Where’s Wally Haumaha inquiry?
Source: National Party The Government must release the terms of reference of the inquiry into the appointment of Wally Haumaha as Deputy Police Commissioner given it’s now two weeks since the Acting Prime Minister announced the inquiry, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Following concerns raised by Louise Nicholas regarding the appropriateness of Mr Haumaha’s […]
Read More →Peters must explain why cousin not a conflict
Source: National Party The Government needs to answer questions about how it came about that a single area of high-end residential property was chosen for a carve out from the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says. “Serious concerns about have been raised about how the coalition does deals and the public […]
Read More →Time for Labour’s Māori MPs to step up
Source: National Party National’s Māori Education spokesperson Jo Hayes and Māori Development spokesperson Nuk Korako are challenging Labour’s Māori MPs to do what’s right for young Māori. “In light of the Treaty of Waitangi claim lodged by respected Māori leaders Sir Toby Curtis and Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, Labour’s Māori MPs should come out of hiding […]
Read More →Acting PM must explain conflicts of interest
Source: National Party Serious questions of probity regarding the appointment of Wally Haumaha as Deputy Police Commissioner must be answered by Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This appointment is being called into question, not only because of Mr Haumaha’s highly disappointing comments about serious allegations made against fellow police […]
Read More →Govt arrogantly dismissing experts and academics
Source: National Party The Ardern-Peters Government continues to arrogantly show it doesn’t want its ideas challenged and that it’s willing to insult those who disagree with its ministers, National’s Deputy Leader Paula Bennett says. “In the latest example of arrogance, Justice Minister Andrew Little has called Sensible Sentencing Trust founder Garth McVicar ‘loopy’. “That’s no […]
Read More →Thousands sign to save regional roads
Source: National Party National has today lodged petitions in Parliament showing significant public support for key regional roading projects under threat as a result of the Government’s bad transport policies, says National Party Transport spokesperson, Jami-Lee Ross. “National is committed to ensuring that our regions are connected to the main centres, with better and safer […]
Read More →Govt has no plan for solving emerging energy gap
Source: National Party The Government has confirmed it has little idea on how to solve the emerging energy challenges, in spite of its plan to phase down non-renewable electricity generation around the country, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says. “The Government has promised to make New Zealand carbon neutral by 2050, including by […]
Read More →Did Minister offer jobs in exchange for silence?
Source: National Party Health Minister David Clark has attempted to gag public servants, appearing to offer them jobs in return for their silence, National’s MP for Botany Jami-Lee Ross says. “In a voicemail obtained by National, Dr Clark offers to consider former Counties Manukau District Health Board chairman Rabin Rabindran for further appointments while at […]
Read More →Curran avoids select committee questions
Source: National Party Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran refused to answer crucial questions about her portfolio at select committee today leaving the committee at a loss to know what is happening in the area, National’s Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media spokesperson Melissa Lee says. “The Minister’s plans for Radio New Zealand and RNZ+ have been the […]
Read More →Davis’ school conflicts raise serious questions
Source: National Party National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says the extraordinary admission by Kelvin Davis that he will not answer questions regarding the impact of his Government’s policies on young Māori raises more serious questions about the Government’s handling of partnership schools. “There are close to 800 young Māori in partnership schools that have been […]
Read More →Clumsy and chaotic Kelvin clutching at straws
Source: National Party The incompetent and bumbling Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is being forced to sell a lie that National’s plans for Waikeria Prison were like a ‘US-style mega prison’ but is failing miserably to do it convincingly, National’s Corrections Spokesperson David Bennett says. “Perhaps Mr Davis gets as nervous in the House as he […]
Read More →Indecent assault not violent, according to Little
Source: National Party In a remarkable admission today, Justice Minister Andrew Little has dismissed an indecent assault on a Corrections Officer as ‘not violent’, National’s Justice Spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “When asked to provide an example of a non-violent offence, Mr Little referenced an indecent assault case in 2016 where a prisoner with a long […]
Read More →Arrogant Nash doesn’t bother to read official advice
Source: National Party The Ardern-Peters Government is playing Russian Roulette with public safety as it continues to make a mess of law and order, with Police Minister Stuart Nash admitting today that he doesn’t bother to read official advice, National’s Police Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “In an extraordinary performance before the Justice Select Committee this […]
Read More →PM again misleads New Zealanders
Source: National Party The Prime Minister has again misled New Zealanders, this time breaking her promise that one of regional New Zealand’s most important roading projects would not be affected by the Government’s transport changes, National’s Transport spokesperson, Jami-Lee Ross says. “New Zealanders were told just months ago by Jacinda Ardern and Transport Minister Phil […]
Read More →Jones defies powerless PM again
Source: National Party Shane Jones’ defiance of the Prime Minister over repeatedly calling for the resignation or sacking of company leaders is a major test of her leadership, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “New Zealand First is in open defiance of the Prime Minister, with her Deputy suing her own Government and her […]
Read More →More hypocrisy from Government & Greens
Source: National Party The hypocrisy of the Government has been thrown into sharp relief today with Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage unable to justify her party’s about face on sensitive land sales to foreigners for water bottling, National’s Land Information spokesperson David Bennett says. “Just prior to last year’s election Ms Sage promised that in […]
Read More →PM needs to rein in motor mouth Jones
Source: National Party The time has come for the Prime Minister to step in and discipline her Regional Economic Development Minister who repeatedly seeks publicity by attacking business leaders, National’s Regional Economic Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said today. “Business confidence in New Zealand is plummeting and the reasons for that are mounting. “The Government’s low […]
Read More →Twyford gives meth users free rein in HNZ homes
Source: National Party The Government’s ‘no-eviction’ policy for bad social housing tenants is likely to see Kiwibuild first-home buyers in developments with anti-social neighbours and no course of action to move them on, National’s Housing Spokesperson Judith Collins says. “Hard-working New Zealanders buying their own home don’t expect to have to put up with anti-social […]
Read More →Council’s loose spending costing Aucklanders
Source: National Party Transport Minister Phil Twyford’s refusal to force Auckland Council to control its loose spending means New Zealanders are having to pay hundreds of dollars more for petrol, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami Lee Ross says. “Mr Twyford’s claim that two new fuel taxes are needed to fund the city’s transport projects is wrong […]
Read More →Fact check: 98% of prisoners are serious criminals
Source: National Party Just a day after being hung out to dry by his Prime Minister, Justice Minister Andrew Little has returned the favour by failing to back up her false claims that New Zealand’s prisons are filled with low-level offenders, National’s Justice Spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “When asked today in Parliament to clarify exactly […]
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