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Minister Little All Out Of Answers On Mental Health
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
In Parliament today Health Minister Andrew Little had few answers to my questions on the mental health crisis Labour has allowed to balloon in their nearly four years in Government, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “New Zealanders ... More >>
41% Of Offenders Not Completing Te Pae Oranga
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 1:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Te Pae Oranga programme is failing to hold offenders to account with 59% of people being sent to the alternative justice panels failing to complete the programme, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Alternative resolutions ... More >>
Todd Muller To Retire At Next Election
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
Todd Muller has decided to step down at the next election after nine years as the Member of Parliament for the Bay of Plenty. “This has been a difficult decision because being a Member of Parliament is a huge privilege, but it does come at a cost. ... More >>
$12,000 More For A Hilux And Emissions Won’t Drop
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 8:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour is pushing through a second car tax that will see Kiwis have to pay $12,000 more for a hilux in 2025, unfairly punishing those who don’t have the option to switch to an EV, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. Under ... More >>
Kiwis Finally ‘Sea Change’ From Labour
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 6:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
While it is encouraging to see that Labour have finally responded to the 2017 Sea Change report, the Government’s announcement bears the hallmarks of another shallow policy announcement, National’s Oceans and Fisheries spokesperson Tim van de Molen ... More >>
Kelvin Davis Missing In Action
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 5:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today Minister of Corrections Kelvin Davis appeared before the Justice Select Committee to brief the committee about the 92 per cent increase in assaults against Corrections Officers that has taken place since he became Minister, National’s Corrections ... More >>
Minister Not Plugged Into Community Signal Struggles
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is unacceptable that a town just 10 minutes from Greymouth has such poor digital connectivity that they are not able to even receive Civil Defence warnings, National’s Digital Economy and Communications spokesperson Melissa Lee says. Ms Lee has been ... More >>
Cycle Bridge Has Cost Taxpayers $30 Million Already
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 3:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The eye-watering cost of the Waitematā cycle bridge could balloon out even further despite overwhelming public opposition to the project as it stands, National’s Associate Transport spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “In 2017 Labour promised ... More >>
Govt Is Negligent On Mental Health Crisis
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand is in the midst of a mental health crisis and this Government has proven itself incapable of delivering on any of their promises to address it, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The Prime Minister has had nearly four years ... More >>
Quit The Ideological Warfare, Minister
Monday, 21 June 2021, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
Rather than keep fighting ideological battles, the Government should be focusing its on energy on making sure our kids are at school in the first place, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Education Minister Chris Hipkins is ... More >>
BCR Shows Labour Must Axe The Cycle Bridge
Friday, 18 June 2021, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
I’m calling on the Government to cancel its cycle bridge across the Waitematā Harbour, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “It appears the cycle bridge, and the projected $785 million it will cost, are based not on mass ... More >>
Police Must Warn Gangs, Not The Public
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
What is Minister of Police Poto Williams going to do about the dangerous and anti-social behaviour of gang funeral processions, given this now appears to be a recurring issue? National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown asks. Police in Auckland have sent ... More >>
Auckland Cycle Bridge At The Cost Of Regional Roads
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is forging ahead with an ideological vanity project, in the form of a cycle bridge over Waitematā harbour, at the expense of the day-to-day maintenance of local roads and state highways across the country, National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
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 >>
