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Ministry Resorts To Emergency MIQ To Get Teachers In
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Education must now resort to applying for emergency MIQ spots meant for offshore Kiwis to get teachers into the country in time for term one after Chris Hipkins failed to allocate any rooms for them, National’s Immigration spokesperson ... More >>
Low Unemployment Masks Dependency Crisis
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 12:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Confirmation that the labour market remains extremely tight makes the Government’s failure to address the benefit dependency crisis even more shameful, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “With unemployment ... More >>
Labour’s ‘Jobs Tax’ Will Make Kiwis Worse Off
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s plan to impose a new tax on every worker and business in the country could not come at a worse time, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “With prices growing twice as fast as wages, Kiwi families are worse off than they ... More >>
New Zealanders Getting Poorer Under Labour
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 10:55 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are getting poorer under the Labour Government with wage growth figures of 2.6 per cent trailing well behind inflation of 5.9 per cent, National’s Finance spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “The figures released today show that real incomes ... More >>
Navigating Through Omicron
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 10:15 am | New Zealand National Party
We need a new strategy to safely steer New Zealand through the Omicron wave and out of endless restrictions, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “The Omicron variant has arrived and case numbers are set to increase rapidly in the coming weeks ... More >>
Immigration Failure Forcing Nurses To Leave NZ
Monday, 31 January 2022, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Yet another immigration train-wreck is seeing nurses forced to leave the country for lengthy periods of time to attempt to secure a visa for their loved ones, at a time when Omicron cases are growing, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica ... More >>
MIA Immigration Minister Risking Food Production
Sunday, 30 January 2022, 6:44 am | New Zealand National Party
At a time when supply chains are already frayed, the Government’s inaction on border class exceptions for time-critical workers could have an impact on food production and distribution in New Zealand, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Workers ... More >>
Confusion Remains Around Bright-line Changes
Friday, 28 January 2022, 3:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s been 10 months since the Government announced an extension of the bright-line test in an effort to curb speculative demand by property investors, but confusion still remains about how the changes will apply, National’s Revenue spokesperson ... More >>
Say Yes To The Dress, No To The Mask
Friday, 28 January 2022, 12:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Brides will be walking down the aisle wearing a mask this summer because of the Government’s nonsensical mask rules that kick in on February 4, National’s COVID-19 spokesperson says. “Under these stupid rules, everyone at the wedding will be wearing ... More >>
Rapid Antigen Test Confiscation Gets Worse
Friday, 28 January 2022, 11:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s confiscation of rapid antigen tests ordered by the private sector has gone from bad to worse, National’s COVID-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Businesses who have had rapid tests seized by the Government have been told that ... More >>
Government Should End Costly Light Rail Debacle
Friday, 28 January 2022, 10:25 am | New Zealand National Party
The first promise the Prime Minister made as Labour Leader was to build light rail from Auckland’s CBD to Mt Roskill and four years and over $50 million later, all we have is an ‘option’, National Infrastructure spokesperson Simon Bridges and ... More >>
Highest Inflation In Over 30 Years Hitting Kiwis Hard
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 10:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister must rein in his spending to avoid adding more fuel to the inflationary fire that is hurting everyday New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “At 5.9% for 2021, inflation is the highest it has been in ... More >>
Aucklanders Being Fleeced At Petrol Pump By Govt
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 9:24 am | New Zealand National Party
Aucklanders will be angered to learn that despite paying over half a billion dollars in Regional Fuel Tax, less than half of that money has actually been spent on transport projects in our city, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Despite ... More >>
Government All Bark No Bite Over Ukraine Tensions
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 5:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s comments yesterday held little weight, given New Zealand’s inability to back them with any unilateral action, National Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “New Zealand has always upheld ... More >>
More Questions Than Answers In Wafer-thin Plan
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
After dropping the ball so badly with Delta, it’s staggering the Government didn’t spend the summer developing a proper plan for Omicron, says National’s COVID-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “The Government is scrambling to give New Zealanders ... More >>
Call For A Covid-19 Youth Mental Health Summit
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 3:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The stress of the pandemic is impacting New Zealand youth, and the Health Minister must hold a Covid-19 youth mental health summit to be best prepared to help them, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “In New Zealand we are ... More >>
Government Hiding Incompetence By Seizing Rapid Tests
Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 8:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is seizing rapid tests from the private sector to try and hide their incompetence from not ordering enough of them sooner, National Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “I have been approached by a series of organisations today, ... More >>
Govt Must Move Fast On Next Generation Covid-19 Treatments
Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 2:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must move as fast as possible to approve and order supply of promising new Covid-19 treatments, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Lagevrio (molnupiravir) and Paxlovid have both been approved by the Therapeutic ... More >>
Labour Destroying The Dream Of Home-ownership
Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 1:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is clear that the Government’s housing package announced last March has failed after figures released by Trade Me today show the largest ever annual increase in house prices, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Trade Me ... More >>
Government Failing On Road Safety Targets
Sunday, 23 January 2022, 8:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is failing to deliver on the agreed targets in the Road Safety Partnership between NZTA and Police, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. Figures released in the NZTA Annual Report show that Police failed to deliver half their ... More >>
