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Farmers Short-changed By Labour Yet Again
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour needs to explain why it is severely restricting the number of dairy farm workers allowed into the country for no apparent reason, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford and Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger say. “Last ... More >>
Waiting 789 Days To See A Specialist
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 4:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Andrew Little’s failure to prepare the health system for a Covid-19 outbreak has meant that planned surgery for hips, knees and cataracts have been cancelled in record numbers, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Within the first ... More >>
Massive Backlog Of Tests Comes As No Surprise
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Health’s admission that it has a major backlog of tests will come as a surprise to no one and is emblematic of the shambles that is the Government’s testing regime, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “For ... More >>
Govt Urged To Create Special Visa For Ukrainians
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 10:36 am | New Zealand National Party
National is urging the New Zealand Government to create a special humanitarian visa for immediate family members of Ukrainians who have settled in New Zealand, Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “The situation in Ukraine is worsening by the ... More >>
Government Should Expel Russian Ambassador
Monday, 28 February 2022, 3:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should expel the Russian Ambassador to New Zealand, recall our own top diplomat from Moscow and then pass an autonomous sanctions bill so we can get serious about showing the world where we stand, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
Drop Isolation Rules For Incoming Travellers
Sunday, 27 February 2022, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Travellers entering New Zealand should be able to enter the community immediately provided they have a negative Covid test on arrival, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Under our new Omicron rules, only people with Covid and the people ... More >>
High Court Rules Police, Defence Mandates Unlawful
Friday, 25 February 2022, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The High Court’s decision that vaccine mandates for police officers and defence force personnel are unlawful and not justified must be a wake-up call for the Government over every other vaccine mandate given Omicron is in the community, says Opposition ... More >>
Government Must Act Urgently On Ukraine
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 5:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must speedily pass legislation allowing New Zealand to stand with our traditional partners in defence of our values, National’s Foreign Affairs Gerry Brownlee says. “We totally condemn President Putin’s decision conduct military ... More >>
Govt Failures To Blame For RAT Debacle
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has failed to prepare New Zealand for the move to Phase 3 with still nowhere near enough rapid antigen tests for everyone to be able to exercise their individual responsibility, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop ... More >>
Government Failing On Child Poverty
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s approach to child poverty reduction has failed and they need to urgently change tack, National’s Child Poverty Reduction spokesperson Louise Upston says. “In 2017 the Prime Minister promised her Government would lift 100,000 ... More >>
Finance Minister Needs To Do His Job
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
With inflation at 5.9 per cent, today’s interest rate rise of 0.25 per cent is simply the Reserve Bank doing its job, National’s Finance spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “It’s clear the economy is overheating, so Reserve Bank Governor Adrian ... More >>
Homes, Businesses To Benefit From Upgrade To Rural Broadband
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 1:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
A major effort to upgrade capacity on congested rural broadband networks has been unveiled by the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications, David Clark. The Rural Capacity Upgrade will see existing cell towers upgraded and new towers ... More >>
National Launches Rapid Test Petition
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is launching a campaign to demand that the Government allow pharmacies and supermarkets to sell rapid antigen tests, Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Rapid antigen tests are available from supermarkets and pharmacies ... More >>
Statement From Tim Van De Molen
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 12:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
“On Saturday afternoon I had an unfortunate accident where I fell from a platform, breaking both arms and sustaining spinal and rib fractures. “Since arriving at Waikato Hospital, I have undergone several surgeries to address my injuries; the ... More >>
Tim Van De Molen Taking Leave From Work
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 12:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Christopher Luxon says Tim van de Molen will be taking leave from work to focus on his recovery from a recent accident. “I have spoken with Tim and assured him that he has the full support of his colleagues as he takes time to focus ... More >>
No More Excuses On Autonomous Sanctions
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
The effects of the Government’s failure to support legislation to create an autonomous sanctions regime have never been starker, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “Russia’s military invasion into Ukraine, under the guise ... More >>
No Amount Of Spin Will Deliver RATs To Schools
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 9:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Schools across the country are on the verge of shutting due to staff being forced to self-isolate yet the Government remains more focused on spin over delivery of rapid antigen tests, National’s Education spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “There ... More >>
Tourism Towns Abandoned As Aus Welcomes First A380
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has left Kiwi tourism towns to fend for themselves while the first plane load of international visitors arrives in Australia, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Yesterday in Australia, a Qantas A380 arrived in Sydney from ... More >>
Hospitals At 100 Per Cent Occupancy Before Omicron
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 11:52 am | New Zealand National Party
The Delta outbreak exposed Andrew Little’s failure to resource ICUs, and now Omicron is exposing his failure to resource general hospital beds, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Newly released data shows that on 9 February 2022, general ... More >>
Mandates Should Unwind After Omicron Peak
Monday, 21 February 2022, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should begin removing vaccine mandates progressively once we are through the peak of Omicron, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “National is strongly pro-vaccination, but the public health rationale for mandates is much ... More >>
