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Government Ducks Questions About The Looming Summer Of Chaos
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government continues to duck simple questions about how its stop-and-check travel restrictions are supposed to work in practice, including how long Aucklanders will have to queue at the border to go on holiday, says Leader of the Opposition Judith ... More >>
Council Water Collaboration Should Be Commended
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
A partnership between two councils to address their water infrastructure challenges should be welcomed, and shows that voluntary alternatives to the Government’s forced asset grab are indeed practical and realistic, National’s Local Government spokesperson ... More >>
Rural Connectivity Not Ready For COVID-19
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rural New Zealand is facing a COVID crisis thanks to the Government’s failure to secure their digital future, says National’s Digital Economy & Communications and Rural Communities Spokespersons Melissa Lee and Joseph Mooney. “Alongside the ... More >>
Government Eviction Ban Breaks The Law
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must urgently direct Kāinga Ora to drop its state house eviction ban which breaches its obligations as a landlord and is resulting in the victimisation of innocent neighbours, National’s spokesperson for Housing and Urban Development ... More >>
MIQ Stumps NZ Men’s U19 Cricketers World Cup Hopes
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
“The lottery of human misery that is MIQ has forced the New Zealand Men’s Under 19 Cricket Team to cancel their attendance at the 2022 U19 Cricket World Cup, says National’s COVID-19 Response Spokesperson Chris Bishop “Almost every day now ... More >>
Minister Missing When Agriculture Needs Him Most
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 1:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor must stand up for the industry that has carried New Zealand though the Covid crisis, says National’s Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger. “Every day, every facet of the industry is calling on the Minister to ... More >>
Where’s The Education Urgency?
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Re-opening schools today in Auckland and Waikato has been great for some, but too many are still missing out, National’s Education Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said today. “The Minister’s admission that five Auckland schools have decided against ... More >>
Government’s Covid Plan Version 4.0 Creates Summer Of Chaos
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s announcement by the Prime Minister of a decision and an announcement that may happen in December is just the latest sign the Government has utterly lost the plot, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “This is an announcement that ... More >>
Government Announces Working Group As Tourism Businesses Close
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 2:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s focus should be on keeping tourism businesses open, not creating yet another working group, says National’s Tourism Spokesperson Todd McClay. “The tourism and hospitality sector is operating at a fraction of its normal income. Rotorua ... More >>
MIQ Assaults Against Defence Staff Unacceptable Aspect Of Endless, Thankless Task
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 1:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The revelation that Defence Force personnel are being assaulted while posted to MIQ duties is unacceptable, says National Party Defence Spokesperson Chris Penk. “Our men and women in uniform have been taken away from their regular duties to ... More >>
Government Wasn’t Ready For Home Isolation
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The first appearance before the Health Committee in almost two months by Chris Hipkins and Dr Ashley Bloomfield has revealed just how poorly prepared the Government was for Delta, says National’s Covid Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “It’s ... More >>
No Gang Members Should Have Firearm Licences
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
Figures released to the National Party show that six gang members have firearms licences despite the Police Commissioner saying in February this did not fit well with Police. – says National Party Spokesperson for Police, Simeon Brown. “No ... More >>
Sanctions Vital In Stopping Abuse Of Legal Orders
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 11:13 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s admission that it plans to remove sanctions for outstanding arrest warrants underscores their soft-on-crime approach, says National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston. “The last National Government introduced ... More >>
Decommissioning Bill Another Blow To Energy Affordability And Security
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 6:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will repeal Labour’s decommissioning legislation for the oil and gas industry that will push energy prices up and risk more blackouts, says National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger. “The oil and gas industry has ... More >>
National Acknowledges Passing Of John Luxton
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 5:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
On behalf of the National Party, it is with deep sympathy that I acknowledge the passing of former National MP John Luxton. John succeeded his father, Jack, as the Member of Parliament for Matamata in 1987. It was a seat he held until 1996, before ... More >>
Labour Bans State House Evictions
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kāinga Ora has evicted zero tenants in the past three years, according to answers given to me by the Associate Minister for Housing (Public Housing) Poto Williams in Parliament today, says National’s Housing Spokesperson Nicola Willis. “In ... More >>
Government Only Signed Vaccine Pass Contract In October
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The disclosure by Chris Hipkins in Question Time today that the Ministry of Health only signed its contract with MATTR to develop a vaccine pass for domestic use in New Zealand on October 13 is staggering, says National’s Covid spokesperson Chris ... More >>
Kiwis Getting Poorer By The Day Under Labour
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Finance has done nothing to stymie the rapidly rising cost of living in New Zealand and Kiwis are poorer for it, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “Inflation for the September quarter hit 4.9 per cent, the highest it has ... More >>
Kiwis Still Out Of Pocket For Over 14,000 MIQ Stays
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party
There are over 14,000 people who stayed in MIQ prior to 24 March 2021 who still haven’t been invoiced, says National’s COVID-19 Spokesperson Chris Bishop. “Figures released to me through written questions reveal that “around 14,366” returnees ... More >>
Government’s Covid Confusion The New Virus Variant
Monday, 15 November 2021, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government continues to make up its Covid response up on the fly, randomly and publicly pondering changes to the traffic light framework announced only a few weeks ago and providing absolutely no certainty to Aucklanders or the rest of the country, ... More >>
