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Labour Ignores 15,000 Rural New Zealanders
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
By refusing to back a practical change that would lessen the regulatory load on farmers, Labour have shown they remain completely out of touch with rural New Zealand, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger and Local Government spokesperson ... More >>
Tightened LVRs Another Blow For First-home Buyers
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Reserve Bank’s revised loan-to-value restrictions have made it even harder for first-home buyers to get on the property ladder, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “LVRs are supposed to be a tool that reduces risks to financial stability ... More >>
Labour’s Inaction Putting Animal Welfare At Risk
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The shortage of veterinarians in New Zealand is reaching critical heights and is now compromising animal welfare, National’s Animal Welfare spokesperson Tim van de Molen says. “Three months ago the Government attempted to show it was taking ... More >>
Even The Humble Suzuki Swift Can’t Escape Labour’s Tax
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Michael Wood needs to urgently clarify who will be exposed to his Car Tax, National’s Transport spokesperson David Bennett says. “When Minister Wood launched his Car Tax he said it would focus on the highest emitting ... More >>
Terrible Timing Of Restructuring Reinforces Government’s Inept Approach To Health
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 3:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s appointment of board members to head up its ill-timed and ideologically-driven health system restructure shows how out of step it is on the chronic issues currently affecting New Zealand’s health system, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr ... More >>
National Welcomes Amazon’s Investment In New Zealand’s Digital Future
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 1:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Amazon Web Services’ investment of $7.5 billion to develop a world-class Cloud Computing Data Centre in New Zealand is a huge vote of confidence in our digital future, says National spokesperson for Digital Economy and Communications Melissa ... More >>
National Welcomes Bill To Stop Govt Funding Organised Crime
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 12:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
A law change that will prevent any future government funding being granted to organised criminal groups and gangs will be debated in Parliament, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. The Public Finance (Prohibition on Providing Public Funds to Gangs) ... More >>
Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill heads to Parliament
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 12:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
A bill to strengthen the protection of Māori land and stem fragmentation has today been drawn from the ballot, MP for Southland Joseph Mooney says. More >>
Covid Recovery Fund Still Being Used For Government’s Pet Projects
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Using the Covid Response and Recovery Fund to increase Radio New Zealand’s operating budget by $7 million is yet another example of money borrowed on behalf of taxpayers to fund pet projects unrelated to the pandemic response, says Leader of the Opposition ... More >>
Still No Plan To Address NZ’s Growing Mental Health Crisis
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand is in the midst of a mental health crisis, what is needed now is action not more vision statements, working groups and nice words, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “After four years in Government, ... More >>
Government Delayed Vaccine Rollout By Two Months
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 12:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Leaked internal documents from the Ministry of Health show New Zealand’s entire stock of Pfizer vaccine was due to be delivered by the end of September but the Government consciously slowed down the deliveries, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson ... More >>
Govt Finally Sees Sense On Armed Response Teams
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s announcement it will deploy Tactical Prevention Teams is a clear admission that firearms violence and gang membership in New Zealand is out of control, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “The Government has wasted months ... More >>
Big Step Forward For Cross Valley Link
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 9:52 am | New Zealand National Party
The endorsement of the Cross Valley Connections Programme Business Case by the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Board is fantastic news says Chris Bishop, National List MP based in Hutt South. “The Cross Valley Link has been talked about since the ... More >>
Thousands Of Aucklanders Cross Into Northland Before Lockdown
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 8:46 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must clarify why it allowed thousands of Aucklanders cross into Northland in the six hours prior to New Zealand’s Level 4 lockdown, National List MP based in Whangarei Dr Shane Reti says. Answers to written questions show 3316 vehicles ... More >>
Rules For Shaw Might Well Mean More In Glasgow
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s announcement today that she will provide Climate Change Minister James Shaw and his nine officials special allocation in MIQ on return from COP26 in Glasgow doesn’t square with the rules other Kiwis have to play by, says National’s ... More >>
Government blanked Northland mayors on lockdown
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party
Jacinda Ardern’s Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet consulted Northland’s three Labour MPs but not Northland’s mayors before extending the region’s level 4 lockdown. “This was a contentious lockdown for many Northlanders, especially ... More >>
Wage subsidy problems must be sorted
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 9:14 am | New Zealand National Party
Further reports of confusion about whether businesses are entitled to the wage-subsidy at alert level two shows the Government must urgently improve the scheme, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. More >>
Shaw To Have 14 Staff In Glasgow For Climate Talks
Monday, 20 September 2021, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
If James Shaw was giving consolation gifts to Kiwis desperately trying to get home this Christmas he’d likely give them a lump of coal, having confirmed he plans to take 14 staff with him to the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, National’s Climate ... More >>
Transmission blackspots will create emergency blackspots
Monday, 20 September 2021, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must explain exactly what it will do to sort out Transmission Gully’s transmission problems before the expressway opens, says National’s Transport spokesperson David Bennett. More >>
MIQ lobby debut a depressing debacle
Monday, 20 September 2021, 1:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
This morning’s debut of the new ‘virtual lobby’ system for MIQ allocation was both depressing and a debacle, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The virtual lobby system used for the first time this morning solves nothing ... More >>
