Iain Lees-Galloway away in the clouds on detail
Immigration New Zealand encouraging immigrants to become illegal overstayers while they grapple with processing visas shows how out of control the department has become and Minister Iain Lees-Galloway is asleep...
Minister failing to give farmers the facts
Damian O’Conner has badly let down rural New Zealand by not requesting economic and social analysis on his Government’s freshwater proposals, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says. “Ministry for Primary...
Labour covering NZ First’s shady dealings
Labour’s decision today to block the request of former New Zealand First President Lester Gray and former Treasurer Colin Forster is the Government covering up serious allegations of financial impropriety...
Reserve Bank decision will further slow economy
Increased capital requirements for banks announced today will add more pressure on an already slowing economy in the short term, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The two primary effects...
Government fuel tax hikes pump $565m out of Kiwis
The Government is squarely to blame for Kiwis being fleeced at the petrol pump, having milked half a billion dollars out of motorists in just two years through its fuel...
Mark Crofskey National’s candidate in Rimutaka
Mark Crofskey has today been selected as National’s Rimutaka candidate for the 2020 General Election. Mr Crofskey is a former lawyer with more than 18 years’ experience in the profession....
Kiwis overwhelmingly reject Labour's car tax
Julie Anne Genter’s signature car tax isn’t winning the public over, with 69 per cent of submissions opposed to her proposal, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Associate Transport...
Time for action on vaping regulation
Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa has been promising vaping regulation since this Government came into office, but after almost two years in power there’s still no legislation, National MP Nicky...
Court action looming over State Integrated Schools
The Government’s recent school infrastructure announcement excludes State Integrated Schools which they believe breaches their agreement with the Crown, National’s Education Spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “Education Minister Chris Hipkins has...
ECE Action Plan just a plan to write another plan
National will consider the proposals made in the Early Learning Action Plan, but is sceptical this is yet another unfunded wish list from a Government with a record of non-delivery,...