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Christopher Luxon - A Divided Society
Monday, 21 February 2022, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tena koutou. Today I want to talk to you about Covid, about vaccinations, and about mandates. But first I want to address the elephant in the room: our increasingly divided society. I entered politics because I wanted to help create a society where ... More >>
Stop Spending Money On A ‘cancelled’ Cycle Bridge
Monday, 21 February 2022, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
Figures recently released to the National Party under the Official Information Act show that the Government has spent almost $1.5m on the Auckland Cycle Bridge since they ‘cancelled’ the project in October, National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
Govt Created This Mess, Now It Needs To Fix It
Sunday, 20 February 2022, 2:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to take responsibility for the escalating protests around the country and demonstrate it has a clear strategy to de-escalate, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “The growing occupation of central Wellington includes ... More >>
Overloaded PCR Test Centres Prove Need For RATs
Sunday, 20 February 2022, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must urgently ramp up the supply and availability of rapid antigen tests with PCR testing stations across the country becoming increasingly overwhelmed, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “People in Auckland ... More >>
End MIQ Now And Get Police Back On The Job
Saturday, 19 February 2022, 2:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is renewing its call for the Government to immediately end MIQ, with new information revealing that highly trained specialist Police officers are being taken away from their investigative and policing roles to sit outside MIQ facilities. “Police ... More >>
Three Waters Plans Quietly Delayed – Again
Saturday, 19 February 2022, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest delay in a Three Waters bill being introduced to Parliament all but confirms the Government is quietly putting their unpopular plans out to pasture, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “The Government has admitted in ... More >>
Health Minister Has Failed Health Workers
Friday, 18 February 2022, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Increasing health workforce shortages and strikes lay squarely at the feet of Health Minister Andrew Little, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Last week, radiation physicists and technicians who manage cancer patients issued strike ... More >>
Another Tax On Hard Working Kiwis
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 7:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Another tax is being imposed on hardworking Kiwis with the passage of the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “At a time when New Zealanders are facing a cost of living crisis ... More >>
We Need A Protest De-escalation Strategy
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to set out a clear de-escalation strategy for ending the occupation currently happening outside Parliament, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “New Zealanders are losing confidence that the Government has a plan to resolve ... More >>
Children And Teachers Shut Out Of RAT Scheme
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s failure to order enough rapid antigen tests is causing chaos for New Zealand’s children and schools, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop and Education spokesperson Erica Stanford say. “Multiple schools have ... More >>
National Lodges No Confidence Motion In Speaker
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 12:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party has lodged a notice of motion of no confidence in the Speaker of the House, Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. “Speaker Trevor Mallard’s behaviour over the past few days has been unedifying, embarrassing and childish. ... More >>
Labour’s Approach To Hardship Is Crippling, Not Kind
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 11:00 am | New Zealand National Party
Today’s Salvation Army State of the Nation report shows Labour has failed to improve the lives of the most at risk New Zealanders, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Despite the Prime Minister’s promise to reduce child poverty, the Salvation ... More >>
Hipkins Confirms Govt Doesn’t Have Enough RATs
Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has admitted that the reason why their bureaucratic ‘test-to-work’ regime for close contacts doesn’t apply to every worker is because they don’t have enough rapid antigen tests, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris ... More >>
Make RATs Available To Everyone Now
Monday, 14 February 2022, 5:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
With the surge in Omicron cases and the move to Phase 2, the Government needs to make rapid antigen tests available to anyone who wants them, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Rapid antigen tests should be available ... More >>
Food Prices Taking A Big Bite Out Of Kiwis’ Pockets
Monday, 14 February 2022, 2:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders continue to get poorer under the Labour Government with figures today showing the largest food price increase in five years, National’s Finance spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “Kiwis are having to fork out even more just to put food on ... More >>
Teachers Tangled In Hipkins’ Web Of Failure
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Education’s emergency request for MIQ slots for teachers who should have been here for the start of Term 1 has been turned down, meaning schools will continue struggling under the strain of teacher shortages, National’s Immigration ... More >>
Wage Increase Is Admission To Cost Of Living Crisis
Friday, 11 February 2022, 10:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Raising the minimum wage to $21.20 is an admission by Labour that New Zealand has a cost of living crisis, National’s Finance spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “This won’t stop the pain lower income New Zealanders are feeling when inflation is up ... More >>
Retail The Latest Victim Of The Crime Epidemic
Friday, 11 February 2022, 8:08 am | New Zealand National Party
Statistics released under the OIA to the Dairy and Business Owners Group show a crime epidemic that is crippling small retail businesses around the country, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Since Labour became ... More >>
More RAT Confusion For Workers
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has managed to make an already-confusing situation for companies grappling with isolation rules even more baffling, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The ‘Close Contact Exemption Scheme’ developed in a hurry ... More >>
Government Shady On Full Cost Of Light Rail
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 12:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to come clean on the full cost of the Auckland light rail plan, with their indicative business case for the project suggesting the cost could blow out by another $10 billion, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. ... More >>
