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Labour Creating Second Class Citizens

Sunday, 3 October 2021, 6:14 pm | New Conservative

New Conservative states that the NZ Labour government’s plans to require vaccinations for employment and access to public and private facilities and amenities is an injust and unnecessary attack on our freedoms. It robs us of our freedom of choice. We have ... More >>

Lockdowns Must Stop

Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 7:07 am | New Conservative

New Conservative states the Labour government’s Covid 19 response strategy of ongoing lockdowns must stop. New Zealanders are tired of these continued restrictions on movement and freedom. Businesses are suffering with people digging into their ... More >>

Lemming-like Mental Health Hiring Practices Won’t Solve Mental Health Staffing Issues

Sunday, 26 September 2021, 8:32 pm | New Conservative

“A recent Government-commissioned report to assess the progress made on their 2019 $1.9 billion mental health initiative is being hampered by lemming-like beliefs and assumptions that risk tipping the entire $1.9 billion over an ideological cliff,” ... More >>

New Conservative supports rights of Defence force personnel

Friday, 17 September 2021, 9:22 am | New Conservative

Recently, the NZDF (New Zealand Defence Force) mandated that all personnel take the COVID-19 vaccine as a part of the baseline medical requirements for deployment in NZ and overseas. This decision has a far-reaching impact on service men and women ... More >>

New Conservative Rejects Anti-Democratic Name Changes

Thursday, 16 September 2021, 9:22 am | New Conservative

New Conservative says there is no demand from the New Zealand public for a renaming of our country and place names. Recent polling from Hobson’s Pledge shows that 64% of New Zealanders oppose such a change. More >>

Labour Belatedly Acts On Terrorism Laws

Sunday, 5 September 2021, 7:56 pm | New Conservative

New Conservative believes that Labour has delayed on very important terrorism safety legislation, because of its constant focus on laws grounded in their ideology. The terrorism laws have needed urgent action since at least March 2019, and only this ... More >>

The Fall Of Afghanistan

Sunday, 22 August 2021, 4:31 pm | New Conservative

New Conservative agrees that what the world has witnessed in Afghanistan is a tragedy. Twenty years of Western investment - time, money and most significantly life - has been undone in just three weeks. The ability of the Taliban to regain control of ... More >>

Why Not Trust The Team Of Five Million?

Saturday, 21 August 2021, 6:36 am | New Conservative

New Conservative recognises the need for caution and the focus on containing this virus in the fastest and best possible way, but we are concerned that the people of New Zealand are not being trusted by this government to join them in treating ... More >>

Building Industry In Crisis

Thursday, 29 July 2021, 8:50 am | New Conservative

Materials shortages, labour shortages, supply delays and increased costs are now all part of the everyday experience of those in the building industry. From talking to people across the industry, I have heard of issues like: Merchant shelves are ... More >>

Freedom For All

Saturday, 24 July 2021, 6:26 am | New Conservative

New Conservative stands for Human Rights, freedom for all, our freedom, and freedom as stated in the NZ Bill of Rights Act. Our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is working hard to silence the words we speak through so-called ‘hate speech’ laws so we ... More >>

Time To Review Lockdowns

Thursday, 1 July 2021, 8:37 am | New Conservative

Let’s think again about lockdowns and their widespread impact. After one couple caused 500,000 people in the wider Wellington region to be in level 2 lockdown for a week, it is time to ask “are lockdowns the best response to Covid?” The initial ... More >>

The Elephant In The Room – NZ's Broken Education System

Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 7:01 am | New Conservative

We are failing a generation of children in academics when schools are expected to address every social issue of the day. Many educators are fed up with the constant push to deliver more content that addresses sexuality over the critical sliding ranking ... More >>

5% Threshold A Labour/ National Monopoly

Friday, 21 May 2021, 5:32 am | New Conservative

The Electoral Commission has impartially recommended a reduction of the 5% MMP threshold to 4%, to improve NZ’s voting system. Justice Minister Fa’afoi’s comment that it would have “significant implications,” amounts to tossing it away for another ... More >>

Housing Still Needing Real Solutions

Thursday, 1 April 2021, 2:08 pm | New Conservative

After the failure of Kiwibuild to deliver 10,000 houses per year, the government has announced its latest plan to solve the housing crisis. There are many facets that work together to create the housing crisis we face today. Price, affordability, ... More >>

Democratic Process Ignored Again

Monday, 1 March 2021, 7:01 am | New Conservative

The Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill has now passed through parliament. While there are many things that have caused consternation with people, like previously held referenda being disregarded, the process this bill ... More >>

Property Investors And Housing

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 8:37 am | New Conservative

While New Conservative appreciates the initiative taken by certain banks to raise the deposit required by investors to 40% to be eligible to apply for a mortgage, we believe it is the role of government to control property speculation which is ... More >>

Support Needed For Small Businesses

Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 7:33 am | New Conservative

New Conservative is concerned at our government’s continuing lack of support for small businesses. Small businesses in New Zealand employ 650,000 people (at Feb 2019) and contribute about 25% of GDP. At the start of Waitangi celebrations, another public ... More >>

Loving Parents In Danger Again

Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 7:22 am | New Conservative

The demands by the Greens on Labour to hasten their promise to ban Conversion Therapy, and the PM’s response that they will deal with this later this year, will be a further unjust intrusion into family relationships. While the bill is still to be ... More >>

Climate Change Costs

Thursday, 4 February 2021, 8:52 am | New Conservative

The Climate Change Commission has released its 180 page Draft Advice for Consultation. It talks about the “need to change how we get around, and rethink what we produce and how we produce it. (The) need to reconsider what we buy, what we do with what ... More >>

Deadly Virus In Government

Thursday, 4 February 2021, 8:27 am | New Conservative

The announcement on Monday by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta that the Government will be moving under urgency to change the law to stop people having their say on Māori wards for local government, is another nail in the coffin for democracy. Democracy ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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