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No Action Taken By Kelvin Davis To Keep Staff Safe
Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 3:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has done nothing to prioritise the wellbeing of frontline corrections officers facing an increasing number of assaults from prisoners, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Under Mr Davis’ watch ... More >>
Parliamentary Inquiry Needed For Migrant Issues
Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
A parliamentary inquiry would finally give a voice to the desperate migrants who feel unheard and ignored by Jacinda Ardern and her Government, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. National is calling for Parliament’s Education ... More >>
Unfunded Chemotherapy Drugs To Be Administered For Free
Monday, 5 April 2021, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party wants to see the law changed so that Kiwis can have their unfunded chemotherapy drugs administered in DHBs and cover the cost of this, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “At the moment cancer medicines unfunded ... More >>
Confusing Easter Trading Rules Need An Overhaul
Sunday, 4 April 2021, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s confusing, outdated and inconsistent Easter trading rules should be reviewed, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “The rules are out of step with the world we live in. It makes no sense that some businesses ... More >>
Government Must Focus On Getting Kiwis Into Jobs
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
Changes to benefit abatement thresholds aren’t enough to help struggling Kiwis get ahead, there needs to be a greater focus on supporting our beneficiaries into jobs, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “There are ... More >>
Aucklanders Deserve A Fuel Tax Refund
Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 3:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has once again announced a future announcement, this time for light rail, after wasting almost four years on the project, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse. “Transport Minister Michael Wood today says the Government is ... More >>
New Figures Show New Zealand’s Attendance Crisis
Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 1:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Newly released attendance data National has been calling for for months shows an alarming number of students don’t attend school regularly, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “We can’t improve student achievement if the ... More >>
Corrections Officers Have Had Enough Of Kelvin Davis
Monday, 29 March 2021, 6:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Growing calls for a vote of no confidence in Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis by corrections officers should be making Mr Davis rethink his priorities in the portfolio, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “It’s no wonder corrections ... More >>
Minimum Wage Increase Will See Businesses Close
Monday, 29 March 2021, 5:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is disappointing that the Government is will be pressing ahead with the minimum wage increase on April 1 given the slowing economy and recent yo-yoing between alert levels. “We all want to see sustained wage growth, but sharply increasing the minimum ... More >>
Briefing For The Prime Minister On Rising Rents
Monday, 29 March 2021, 2:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
In the spirit of bipartisanship, National has helped the Prime Minister prepare for her post-Cabinet press conference today by collating the data she requested on rent increases – although she might want to think carefully before drawing public ... More >>
Kiwis Want Details, Not To Be Misled By Ms Woods
Monday, 29 March 2021, 2:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Megan Woods should spend less time making misleading statements to Parliament and more time fronting up to New Zealanders with details on her housing policy, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Last week when I ... More >>
Major IT Scandal Raises Questions About Vaccine Roll Out
Monday, 29 March 2021, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s spokesperson for Covid-19 Response Chris Bishop has this evening released further details of a major IT scandal, raising serious questions about the Government’s Covid-19 vaccine roll out. “Last night I was contacted by two individuals who told ... More >>
Govt Should Set A Covid-19 Vaccination Target
Monday, 29 March 2021, 9:17 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to make a statement of intent about protecting New Zealanders from Covid-19 by setting a target of having at least 70 per cent of the adult population vaccinated, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris ... More >>
2-year Moratorium On Govt Regulations Needed As Business Closures Spiral
Sunday, 28 March 2021, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay is calling on the Government to commit to a two-year moratorium on additional government costs on businesses as New Zealanders struggle under the weight of border closures and a slowing economy. ... More >>
Govt Removed Warning System For Overwhelmed EDs
Sunday, 28 March 2021, 1:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government removed the early warning system for overwhelmed emergency departments when it scrapped DHB targets for waiting times, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Data compiled by National on the length of time people spend ... More >>
Changes Needed To Emergency Allocation MIQ Process
Saturday, 27 March 2021, 2:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop and Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford have written to the Government offering constructive suggestions to improve the MIQ and Emergency Allocation process in order to prevent further tragic ... More >>
Govt Not Doing Enough To Get Māori Into Jobs
Saturday, 27 March 2021, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Just four people have been supported into jobs by the Government’s $50 million Māori Trades and Training Fund since June 2020, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Labour isn’t delivering the ... More >>
What’s The Hold-up With The Cook Islands Bubble?
Friday, 26 March 2021, 4:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The time it’s taking the Government to sort out quarantine-free travel between two Pacific nations with no Covid-19 community cases is staggering, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “I’ve lost count of the amount ... More >>
Time For China To Welcome UN Investigative Team
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 3:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party welcomes and affirms the joint statement from the New Zealand and Australia Foreign Ministers calling on China to grant ‘unfettered access to Xinjiang for United Nations experts, and other independent observers’, National’s ... More >>
Labour’s Housing Policy Looking Like KiwiBuild 2.0
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 3:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
If Labour was serious about its housing policy it would’ve provided detail and criteria when it announced it, yet we’ve seen none of that, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The Government has announced interest costs will ... More >>
