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National Campaigns To Fast-track Nurses & Midwives
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 1:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
As New Zealand’s health system crumbles due to critical staffing shortages, National has launched a campaign to ensure that migrant nurses and midwives are offered a fast-tracked pathway to residency, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford ... More >>
Now Apologise For MIQ
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 10:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Good on Chris Hipkins for belatedly apologising for breaching Charlotte Bellis’ privacy, but the Government now needs to apologise for the whole of MIQ, National COVID-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “If Chris Hipkins can issue a ... More >>
Patients Leaving Middlemore Without Receiving Medical Care
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Patients are waiting longer to receive medical care at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital ED and some are even giving up, National’s Party Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Documents obtained recently under the Official Information Act show Middlemore ... More >>
Govt Must Scrap Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 3:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is risking the safety of children by steaming ahead with the Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill despite significant opposition to it, National’s Children/Oranga Tamariki spokesperson Harete Hipango says. “The Bill would effectively remove the ... More >>
Another Advisory Group Is All Spin And No Delivery
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 1:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is failing to move at pace to solve the current plasterboard crisis, National’s Building and Construction spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “The Government’s announcement to set up a ‘high level task force’ as an advisory group will do ... More >>
Consumer Confidence Hits Record Low
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 12:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Westpac’s latest consumer confidence survey result is a massive vote of no confidence in the Government’s approach to economic management, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Westpac’s McDermott-Miller consumer confidence survey for the ... More >>
More Staff, Worse Outcomes At NZTA
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 9:57 am | New Zealand National Party
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has more staff but is delivering worse outcomes for New Zealanders, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “A report obtained by RNZ shows that NZTA’s regulatory functions are about to undergo a significant ... More >>
Government Should Apologise, Not Appeal
Monday, 20 June 2022, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should quit while it’s behind and rule out appealing the Grounded Kiwis High Court judgment says National’s COVID-19 Spokesperson Chris Bishop. Last week the High Court issued declarations confirming that the operation of MIQ from ... More >>
New Justice Minister Misleads From The Start
Monday, 20 June 2022, 12:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Newly appointed Justice Minister, Kiri Allan, is already misleading New Zealanders a week into the role, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Minister Allan claimed on Newstalk ZB this morning that the Labour Government have not changed ... More >>
Stretched Fire Stations Can’t Keep Doors Open
Sunday, 19 June 2022, 5:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s resourcing issues are continuing to mount with a number of fire stations unable to stay open because crews are too stretched, National’s Fire and Emergency spokesperson Todd Muller says. “On Saturday, Wellington City’s ... More >>
Luxon Welcomes Tauranga By-election Result
Sunday, 19 June 2022, 5:43 am | New Zealand National Party
“I thank the people of Tauranga for their unequivocal election of National’s Sam Uffindell as the city’s new MP,” National Party Leader Christopher Luxon says. Following the close of polling in the Tauranga by-election, provisional results ... More >>
Minister Needs To Front On Electoral Changes
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Justice Minister Kiritapu Allan needs to explain why the Government thinks New Zealand should ditch equal voting rights for all and accountability at the ballot box, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The Labour Government ... More >>
Transparency Needed Over ED Wait Times
Friday, 17 June 2022, 12:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Lessons need to be learned from any contribution that long waiting times played in the tragic death of a patient at Middlemore Hospital this week, National Party Health Spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Counties Manukau District Health Board is ... More >>
Light Rail Going Nowhere Under Labour
Friday, 17 June 2022, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
Nearly $60 million has been spent so far and the Auckland Light Rail project is still going nowhere under Labour, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. "Five years into the project and Michael Wood’s leadership has led to ... More >>
More Economic Bad News For Struggling Kiwis
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 12:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s release of GDP data is more bad news for New Zealanders already struggling with the cost of living crisis, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Gross Domestic Product data released today by Statistics New Zealand shows our economy ... More >>
National Welcomes Removal Of Pre-departure Testing
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has finally done the right thing in belatedly abolishing pre-departure tests for travel to New Zealand, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Australia did away with pre-departure testing weeks ago. The world ... More >>
Government Deceit Of Victims Laid Bare
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 8:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Victims of crime are missing out on support because a Government-funded assistance scheme was deliberately under promoted to stay within budget, National’s Justice Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “A Ministry of Justice Budget bid released to ... More >>
High Court Says MIQ Breached Kiwis’ Rights
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 6:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Declarations issued by the High Court today confirm that the operation of MIQ in late 2021 breached the fundamental right of New Zealanders to return to their home country, says National’s COVID-19 Spokesperson Chris Bishop. In April, Justice ... More >>
FENZ Failing To Fix Judge’s Findings
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) is at breaking point after years of mismanagement, poor spending decisions and a problematic culture, National’s Fire and Emergency spokesperson Todd Muller says. “It is appalling that firefighters risk their lives ... More >>
Ag Holding Strong Despite Major Challenges
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 10:09 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand is a trading nation. We are respected by the world and the best at what we do. Despite a pandemic, disruption to global supply chains, rapidly rising inflation, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a lack of RSE workers, our food and fibre exports ... More >>
