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Hipkins Breaches Privacy Against MFAT Instruction
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 10:36 am | New Zealand National Party
New information reveals that Chris Hipkins not only breached Charlotte Bellis’ privacy by releasing her personal details, but also ignored Ministry of Foreign Affairs instruction that those details were ‘not for public comment’, National’s Covid-19 ... More >>
Desperate Ukrainian Families Can’t Wait For Govt
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 12:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s been 14 days since Russian bombs started falling on Ukraine, yet the Government has done nothing to expedite visas for wider family members of Kiwi-based Ukrainians, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Desperate Ukrainians ... More >>
Kāinga Ora Hasn’t Learnt Its Lesson
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Megan Woods must explain why her claims of change at Kāinga Ora should be taken seriously when its CE and senior leaders defiantly defended their decision to publish an advertisement about a Labour Party candidate, even after being ... More >>
PM Out Of Touch On Cost Of Living Crisis
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 3:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s refusal to acknowledge the cost of living crisis shows she is out of touch with how tough it is becoming for Kiwis to put food on the table, says Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon. “This week the Prime Minister stated ... More >>
Report Will Help, But Cost Of Living Crisis Remains
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 10:26 am | New Zealand National Party
While the Commerce Commission’s supermarket recommendations today are a step in the right direction, the Government needs to provide meaningful relief for Kiwis going backwards under the cost of living crisis, National’s Commerce & ... More >>
Kiwis Deserve Tax Relief From Cost Of Living Crisis
Monday, 7 March 2022, 6:25 am | New Zealand National Party
06 March The Government should give struggling Kiwis a break this Budget and deliver tax relief from the cost of living crisis, says Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon. “Inflation is at a thirty year high, with the cost of everyday basics like food, ... More >>
Time To End Labour’s Tax Grab, Not Spend Up Large
Monday, 7 March 2022, 12:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Grant Robertson should reverse his massive tax grab and give New Zealanders a break from the cost of living crisis, National’s Finance spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “Since Labour came into office, food prices are up more than 13 per cent, average ... More >>
State Of The Nation Address
Sunday, 6 March 2022, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kia ora koutou katoa, Da jia hao, Namaste, Sat Sri Akal, Assalamu alaikum, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, and good morning everyone. Thank you so much for joining me here today. First, I want to acknowledge that everyone has been shaken by the unprovoked ... More >>
Government Must Do More For Pacific People
Saturday, 5 March 2022, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Data showing Pacific people are contracting Covid-19 four times more than Maori and eight times more than non-Maori should be a wakeup call to the Government to do more to support this at-risk group, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane ... More >>
Zero Victims Supported By $3 Million Scheme
Friday, 4 March 2022, 10:53 am | New Zealand National Party
The fact not one person has been supported by a $3 million fund to help victims makes a mockery of Labour’s election promise to better support victims, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The Budget 2021 funding was meant to ... More >>
Woods Must Act On Kāinga Ora Cover Up
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 12:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Housing Minister must act to restore confidence in Kāinga Ora after a Public Service Commission investigation concluded that the agency repeatedly failed to meet the standards expected of a public service agency, National’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>
Sunscreen Bill Adds Heat To Manufacturers
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 9:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The passing of the Sunscreen Product Safety Standard Bill today will give New Zealander’s greater confidence in the effectiveness of SPF products they purchase, National MP for Bay of Plenty Todd Muller says. “The Bill that passed this evening means that ... More >>
Govt To Blame For Testing Shambles, Not Bloomfield
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to stop throwing Ashley Bloomfield under the bus and take responsibility for its failures to ensure New Zealand’s testing capacity was ready for the surge in Covid-19 cases, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. ... More >>
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 >>
