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Stricter Rules Needed For High Risk Arrivals
Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 10:00 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to change the way arrivals from the United Kingdom and other high risk destinations are being treated and adopt stricter rules in MIQ for high risk arrivals, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The ... More >>
Pre-departure Covid-19 Tests Should Be Extended
Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 9:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should urgently extend its Covid-19 pre-departure test requirement to all international travellers, not just those from the United Kingdom or United States, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The threat to New Zealand ... More >>
National Calls For Vaccine Rollout To Be Fast-tracked
Monday, 11 January 2021, 10:14 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to accelerate the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in New Zealand, in light of the new highly-infectious UK and South African variants that are threatening our borders, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “It ... More >>
Finally Pre-departure Testing, But Needs To Go Further
Monday, 11 January 2021, 8:52 am | New Zealand National Party
The announcement today that from early next year all returnees from the UK and US will require pre-departure testing is a sound decision and one that the National Party has been calling for since August when we proposed a Border Protection Agency, ... More >>
Govt’s Police Recruitment Promise On The Scrap Heap
Sunday, 10 January 2021, 8:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has lived up to its soft-on-crime reputation by pushing pause on its plans to increase police numbers by 1800, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. In 2017, Labour promised to grow the Police’s ranks by 1800 over three ... More >>
Police Need New Powers To Combat Gang Violence
Tuesday, 5 January 2021, 12:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should move quickly to introduce Firearm Prohibition Orders to help Police quell incidents of gang warfare like the one unfolding in Christchurch, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. The law change would allow Police to issue ... More >>
Polluted Auckland Beaches Should Be Investigated
Monday, 4 January 2021, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
The ongoing polluted state of Auckland’s beaches is unacceptable and should be formally investigated by Parliament, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “It’s an appalling state of affairs that has only got worse in ... More >>
Kelvin Davis Has Plenty Of Questions To Answer
Sunday, 3 January 2021, 3:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Minister has plenty of questions to answer now that the Waikeria Prison riot has come to an end, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “It is appalling that on Kelvin Davis’ watch this riot was allowed to continue ... More >>
Waikeria Prison Riot Must Be Investigated
Friday, 1 January 2021, 1:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
A full investigation must be undertaken into how the Waikeria Prison riot started and has been allowed to continue so long, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Waikeria Prison has suffered significant damage from this riot, which ... More >>
Finally Pre-departure Testing, But Needs To Go Further
Monday, 28 December 2020, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The announcement today that from early next year all returnees from the UK and US will require pre-departure testing is a sound decision and one that the National Party has been calling for since August when we proposed a Border Protection Agency, ... More >>
Appalling Lack Of Action From Govt As Mental Health Call Outs Increase
Monday, 28 December 2020, 11:56 am | New Zealand National Party
The significant increase in calls involving a person having a mental health crisis, in distress or threatening suicide is exactly why the Mental Health Co-Response Service should never have been axed, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey ... More >>
Steep Increase In People Joining Gangs Alarming
Saturday, 26 December 2020, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
The number of people joining gangs has increased at an alarming rate this year, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “According to Police, more than 900 people joined gangs this year. That’s a 13 per cent increase despite Covid-19 ... More >>
Government Needs To Back Police With New Powers
Saturday, 19 December 2020, 2:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to back Police with new tools and technology to apprehend fleeing drivers in light of new policy that hampers their ability to give chase, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. It has been reported that Police will no longer ... More >>
More Kiwi Families In Hardship
Friday, 18 December 2020, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
While many families across the country will be looking forward to the summer break, the number of people on a benefit is a stark reminder that many Kiwis are struggling to make ends meet and are anxious to find work, National’s Social Development spokesperson ... More >>
Covid-19 Failings Highlight Need For Border Agency
Friday, 18 December 2020, 12:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The confusing, sub-standard systems in place around our border response, confirmed by the Roche/Simpson report, show the need for a dedicated border agency, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This report provides plenty ... More >>
Grapes Will Rot On The Vines Without Govt Action
Friday, 18 December 2020, 9:36 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should increase the number of seasonal workers allowed into New Zealand, otherwise we will see severe labour shortages across the viticulture sector, National’s Viticulture spokesperson Stuart Smith says. According to the industry, there has ... More >>
Vaccine Rollout Raises More Questions Than Answers
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
While it is good news that New Zealand is working towards a vaccine roll out, Kiwis are still left with more questions than answers, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “We still don’t know if the vaccine agreements New Zealand ... More >>
No Excuse For Borrowing Up Large
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 12:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The better than forecast recovery our economy has seen means Labour must immediately chart a path back to sustainable levels of debt, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. After seeing a record drop in GDP in the last quarter, it ... More >>
Labour Opens Floodgates By Paying Off Protestors
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 12:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Taxpayers should not be stumping up $30 million to cover the Government’s bungling of the land dispute at Ihumātao, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Taxpayers aren’t a bank to be called upon to clean up the Government’s ... More >>
Mounting Costs To Taxpayer Mean Mallard Must Go
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The bombshell revelation that Speaker Trevor Mallard’s defamation case could cost taxpayers even more than the $333,641.70 it has already is further evidence he must resign, National’s Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. In select committee ... More >>
