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Just 339 Saliva Tests In MIQ Carried Out So Far
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 12:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
A mere 339 saliva tests have been carried out in New Zealand’s MIQ facilities since they began in January, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government’s slowness to move on saliva testing for our border workers ... More >>
Budget An Opportunity To Prioritise Mums And Babies
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 12:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The upcoming Budget is an opportunity for the Government to show it does prioritise mothers and their new-borns by increasing the support available to them, National’s Social Investment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “If this Government is truly ... More >>
MSD Should Collect Data On Emergency Accommodation
Friday, 7 May 2021, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should change the rules around emergency accommodation to require motels to provide data about who they are housing to the Ministry of Social Development, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “It’s unacceptable ... More >>
Labour Stuck In 1970s With National Awards 2.0
Friday, 7 May 2021, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s so-called Fair Pay Agreements are an ideologically-driven project without any sound analytical basis, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “It is acknowledged in the Cabinet Paper that the FPA could lead directly ... More >>
Labour Blocks Inquiry Into Prison Violence
Friday, 7 May 2021, 5:25 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s disappointing the Government has chosen to block an inquiry into the increasing violence being experienced in our prisons, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. Mr Brown says that since Kelvin Davis became Minister of Corrections ... More >>
New Zealand Is In A Truancy Crisis
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 12:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand has a truancy crisis as new figures show almost 40 per cent of students did not attend school regularly in term four of 2020, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Given there has been a serious fall in regular attendance ... More >>
Rail Investment Putting Safety Improvements At Risk
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 12:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is putting regional roading projects and important safety improvements across the country at risk by raiding the National Land Transport Fund to invest more in rail, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Kiwis ... More >>
Labour Blocks Inquiry Into Sanitised Mental Health Report
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today the Labour Government blocked an inquiry into the Mental Health and Addiction Services annual report calling into question once again its openness and transparency, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. New Zealanders deserve ... More >>
Pay Freeze Will Hurt Teachers, Nurses, Police Officers
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has been forced to take drastic action and freeze public sector pay because it’s allowed the number of Wellington bureaucrats to swell up to an unsustainable size, National’s spokesperson for Public Service Mark Mitchell says. “If Labour ... More >>
Implementation Unit Has A Lot Of Clean-up Work To Do
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Deputy Prime Minister appears to be pushing ahead with an implementation unit without any idea of what that unit will actually deliver, Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “It remains unclear what this implementation unit will actually do, ... More >>
Unemployment Drop No Cause For Celebration
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 12:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
News that unemployment has fallen from 4.9 per cent to 4.7 per cent will provide no comfort for the almost 200,000 New Zealanders on the Jobseeker benefit, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “While it’s ... More >>
Govt Not Interested In Full Transparency On Covid-19
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
It is deeply disappointing that the Government has not agreed to National’s call for a new Covid-19 Select Committee, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. National’s proposal was to establish a committee, based on the ... More >>
Mallard Fails To Give Taxpayers A Straight Answer
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 8:39 am | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard has confirmed he is unfit to be Parliament’s Speaker by failing to answer several important questions relating to the false rape accusation saga that cost taxpayers more than $330,000, Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. ... More >>
Healthcare Should Prioritise Need, Not Race
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s proposed Māori Health Authority is simply not about generating better health outcomes for Māori, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Dr Shane Reti says. “In Question Time, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health both rejected ... More >>
New Zealand 116th The World For Vaccinations
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
As we embark on Phase 3 of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan, new data shows New Zealand is ranked as low as 116th in the world in terms of vaccination doses administered, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “New Zealanders ... More >>
Reallocating Covid Fund Irresponsible
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:57 am | New Zealand National Party
Plans by the Government to reallocate $926 million of money unspent from the Covid Response and Recovery Fund is irresponsible and burdens future generations with even more debt than is necessary, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse ... More >>
Labour’s Jobs Plan Is Falling Apart
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The many thousands of jobs Jacinda Ardern’s Government promised New Zealanders its initiatives would create looks more like a pipedream than reality, National’s Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The Government promised 20,000 jobs ... More >>
PM Needs To Give A Straight Answer On He Puapua
Monday, 3 May 2021, 4:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s continued refusal to state her view on recommendations in the He Puapua report is a worrying sign for the future of the country, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. He Puapua sets out a roadmap to co-governance ... More >>
Cook Islands Bubble Should Only Be The Start
Monday, 3 May 2021, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should be much further down the road towards reconnecting New Zealand with the Pacific Islands than it currently is, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “I’m pleased the Cook Islands travel bubble finally has a start date, but ... More >>
What Is The Point Of The Roche Covid-19 Group?
Monday, 3 May 2021, 12:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Reports the Sir Brian Roche group hasn’t provided any formal advice to the Government in relation to the recent positive Covid-19 cases at the Grand Millennium rightly begs the question, what is the point of the group, National’s Covid-19 Response ... More >>
