National welcomes today’s announcement that vaccine passes and scanning requirements will be abolished, outdoor gathering limits will be scrapped and some vaccine mandates will be phased out, says National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “The Government has finally caught up with reality, which is that Omicron has changed
New Zealand First Media “The revelation that the government is allowing the Marsden Point Oil Refinery pipes to be filled with concrete shows an astonishing level of economic ignorance,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “At a time when we have massive shortages of supply, a
The Prime Minister’s insistence that the only inquiry needed into the Parliamentary occupation and riots is an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) investigation is untenable and unrealistic, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “New Zealanders saw an unprecedented occupation and trashing of Parliament’s grounds and its surrounding
A move to progress the Three Waters asset grab before legislation has even reached Parliament shows that the Government’s arrogance knows no bounds, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. On Friday 18 March, the Government’s Three Waters National Transition Unit (NTU) provided notice that it would
The Government’s quiet move to allow unvaccinated New Zealand citizens and other travellers back into the country is welcome, but further calls into question their Traffic Light Framework, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “National welcomes the Government’s move to abolish restrictions on the unvaccinated entering New
New Zealand First Media The ‘Kashmir Files’ has been shown in America, Australia, India and many other locations around the world. To date the film has been viewed by over 1.1 billion people. The film is about true and real events surrounding the 1990 ethnic cleansing of Hindus in
With Auckland past the peak of Omicron and the rest of New Zealand approaching that point, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon and Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop say the Government should take immediate steps to get New Zealand back to normality. “Life has been tough for Kiwis these past couple years.
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi must make New Zealand an attractive destination for working holiday-makers, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “New Zealand is experiencing massive labour shortages. If more isn’t urgently done to attract these workers, tourism and hospitality businesses in places like Queenstown will continue to struggle
Kate Cormack National President voiceforlife.org.nz Two years ago today, Parliament failed in its basic duty of care to the most vulnerable members of the community of Aotearoa New Zealand. In passing Labour’s extreme Abortion Legislation Act 2020, they ushered in a new law that liberalised abortion right
The Government’s move to bring forward the reopening date to international tourists is overdue but welcome news, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop and Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay say. “It’s pretty simple – the risk isn’t at the border anymore and allowing fully-vaccinated travellers to come to
Craig Lord Being strongly against the Dominion Road Light Rail proposal, Mayoral candidate Craig Lord wants the overpriced and nonsensical plan to be thrown in the bin and for the decision makers to consider other options – such as the Metrino PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) solution. “We need better options than
Simon Bridges is announcing he is retiring from politics and will leave Parliament in the coming weeks. Mr Bridges is currently the MP for Tauranga and National’s Finance spokesperson. “It’s been a privilege to be MP for Tauranga since 2008, a senior Minister and Leader of the Opposition.
Myles Chandler Sensible Shooters When does your driver’s licence expire? Imagine if the advice you were given was that, if at any point during the application renewal process your existing driver’s licence expired before you had received your new driver’s licence, you would not be able to
NZDSOS New Zealand Doctors Speaking out with Science As well as being ineffective, the Pfizer/Cominarty vaccine has proven to be unsafe due to significant numbers of reported and analysed vaccine injuries. New Zealand Doctors Speaking out with Science (NZDSOS), has continuously stated the Pfizer trial data clearly shows the
ACT Party ACT is calling on the Government to move on from divisive vaccine mandates immediately and tell its departments to stop sacking workers. MSD has begun sacking up to 220 unvaccinated staff despite receiving advice to pause terminations. “This is the most divisive government in a generation. Sacking workers
Today’s move to amalgamate RNZ and TVNZ is yet another wasteful and pointless move by the Government for the future of the media sector, National’s Broadcasting & Media spokesperson Melissa Lee says. “The Government has spent the last several years wasting millions of dollars on countless reviews, consultations
