Tag: Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown
Brown: a mix of fresh and experienced faces
Last Saturday was the Local Government election, where we saw two Auckland Councillors and nine Howick Local Board members elected to represent our east...
School decile system to be removed
Last week the Government announced they will be scrapping the decile system and replacing it with a new funding model.
National welcomes this change as...
Petition launched to save MIT
National MP’s Simeon Brown and Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi have launched a petition to help save Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) from the Government’s “radical...
Visit to the US opens MP’s eyes to the pot industry
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Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown recently returned from a parliamentary exchange to the United States with a much stronger view that New Zealand should not...
Measles outbreak confirms need for vaccination targets
New Zealand has reached over 1000 cases of measles this year which raises a number of serious questions that the Government must answer.
National believes...
Vocational education reforms concerning
The Government has announced significant changes to New Zealand’s Vocational Education sector, which will mean big changes for local polytechs including our own Manukau...
MP launches T2/Bus lane removal petition
It has now been over a month since Auckland Transport (AT) implemented its T2/Bus lane experiment down Pakuranga Road, and it is clear it...
Launch of small business consultation
This week the National Party launched its 2020 election policy development process, beginning with the 'Have your say' listening campaign for small businesses.
We want...
Ross: PM misleads over fuel taxes
The Prime Minister has repeatedly misled New Zealanders by claiming the previous Government was planning a 20 cent per litre fuel tax hike, as...
Synthetic cannabis Bill passes first reading
Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown’s Members Bill to toughen up the penalty for suppliers of synthetic drugs has passed its first reading in Parliament.
His Psychoactive...