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Government’s Mess Just Got Even Messier
Monday, 1 November 2021, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Exhausted Aucklanders entering their 12th week in lockdown will be even more confused by today’s messy and illogical announcement of yet further announcements to come about their future, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “Aucklanders ... More >>
Farewell, Dame Catherine Tizard
Monday, 1 November 2021, 2:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
I would like to acknowledge both the contribution and passing of Dame Catherine Tizard. I had the pleasure of meeting Dame Cath many times; often at Civic events, or events supporting the arts, and often in the presence of her daughter, former ... More >>
Non-education Farce In Auckland Must End
Monday, 1 November 2021, 1:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must today announce a swift reopening of Auckland and Waikato schools to arrest the decline in students’ education and mental health after more than two months out of the classroom, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ... More >>
New Climate Change Target Could Cripple New Zealand’s Economy
Sunday, 31 October 2021, 6:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The announcement of a Glasgow climate change target of 50 per cent reduction by 2030 goes beyond New Zealand’s fair share and will cost the country billions of dollars, say National’s Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith and Energy and ... More >>
Andrew Little Confirms No New Adult ICU Beds In Auckland In The Past 18 Months
Sunday, 31 October 2021, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The increasing number of positive community cases of Covid in Auckland will place an increasing burden on ICUs that Andrew Little has done nothing about for 18 months, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. “The failure to build new ... More >>
New Data Reveals State House Waiting Time Explosion
Sunday, 31 October 2021, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The most at-risk New Zealanders are waiting nearly three times longer for a state house, and Labour scrapped the target to house them quicker, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Data she has obtained through written questions ... More >>
Royal Commission Into Delta Preparation Required
Sunday, 31 October 2021, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
The time has now come for a Royal Commission into the Government’s clear lack of preparation for Delta and the move to a suppression strategy, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “News reports during the past week indicate the Government ... More >>
Labour’s Health Restructuring Figures Don’t Stack Up
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 5:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Andrew Little’s health restructuring comprises financial figures that are not credible and can only be explained as having been massaged to make them look better, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. “Documents revealed under ... More >>
$14 Billion For A Tram Is Economic Lunacy
Friday, 29 October 2021, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The quiet announcement by Minister Michael Wood today that the much awaited trundling tram to the airport will cost $14 billion shows it is nothing but economic lunacy, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins and National’s Transport spokesperson David ... More >>
MIQ Hotel All But Empty While Kiwis Stuck Offshore
Friday, 29 October 2021, 11:46 am | New Zealand National Party
It is unbelievable that the Wellington Grand Mercure MIQ hotel had a grand total of just one guest for a week while over 100 rooms in the hotel remained empty, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This is a massive slap in the face for ... More >>
Robertson’s Head-in-the-sand Approach To Struggling Businesses A Disgrace
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Finance and his Government remain clueless about the plight of businesses in Auckland grappling with the ever-lengthening lockdown, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “Almost 10,000 businesses closed in August and, despite ... More >>
Government Still Hasn't Ordered Covid Vaccine For Kids Aged 5-11
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Chris Hipkins’ admission in Parliament today that the Government hasn’t yet ordered paediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 year-olds, and that Pfizer hasn’t yet applied for approval of use in New Zealand should prompt him to move ... More >>
Andrew Little Wrecking DHBs In A Pandemic
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Andrew Little and the Labour Government are taking a wrecking ball to district health boards by introducing a bill that will dissolve DHBs and permanently damage the goodwill of staff and communities, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. “Labour ... More >>
Government On Track For Another Announcement
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 2:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Here we go again. Another transport announcement from the Government who are yet to deliver on all of their previous transport announcements, National’s Transport spokesperson David Bennett says. “Reports that we can expect Labour to announce ... More >>
Labour Turns Back To Senior Citizens’ Struggle
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 1:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s refusal to back a law change to allow senior citizens to receive superannuation payments if they are stuck overseas due to Covid-19 restrictions demonstrates their kindness mantra is hollow, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson, ... More >>
MIQ Changes Don’t Go Nearly Far Enough
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s changes to the cruel MIQ system are a start but they need to go much further and much more quickly, says National’s Covid spokesperson Chris Bishop. “As I revealed last week, fully vaccinated travellers to New Zealand, with ... More >>
Small Businesses Bear Brunt Of Ongoing Lockdowns
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
A fall in small business sales for the third consecutive month highlights the harm that has been done to small businesses in New Zealand, National’s Economic Development and Small Business spokesperson Todd McClay says. The Xero Small Business Index data ... More >>
National Halts Labour’s Local Government Power Grab
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National has forced the Government to back down on an electoral power grab buried in a Covid bill. “The Government proposed to give itself the power to repeatedly delay local body elections through a change hidden quietly in the Covid Response ... More >>
What On Earth Is Going On At ACC, Minister?
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
ACC’s breach of claim data, in which private information was allegedly shared by staff for the purposes of mocking and demeaning the injuries of claimants, is the latest in a string of serious incidents that demand answers from the Minister ... More >>
Government Too Slow To Re-open Schools
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 2:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is wrong to keep most children out of school in Auckland until 15 November at the earliest, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The “plan” announced today is a vague suggestion that primary and intermediate ... More >>
