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Waste Of Space For Cancelled Cycle Bridge
Saturday, 30 April 2022, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Michael Wood has been wasting more money on the Auckland cycle bridge despite it being cancelled, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The Labour Government signed a lease on a huge office for cycle bridge staff ... More >>
Govt Needs A Plan To Boost Mental Health Workforce
Friday, 29 April 2022, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite the Government announcing $1.9 billion for mental health, the state of New Zealand’s mental health services is worse now than it was when Labour took office, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Spokesperson Matt Doocey says. ... More >>
Three Waters Tweaks Won’t Fix Broken Agenda
Friday, 29 April 2022, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour needs to accept that their Three Waters agenda is well past saving and the tweaks they’ve made today do nothing to address the key concerns communities have about the reforms, National’s Local Government Spokesperson Simon Watts says. “Even ... More >>
Canning Discriminatory Rotorua Bill The Right Move
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 6:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has predictably started backpedalling on the discriminatory Rotorua District Council Bill but rather than just pressing pause, they need to can the whole thing now, National’s Justice Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The Rotorua District ... More >>
State Housing Waitlist Hits New High
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has broken its own record for the number of people on the state housing waitlist, with the latest monthly data release showing that 26,868 people are now languishing on the waitlist, National’s Housing Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “More and ... More >>
Labour Not Interested In Accountability
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 10:09 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s continued lack of transparency is hurting New Zealand’s democracy and shows the Government believes it isn’t accountable to the New Zealand public, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Labour has grown arrogant and is using ... More >>
Port Investigation Should Also Look At Regulations
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown welcomes today’s announcement that the Transport Accident Investigation Commission will investigate port safety in New Zealand but says the Government should also look at health and safety regulations. ... More >>
Court Confirms MIQ Was State Sponsored Cruelty
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Grounded Kiwis court ruling is a victory for the many Kiwis who wanted to come home and couldn’t because of the lottery of human misery that was the MIQ system, National Party spokesperson for Covid-19 Response Chris Bishop says. “Justice Mallon ... More >>
Auckland Cycle Bridge – Cancelled, Or Not?
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 2:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to explain why it has held onto $12 million worth of property acquisitions in Northcote six months after the Auckland cycle bridge was supposedly cancelled last year, says National’s Transport Spokesperson Simeon Brown. “Aucklanders ... More >>
Robertson Dissembles On Rotorua Bill
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 11:23 am | New Zealand National Party
Grant Robertson’s comments this morning will leave Kiwis confused about Labour’s plans to change the nature of our democracy, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson told RNZ this morning, ‘No ... More >>
Failing Flexi-Wage Entrenches Benefit Dependency
Monday, 25 April 2022, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The failure of Labour’s centrepiece jobs promise to deliver for long-term unemployed people will only exacerbate benefit dependency, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “While businesses across New Zealand ... More >>
U-turn Coming For Discriminatory Rotorua Local Bill?
Sunday, 24 April 2022, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Willie Jackson’s comments today on the discriminatory Rotorua District Council bill suggest Labour is rightly considering a U-turn, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) ... More >>
Health Reforms – Here Comes The Bureaucracy
Saturday, 23 April 2022, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The race is on for which Labour minister can build the biggest bureaucracy, spend more money and yet have worse outcomes and Andrew Little’s health reforms announcement this week clearly puts him in front, National Health Spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says ... More >>
Discriminatory Rotorua Local Bill Should Be Dropped
Friday, 22 April 2022, 1:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Rotorua District Council Bill must be scrapped following the Attorney General’s report today that it is discriminatory and would breach the Bill of Rights, National’s Justice spokesperson, Paul Goldsmith says. “The Bill gives greater voting rights ... More >>
The Government Has No Plan To Control Inflation
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister needs to face up to New Zealand’s cost of living crisis and present a plan to help get skyrocketing inflation under control, Opposition leader Christopher Luxon says. “Inflation has hit a new 30-year high of 6.9 per cent. ... More >>
Benefit Dependency Remains Sky High
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 10:33 am | New Zealand National Party
While businesses across the country are crying out for workers, Labour’s ongoing failure to tackle benefit dependency is hugely concerning, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “You cannot walk into a supermarket ... More >>
Ram-raids Are Out Of Control
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police and retail shop owners are facing an escalation of youth offending as ram-raids continue to damage businesses, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Police are under increasing pressure to deal with youth offenders who are responsible ... More >>
Government Too Busy To Consider 5000 New Homes
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 10:29 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to properly explain why it has turned down a proposal to fast-track the building of 5000 new homes in Papakura, says National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop. Winton’s Sunfield proposal involved a 5,000 home neighbourhood designed ... More >>
Government Must Heed Call For Support From RBNZ
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 12:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Grant Robertson should listen to the Governor of the Reserve Bank about the need to use his fiscal tools to help control inflation, says National’s finance spokesperson Nicola Willis. Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has said central banks grappling ... More >>
OAG Asked To Investigate $1.9b For Mental Health
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 9:58 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Spokesperson Matt Doocey has written to the Auditor-General to request an investigation into why the $1.9 billion the Government allocated to mental health has not resulted in any material improvements ... More >>
