Paul Goldsmith
Covid-19: Life back to normal but borders still shut
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
NZ First flexes muscle over commercial rent measures
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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Government information on wage subsidy breaches not good enough - Goldsmith
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
Looking back at the Epidemic Response Committee
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
Looking back at the Epidemic Response Committee
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.
AudioCoronavirus: Budget spending untargeted - Paul Goldsmith
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
Coronavirus: Level 2 decision looms
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
Coronavirus: New Zealand should be at Level 2 now - Goldsmith
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
Coronavirus: Waiting for "perfection" will cost us - Paul Goldsmith
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
Opposing, I support this
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
Opposing, I support this
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?
AudioA tax bill, last year's performance, and prisoner voting at alert level 3
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
A tax bill, last year's performance, and prisoner voting at alert level 3
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.
AudioWhoosh! Kablam! Tax relief
Parliament went into warp speed on Thursday to unanimously pass a tax relief bill for business owners. Audio
Whoosh! Kablam! Tax relief
Parliament went into warp speed on Thursday to unanimously pass a tax relief bill for business owners.
AudioCoronavirus: Small businesses paying heavy price in lockdown - Goldsmith
The National Party says small to medium businesses are paying too a heavy price for the Government's extension of the lockdown period and they urgently need more support.
The government has admitted… Audio
Business community reacts to rescue package
Does the government's latest rescue package provide enough relief, stimulus and certainty for struggling businesses? Under the new measures small and medium-sized enterprises will get 3… Audio
Coronavirus: Paul Goldsmith on government financial moves
The government has announced a range of moves in the last week to try and lessen the impact of Covid-19 and the Level Four lockdown on the New Zealand economy.
Among the latest $6.25 billion in loans… Audio
Covid-19: National Party understands 'general impetus' of stimulus package
The National Party is calling for a bold economic response from the Government saying it is critical to limit the financial fallout from the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered a… Audio
Covid-19: National Party calls business support 'flat footed'
The National Party is calling for more urgency when it comes to supporting businesses affected by Covid-19, describing the government's attempts so far as "startlingly flat footed".
Yesterday Grant… Audio