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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 >>
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 >>
