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Gang Numbers Surge 53 Per Cent Under Labour
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Newly released figures to National show New Zealand’s gang numbers continues to explode under Labour and with no signs of stopping, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “There has been a 53 per cent increase in gang membership since Labour ... More >>
Government Shoots Down Bill To Take Guns Off Gangs
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 7:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to vote down National’s Firearms Prohibition Orders Bill shows how out of touch the Government is when it comes to gangs, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “This is the second time the Government has shot ... More >>
Just Two Covid Cases In Vaccinated Travellers On Day Eight In MIQ Since August
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 3:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
On the eve of another MIQ lottery, the fact that only two fully vaccinated travellers have tested positive for Covid on day eight of their 14-day quarantine since August 23 proves it is past time for the Government to loosen MIQ requirements, says National’s ... More >>
Government Wakes Up To National’s Call For MIQ Spots To Be Allocated To Health Workers
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 2:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has finally got its act together and adopted National’s policy calling for MIQ spots to be allocated for critical health workers, says National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford and Covid Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. ... More >>
Schools Decision Wrong And Misguided
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 1:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is wrong to keep most children out of school in Auckland, possibly for the rest of the year, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said today. “While we welcome a return of senior students, the risks of continuing to ... More >>
National’s Plan Will Lift The Burden On Business
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 9:59 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s ‘Back in Business’ plan will lift the burden on businesses who are struggling through this extended lockdown, says Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “There is light at the end of the Covid tunnel, but we can’t fall at the final ... More >>
Fiscal Discipline Must Underpin Recovery
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 9:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The days of using Covid as cover for profligate spending must end, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “The Government has cynically used funding allocated by Parliament for the Covid-19 Response to fund items that can’t ... More >>
National’s Plan To Support Tourism, Hospitality And Events Businesses
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 9:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National has today released our detailed plan to support the ailing tourism, hospitality and events sectors in the wake of the significant harm being done by Labour’s Covid restrictions, National’s spokesperson for Tourism and Small Business Todd McClay ... More >>
National Launches Back In Business Plan
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 9:57 am | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins has today launched National’s detailed plan to save livelihoods and unleash our economy in the face of the huge damage being wrought by the extended Covid lockdown. National’s ‘Back in Business’ plan ... More >>
National Sets Targets To End Lockdown Limbo
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 6:28 am | New Zealand National Party
National has set two clear targets to end the lockdown restrictions and get New Zealand back in business, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “We would put an end to lockdowns, reopen our economy and reconnect to the world when we hit ... More >>
Labour Must Abandon Local Election Power Grab
Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s promising that Chris Hipkins has listened to National’s concerns over an electoral power grab buried in a Covid-19 bill, National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “The Government is proposing to give itself the power to ... More >>
Government Sat On Vital DHB Vaccine ‘equity Plans’ For Māori And Pasifika
Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has had week-by-week breakdowns of how many Covid vaccinations for Māori and Pasifika people each district health board said would deliver but has sat on the information for months, says National’s Covid Response spokesperson ... More >>
National Pledges Three Waters Repeal & Return
Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The next National Government will repeal Labour’s Three Waters entity model and return any seized water assets back to councils, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Labour’s proposal to centralise council water assets into four ... More >>
National Drives Game-changing Housing Reform
Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 11:51 am | New Zealand National Party
National has worked constructively with the Government in support of a new Bill to amend the Resource Management Act to make it easier for New Zealanders to build more houses, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “New Zealand is facing ... More >>
Housing Bill A Step Forward, With More To Be Done
Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The Housing Supply Bill is a win-win that will deliver more choices for future homeowners and renters while enhancing the ‘Right to Build’ for current property owners, says National’s Housing and Urban Development spokesperson Nicola Willis. “New ... More >>
No Plan, No Ideas, No Hope From Government
Monday, 18 October 2021, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The ongoing nightmare of the Level 3 lockdown in Auckland continues with no hope on the horizon, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “The Labour Government clearly has no plan, no ideas and is providing no hope for Aucklanders. “People ... More >>
No New ICU Beds Costing 1000 Surgeries Per Week
Monday, 18 October 2021, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s failure to provide any new ICU beds means 1000 elective surgeries are being cancelled every week, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. “Answers to my questions to the Minister of Health show that, in the first six ... More >>
Government’s Climate Aid Boost The Wrong Move At The Wrong Time
Monday, 18 October 2021, 12:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to commit $1.3 billion over four years to support poorer countries to deal with climate change is the wrong one, given New Zealand is still struggling with lockdowns which have no end in sight, National’s Climate Change ... More >>
PM Must Urgently Rule Out Director-General’s Speculation Of A Return To Level 4 For Auckland
Monday, 18 October 2021, 12:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister must urgently rule out the Director-General of Health’s comments this morning that Level 4 restrictions were being actively considered for Auckland despite the Government saying only days ago there would be no return to Level 4, ... More >>
Inflation Soars – Kiwis Suffer As Cost Of Living Spikes
Monday, 18 October 2021, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to urgently recognise soaring inflation as the biggest medium-term threat to the New Zealand economy and halt its wasteful spending, says National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse. “Today, StatsNZ has confirmed what Kiwis ... More >>
