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Red Light Setting Cold Comfort For Aucklanders
Friday, 3 December 2021, 11:00 am | New Zealand National Party
After more than 100 days in lockdown and endless announcements of announcements, Aucklanders will be relieved by a bit more freedom today but there is much more for the Government to do, says National Leader Christopher Luxon. “The Government is ... More >>
Too Little, Too Late For Freedom Camping
Friday, 3 December 2021, 10:07 am | New Zealand National Party
The Tourism Minister’s recent announcement on new restrictions for freedom campers has caused confusion with his contradictions, and it will be too late to prevent more damage by freedom campers in the upcoming season, says National MP Maureen Pugh. ... More >>
Late And Lazy PHARMAC Whitewash Tells Us Nothing New
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 6:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s interim release of the PHARMAC inquiry is late and lazy tells us nothing we didn’t know beforehand, says National Party Health Spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. “It is clearly late and it is clearly lazy in its failure to make any recommendations ... More >>
Bridges Appointed Finance & Infrastructure Spokesperson
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 1:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hon Simon Bridges is the National Party’s new Finance and Infrastructure spokesperson, National Leader Christopher Luxon announced today. “Simon has prodigious skills, incredible talent and the intellectual heft needed to excel as National’s Finance ... More >>
Gang Numbers Continue To Explode Under Labour
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
The number of gang members has nearly doubled in the last five years with the Government doing little to stop it, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “Our streets are becoming less safe with gang numbers exploding to over 8,000 members ... More >>
Taxpayers Funding Anti-dairying Messages
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 5:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Some days it’s difficult to comprehend what I see in the news,” says National Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger. “Unbelievably, and thanks to Louis Houlbrooke of The Taxpayers Union and Scoop Independent News, I learnt on Monday taxpayers have ... More >>
Missed Opportunity To Help Struggling Auckland Businesses
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has missed an opportunity with a convoluted voucher scheme which fails to address the businesses that are hurting the most, says National’s Economic Development, Small Business and Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay. “For some reason ... More >>
Not-so-fast Tracked Residency Visa Falters On Launch
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Desperate migrants who woke early today to finally get their residency applications submitted have been embarrassingly let down again as Immigration New Zealand’s online application system crashed, says National’s Immigration Spokesperson Erica ... More >>
Traffic Lights Still Not Ready To Go
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 12:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
With less than 48 hours before New Zealand moves to the traffic light system, Labour still hasn’t put in place key elements to make the system work, National Covid-19 Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Jacinda Ardern announced the traffic light system ... More >>
Christopher Luxon’s First Speech As National Leader
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tēnā koutou katoa and good afternoon everyone. It’s an incredible privilege and honour to have been elected Leader of the New Zealand National Party today and I thank my colleagues for putting their trust and confidence in me. And it is fantastic ... More >>
Christopher Luxon Elected National Party Leader
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 3:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Christopher Luxon has been elected Leader of the New Zealand National Party, alongside Nicola Willis as Deputy Leader. “It is a tremendous privilege to lead our great party, and I thank my colleagues for the confidence they have placed in me,” Mr ... More >>
Statement From Jacqui Dean
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 1:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
About five years ago, Simon Bridges made remarks that upset me at the time. They were not about me, but they were inappropriate and not something I wanted to hear, National MP for Waitaki Jacqui Dean says. “At the time there was an apology, but ... More >>
Simon Bridges Demoted Following Complaint
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 10:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
This evening, with unanimous support of the board of the National Party, Simon Bridges, Member for Tauranga, has been demoted and relieved of his portfolio responsibilities. More >>
Tourism Businesses Left High And Dry By Labour
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 5:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s announcement that double vaccinated Australian visitors won’t be welcome in New Zealand until 1 May 2022, and that they will have to do self-MIQ for seven days means that the tourism industry has again been forgotten by the Government, ... More >>
Government Border Announcement Makes Australia The Destination Of Choice For Skilled Migrants And Students
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 5:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s detail-free border announcement that businesses and universities will have to wait at least another five months to welcome skilled workers and students to New Zealand raises more questions than it answers and is a huge set-back for New ... More >>
Arrogant Government Rams Through Traffic Light Bill
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s Bill to give effect to the Traffic Light Framework shows a Government that is contemptuous of Parliament, contemptuous of the New Zealand people and contemptuous of the rule of law, says National’s COVID-19 Spokesperson Chris Bishop. “Respected ... More >>
Government Fake It Till They Make It Up
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
In eight days, the Government intends to move the Country into the traffic light system, but Grant Robertson is still refusing to reveal the details on how Business Financial Support will work, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “When ... More >>
Reserve Bank In A Pickle And Not Helped By A Spendthrift Finance Minister
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s move by the Reserve Bank to raise the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% is what most commentators were picking given the worrying direction that the cost of living has taken, says National Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “Kiwis ... More >>
Jacinda Steals Christmas From Kiwis In Australia
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s panicked MIQ announcement goes nowhere near far enough and means that Jacinda Ardern will be stopping Kiwis in Australia from coming home for Christmas, says National COVID-19 Spokesperson Chris Bishop. “The Government is under huge ... More >>
Labour Must Delay Disposal Of 600,000 Books To Internet Archive
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 12:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite opposition from a large number of authors and publishers around New Zealand and overseas, this government is pushing through a deal with the Internet Archive to clean its hands of 600,000 books from The National Library’s Overseas Published ... More >>
