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Government Should Explore Retaining Marsden Point
Monday, 9 August 2021, 1:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government would look to future proof Marsden Point for the benefit of all New Zealanders, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. “National sees Marsden Point as a strategic asset for New Zealand’s energy ... More >>
Health System Restructuring Leads To Boom In Bureaucrats
Monday, 9 August 2021, 11:16 am | New Zealand National Party
One year before the health system restructuring even starts, the health system restructuring unit in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has already tripled in staff numbers, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Answers to Written ... More >>
Next Generation Case Management System Failing
Monday, 9 August 2021, 11:13 am | New Zealand National Party
ACC Minister Carmel Sepuloni needs to front up to New Zealanders and explain what she’s doing to fix the failing Next Generation Case Management system, National’s ACC spokesperson Simon Watts says. “The Next Generation Case Management was touted ... More >>
National Focuses On The Big Issues Facing NZers
Monday, 9 August 2021, 5:43 am | New Zealand National Party
8 August 2021 Judith Collins: Leader's Address Today I addressed the National Party conference and laid out the direction we will be taking and the hard work ahead of us as we provide policy and solutions to the big issues facing New Zealanders, National ... More >>
Goodfellow Re-elected As President, National Welcomes New Board Members
Sunday, 8 August 2021, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is pleased to announce our members have elected Jannita Pilisi, David Ryan, Stefan Sunde and Sylvia Wood to the Board of the National Party, joining Peter Goodfellow, Rachel Bird, Matt Doocey and Hon Judith Collins in the Party’s ... More >>
Bloomfield "All Over” UN Worker Transfer
Saturday, 7 August 2021, 1:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Dr Ashley Bloomfield’s letter to Parliament’s Health Committee apologising for providing incorrect information about the Covid-19 infected UN worker raises more questions than it answers, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop ... More >>
Government Needs To Clear Up Energy Uncertainty
Friday, 6 August 2021, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
News that Refining New Zealand shareholders have voted to shift Marsden Point to an import only terminal adds further uncertainty to New Zealand’s energy future, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. “In four short ... More >>
Indicators Aren’t Targets Minister Little
Friday, 6 August 2021, 12:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s taken four years for Health Minister Andrew Little to recognise there needs to be some measuring and reporting on the performance of the health system, but indicators aren’t targets and will do little to improve health outcomes, National’s Health ... More >>
New Zealand Hasn’t Ordered Any Extra Pfizer Doses
Friday, 6 August 2021, 11:56 am | New Zealand National Party
While the rest of the world orders hundreds of millions of extra Pfizer doses for 2022 and 2023 to be used as ‘booster’ shots, New Zealand hasn’t bothered, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. Answers to written questions reveal that ... More >>
Govt Must Restructure Travel Agent Reimbursement Scheme
Friday, 6 August 2021, 11:56 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders could miss out on half a billion dollars’ worth of travel credits and refunds if changes to the Consumer Travel Reimbursement Scheme aren’t made, National’s Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesperson Todd McClay says. Mr McClay ... More >>
Treasury Wholly Opposed To Labour’s Car Tax
Friday, 6 August 2021, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Documents released to National reveal Treasury unambiguously told the Finance Minister the Car Tax shouldn’t be implemented, but the Government ploughed ahead with the policy anyway, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse. The documents ... More >>
Govt Blocks Opportunity For He Puapua Writers
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Yesterday, Government Labour Party members, the Green Party and the Māori Party voted down my motion in the Māori Affairs Select Committee that the Committee receive a briefing on the He Puapua report from its authors, National’s Treaty Negotiations ... More >>
Waiting List Blowout Nothing To Do With Covid
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Andrew Little can’t blame Covid for the shocking number of Kiwis overdue for specialist medical assessment and treatment because these wait lists had already blown out well before 2020, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane ... More >>
Another Broken Government Promise On Tax
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government’s interest deductibility change is another broken tax promise that will cost mum and dad property investors $800 million, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. Budget documents released today show that Treasury estimates ... More >>
National Making Life A Little Easier For Kiwis With Cancer
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 12:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
A change in the law which would see the law changed so that Kiwis can have their unfunded chemotherapy drugs administered in DHBs with the cost covered is a sensible move and should be supported by all of Parliament, National’s Health spokesperson ... More >>
Labour Has Spent Almost $300m On Spin Doctors
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 12:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
While the number of broken promises that the Government has made to New Zealanders adds up, so too does the amount it is spending on communications staff, National’s Public Service spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. Under Labour, the wage bill for communications ... More >>
National Backs Commerce Teachers’ Petition
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The proposed removal of specialised commerce subjects at NCEA Level 1 is going to leave Kiwis without strong financial and economic literacy, National MPs Todd McClay and Paul Goldsmith say. Today Mr McClay will accept a petition urging the Government ... More >>
Te Huia Train Costing Taxpayers $24,000 A Day
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 10:14 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s grand plan to have a commuter line between Hamilton to Auckland is racking up huge costs at the taxpayer’s expense, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. Latest figures on the use of the train show passengers dropping to ... More >>
Catching Thieves Not A Priority For Govt
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 6:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is very disappointing to see Labour vote against a Bill that would make work easier for Police Officers in New Zealand as they endeavour to track down stolen goods, National’s MP for Port Waikato Andrew Bayly says. “Following discussion ... More >>
Conservation Minister To Operate Outside Mandate
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 6:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Conservation Minster’s handling of a ministerial review into the governance of Fish and Game will see hunters and anglers side-lined from the organisation they pay for, National’s Conservation spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. “Fish and Game ... More >>
