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Out Of Touch Prime Minister Must Level With New Zealanders Today
Monday, 18 October 2021, 10:04 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister must today tell the country the conditions and timeframe for ending the lockdown in Auckland and then she needs to get up there and see for herself the fallout from nine weeks of lockdown, says National Party Leader, Judith Collins. ... More >>
Where’s The Plan To Help Auckland’s Students?
Sunday, 17 October 2021, 7:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must provide a date and plan for Auckland schools to reopen now, says National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith. “As kids throughout the country get back to the classroom on Monday, students in Auckland continue to miss ... More >>
Little’s Big Fees Costing New Zealand Vital ICU Beds
Sunday, 17 October 2021, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The $1.4 million spent by Minister of Health Andrew Little on consultants working on his ill-conceived restructure of the health system over just two months could have paid for two new, fully-resourced ICU beds, says National’s Health spokesperson ... More >>
Shock And Sadness After Death Of British MP
Saturday, 16 October 2021, 2:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party leader and Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins has expressed shock and sadness after the death of British Conservative MP David Amess. Mr Amess, a 69-year-old Conservative lawmaker, was stabbed to death at a constituents’ clinic ... More >>
National’s Auckland MPs Speak Out
Friday, 15 October 2021, 8:27 am | New Zealand National Party
We, the National Party MPs for Auckland electorates, are calling on the Government to accept National’s offer of our comprehensive strategy to get New Zealand through these unprecedented times. We like to believe that every MP enters Parliament with ... More >>
ICUs With Large Māori Populations Already At Maximum Capacity, What Happens When Covid Hits?
Friday, 15 October 2021, 7:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Intensive care unit occupancy rates in district health board areas with large Māori populations were at capacity even before Covid and the current Delta outbreak, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. “This is yet more evidence of very ... More >>
Things Are Dire For Businesses In New Zealand
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 1:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
With half the North Island in sustained Level 3 lockdowns, businesses all over the country are in dire, dire trouble, National’s Small Business and Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “That’s more than 40 percent of New Zealanders under strict ... More >>
Why Did Ministry Tell Rako To Not Reserve Any Public Testing Capacity?
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 12:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Extraordinary revelations from Rako Science today before the Health Select Committee raise further troubling questions about the way the Government has handled saliva testing, says National’s Covid Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “More than ... More >>
Andrew Little Still Splurging On Consultants For His Poorly-timed Health Restructure
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 9:54 am | New Zealand National Party
Andrew Little must explain why he continues to splurge on consulting firms for the government’s poorly-timed health restructure instead of focusing on frontline services while we are in the midst of a pandemic, says National’s Health spokesperson, Dr ... More >>
New Zealand Needs National’s Covid Plan At Tipping Point For Delta
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand is at a tipping point in the fight against Delta and more than ever New Zealanders need and deserve strong and decisive leadership, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “New Zealand went all-in on the elimination strategy. ... More >>
Petition Launched To Bring Our Afghan Kiwis Home
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 7:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National spokesperson for Counter-Terrorism Mark Mitchell has today launched a petition urging the Government to bring Afghan nationals that supported the New Zealand Defence Force during their deployment to Afghanistan safely home to New Zealand. “It is ... More >>
Vaccine Certificates Delayed – Again
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
News today that it will be won’t be until late November that Kiwis will be able to prove their vaccination status in easily downloadable and printable form is disgraceful, says National Covid Recovery spokesperson Chris Bishop. “A week ago we were told ... More >>
Government Must Come Clean On Women’s Border Crossing Debacle
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party
The admission that the Ministry of Social Development mistakenly granted travel exemptions to two women who subsequently tested positive for Covid and contributed to the Northland lockdown requires an immediate explanation from the Government, ... More >>
James Shaw Moves From Climate Tsar To Economic Controller
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 10:58 am | New Zealand National Party
James Shaw needs to urgently push pause on his plans to reach into every aspect of Kiwi lives in the name of climate change, says National’s Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith. “James Shaw has released a discussion document on a so-called emissions ... More >>
As Lockdown Drags On, The Government Drags Its Feet
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The admission by the Prime Minister today that it is now estimated each positive Covid case in our current outbreak is passing the virus onto between 1.2 and 1.3 people poses more questions on the lockdown exit plan for Auckland, says Leader of ... More >>
Urgent Need For Saliva Testing Inquiry
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 2:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
News today of a leaked study into saliva testing in New Zealand raises troubling questions which can only be answered by a full and independent inquiry, says National’s Covid Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “It is difficult to state how shambolic ... More >>
What’s The Plan To Reopen Auckland Schools?
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 12:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
After seven weeks of lost school time, Aucklanders need a plan to get their children back to school, says National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith. “All we know is that schools won’t reopen on October 18, but no one has any idea when they ... More >>
Rural NZ Urged To Take The Lead
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger is urging rural Kiwis to get out and get vaccinated, if they haven’t already, on Saturday. “Many of our rural industry sectors have been devastated by the challenges of COVID-19, especially tourism ... More >>
Government Negligence Keeps Kids Locked Out Of School
Monday, 11 October 2021, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s lack of preparedness is the reason students are missing out on even more critical school time, says National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith. “It has been known for months that Delta is transmissible in the school environment. ... More >>
Hipkins’ Half-hearted Attempt To Secure MIQ Spots For Healthcare Workers Too Long Overdue
Monday, 11 October 2021, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins’ announcement last Thursday that he was looking to allocate MIQ spots for critical health workers is months too late and highlights the Government’s failure to prepare for the Delta outbreak, says National’s ... More >>
