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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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
