National Party

Govt confirms market probe into fuel retailing

3 Dec 18, 4:00pm

The Commerce Commission will have a year to do a market study on the retail fuel market; more industry probes to follow
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No new taxes under National, says Bridges

26 Nov 18, 1:30pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Simon Bridges: National won't introduce new taxes in its first term if elected into government, and will reverse any laws passed introducing a potential Capital Gains Tax
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Govt's inaction on migration not a bad thing right now

25 Nov 18, 7:21am

Jenée Tibshraeny

93 comments

A look at the economic indicators that show the Government should keep avoiding introducing measures to majorly reduce migrant numbers
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It's important to keep asking the right questions

22 Nov 18, 2:12pm

Peter Dunne

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Peter Dunne says carefully crafted Parliamentary Questions are the primary weapons of an Opposition to get the answers it needs to do its day to day job of holding the Government to account
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Don’t mess with the middle class

19 Nov 18, 10:28am

Chris Trotter

205 comments

Chris Trotter says National's apparent decline in the polls may be bad news for those relying on tax-free capital gains to maintain their social status
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Meeting with Adrian Orr among those not disclosed by Shane Jones

12 Nov 18, 11:14am

Jenée Tibshraeny

11 comments

Opposition pulls up Shane Jones for not disclosing 61 meetings he had with a variety of business, government and community leaders over seven months
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Bill banning new oil/gas exploration passes final reading

7 Nov 18, 8:35pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

35 comments

Energy Minister Megan Woods and her shadow minister Jonathan Young go head-to-head as bill banning new oil/gas exploration passes
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NZ First to hold Jami-Lee Ross' proxy vote

7 Nov 18, 4:00pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

22 comments

Jami-Lee Ross to have his vote cast in Parliament as an independent MP for Botany thanks to New Zealand First
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Say what?! Winston Peters talks approvingly of a whopper bank profit

1 Nov 18, 5:00am

Jenée Tibshraeny

15 comments

Winston Peters cites ANZ attributing its $1.99 billion profit partially to the strong economy, as the Govt comes under attack for business confidence remaining in a slump
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Collins: Foreign buyer ban reducing housing supply

30 Oct 18, 5:10pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

90 comments

Collins slates Twyford's KiwiBuild for not serving those most in need, but is comfortable with nearly 10% of residential property purchases in central Auckland being made by foreigners
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Jami-Lee Ross puts National on the spot

30 Oct 18, 3:00pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

8 comments

Jami-Lee Ross asks National to vote for him while he's on leave. If National says yes, this could prevent it from booting Ross out of Parliament under the waka-jumping law
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Ardern rules out regional fuel taxes beyond Auckland while she's PM

24 Oct 18, 4:48pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

27 comments

Ardern commits to restricting regional fuel taxes to Auckland while she's at the helm; Bridges happy, but dubs her decision a backdown made on the hoof
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National loses 2% support in poll as Ross saga unravels

23 Oct 18, 7:07pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

98 comments

One News/Colmar Brunton poll puts support for Labour ahead of National and Ardern way ahead of Bridges, despite respondents' pessimism on the economy
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Questions swirl over MP Ross being admitted to mental health facility

23 Oct 18, 1:45pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

52 comments

National Party leader Simon Bridges and president Peter Goodfellow say they heard second and third hand of dissident MP Jami-Lee Ross being taken by police to a mental health facility
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The cockroach that won't die

20 Oct 18, 7:11am

Jenée Tibshraeny

68 comments

Jami-Lee Ross staying in Parliament is a nightmare for National but a lifeline for Simon Bridges - at this stage, says Jenée Tibshraeny
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Ross no longer resigning, National 'considering its options'

19 Oct 18, 6:02pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

73 comments

Jami-Lee Ross to remain in Parliament as an independent MP for Botany; Vows to keep dishing out dirt on National but fails in radio interview to make any real blows
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Peters accuses National of having a 'cash for candidates policy'

18 Oct 18, 4:35pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

45 comments

Winston Peters rejects the Greens' call for political parties to receive more public funding; Says there's Chinese influence in the National Party, not Government
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No more money in envelopes, please

18 Oct 18, 10:59am

David Hargreaves

99 comments

David Hargreaves suggests that if we want to get something positive out of this week's National Party meltdown, we should urgently consider changes to the way our political parties are funded
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Bridges: 'Today he did his worst'

17 Oct 18, 4:01pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

161 comments

War of words between Bridges and Ross escalates as Ross releases secret phone recording; Bridges forced to detail dealings with Chinese donor; Ross' 'corruption' claims remain unsubstantiated
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Ross vs Bridges

16 Oct 18, 11:44am

Jenée Tibshraeny

143 comments

National MP Jami-Lee Ross quits party before Simon Bridges announces he's been expelled; Bridges welcomes police investigation into Ross' claims he's broken donation disclosure rules
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