West Coasters need a fair go, not a fob-off
Despite funding a new Garnet mine, the Government’s wider mining policy is still of significant concern for the people and economy of the West Coast, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson...
Rollout of Labour’s GP promise shambolic
Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders could end up being charged more for GP visits after the botched the rollout of Labour’s election policy to make GP visits cheaper, National’s...
National supports 2nd reading of Medicinal Cannabis Bill
National have supported the second reading of the Medicinal Cannabis Bill today with future support requiring the Government to accept a number of changes proposed by the National Party, National...
Minister dismisses meningococcal deaths
The Health Minister has today dismissed the deaths from the current meningococcal outbreak and categorised the outbreak as a ‘slight rise’ in the disease, National’s associate Health spokesperson Dr Shane...
Minister arrogantly ignores Reserve Bank estimates
Housing Minister Phil Twyford confirmed today he does not agree with the Reserve Bank’s forecast that KiwiBuild will only deliver between a quarter and a half of the number of...
PM finally admits Lees-Galloway got it wrong
The Prime Minister has finally admitted what the whole country already knew: that the Minister of Immigration made a bad mistake in granting drug-dealing criminal Karel Sroubek New Zealand residency,...
Govt departments not the place for party politics
The Minister for Social Development needs to make it clear to the Government that it can’t use its departments to try to gain votes, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston...
Drivers won’t get speedy relief from fuel study
Kiwis struggling with high petrol prices shouldn’t hold their breath for relief – the much-touted Commerce Commission study hasn’t even started and will take more than a year to complete,...
Government continues to stall on mental health
“After claiming that mental health services were in crisis under National, the Government has stripped funding set aside for the sector and wasted time waiting for its inquiry to report...
More questions than answers in $140m spend-up
The Government’s travelling caravan of grants and soft loans is continuing to the West Coast tomorrow with the bequeathing of $140 million of taxpayer funds that raises more questions than...