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Law Change Needed To Strip Citizenship From Violent Offenders
Saturday, 4 September 2021, 1:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s time for the Government to initiate a process that would remove New Zealand citizenship or residency from a person who commits a violent act in our country, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. National believes the law change is ... More >>
NZ’s cyber borders under siege again on Labour’s watch
Friday, 3 September 2021, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s cyber-attack on New Zealand’s telecommunications network is a clear sign the Government has failed again to protect New Zealand’s cyber borders, National’s Digital Economy and Communications spokesperson Melissa Lee says. “Alongside the ... More >>
It’s ‘Official’ – Poto has got to go
Friday, 3 September 2021, 12:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The suggestion by the Minister of Police that media should use the Official Information Act to find out if the officers who arrested the MIQ escapee were vaccinated against Covid-19 is astounding, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. Asked ... More >>
Labour’s failure to plan means Covid cases isolating at home
Friday, 3 September 2021, 12:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
A lack of planning by the Government for a Delta outbreak has meant as of 1pm yesterday 78 Covid-19 positive people were isolating at home, having not yet been moved into quarantine, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. More >>
Health system unprepared for a Delta outbreak
Friday, 3 September 2021, 11:54 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must explain why the health system was so unprepared for a Delta outbreak and why no new ICU bed spaces were provisioned over the five months since Delta first appeared in our MIQ facilities, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. More >>
South Island should drop now to alert level 2
Friday, 3 September 2021, 11:48 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to explain exactly why the South Island should not immediately drop to alert level 2, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. More >>
Critical healthcare workers must be granted residency
Friday, 3 September 2021, 10:44 am | New Zealand National Party
The Immigration Minister must urgently reopen the frozen Skilled Migrant Category visa EOI pool and prioritise processing of residence applications for critical healthcare workers to keep them in New Zealand as we battle the Covid-19 outbreak, says National’s ... More >>
Wage subsidy early closure could see businesses miss out
Friday, 3 September 2021, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must apologise to business owners and make sure no one misses out on wages after the wage subsidy applications closed unexpectedly early last night, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. More >>
Answers Needed Over MIQ Escapee
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Answers are needed quickly from the Government over how a Covid positive person escaped from the Ibis Novotel Ellerslie MIQ facility, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This is obviously a very concerning situation and will cause ... More >>
Two-week wage subsidy turnaround will cost jobs
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 12:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Forcing struggling businesses to reapply for the Covid-19 wage subsidy every two weeks will lead to closures and employees losing their jobs, National’s spokesperson for Social Development and Employment Louise Upston says. More >>
National’s plan to fix managed isolation allocation system
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 10:27 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s clear Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) is going to be with us for some time, so it’s past time we fixed the festering issues with our current system. National is proposing five sensible improvements to the beleaguered Managed Isolation ... More >>
Bayly Urges Govt To Adopt Rental Support Package
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 7:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Small business owners need help urgently so that they can survive this Covid-19 lockdown and any future lockdowns so that they can continue to play a significant role in New Zealand’s economy as well as providing employment all over the country, ... More >>
Government Rejected Key Way To Boost Vaccination Among Māori And Pasifika
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 6:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Revelations the Government rejected advice to fund Whānau Ora to have a strategic role in the vaccination rollout demonstrates the Government is failing to utilise all levers to increase vaccination among Māori and Pasifika, says National’s Whānau ... More >>
Labour rejects National’s request for Immigration Minister to front on Afghanistan situation
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s decision to reject National's motion for the Minister of Immigration to front the Education and Workforce Select Committee to answer questions about his and Immigration New Zealand’s role in how so many of our Afghan allies and their ... More >>
Labour has dropped the MIQ ball
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 11:53 am | New Zealand National Party
Reports today that Wellington's Covid-19 cases are being allowed to exercise in an underground car park are a further illustration that the Government has not moved quickly or robustly enough in response to the Delta variant of Covid-19, National’s ... More >>
Pub quiz prize for Government’s vaccine rollout
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 10:52 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s vaccine rollout is, in fact a ‘winner’ – having just pipped Mexico to be the second slowest in the developed world, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. More >>
Common-sense prevails over grazing rules
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 9:32 am | New Zealand National Party
Just days into her new role as National’s Agriculture spokesperson, Barbara Kuriger is pleased to see common-sense is prevailing in Southland. More >>
Bumbling Government Gives Up On Those Left Behind In Afghanistan
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 6:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
That the Government still does not know how many New Zealanders and Afghan civilians who worked alongside our Defence Force remain stranded in strife-torn Afghanistan is appalling, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “I asked Minister of ... More >>
There’s only one course the PM should chart
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 1:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister has a habit of preparing various charts for New Zealand at her daily press conferences, but there’s only one chart that really matters and that’s the number of New Zealanders receiving at least one vaccination, Leader of the Opposition ... More >>
Labour’s ‘reannouncement’ won’t help struggling tourism
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 12:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government’s latest press release reannouncing a business support scheme for some South Island regions provides nothing new for struggling tourism operators, says National’s Tourism Spokesperson Todd McClay. More >>
