18+ hour, 53+ min ago   (551+ words) National is committing to no new taxes if re-elected on November 7, Leader Christopher Luxon and Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis confirmed today. “National believes that New Zealand should be a country where if you work hard, you can get ahead,” Christopher…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (292+ words) Would you like tax with that? Here's my speech from the General Debate in Parliament yesterday. Ohakune had a significant water challenge last week, a result of a leak discovered in a pipe as a result of the recent Taumarunui…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1167+ words) I am back down in Parliament this week, following a busy recess week when I had the pleasure of welcoming not one, but two Ministers to the electorate. Education Minister Erica Stanford experienced her very first wero during a pōwhiri,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (464+ words) The Government is taking targeted action to provide certainty for farmers and growers in the Waikato and Manawatū-Whanganui while we transition to a new planning system, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay, and Associate Environment Minister Andrew…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (253+ words) Rural families, communities and businesses will be better represented by a new work programme to strengthen rural data in New Zealand’s official statistics, Statistics Minister Scott Simpson and Rural Community Minister Mark Patterson say. “Rural communities have vastly different needs....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (434+ words) The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has today published a new strategy for getting more out of Auckland's motorway network, setting out how smarter traffic management, targeted investment, and wider transport improvements will help keep the city moving as it grows,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (491+ words) Agricultural sector productivity is set to soar through common-sense reforms to drone regulations, Regulation Minister David Seymour and Associate Transport Minister James Meager have today announced. “The Ministry for Regulation heard red-tape was getting in the way of farmers using…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (933+ words) As National's Finance Minister Nicola Willis prepares to deliver her third budget later this month, I wanted to give you brief context on our financial situation as a government. In short: our fiscal reality is tightening, and there’s no easy…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (257+ words) Businesses will now have certainty around their climate change obligations with legislation passing its final reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Ongoing litigation in the High Court, where an applicant has brought civil claims against six major…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (379+ words) More young children with high and complex developmental needs will receive earlier, tailored support to help them learn, grow, and thrive, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced today. The announcement was made during a visit to The Pudney Hub in Hawke’s…...