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Negligent Police Must Be Held to Account

Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. sportingshooters.nz The report in the NZ Herald yesterday that the documents stolen from the abandoned Auckland Central Police Station in May actually spanned a much longer time frame, 2003 to 2018, has further angered licensed firearm owners. As Sporting Shooters President Neville

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Poll: Significant Concern Over Cost of Living

A new nationwide poll has found significant concern about the cost of living and its effect not only on personal budgets but also the effect on other families in the community. More than half of New Zealanders are very concerned about the cost of living on the country as a

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Protect Our Schools from Far-Left Activists

Protect Our Schools from Far-Left Activists

Helen Houghton Co-leader New Conservative “Activists are targeting our children with harmful ideologies. Not only through indoctrinating kids with anti-biology teaching on gender, but they are now attacking religious schools like Bethlehem College for their beliefs. This has to stop,“ says Helen Houghton, a former teacher and New Conservative co-leader.

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Gender Ideology Not Welcome in Our Schools

Gender Ideology Not Welcome in Our Schools

Family First A new nationwide poll has found significant opposition to gender ideology being taught to primary school students, and majority support for parents being informed of their own children exhibiting gender dysphoria at school. There is also more support than opposition for a ban on transition medicine and surgery

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A Challenge for Chris Hipkins

A Challenge for Chris Hipkins

Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc We really hope that new Minister of Police Hipkins will unravel the complex legislation that confuses lawful gun owners and police alike and instead transfer the administration funding to getting illegal guns off the streets. That’s the message from the Sporting Shooters

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Heated Debate on Changes to Insulation Standards

Bruce Welsh Registered Architect New Conservative Housing Spokesperson New Conservative notes the proposed changes to the Building Code Insulation standards are causing a lot of heated debate.  These were due to come into force in November but may now be delayed to May 2023. So what’s the problem?  Surely

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Govt Made It Hard for Victims to Get Help to Save Money

Govt Made It Hard for Victims to Get Help to Save Money

Victims of crime are missing out on support because a Government-funded assistance scheme was deliberately under promoted to stay within budget, National’s Justice Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “A Ministry of Justice Budget bid released to National under the Official Information Act reveals the Government was aware Victim Assistance Scheme

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High Court Says MIQ Breached Kiwis’ Rights
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High Court Says MIQ Breached Kiwis’ Rights

Declarations issued by the High Court today confirm that the operation of MIQ in late 2021 breached the fundamental right of New Zealanders to return to their home country, says National’s COVID-19 Spokesperson Chris Bishop. In April, Justice Mallon’s judgement in Grounded Kiwis v Minister of Health found

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Saving Democracy One App at a Time
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Saving Democracy One App at a Time

Craig Lord Mayoral candidate Mayoral candidate Craig Lord wants to bring a new form of democracy directly to the residents of Auckland – utilising technology. With so many upcoming vital decisions directly affecting the citizens of Auckland, Mr Lord says it is time to bring democracy kicking and screaming into the

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Sporting Shooters Welcome New Police Minister

Sporting Shooters Welcome New Police Minister

Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. sportingshooters.nz “The Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand welcomes the appointment of Chris Hipkins as a replacement for the ineffective Poto Williams,” says President Neville Dodd. “We hope he will deal openly and honestly with the concerns of law-abiding firearm owners so

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Mallard’s Resignation Not What It Seems
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Mallard’s Resignation Not What It Seems

New Zealand First Media “The reason given by the Prime Minister for Speaker Trevor Mallard’s resignation is not the full truth and can be nothing other than an attempted cover-up,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “On the 25th May the Speaker received a letter

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It Is Time for Change
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It Is Time for Change

New Conservative The removal of the Ministers of Police and Justice, and the speaker of the House point to a need to return to democracy. A need to review who should be eligible to be a Minister, and the Speaker of the House. A  need for real meaningful debate in

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Nothing to Do with Legal Firearms

Nothing to Do with Legal Firearms

Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Greater Auckland has the lowest rate of legal firearm ownership in the country with less than 3 % of the population being licensed, compared with 10.48 % of the population being licensed to own firearms in Southland. Yet South Auckland has a far higher crime

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No Support, No Leadership, and No Plan

New Zealand First Media “A letter which outlines in detail a clear crisis that is unfolding within corrections and the system failing at keeping guards safe has been sent from the union to the department’s chief executive,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “The Minister

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What Is the Point of a Budget If You Won’t Stick To It?

What Is the Point of a Budget If You Won’t Stick To It?

Less than three weeks after delivering the Budget, the Minister of Finance is refusing to commit to its spending limits for next year, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. During his appearance at the Finance and Expenditure Committee this morning, the Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson, refused to commit

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We Said This Would Happen and Now It Has

We Said This Would Happen and Now It Has

Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc The revelation that documents stolen from an abandoned Auckland police station contained the names and addresses of licensed firearm owners has outraged gun owners. Said Chaz Forsyth, President of the Sporting Shooters Association, “The fact that these documents have lain in an empty

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