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A Motel Is Not A Home – Demand The Debate
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis deserve the debate on the Labour Government’s decision to spend $1 million a day on motels to house the homeless, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “For two elections Labour campaigned on building houses but instead they have been ... More >>
Dr Shane Reti: Labour's Made A Complete Meth Of Things
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s short-sighted decision in 2018 to scrap National’s highly successful Meth Action Plan – and its outright refusal to accept that New Zealand has a gang problem – is contributing to a surge in gang membership, meth use and misery in ... More >>
Labour’s Made A Complete Meth Of Things
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s short-sighted decision in 2018 to scrap National’s highly successful Meth Action Plan – and its outright refusal to accept that New Zealand has a gang problem – is contributing to a surge in gang membership, meth use and misery in ... More >>
Police Officers Leaving The Force
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Figures released to National show, that since March, Police Officers are continuing to leave the force while gang numbers explode, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “From March to June 2021, Constabulary Police numbers have dropped ... More >>
Labour Fudging State House Numbers
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 9:10 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government’s claim to have delivered 8000 new state houses has been revealed as a pumped-up figure that vastly exaggerates the number of houses it has actually built, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The Housing ... More >>
What Is Western Science?
Monday, 26 July 2021, 12:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Proposals for NCEA science risk taking our curriculum down a rabbit hole at a time when the Government should be focused on turning around our declining achievement in science, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. The proposals ... More >>
Gangs Recruiting One New Member Per Day
Monday, 26 July 2021, 8:39 am | New Zealand National Party
New figures released to the National Party show that gangs are recruiting approximately one new member every single day in New Zealand, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The National Gang List has grown to 8061 as of the 30th of ... More >>
Demand The Debate On Our Justice System
Sunday, 25 July 2021, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out separate justice systems, which is currently being consulted on with some New Zealanders. “Following revelations that Labour gave $2.75 million to a Mongrel ... More >>
Another Cost On Kiwis At The Behest Of The Unions
Friday, 23 July 2021, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour is using Covid-19 as the justification for imposing new costs on employers in the form of an extra week of paid sick leave for each employee, but the real reason is because their union mates have been applying the pressure, National’s Workplace ... More >>
How Did Ardern Determine The Success Of Mob Pilot?
Friday, 23 July 2021, 1:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern needs to clarify just how she measured the success of her Government’s Kahukura Mongrel Mob rehab pilot, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Labour have been quick to claim that the pilot programme ... More >>
Government Inaction Putting Children At Risk
Friday, 23 July 2021, 10:11 am | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Social Development has only just begun ‘scoping’ an information sharing arrangement with Police to improve outcomes for Kiwis in emergency housing, despite already having the information it needs, National’s Social Development ... More >>
DHB Vaccine Targets Meaningless
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has analysed the DHB vaccination numbers against their populations and it turns out the ‘targets’ DHBs are using to track their progress are essentially meaningless, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Of ... More >>
Why Is The Police Minister Hiding Gang Numbers?
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 10:44 am | New Zealand National Party
The deliberate attempt by the Police Minister to withhold the most recent gang numbers raises the question if Labour is too scared to admit that New Zealand has a gang problem, National’s Police spokesperson says. “Every two months the Police compile ... More >>
Poto Williams Should Be Sacked As Police Minister
Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 12:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
In an interview with Newstalk ZB this morning Minister of Police Poto Williams made it crystal clear that despite being their Minister, the police and their safety are not a priority for her, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The interview ... More >>
NZ Only Ordered Pfizer Vaccines On January 29 This Year
Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 10:00 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand remaining last in the OECD for the speed of the Covid-19 vaccine roll out can be partly explained by the fact New Zealand only ordered Pfizer vaccines on January 29 this year, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop ... More >>
New Zealand’s Cyber-resilience Failing Under Labour
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 11:53 am | New Zealand National Party
Since Labour has been in Government New Zealand’s cybersecurity ranking has taken a serious hit, National’s Digital Economy & Communications spokesperson Melissa Lee says. The recently released United Nations ITU Global Cybersecurity Index ... More >>
Govt Plants Union Official On Air NZ Board
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 10:26 am | New Zealand National Party
The appointment by Grant Robertson of a long-standing union official to the board of Air New Zealand is another example of poor judgement by the Minister, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “Mr Robertson does not appear to be acting ... More >>
Bring Back Armed Response Teams
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 9:21 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to take serious action to give better support to frontline Police Officers who are facing a significantly increased violence, emboldened gangs, and rising gun crime, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. ... More >>
National Seeks Auditor General Investigation Into Mongrel-Mob Funding
Monday, 19 July 2021, 11:01 am | New Zealand National Party
National has written to the Auditor General requesting an investigation into two separate Government Mongrel Mob-related funding; the $2.75 million payment to lifetime Mongrel-Mob Member Harry Tam for a drug rehabilitation programme and the Chief Human ... More >>
Kiwis Deserve The Debate On Gangs And Crime
Sunday, 18 July 2021, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says the Government’s approach to law and order is appalling, as she releases National’s third billboard as part of its ‘Demand the Debate’ campaign. “The Government backing the Mongrel Mob to rehabilitate ... More >>
