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Select Committee Trip to Suva
Nicola Grigg
August 31, 2022
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Day one: The committee had a number of engagements based at the Fijian Parliament, first meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament, His Excellency Hon. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau and the Secretary General to Parliament, Mrs Jeanette Emberson.

Live Exports
Nicola Grigg
August 31, 2022
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The debate continued in parliament this month over the Government’s decision to ban the export of live animals. The National Party opposes this ban because we think there is an opportunity to create a world-leading industry through regulations that would ensure the safe and humane transport of animals, as well as an ongoing importer-licensing regime that would ensure the destination farms continue the high standard of care that our animals should, rightly, be given.

Rolleston Flyover
Nicola Grigg
June 29, 2022
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Last year, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency released initial plans for changes to the highway through Rolleston, which included the Rolleston Flyover. Following feedback on that plan, NZTA has released the new proposed flyover and intersection plans that link the township to the industrial iZone.


Pae Ora
Nicola Grigg
May 31, 2022
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The Government is squandering an opportunity to prioritise rural health and enshrine it in legislation. The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill sets out the framework for Labour’s ill-timed health restructure and there is still a woeful lack of focus on the health needs of rural New Zealand.

Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill
Nicola Grigg
May 31, 2022
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The Labour Government has concluded its campaign to end generations of thoughtful stewardship of the South Island’s high country. The Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill which passed its third reading this month effectively ends a decades-old relationship between the Crown and high country pastoral leaseholders.

Labour's Backwards Budget
Nicola Grigg
May 20, 2022
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I have spent the past 24 hours trawling Grant Robertson’s fifth Budget for any sign of meaningful investment into Canterbury and there’s nothing. Not a brass farthing.

Anzac Day 2022
Nicola Grigg
May 04, 2022
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It was a real privilege to represent the New Zealand Parliament and attend Anzac commemorations around the Selwyn district. I attended services at Dunsandel, West Melton, Rolleston and Lincoln and gather that others also drew big crowds. I think this speaks volumes for the high regard with which we here in Selwyn hold our servicemen and servicewomen – both past and present.

Fair Pay Agreements
Nicola Grigg
March 31, 2022
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The Government last year announced a radical overhaul of New Zealand’s labour laws with a policy package that will take away the rights of individuals to negotiate terms, conditions, and rates with their employers. MBIE recommended less drastic courses of action and warned of ‘significant risks’ in pursing Free Pay Agreements.

Three Waters Reform
Nicola Grigg
March 31, 2022
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While the proposed three waters reform may have disappeared from the headlines lately, it is still very much on the Government’s agenda.

Reopening to the World
Nicola Grigg
March 31, 2022
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The coming months will see the welcome return of international tourists.
Before Covid, tourism was New Zealand’s largest export earner, employing more than 300,000 people nationwide and worth over $16 billion to our economy.