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Labour Expects NZ To Believe Vaccine Rollout Is Successful
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 12:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders were promised that they would be at the ‘front of the queue’ but the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out continues to be behind schedule and poorly communicated, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This was meant ... More >>
Debt-to-income Limits Won’t Build One New House
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Introducing debt-to-income limits won’t do anything to address the supply problem that is fuelling the country’s housing shortage, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “This is more tinkering around the edges from Labour, which ... More >>
Prime Minister’s Car Tax Excuses Ring Hollow
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jacinda Ardern is dancing on the head of a gear stick with her absurd claim that she couldn’t “operationalise” an exemption for farmers and tradies from Labour’s car tax, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “If the Prime Minister doesn’t ... More >>
Govt’s Weakness On Crime Lets Victims Down
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 12:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is no wonder the Government’s media release about the latest New Zealand Crime and Victimisation Survey led with a small decrease in burglaries as this is where the good news stops, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Behind the ... More >>
Labour’s Lax Approach To Benefit Fraud Investigations
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 12:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
By allowing 70 per cent of benefit fraud investigations to be delayed and a critical fraud detection tool to cease to operate for more than a year, Labour has left our welfare system vulnerable to exploitation, National’s Social Development and Employment ... More >>
Where’s New Zealand’s FTA With The UK?
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 10:03 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should be feeling the pressure to lock in a Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom after Australia announced their deal today, National’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson Todd Muller says. “Australia and New Zealand ... More >>
NZ Tops The OECD For Least Affordable Housing
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 9:54 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand has topped the OECD in relation to housing in the worst way possible coming in at number one for Bloomberg’s real estate risk rankings, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “As if the Government hasn’t had enough ... More >>
National Launches Plan To Curb Prison Violence
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 6:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party won’t sit idly by while the violence in our prisons and the number of assaults on corrections officers continues to increase, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. National has today launched a five point plan to ... More >>
Labour Break MIQ Promise Leaving Families Split
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 11:39 am | New Zealand National Party
The government has quietly broken yet another election promise, resulting in thousands of critical workers being unable to enter New Zealand and migrant families separated, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Labour campaigned ... More >>
Failing To Deliver On Promised Police Officers
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Documents released to National show that Police decided to place 160 new police officers in MIQ facilities ignoring requests from leadership within Police to place them in Serious and Organised Crime roles, National’s spokesperson for Police Simeon ... More >>
Labour Negligent On Emergency Housing Safety
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 9:22 am | New Zealand National Party
People in emergency housing are entitled to feel safe as are people in the community around emergency housing, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The Government has been incredibly cagey about the levels of crime taking ... More >>
Kiwis Should Have A Say On Labour’s Car Tax
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 9:01 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Labour Government to reopen public consultation on its car tax so the people of New Zealand can have their say, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. The Ministry of Transport carried out consultation on the Government’s ... More >>
Biting The Hand
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 8:58 am | New Zealand National Party
“Be careful.” That’s the response by National’s Rural Communities spokesperson Barbara Kuriger to Sunday’s unveiling of the Government’s electric vehicle rebate scheme. Under the new Clean Car package scheme, rebates of $8625 will be given to ... More >>
Labour’s Car Tax Will Unfairly Punish New Zealanders
Sunday, 13 June 2021, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s car tax will unfairly punish Kiwis who don’t have the option right now of switching to an electric vehicle, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. National supports introducing financial incentives for people ... More >>
National Will Reverse Interest Deductibility Changes
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The arrival of the belated interest deductibility and Brightline rules discussion document brings with it confirmation of what an unprincipled mess the proposed legislation is, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly and Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis ... More >>
SPEECH: Hon Dr Nick Smith - Valedictory
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Last month I saw this quirky café sign that appealed to my nerdiness – that 31 years equates to a billion seconds. Bar a few thousand, it’s been a blast and an enormous privilege to be part of governing ... More >>
No Plan To Address Critical Health Workforce Crisis
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is more focused on shuffling deckchairs than the critical health workforce shortage all DHBs are facing, National’s Associate Health spokesperson Simon Watts says. “New Zealand has a growing workforce shortage in our health system, ... More >>
Has Grant Robertson Botched The Budget?
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Grant Robertson might need to take Budget 2021 back to the printers according to his fellow Minister Poto Williams, National’s Building and Construction spokesperson Tim van de Molen says. “When questioned about the Residential Earthquake-Prone ... More >>
Commission’s Report Leaves Unanswered Questions
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 12:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s final report from the Climate Change Commission still leaves unanswered questions even through there has been some movement from the 70 specific policy recommendations in the draft advice, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith says. ... More >>
Govt Lacking Action On Firearm Prohibition Orders
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 12:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government still hasn’t delivered any legislation to give police new powers to place Firearm Prohibition Orders against dangerous gang members, despite promising New Zealanders it would do so, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. ... More >>
