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Labour Recklessly Delayed Vaccine Shipments
Monday, 30 August 2021, 7:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has recklessly delayed vaccine shipments to New Zealand, putting the health and freedom of all New Zealanders at risk, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. In June Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins ... More >>
MP embraces new role
Monday, 30 August 2021, 2:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
‘Working from the grassroots up rather than the top down is how I’ll be tackling my new responsibility as National’s spokesperson for Agriculture,” says Barbara Kuriger. More >>
New businesses being left out in the cold by Labour
Monday, 30 August 2021, 12:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government must extend Covid support to new businesses established in the past six months, National’s Economic Development and Small Business spokesperson Todd McClay says. More >>
PM Says Too Much Vaccination Demand
Sunday, 29 August 2021, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s incompetent and negligent vaccine contracting is coming back to haunt them as the Prime Minister warns the country risks running out of vaccines, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Prime Minister’s ... More >>
Government Must Release More Outbreak Data
Sunday, 29 August 2021, 1:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to be much more upfront and release more comprehensive data about the current Covid-19 community outbreak, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “National, like commentators and public health experts, is calling ... More >>
New National Portfolio Allocations Confirmed
Saturday, 28 August 2021, 1:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins has today announced a minor reshuffle of the Opposition Shadow Cabinet following the retirement of Dr Nick Smith and the decision of Todd Muller to not to seek re-election at the next General Election. Michael Woodhouse ... More >>
Labour must stop anti-democratic tactics
Friday, 27 August 2021, 12:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The lengths Labour will go to in order to avoid scrutiny and accountability are quite extraordinary. The National Party will not stand for any more of their antics; the Epidemic Response Committee must be reinstated as soon as possible, Leader of the ... More >>
Afghan allies must not be left behind following Kabul terror
Friday, 27 August 2021, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand must urgently step up plans to evacuate our Afghan allies from Afghanistan following the deadly terror attack at Kabul’s international airport, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Colllins. More >>
Labour making it too hard for pharmacies to vaccinate
Friday, 27 August 2021, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should be making it as easy as possible for our pharmacies to become authorised to administer the Covid-19 vaccine, especially while the country is locked down due to a Delta outbreak, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. More >>
National launches plan to supercharge vaccination
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 1:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
With the Delta variant of Covid-19 having well and truly arrived in New Zealand, the National Party is calling on the Government to supercharge the vaccination rollout throughout the country with a new strategy, says Leader of the Opposition Judith ... More >>
Labour must take position on unvaccinated workers
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 12:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to decide how it will handle unvaccinated people in the work force sooner rather than later, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Scott Simpson says. More >>
Government fails to save Birthing Centre
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 12:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National List MP based in Hutt South says the Government’s failure to save the Te Awakairangi Birthing Centre at Melling is disgraceful and a slap in the face to the 6000+ people who signed this petition in favour of saving the centre. “Hutt ... More >>
Minister fails our Police – yet again
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The Police Minister’s admission to the Justice Select Committee this morning that she did not raise the issue of low vaccination rates among frontline police officers with Cabinet is shameful, says National Party Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. More >>
Bring back the Epidemic Response Committee
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is calling for the reinstatement of the Epidemic Response Committee following the disgraceful behaviour of Labour MPs in select committees this week, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “We have launched a petition to send ... More >>
Crowne Plaza passing infection audits unbelievable
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 4:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Confirmation that the Crowne Plaza passed all its infection control audits, including as recently in June, beggars belief, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. MIQ officials before the Health Select Committee this afternoon confirmed the ... More >>
Missed opportunity for Govt to increase vaccine uptake
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s admission it isn’t using an obvious lever to increase uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine demonstrates its failure to recognise the need to ramp up our vaccine rollout, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson ... More >>
Labour uses committee majority to block Covid accountability to Māori
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s move today to block a request for the Minister of Covid-19 Response to explain what is being done to address shockingly low vaccination rates among Māori is an appalling example of politics over people, National Party Māori Affairs Select ... More >>
Government vague on lockdown education
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
As kids and parents face weeks away from school, the Government remains vague on the reality of education under lockdown, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Where on earth is saliva testing?
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 10:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop is asking why we aren’t using saliva testing in the community as part of the fight against the current delta outbreak. “A week ago Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield told New ... More >>
Gobsmacking: Hipkins Claims Vaccine Rollout Has Not Been Slow
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 5:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis will be shaking their heads in disbelief at Chris Hipkins’ comments to the Health Committee today that he doesn’t think the vaccine rollout in New Zealand has been slow, says National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “The ... More >>
