7 Dec 2022National PartyMember’s bill to protect State HighwaysA member’s bill to create a new crime for damaging or obstructing our State Highways and other major roads, tunnels, and bridges will be lodged inRead more
6 Dec 2022National PartyRoyal Commission’s economic snowjobThe Government’s terms of reference for the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s examination of the COVID-19 economic response are a complete snowjob and show a contempt forRead more
6 Dec 2022National PartyStreamlining compliance essential for competitionNational supports the recommendations in the final Commerce Commission report into building materials, National’s Building and Construction spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “The final report concluded thatRead more
6 Dec 2022National PartyED nurse shortage hits provincial areasEmergency department’s will continue to be under immense pressure this summer as the health workforce shortage remains, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Every day,Read more
6 Dec 2022National PartyNational welcomes Covid-19 Royal CommissionAfter first calling for a Royal Commission into the Government’s response to Covid-19 more than a year ago, National welcomes today’s announcement, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson DrRead more
5 Dec 2022National PartyGovernment dithering on partner work rightsInstead of deferring the removal of open work rights for partners of skilled migrants until April, the Government should ditch the changes entirely, National’s Immigration spokespersonRead more
4 Dec 2022National PartyMinister Jackson gives no reassurance on mergerNew Zealanders worried about the TVNZ and RNZ merger won’t be reassured by Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson’s wild display on Q&A today, National’s Broadcasting and MediaRead more
4 Dec 2022National PartyGovt’s embarrassing U-Turn on Three Waters bill Labour was today shamed into an embarrassing U-turn after the Government and the Greens were caught out trying to make the unpopular Three Waters legislation harderRead more
2 Dec 2022National PartyLaw Society investigates entrenchment debacle Two committees of the New Zealand Law Society are now investigating the Three Waters entrenchment debacle, National Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Law Points, the NZRead more
1 Dec 2022National Party54 contractors, one employee working on Light RailAfter five years of Labour failing to deliver a single metre of light rail in Auckland, figures show that 54 highly-paid contractors are working on theRead more
29 Nov 2022National PartyPM dissembles over entrenchment debacleThe Prime Minister is deliberately dissembling over the Three Waters entrenchment debacle and should simply admit Labour’s mistake and fix it, Shadow Leader of the HouseRead more
28 Nov 2022National PartyMore money, more talk, no consequencesMore money for retail crime is welcome, but today’s announcement fails to address the core of the issue, that criminals believe that they can operate withRead more
28 Nov 2022National PartyPrime Minister misleads on crimeThe Government must acknowledge the key role it has played in the current crime wave before it can fix it, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says.Read more
26 Nov 2022National PartyLabour must reverse Three Waters skulduggeryThe Government has been caught sneaking a rarely-used legal provision into the proposed Three Waters legislation which will make it harder for Parliament to overturn, NationalRead more
25 Nov 2022National PartyAlmost $5m spent advertising failed Road to Zero Figures released to National show that the Government has spent almost $5 million promoting its Road to Zero campaign which has failed to meet four outRead more
25 Nov 2022National PartyBenefit numbers remain extremely highThe Government is failing to address benefit dependency, with new data revealing the number of Kiwis on a main benefit has barely budged in the lastRead more
25 Nov 2022National PartyNational MPs hold infrastructure meetings in NSWNational MPs Chris Bishop, Simeon Brown and Simon Watts will travel to Sydney on Sunday for infrastructure and housing meetings, National’s Infrastructure spokesperson Chris Bishop says.Read more
