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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 >>
Government Causing Chaos In Early Learning Sector
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s ill-considered announcement yesterday claiming more children could return to early learning centres in Auckland from tomorrow has caused chaos in the sector, National’s Early Childhood Education spokesperson Erica Stanford ... More >>
No Oversight Of Bailed Prisoners
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 12:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Figures released to National Party show that since Auckland has been at a different alert level to the rest of the country there have been 11 instances of people being bailed from prison outside Auckland to areas under a lower alert level, says National’s ... More >>
Government Must Buy Covid Treatments Now
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 12:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
News from Merck that their antiviral pill, Molnupiravir, reduces the chances that patients newly diagnosed with Covid-19 will be hospitalised by about 50 per cent is incredibly encouraging and should prompt the New Zealand Government to urgently ... More >>
Government Has Choices And Needs To Make Them Now
Monday, 4 October 2021, 5:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
In the absence of a coherent strategy or plan from the Government to deal with the ongoing outbreak in Auckland other than abject surrender, National’s Chris Bishop says there are a number of actions the Government can take immediately to enhance ... More >>
Time Has Run Out On Government’s Incoherent Covid Strategy
Monday, 4 October 2021, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s incoherent and timid approach to the Covid pandemic shows it lacks the courage required to make tough decisions for the benefit of New Zealand, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “Today’s announcement confirms ... More >>
Today We Remember Those Who’ve Lost Their Lives To Suicide
Monday, 4 October 2021, 11:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Today with the release of the Chief Coroners Annual Suicide Statistics we remember the 607 people who lost their lives to suicide over the past year, National’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “For those who have ... More >>
Muddled Priorities Behind Education Strike
Monday, 4 October 2021, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s confused spending priorities in education have created the conditions for the planned strike by Ministry of Education psychologists, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Every school has been reporting the pressure ... More >>
