were under National, says National’s Housing Spokesperson Chris Bishop. In December 2017, people classified ... More >>
AG Asked To Probe Rotorua Emergency Housing
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 10:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is urging the Auditor-General to conduct an inquiry into emergency housing in Rotorua, says National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop. “Earlier today I wrote to Auditor-General John Ryan urging him to conduct an inquiry into ... More >>
Christopher Luxon Congratulates Liz Truss
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 10:39 am | New Zealand National Party
On behalf of the New Zealand National Party, I have today sent Liz Truss a message of congratulations on her election as Leader of the Conservative Party and on her imminent appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom ... More >>
Youth Crime Package Is More Window Dressing
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 10:39 am | New Zealand National Party
After nearly five years of inaction, the Labour Government is now scrambling to deal with an out of control law and order problem in New Zealand, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Today’s announcement of another programme ... More >>
Seizure Powers Too Late And Won’t Stop Criminal Acts
Monday, 5 September 2022, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's announcement shows that Labour is scrambling to deal with an out-of-control gang problem after five years in power, National's Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. "The extension of existing seizure powers will help, but it needs to be ... More >>
Rotorua Emergency Housing Shows Govt Failure
Monday, 5 September 2022, 10:46 am | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in complete denial about her Government’s failure over housing and its consequences, National’s Housing Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The appalling scenes of intimidation, violence, misery and crime in emergency ... More >>
Thousands Leave ED Before Being Treated
Sunday, 4 September 2022, 5:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of New Zealanders across the country every month have given up waiting in Emergency Departments and have left without being treated, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The tragic case of a patient who died after leaving ... More >>
Labour’s Language Police For Bureaucrats
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s plan to hire ‘language police’ to scrutinise how bureaucrats communicate with the public is utterly ridiculous, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The Labour Government’s capacity to create wholly unnecessary and ... More >>
Labour In Disarray Over Increase In Ram Raids
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Justice Minister Kiri Allan and Police Minister Chris Hipkins are on opposite sides when it comes to the increase in ram raids under their Government, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “It now appears Labour’s approach to youth crime ... More >>
New Police Minister, Same Old Labour
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister Chris Hipkins’ admission that he hasn’t visited a single ram-raided business is unbelievable, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “When asked in Parliament today how many businesses he had visited that had been victims ... More >>
AG Slap-down Forces COL Changes
Monday, 29 August 2022, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Auditor-General’s damning investigation into the cost of living payment has embarrassed the Government into making changes to the rollout of the scheme, National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “It was obvious from the start that the ... More >>
Advice Shows Labour Failing On Youth Crime
Sunday, 28 August 2022, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Official advice explicitly reveals Labour’s strategy to reduce consequences that young offenders face, despite the number of ram-raids increasing 518 per cent under their watch, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith and Police spokesperson ... More >>
Labour Utterly Incapable Of Transport Delivery
Friday, 26 August 2022, 11:23 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s flagship $8.7 billion NZ Upgrade transport package is in disarray and in danger of going the way of Auckland Light Rail, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Labour’s ridiculous decision to cancel National’s pipeline ... More >>
Little Ignored Warnings Of Aged Care Closures
Friday, 26 August 2022, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s been revealed the Health Minister ignored warnings from a DHB boss that aged care facilities will be forced to close unless urgent action is taken to address nursing shortages, National’s Health Spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Southern ... More >>
Cut Isolation Times And Institute Test-to-work For All
Friday, 26 August 2022, 10:44 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should move as quickly as possible to cut the Covid-19 isolation period down to five days and institute a proper ‘test-to-work’ regime, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Work by Covid-19 Modelling Aotearoa shows ... More >>
Cut Isolation Times And Institute Test-to-work For All
Friday, 26 August 2022, 10:43 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should move as quickly as possible to cut the Covid-19 isolation period down to five days and institute a proper ‘test-to-work’ regime, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Work by Covid-19 Modelling Aotearoa shows ... More >>
Nursing Shortage Will Take Decades To Eliminate
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour is failing to attract overseas nurses, with the Immigration Minister confirming today that just 24 offshore nurses have applied for the Government’s new work visa in the last two months despite the country being over 4000 nurses short, National’s ... More >>
