Paul Goldsmith

National Party finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith has accused Finance Minister Grant Robertson of downplaying job losses when the wage subsidy ends.

Roberston refused to predict what percentage of… Audio

Tunnels through mountain ranges and an additional Auckland harbour crossing are just some of the big ideas National has unveiled as part of a $31b infrastructure package. The ambitious ideas from the… Audio

National has announced a mammoth $31-billion infrastructure package to fix the country's transport network and the Auckland and upper North Island congestion crisis.

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The Green's new Poverty Action Plan has been criticised by the National Party, who believe the initiative will hurt small Kiwi businesses.

National Party Finance Spokesman, Paul Goldsmith, speaks to… Audio

The National Party says the government's mishandling of the border will cost New Zealanders jobs, by damaging the economy and delaying the reopening of the country.

Economists generally agree that… Audio

As life returns back to normal, there is one glaring restriction that remains - the country's borders.

Under level 1 they are still closed to all but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, or… Audio

New Zealand First is flexing its muscles within the coalition, now publicly criticising some of the commercial rent measures its partner Labour had been pushing for - which it ended up blocking.

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National is astonished a spokesperson for the Minister of Social Development has said the office is not interested in knowing how often employers are ripping off the ten billion dollar wage subsidy… Audio

Disestablishing the Epidemic Response Committee has been added to the Government's to do list so The House takes a look back at how and why the Committee was set up. Audio

The National Party says New Zealand is in an economic hole, and yesterday's announcements make it worse.

It says that with an additional $140 billion in debt, the country is looking at nearly $80,000… Audio

New Zealanders have a nervous wait today as the government makes the call this afternoon on whether to move to Alert Level 2.

The return to a semblance of normality is a big jump, and the government… Audio

The opposition is putting pressure on the Government to go into Alert Level 2 ahead of today's Cabinet meeting.

Today Cabinet will decide whether the country will be able to move from Level 3 into… Audio

Life may look very different if the country moves to Alert Level 2 next week, but not all of the changes flagged by the Prime Minister may happen all at once.

Jacinda Ardern says with such a big… Audio

It can’t be easy being in political opposition during a crisis. You don’t want to seem obstructive, but you’re the Opposition; it says it in the name. So, how do you oppose while supporting? Audio

In the first week of alert level 3 MPs have speedily passed a tax bill, started a performance review of the Government and heard views on prisoner voting. Audio

Parliament went into warp speed on Thursday to unanimously pass a tax relief bill for business owners.  Audio