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Govt Failing On Addiction Services For Offenders
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 3:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister needs to explain why it is necessary to fund a Mongrel Mob-led meth programme $2.75 million when eight out of ten of the pilot participants were already under the active care of Corrections, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins ... More >>
National Calls For ‘Covid Contribution Visa’
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will clear the current residency backlog and provide a clear pathway for skilled migrants already in the country to gain residency. Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says we are losing the skilled migrants we desperately need who moved ... More >>
Kiwis Are Now Getting Poorer With Each Pay Packet
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 11:25 am | New Zealand National Party
With the latest labour market statistics confirming wages have only increased 2.1 per cent compared to 3.3 per cent annual inflation, New Zealanders’ pay packets are being eaten up by the rising cost of living, says National’s Shadow Treasurer ... More >>
Labour Failing First-home Buyers
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour is set to break yet another of its housing promises with the number of first-home buyers getting First Home Grants on track for a record low, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. In April his year the Prime Minister New Zealanders ... More >>
Labour Has No Intention To Meet End Of Year Vaccine Target
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 9:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Newly-released DHB plans show the Labour Government is planning to break its promise that everyone eligible in New Zealand will be offered a Covid-19 vaccine by the end of the year, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Last ... More >>
Treatment Of Auckland Academics Veiled Censorship
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 9:14 am | New Zealand National Party
The treatment of a group of Auckland University professors, who raised concerns about proposed changes to science in the school curriculum is nothing short of veiled censorship, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. Seven ... More >>
Improvements Needed On Conversion Bill
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is on board with the core intent of the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill, however we would need to see amendment in order to support it, National’s Justice spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “Minister Kris Faafoi’s interview with ... More >>
Kiwis Should Be Frustrated With Labour’s Spending Priorities
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The projects Labour is choosing to spend hard earned taxpayer money on speaks volumes around its priorities, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Kiwis across the country dealing with potholes and unsafe roads, and Aucklanders ... More >>
Government Tinkering Won’t Solve Housing Crisis
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s tinkering with monetary and financial stability policy is doing nothing to address rampant house price inflation, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. Instead, the Finance Minister Grant Robertson is using the Reserve ... More >>
Pacific RSE Plan Should Have Come Sooner
Monday, 2 August 2021, 5:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s plan to allow one-way quarantine-free travel for Recognised Seasonal Employer workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu is the right one but should have come much sooner, says Leader of the Opposition and National’s Pacific Peoples spokesperson ... More >>
Kids Missing Out Because Progress Isn’t Measured
Monday, 2 August 2021, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must implement a standardised way to measure progress to make sure no children fall through the cracks, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “If a child is falling through the cracks, then they’re missing out on ... More >>
If Labour Are Changing Our Name NZ Should Vote
Monday, 2 August 2021, 12:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Since my column on changing the name of our country was published, I have been inundated with correspondence from all over the country and from all kinds of people, National MP for Kaikoura Stuart Smith says. “The overwhelming reaction to my stance on the ... More >>
Government Must Urgently Prioritise Truancy Crisis
Friday, 30 July 2021, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s truancy crisis is only going to get worse if schools aren’t required to submit their attendance data, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Data released to National shows a third of our kids aren’t regularly attending ... More >>
Health System Buckling Under Labour’s Mismanagement
Friday, 30 July 2021, 10:57 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s unsurprising nurses have declined the Government’s latest pay offer when the Government’s own data shows it’s more interested in boosting the number of bureaucrats in the health system than our doctors and nurses, National’s Health ... More >>
Kiwi Wallets Are Being Squeezed As Cost Of Living Rises
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 1:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest household living costs reveal Labours ill-thought through policies are hitting New Zealand’s most vulnerable the most, who are seeing more and more of their pay packets eaten up by basic day to day living costs, National’s Shadow ... More >>
Government Plays A Role In Increasing Cost Of Food
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 11:33 am | New Zealand National Party
The interim report on supermarket pricing will likely confirm what a lot of New Zealanders are experiencing when they head to the shops, National’s Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The Government must take responsibility ... More >>
$8 Million In Overdue MIQ Payments
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 10:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Latest figures released to National show there is about $8 million in overdue MIQ payments and that only in the last couple of weeks has the Government started to use debt collectors to chase the money, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson ... More >>
Waka Kotahi Heading Up The Wrong Street
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 10:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Waka Kotahi-NZTA is driving in the wrong direction as motorhomes and horse truck owners scramble to meet new modified cab regulations, says National’s Associate Transport spokesperson Barbara Kuriger. Waka Kotahi’s LT400 ruling in April, which ... More >>
Government’s Vaccine Rollout A Shambles
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 2:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s excruciatingly slow and chaotic vaccine rollout shows it has no idea how to get the lifesaving vaccine to New Zealanders, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “And this weekend’s mass vaccination event is indicative ... More >>
Bishop Welcomes SH2 Safety Progress
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 8:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop is welcoming yesterday’s update from NZTA about improving safety on SH2 between Belmont and Melling, particularly around Grounsell Crescent. “For the last few years I have worked with local residents ... More >>
