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OIA Documents Prove Pharmac’s Independent Inquiry Is A Toothless Whitewash
Monday, 11 October 2021, 2:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Following a damning survey of Pharmac, National can also reveal documents received under OIA show the delayed independent inquiry into the national drug purchasing agency is a toothless whitewash and another nail in the coffin for Andrew Little, ... More >>
Government Must Be Consistent In Dealing With Covid Rule Breakers
Monday, 11 October 2021, 11:52 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s lack of consistency in enforcing the law against Covid rule breakers is a slap in the face to struggling businesses and people trying to do the right thing, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “The Government’s ... More >>
The End Of Daily Press Conferences?
Sunday, 10 October 2021, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
After 18 months of nearly daily press conferences, the Prime Minister has decided that at the very time case numbers are rising and spreading to other regions, she and her team will no longer front, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. ... More >>
Government Must Be Upfront About Enforcement Of Covid Rules
Saturday, 9 October 2021, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must give the public clear information about how a woman who travelled to Northland and subsequently tested positive for Covid was able to do so, and why it took so long to have her put into MIQ, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon ... More >>
Where Are The Vaccine Boosters?
Friday, 8 October 2021, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Six weeks on from Dr Bloomfield saying discussions with Pfizer were at a “crucial stage” and six months on from the initial lot of border workers having their second jabs, Kiwis deserve to know what’s happening now with vaccine boosters, says National’s ... More >>
Ministry’s Block On Māori Health Info An Embarrassment
Friday, 8 October 2021, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Health’s decision to go to court rather than handing over patient data to Māori health providers to help them lift Covid vaccination rates among Māori is an embarrassment, says National’s Whānau Ora spokesperson Harete Hipango. “I ... More >>
Minister Acts At Long Last To Grant Firearms Licence Extensions
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 5:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Police Minister’s decision to grant firearms licence holders extensions to existing permissions is better late than never, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “The Government blames the backlog on Covid but licenced firearms ... More >>
I Wrote To Minister Little In February About Māori Vaccinations
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
On the 23rd of February this year, before the vaccines had even arrived, I wrote to Health Minister Andrew Little asking for financial support for Māori health providers in order for them to play an important role in the vaccine roll-out, National’s ... More >>
Testing Expert Group Slams Government Response
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s own independent technical advisors on testing have slammed the Government’s inaction on using saliva testing and rapid antigen testing, says National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “In September last year the Simpson/Roche ... More >>
Under-prepared ICU Beds At 120 Per Cent Capacity Day Of Lockdown
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Andrew Little did not add one single resourced ICU bed to Auckland’s three district health boards in the almost 18 months since the end of the first Covid lockdown last year, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. “Ministerial answers ... More >>
Government’s ‘roadmap’ Will Lead To A Covid Crash In Vulnerable Communities
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 1:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s tardiness in taking action on a workable Covid plan to protect our most vulnerable New Zealanders – children, young people and Māori communities – will have terrible consequences, says National’s Whānau Ora and Children/Oranga ... More >>
Special Rep Appointment Must Be Made Quickly
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s a positive move the Government has decided to appoint a Special Representative for Afghanistan to help bring back visa holders, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. “The reality is the Special Representative will have to work ... More >>
Reopening Schools Absolute Priority
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 10:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should move heaven and earth to make sure schools reopen in Auckland on October 18, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Auckland students have endured seven weeks out of the classroom, they need to get back to ... More >>
Just Do What Needs To Be Done, Prime Minister
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is on board to take part in the Super Saturday vaccination drive on October 16th, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2110/d20dc0ce87735b462321.jpeg" width="720" height="720"> “In our own Covid-19 plan ... More >>
Labour’s Flexi-wage A Flop
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 9:39 am | New Zealand National Party
The much hyped flexi-wage ‘expansion’ is not delivering the jobs Labour promised, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The Government promised the scheme would support 40,000 New Zealanders into employment ... More >>
Government Failures Make Interest Rate Pain Worse
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 2:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s move by the RBNZ to raise the Official Cash Rate by 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent shows the bank has been forced to make the risky move despite two major New Zealand cities still being locked down, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew ... More >>
Govt Kept Pfizer Waiting Six Weeks Before First Meeting
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party
Pfizer first approached the Government for a meeting to discuss their Covid-19 vaccine in June last year but it took six weeks before the Government got around to meeting with them, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. The information ... More >>
One Rule For Gangs, Another For Everyone Else
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 9:00 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s penchant to cuddle up to gangs has been laid out for all to see as Waikato Mongrel Mob President Sonny Fatu was given an ‘Essential Worker’ exemption and allowed to travel across the Auckland boundary, National’s Police spokesperson ... More >>
The Electoral System Belongs To All Kiwis
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 3:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
In a strange move Justice Minister Kris Faafoi is commissioning a review of electoral law despite one already taking place with the Justice Select Committee currently undertaking its inquiry into the 2020 general election, National’s Electoral Law ... More >>
New Zealand Needs A Clear Economic Roadmap
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s Auckland roadmap lacks the clear signposting needed to bolster New Zealand’s economy, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “The lack of a clear pathway out of Auckland’s current restrictions is going to seriously ... More >>
