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Compulsory Three Waters Model Not Off The Table
Friday, 2 July 2021, 10:11 am | New Zealand National Party
Councils should be worried by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta refusing to guarantee they won’t be forced into the new water entities, National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “Despite saying from the start ... More >>
Government Delivers More Gang Members Than Houses
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 5:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour promised to deliver 10,000 new homes in three years, instead they have delivered 1058. That means this Government, with 2660 new gang members since 2017, has managed to produce more new gang members than homes, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon ... More >>
He Puapua Is Not The Way Forward For New Zealand
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has tried to down play Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson’s announcement today as a simple consultation process, but in truth it is an indication of what is to come, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Minister Jackson ... More >>
New Oil And Gas Permits Welcome News
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is welcoming the news that two new oil and gas exploration permits have been granted, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. “Labour’s banning of offshore exploration in 2018 came without warning and severely ... More >>
Labour’s Shameful U-turn Devastating For Victims
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s underhand last-minute move to shut down debate on my members Bill (Rights for Victims of Insane Offenders Bill) is a disaster for victims’ rights, Louise Upston MP for Taupo says. “Victims of insane offenders have had their suffering ... More >>
Autonomous Sanctions Back On The Agenda
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 12:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is committed to ensuring New Zealand shares the same diplomatic tools and capabilities as its Western counterparts, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. Mr Brownlee’s Autonomous Sanctions Bill would allow a New ... More >>
Bill Tackles Tourism’s Unintended Consequences
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 12:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prior to Covid-19, New Zealand enjoyed an unprecedented tourism boom, generating foreign exchange earnings, investment and jobs but it has left popular destinations struggling with the impact of freedom campers, National List MP based in West Coast ... More >>
$6.5 Million In MIQ Fees Overdue And Unpaid
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
After nearly a year of charging for MIQ, it’s staggering the Government hasn’t made paying for MIQ easier and made more of an effort to go after those who aren’t paying their fees, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. ... More >>
If It Looks Like A Tax And Walks Like A Tax…
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 9:34 am | New Zealand National Party
This Government is proposing a significant tax on Mum and Dad landlords despite promising prior to the election that they would impose no new taxes, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “According to advice from Treasury, IRD, and ... More >>
Making Room For Speech Criminals In Prison
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 9:20 am | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has not been shy about his aim to rapidly reduce the prison population by 30 per cent and it is perhaps the only target this Government is actually going to meet. However, Labour’s ‘Hate-Speech’ law changes might ... More >>
Minimal Change In Child Poverty Targets As Cost Of Living Bites
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 5:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government’s reset of poverty targets three years later describes an admission of policy failure under rising costs, especially housing, National’s Children spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Of the three targets that the Government ... More >>
Hipkins’ Comments Staggeringly Naïve
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins’ comments that ‘there’s no major downside’ to New Zealand’s slow vaccine roll out are staggeringly naïve, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “There are two ‘major downsides’ ... More >>
Three Waters Reforms Remain Unconvincing
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party
While there’s a clear case for change in our Three Waters sector the Government’s plan isn’t compelling, and the model of four regional entities comes with several problems, National’s Water spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “The problems with ... More >>
Still No Clarity From Our Confused Prime Minister
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister did not rule out today that potential hate speech crimes will have a more severe maximum prison sentence than the crime of ‘assault on a child’, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “This is consistent with her Government’s ... More >>
Car Tax Pushing Up Prices Of EVs
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Car Tax is not only forcing hardworking Kiwis to pay more because they can’t switch to an electric vehicle, but it’s pushing up the prices of electric vehicles too, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “EV importers ... More >>
Little Needs To Stop Making Excuses On Mental Health And Start Doing His Job
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 3:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Andrew Little needs to stop making excuses and take ownership on mental health, says National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson, Matt Doocey. “All we’ve heard from the Minister is how everyone else is to blame for his government’s ... More >>
Alarm Bells Should Be Ringing In Education
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 9:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The Education Review Office warning of a ‘slippage of expectations’ in mathematics teaching must be the catalyst to turnaround declining achievement in foundational subjects, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “It is critical ... More >>
RMA Reform A Grab At Wokeism
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 9:56 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to act with much more urgency to cut through our complex planning rules and free up housing supply, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The real risk is that at the end of this process we end up with something that is more ... More >>
Transition From Plastics Requires Kiwi Ingenuity
Monday, 28 June 2021, 10:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National are broadly in agreement with the Government’s decision to phase out a range of particularly problematic plastics, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “There won’t be many New Zealanders who don’t think we ... More >>
$100 Million To Top 50 Emergency Housing Motels In Nine Months
Monday, 28 June 2021, 9:21 am | New Zealand National Party
An eye-watering $99.87 million has been paid to the top 50 emergency housing moteliers in the nine months to March 2021 compared to $21 million for the whole of 2017/18 and is a stark indicator of just how big this crisis has become, says National’s ... More >>
