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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 >>
No More Excuses For The Govt’s Vaccine Shambles
Tuesday, 8 June 2021, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Confirmation that a million doses of the Pfizer vaccine coming in July removes the last remaining excuse for the Government’s pathetically slow Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, National Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government said ... More >>
Second Harbour Crossing – Do It Once, Do It Right
Friday, 4 June 2021, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
When it comes to building a second harbour crossing, we should be doing it once and we should be doing it right, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “We should be thinking for the future and investing in a bridge that will ... More >>
Labour Leaves Aucklanders Fighting Gridlock
Friday, 4 June 2021, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
It is unacceptable that much-needed transport projects across New Zealand are being cancelled because Labour is pushing ahead with a half-baked add-on to the Auckland Harbour Bridge, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins and National’s Infrastructure ... More >>
O2NL Confirmed, But What About Melling?
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 3:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Government confirmation that the four-lane Ōtaki to North of Levin project will go ahead is good news, now the Government must confirm that Melling is fully-funded and due to start on time, National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop says. ... More >>
Government To Blame For Border Testing Bungle
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 12:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
A report released today shows the Government is squarely to blame for the border testing bungle that resulted in a security guard at a MIQ hotel going five months without being tested when he should have been tested fortnightly, National’s Covid-19 ... More >>
Labour Kills Second Language Bill
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s move to kill a National Member’s Bill to give primary and intermediate schools the tools to teach a second language is narrow-minded and misses a golden opportunity to equip our kids with greater language skills, National’s Education ... More >>
Judith Collins Acknowledges Passing Of Hon Ian Shearer
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 6:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins is saddened the passing of former National Minister, the Honourable Ian Shearer, who died on Tuesday, aged 79. Dr Shearer represented the Hamilton East electorate from 1975 to 1984. He served as Minister for the Environment, ... More >>
