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
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
New information reveals that Chris Hipkins not only breached Charlotte Bellis’ privacy by releasing her personal details but also ignored Ministry of Foreign Affairs instruction that those details were “not for public comment”, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Chris Hipkins has some serious explaining to do about
New Zealand First Media The Multi-Party Working Group has not come up with a compromise on the Government’s “Three Waters” reforms. Allowing Councils shares in what they already own is not a concession but a con because share ownership without control is meaningless and bungled control will be
LGNZ Local Government NZ LGNZ welcomes the Three Waters Representation, Governance and Accountability Working Group recommendations, especially the proposal for council shareholding to further strengthen community ownership, added protections against privatisation, a strengthened focus on the health and wellbeing of our water, and much stronger mechanisms for local voice. LGNZ
Information Opinion Kiwi cryptocurrency platform, Easy Crypto, on Wednesday released insights from a survey it conducted of 1,000 New Zealanders, analysing evolving attitudes towards the burgeoning investment category. The survey highlights cryptocurrency’s rapid ascent to becoming a mainstream investment in little over a decade, with 18.4 per
Helen Houghton BTchLn Co-leader New Conservative Ted Johnston, BSc BA LLB Co-Leader, New Conservative New Conservative notes that transparency is a constantly growing concern for the NZ public around central government, but we must also be vigilant about how our local government manages our resources and rights. Last
The Government should give struggling Kiwis a break this Budget and deliver tax relief from the cost of living crisis, says Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon. “Inflation is at a thirty year high, with the cost of everyday basics like food, petrol and housing all through the roof. The average Kiwi
State of the Nation address Information Long 3709 words Kia ora koutou katoa, Da jia hao, Namaste, Sat Sri Akal, Assalamu alaikum, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, and good morning everyone. Thank you so much for joining me here today. First, I want to acknowledge that everyone has been shaken
New Zealand First Media The violence and disorder on parliament grounds yesterday is something that we should never have witnessed in New Zealand – a country we pride ourselves on as being one of the best democracies in the world. The fact of the matter is the terminal rioting we saw
