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Where Is New Zealand’s Vaccine Rollout Plan?
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 11:13 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to provide more detail on the schedule for vaccinating the entire population so that New Zealanders – particularly businesses – have the clarity they need to plan for the post-Covid future, Leader of the Opposition ... More >>
Lockdown’s Impact On Student Learning Dire
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 11:03 am | New Zealand National Party
NZQA’s assessment that the University Entrance pass rates for 2020 would have ‘fallen off a cliff’ without free credits shows the huge impact lockdown disruption is having on learning, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Every ... More >>
Someone Owes Someone An Apology
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party
The KFC worker who was vilified by the Government for not self-isolating deserves an apology from the Prime Minister if the Covid-19 Facebook post contradicting Jacinda Ardern’s claims is accurate, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The ... More >>
National Calls For New Self-Isolation Payment
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 7:11 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is proposing a new payment scheme to make it easier for employees to stay home while they are self-isolating. National’s proposed scheme involves: The Government paying 100 per cent of a person’s wages and salary for two weeks ... More >>
Contact Tracing Failing New Zealanders
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 6:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
After more than a year of dealing with Covid-19 the Government is still failing its own contact tracing performance measures and is failing to be open and transparent about locations of interest, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. ... More >>
PHARMAC Inquiry Light And Late
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 2:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s long overdue inquiry into PHARMAC is light on detail and several years late, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “National would have liked to have seen a much more comprehensive inquiry. “A key concern from ... More >>
Vaccine Roll Out Looking Messy
Monday, 1 March 2021, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
The roll out of the Covid-19 vaccines is looking messy with high priority workers like South Auckland GPs being turned away, while DHB workers are vaccinated on a reportedly random ‘first-in first-served’ basis, National’s Covid-19 Response ... More >>
Five-point Plan To Get New Zealand Out Of Lockdown
Sunday, 28 February 2021, 12:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is urging the Government to get on top of the latest Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland by adopting a five-point plan for managing community cases, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop and Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti ... More >>
IRD Must Reopen Over Weekend
Sunday, 28 February 2021, 10:49 am | New Zealand National Party
The IRD must reopen over this weekend to help those business owners affected by the latest Auckland lockdown, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “At the moment there is a message on the IRD website that there is a systems upgrade ... More >>
Yo-yo Lockdown Disappointing
Sunday, 28 February 2021, 6:44 am | New Zealand National Party
The new lockdown in Auckland and Level 2 for the rest of the country will be disappointing for all, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “No one wants to be yo-yoing in and out lockdown. “National said the decision to go out of Level 3 on February ... More >>
Housing Wait List At Record Highs Under Labour
Friday, 26 February 2021, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Our public housing system is bursting at the seams with record high numbers of New Zealanders waiting for a state house, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Figures released today show there are now 22,521 people waiting for public ... More >>
Roadside Drug Testing Delayed Again
Friday, 26 February 2021, 10:13 am | New Zealand National Party
More New Zealand lives will be lost due to drug impaired drivers as a result of the Government’s decision to further delay the introduction of roadside drug testing, National MP Dr Nick Smith says. The Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill ... More >>
Minister Fudging More Public Housing Numbers
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Megan Woods should stop fudging the numbers around New Zealand’s public housing stock and just get on with building more houses, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “This week it was revealed that only half of the ... More >>
Government Hiding Mental Health Progress
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Mental health professionals across New Zealand are concerned progress on the Government’s promise to transform the mental health system has stalled, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “The Government has stopped annual reporting on ... More >>
Nash Should Front Up To Desperate Tourism Businesses
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tourism destinations dependent on international visitors need urgent government action if they are to survive the Government’s closed border, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “It is appalling the Tourism Minister hasn’t visited ... More >>
Labour Goes From ‘Let’s Do This’ To ‘Let’s Start Again’
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 12:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
The future of Auckland’s light rail looks bleak after the new Transport Minister confirmed the Government has basically gone back to the drawing board on a project that was supposed to be delivered this year, National’s Transport Spokesperson ... More >>
Reserve Bank Housing Direction Too Slow In Coming
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 10:36 am | New Zealand National Party
National is welcoming the Finance Minister’s realisation that he needs to take action to address the housing shortage, but is worried about how long it took him to have this revelation, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “Directing ... More >>
National Will Overturn Undemocratic Māori Wards Bill
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 6:46 am | New Zealand National Party
The next National Government will repeal the Māori wards legislation passed by Parliament tonight under urgency, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Electoral law reform should not be rushed through Parliament under urgency like this. “Jacinda ... More >>
Govt’s Quake-strengthening Aid Isn’t Helping Kiwis
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has put out more press releases about its Residential Earthquake-Prone Building Financial Assistance Scheme than it has received actual applications, National’s Building and Construction spokesperson Tim van de Molen says. “After questioning ... More >>
Govt Defence Of Housing Scheme Plain Ridiculous
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 3:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Megan Woods’ continued defence of a Government scheme that has put just 12 families into a home shows just how out of touch her Government is about the scale of New Zealand’s housing shortage, National’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>
