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Why are we still figuring out hospital visitation policy?
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 12:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is hard to believe that, five months after Delta hit New Zealand arrived and after five weeks of lockdown, that the visitor policies of Auckland’s three district health boards are yet to be figured out, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr ... More >>
‘Short and sharp’ lockdown will be the longest ever
Monday, 13 September 2021, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government had no choice but to extend the Auckland Level 4 Covid lockdown and ongoing restrictions elsewhere in the country because of its own ongoing failures, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins and Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris ... More >>
Lockdown Extension The Final Straw For Many Battling Businesses
Monday, 13 September 2021, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s decision to extend the Level 4 lockdown in Auckland and Level 2 restrictions elsewhere in the country without additional urgent support will be the end of many businesses, National’s Economic Development and Small Business ... More >>
Disabled population urgently needs Covid plan
Monday, 13 September 2021, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The country’s disabled population urgently needs a Covid plan, with barriers to getting tested and vaccinated disadvantaging the community, National’s Disability Issues spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “Our disabled population cannot continue ... More >>
Government rules out vaccinating in MIQ
Monday, 13 September 2021, 11:34 am | New Zealand National Party
It is ridiculous the Government has no plan to stand up vaccination clinics in MIQ facilities, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. Answers to written questions reveal the Government is not even considering opening vaccination clinics ... More >>
Labour should listen to the education experts
Monday, 13 September 2021, 10:13 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should listen to the strong message from accounting and economics teachers that its proposed curriculum changes are misplaced and go back to the drawing board, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Unskilled Pruning Of Labour Force Is A Rotten Policy
Sunday, 12 September 2021, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s confirmation of the availability of Recognised Seasonal Employer workers from selected countries is not enough to fix its rotten approach to labour supply, says National’s Horticulture spokesperson David Bennett. “Prior to the ... More >>
Government Must Park Three Waters Plans
Sunday, 12 September 2021, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour must listen to the multitude of mayors pleading for the Three Waters plans to be dumped, National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “With an overwhelming majority of councils not onboard, the Government’s programme ... More >>
Labour’s failure to prepare for Delta has cost Kiwis their jobs
Friday, 10 September 2021, 1:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest Jobseeker figures released today demonstrate the true impact of the Delta outbreak on employment, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “More than 7000 New Zealanders have moved onto the Jobseeker ... More >>
Businesses struggling day-to-day under Covid restrictions desperately need Government support
Friday, 10 September 2021, 12:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Each day matters for hardworking businesses struggling under Level 4 lockdown in Auckland and new Level 2 restrictions elsewhere in the country, National’s Economic Development and Small Business spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The Government this ... More >>
Crisis at Middlemore Hospital
Friday, 10 September 2021, 12:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Middlemore Hospital is in the highest risk area in the current Covid outbreak and needs leadership from the Minister of Health – not abdication of responsibility, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. More >>
NZ not at the table to discuss Afghanistan evacuation
Friday, 10 September 2021, 12:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta needs to ask the United States for a ‘please explain’ as to why New Zealand was not invited to the more than 20 country ministerial meeting, led by the US and Germany yesterday, National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry ... More >>
Animal welfare crisis looms as Minister butchers opportunity
Friday, 10 September 2021, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
An animal welfare crisis is looming as Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor fails to pay attention to what’s going on around him, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. More >>
Quit the education complacency
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Chris Hipkins is mythmaking about the impact of school closures on learning, no doubt to downplay the impact of his Government’s failures over Covid, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
This Kiwi won’t be flying to Climate Change Conference
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Covid-19 has meant that New Zealanders have had to sacrifice a great deal. They have missed funerals, weddings, births, and all manner of other special moments, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith says. “It seems a no-brainer ... More >>
Industry withers in Spring as strict lockdown rules bite
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The commercial flower industry is being left out in the cold in this latest lockdown. It’s an industry that can’t close its doors and get a wage subsidy to pay its staff. It’s a constant process of planting, toil and regeneration, National’s ... More >>
Government’s $5m Covid relief package for Māori communities is too little, too late
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s announcement of $5 million to provide immediate relief to Delta-hit Māori communities is another mistimed misstep and missed opportunity, National’s Whānau Ora and Māori Development spokesperson Harete Hipango says. “Again, this ... More >>
Judith Collins - Counter-Terrorism Announcement
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 12:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
On Friday the 3rd of September New Zealanders were targeted again by a terrorist. Though the ideology driving the hatred of this man was different to the terrorism we saw in March of 2019, there were certainly some commonalities. Neither of these ... More >>
More time needed to consider conversion practices bill
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 12:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
With more submissions by a massive margin than received for any other piece of law in Parliament’s history, it’s clear more time is needed to consider the Conversion Practices Bill than Labour is currently allowing, National’s Justice spokesperson ... More >>
Greater certainty needed for wage subsidy applicants
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should provide greater certainty for those impacted by the early closure of the first wage subsidy round since the recent Delta outbreak, says National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston. “Many New Zealanders ... More >>
