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Govt Must Act On Boosters, Kids Vaccines And Rapid Tests
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 7:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The government must urgently move to allow people vaccinated four months ago to get their third booster jab, bring forward the timeline for kids’ vaccines, and stop the perverse ban on rapid antigen testing, says National COVID-19 Response Spokesperson ... More >>
New Visa, Same Problems
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Immigration Minister has shockingly admitted to just how underprepared Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is to cope with an influx of 2021 Resident Visa applications says National’s Immigration Spokesperson, Erica Stanford. “The Minister informed me ... More >>
Government Continues To Balloon Under Labour
Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 6:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The annual bill for the cost of contractors continues to explode under Labour, seeing the taxpayer spend more on a growing government while getting little in return, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “When Labour removed the cap on ... More >>
Park Closure Puts The Boot Into Kiwi Businesses
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 1:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s support of a rāhui preventing Kiwis exploring the Whirinaki Conservation Park is a kick in the teeth for tourism businesses who were counting on holidaymakers visiting the region this summer, National’s Tourism spokesperson ... More >>
Boosters Should Start Now
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
People who want to get a third ‘booster’ shot of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shouldn’t have to wait until early January to do so, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson, Chris Bishop says. “In the last 24 hours, I have been contacted by ... More >>
New Opening Date Needed For Transmission Gully
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 12:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Answers are needed from the Government about when Transmission Gully will be open to the public, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “With tens of thousands of Wellingtonians soon to hit the road for the Christmas break, people ... More >>
Travel Agents Left Out In The Cold This Christmas
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 9:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government continues to put at risk tens of millions of dollars’ worth of travel refunds whilst denying travel agents the support they need to get through the pandemic, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “it’s deeply ... More >>
National Welcomes Booster Changes
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s good news that the Government has reduced the standard gap between the second dose and booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine from six months to four months, National’s COVID-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “National noted a week ago that ... More >>
Northland Tourism In Trouble This Summer
Monday, 20 December 2021, 5:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
The combination of a red light setting and regional checkpoints will have disastrous consequences for Northland businesses this summer, says National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay. “Tourism businesses in the region are anticipating revenue declines ... More >>
Huge Failure For Opening Fortnight Of 2021 Resident Visa
Saturday, 18 December 2021, 8:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The opening fortnight of the 2021 Resident Visa has been an appalling failure after a totally predictable crash of Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) IT system and less than a hundred visas being processed to date, National’s Immigration spokesperson ... More >>
Eastern Busway Progress Welcomed By National
Saturday, 18 December 2021, 8:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The completion and opening of the Pakuranga to Panmure stage of the Eastern Busway, an important project initiated by the previous National Government, is an exciting milestone for East Aucklanders, Pakuranga MP and National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
Labour’s Ghost Train Will Cost Taxpayers Over $100 Million Before Construction Even Begins
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
NZTA have confirmed today at an annual review hearing the cost for the Auckland Light Rail project has already passed $50 million spent and that not one metre of track will be built before the next election, National’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
ICU Spend Up Is One Christmas Too Late
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 8:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s announced ICU spend up is one Christmas too late, National’s spokesperson for Health Dr Shane Reti says. “By his own admission Andrew Little didn’t build a single new resourced adult ICU bed in Auckland in the 18 months ... More >>
No Christmas Miracle For Stretched Police
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister Poto Williams and Justice Minister Kris Faafoi have failed to live up to the commitment that they made in May to introduce critical legislation to take guns off gang members by the end of 2021, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell ... More >>
Tourism Businesses Not A Priority For Labour Despite Over $15 Billion Loss
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 3:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister Hipkins’ comments about tourism being the last priority shows how little this Government cares about Kiwi businesses dependent on tourism, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. In an interview with RNZ, Minister for Covid-19 Response ... More >>
Robertson’s Ongoing Spend Up Is Fuelling Inflation And Hurting Kiwis
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) confirms that despite a hot economy where everyone is competing for scarce labour and resources, Finance Minister Grant Robertson isn’t easing off his big debt-funded spend up and that will fuel ... More >>
Government Adds Another Cost For Motorists
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 1:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s biofuel mandate will be another cost that will see motorists paying twice at the pump for carbon emissions, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Every litre of fuel Kiwis use already faces an 18 cent cost ... More >>
Labour Focuses On Freedom Campaign While Tourism Businesses Close
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 6:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s priority should be saving tourism businesses struggling to pay their bills and survive the coming months, rather than passing regulation on campervans that actually aren’t here right now, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay ... More >>
Zero Covid Cases In Fully Vaccinated Travellers From Australia Since August 23
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 3:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should immediately allow fully vaccinated travellers from Australia to come to New Zealand and skip MIQ before Christmas in light of Chris Hipkins’ admission in Parliament today that there has not been a single positive Covid case ... More >>
Auditor-General Slams MSD On Emergency Housing
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 2:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Auditor-General’s inquiry into the Government’s funding of emergency housing reveals a shocking waste of taxpayer funds, and raises serious questions about the financial control being exercised by the big-spending Ministry of Social Development ... More >>
