National Party Press release: After three weeks of inaction, a hikoi to the prime minister’s electorate office this week by the Ihumatao protestors is an opportunity for the prime minister to finally show some leadership. Jacinda Ardern needs to undo the damage she did when she halted construction of
ACT Party: Last week, the prime minister was on the international stage and in the glare of global media where she normally excels. But she seriously stumbled by lecturing our friend and closest ally, Australia, about their climate change record. (This follows her earlier criticism of Australia’s immigration laws.
Free Speech Coalition Press release: Responding to the planned ban on protest within 150m of abortion clinics, Free Speech Coalition spokesperson Rachel Poulain says: “Restrictions on protest near abortion clinics would set a worrying precedent. If we accept a 150-metre restricted-speech zone, there is no clear principle to stop groups
ACT party Press release: The government needs to come clean about what types of firearms are being handed in as part of its buy-back scheme because the numbers suggest the taxpayer is buying a large collection of pop guns. The headline figures of the number of firearms collected has been
National party press release: The early release of double murderer Jason Reihana without telling his victims’ families is an appalling breach of victims’ rights and shows Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has lost control of his department, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Jason Reihana carried out what can only
ACT party press release: Shane Jones is paying almost $1 million to get each ‘neph’ off the couch through his Provincial Growth Fund”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. On Newshub Nation Saturday morning, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones said his slush fund had created well over 1000 jobs
National party press release: Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has created a culture of leniency in our prison system which puts prisoners ahead of victims and public safety. New Zealanders confidence in Corrections will rightly be eroding after revelations that dangerous prisoners with extreme views have been able to send inflammatory
ACT party ACT has launched a new campaign for sensible, democratic gun laws and a fair go for firearm owners. In April, Jacinda Ardern’s Government bullied and scapegoated hundreds of thousands of law-abiding New Zealanders. This treatment continues as gun owners are compensated for their property at less than
By c mccoy Labour methodically work through the latest allegations.
Sensible Sentencing Trust We cannot forget that 71% of prisoners are incarcerated for homicide or other violent crime The Waitangi Tribunal report released on Monday, found that the 2010 law change was inconsistent with Treaty principles and led to significant prejudice against Maori. The Tribunal said the Crown advice to
ACT party David Seymour The prime minister has all but confirmed that GJ Thompson remained the director of his lobbying firm while he worked as her most senior advisor. She also appears to have set a new standard, saying it’s acceptable to have a conflict of interest as long
National party Two years on from the prime minister’s pledge to have light rail from Auckland’s CBD to Mt Roskill within four years, the project is on the fast track to nowhere. All the signs point to this being yet another broken election promise from Labour. Jacinda Ardern
Taxpayers Union This week’s most important story: the Reserve Bank Governor’s move to cut the interest rate from 1.5% to 1.0%. New Zealand has not seen a cut this large since the Christchurch earthquake. Previous rate cuts of this size were seen during the global financial
