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Government Must Park Three Waters Plans
Sunday, 12 September 2021, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour must listen to the multitude of mayors pleading for the Three Waters plans to be dumped, National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “With an overwhelming majority of councils not onboard, the Government’s programme ... More >>
Labour’s failure to prepare for Delta has cost Kiwis their jobs
Friday, 10 September 2021, 1:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest Jobseeker figures released today demonstrate the true impact of the Delta outbreak on employment, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “More than 7000 New Zealanders have moved onto the Jobseeker ... More >>
Businesses struggling day-to-day under Covid restrictions desperately need Government support
Friday, 10 September 2021, 12:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Each day matters for hardworking businesses struggling under Level 4 lockdown in Auckland and new Level 2 restrictions elsewhere in the country, National’s Economic Development and Small Business spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The Government this ... More >>
Crisis at Middlemore Hospital
Friday, 10 September 2021, 12:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Middlemore Hospital is in the highest risk area in the current Covid outbreak and needs leadership from the Minister of Health – not abdication of responsibility, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. More >>
NZ not at the table to discuss Afghanistan evacuation
Friday, 10 September 2021, 12:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta needs to ask the United States for a ‘please explain’ as to why New Zealand was not invited to the more than 20 country ministerial meeting, led by the US and Germany yesterday, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry ... More >>
Animal welfare crisis looms as Minister butchers opportunity
Friday, 10 September 2021, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
An animal welfare crisis is looming as Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor fails to pay attention to what’s going on around him, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. More >>
Quit the education complacency
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Chris Hipkins is mythmaking about the impact of school closures on learning, no doubt to downplay the impact of his Government’s failures over Covid, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
This Kiwi won’t be flying to Climate Change Conference
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Covid-19 has meant that New Zealanders have had to sacrifice a great deal. They have missed funerals, weddings, births, and all manner of other special moments, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith says. “It seems a no-brainer ... More >>
Industry withers in Spring as strict lockdown rules bite
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The commercial flower industry is being left out in the cold in this latest lockdown. It’s an industry that can’t close its doors and get a wage subsidy to pay its staff. It’s a constant process of planting, toil and regeneration, National’s ... More >>
Government’s $5m Covid relief package for Māori communities is too little, too late
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s announcement of $5 million to provide immediate relief to Delta-hit Māori communities is another mistimed misstep and missed opportunity, National’s Whānau Ora and Māori Development spokesperson Harete Hipango says. “Again, this ... More >>
Judith Collins - Counter-Terrorism Announcement
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 12:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
On Friday the 3rd of September New Zealanders were targeted again by a terrorist. Though the ideology driving the hatred of this man was different to the terrorism we saw in March of 2019, there were certainly some commonalities. Neither of these ... More >>
More time needed to consider conversion practices bill
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 12:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
With more submissions by a massive margin than received for any other piece of law in Parliament’s history, it’s clear more time is needed to consider the Conversion Practices Bill than Labour is currently allowing, National’s Justice spokesperson ... More >>
Greater certainty needed for wage subsidy applicants
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should provide greater certainty for those impacted by the early closure of the first wage subsidy round since the recent Delta outbreak, says National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston. “Many New Zealanders ... More >>
No mention of Delta strain in Government plans
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s lack of planning for a Covid-19 Delta outbreak is starkly illustrated by the fact that it is not mentioned even once in its two most recent Covid-19 plans, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government’s ... More >>
Business will stall if trucks can’t get moving
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 8:34 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand risks grinding to a halt if we can’t ease freight and supply line challenges. We risk a situation where freight can’t get out of our biggest city and certainly can’t get to the South Island, National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
Robertson Has Emptied The Covid Piggy Bank
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 6:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Confirmation today that the Government has sought authorisation to spend a whopping $41 billion over and above Budget 2021 is proof that the Finance Minister is once again using the cover of Covid-19 to spend taxpayer funds on pet projects that have ... More >>
How Many Close And Casual Contacts At Middlemore?
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 6:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite questions in Parliament yesterday, intense media interest in the matter today, and advanced notice that I was going to return to the issue today, Minister of Health Andrew Little still hasn’t bothered to find out the most important details ... More >>
Kiwis left in the dark over interest deductibility rules
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The new rules relating to mortgage interest deductibility, cunningly renamed the Interest Limitation Rules, are due to come into force on 1 October without a proper explanation of how they will even work in practice, National’s Shadow Treasurer ... More >>
Government Misses The Bus With Transport Bias
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 4:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s “flagship” transport plan ignores the opportunities to adopt smart transport solutions while developing a stronger nationwide road network that can help bolster public transport solutions, says National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
Government misses the bus with transport bias
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s “flagship” transport plan ignores the opportunities to adopt smart transport solutions while developing a stronger nationwide road network that can help bolster public transport solutions, says National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
