Paul Goldsmith

The National Party has released its plan to get students back into school as quickly as possible - and to keep them there.

Among its proposals, it wants children in years 1-to-10 to get an hour each… Audio

The Government is copping criticism for denying funding to students with special needs and then blocking parents from paying for it themselves.

A mother who has an eight year old son with ADHD and… Audio

Joining us on the Weekend Panel today are Lavina Good, and Richard Harman They look at the movie being made about the CHCH mosque shootings, the vaccine rollout, and Auckland being crowned as the… Audio

The National Party says University Entrance pass rates for 2020 were at serious risk of a dramatic fall because of Covid-19.

Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says the Qualifications Authority… Audio

Parliament has many rules about how question time can be run and the Speaker pulled up a few MPs for errors this week Audio

The National Party has again butted heads with Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard - with expletives flying across the debating chamber.

The shenanigans reflect the rocky relationship between them.

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National Party leader Judith Collins revealed her front bench picks from its shrunken caucus this week. She elevated Dr Shane Reti to be her deputy - and his drinking habits were leading the bulletins… Audio

National is picking over the carcass of its electoral defeat, still wondering where it all went wrong.

The much-smaller caucus is putting on a united front in their first days back in Parliament, but… Audio

Labour's Grant Robertson and National's Paul Goldsmith have squared off yet again - this time in last night's Stuff finance debate.

Fiscal holes, the cost of housing and the Provincial Growth Fund… Audio

National finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith talks with Kathryn Ryan about his party's economic plan should it win on October 17th. Audio

Recovery and rebuild are the themes of all major political parties in this election campaign.

In responding to Covid-19, governments worldwide have borrowed huge amounts of money at cheap rates.

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Last night's debate was a fiery affair with heated exchanges over the country's future in a Covid-19 world.

No - we're not talking about the tepid TV face-off between Jacinda Ardern and Judith… Audio

The National Party's claim to be the best economic manager has been dealt a blow - by a $4 billion error discovered in its fiscal plan.

The mistake overshadowed the party's virtual campaign launch… Audio

National's promising a short-term package of tax cuts - worth more than $4.5 billion - if they're elected to Government.

The cuts would be delivered through significant increases to income tax… Audio

National says Labour is sugarcoating a bleak economic outlook - but Grant Robertson says he's being more realistic by not promising an acceptable level of debt for the government to manage by the end… Audio

The National Party says Labour's promise to add a new top tax rate isn't the right move.

Labour released its tax policy yesterday, and says it will raise the rate to 39 percent for every dollar… Audio

The National Party says new unemployment figures paint a sad picture for New Zealand families.

Ministry of Social Development figures show that more than 5000 New Zealanders applied for unemployment… Audio

On their way out the door MPs took a last swing at representation, policy ideas and general fisticuffs. Audio