National has forced the Government to back down on an electoral power grab buried in a Covid bill. “The Government proposed to give itself the power to repeatedly delay local body elections through a change hidden quietly in the Covid Response (Management Measures) Legislation Bill,” says National’s Local Government
A fall in small business sales for the third consecutive month highlights the harm that has been done to small businesses in New Zealand, National’s Economic Development and Small Business spokesperson Todd McClay says. The Xero Small Business Index data for September shows small businesses sales in Auckland were
The Financial Professional Services Trading Advice Transparency Bill, which was drawn from the ballot last week, will remove an inherent conflict of interest that exists for those providing advice on the trading viability of troubled companies, National’s Barbara Kuriger says. “Businesspeople, creditors and investors need to be assured any
John McCormick Chairman Hawkes Bay Friends of Israel Kiwi girl Killed in Israel. In what I believe to be our first victim of terrorism 19-year-old Miss Judith Sinton of Auckland was shot dead on Kibbutz Shamir in northern Israel on June 13 1974. She was a tourist working
National’s position on vaccine certification is simple and we have been calling for a reliable proof of vaccination to be available since February, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The Government should have begun work on providing proof of vaccination long ago – perhaps when I first enquired about
Helen Houghton Co-Leader, New Conservative The Prime Minister’s warm smile is wearing off, and we can see the Labour government’s lack of compassion underneath. This is not the ‘Kind NZ”, that Labour promised. This is not the kind of New Zealand we know or want. Instead of
The announcement today of a hurdle of 90 per cent vaccination for each and every DHB in New Zealand condemns every Kiwi to months of more lockdowns and uncertainty, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. Millions of New Zealanders have done the smart thing and gone out and got
The business support package announced today by the Minister of Finance comes too late for many businesses, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. We have seen no immediate action to give cash to struggling businesses now. The increase the Resurgence Support Payment is welcome, but will come too late
Free To Be Church Logan Hagoort freetobechurch.nz As lockdown mandates and worship restrictions drag on throughout Aotearoa, a group of Christian Pastors and Leaders have formed an alliance to challenge the Government’s continual restrictions on places of worship. “Free To Be Church is a nationwide effort by a
More than one million fully vaccinated Aucklanders are stuck at home because the Government has been unable to deliver a simple website, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. Since New Zealand got its hands on a proper supply of Covid vaccine in late August, Aucklanders have been quick to
The Government must intervene to avert proposed strike action by KiwiRail workers that threatens to significantly disrupt freight and passenger transport in the lead-up to Christmas, says National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Scott Simpson. Lockdowns and restrictions mean it’s already looking like it will be a grim Christmas
Newly released figures to National show New Zealand’s gang numbers continues to explode under Labour and with no signs of stopping, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. There has been a 53 per cent increase in gang membership since Labour first took office, a figure which reflects what
The Government’s decision to vote down National’s Firearms Prohibition Orders Bill shows how out of touch the Government is when it comes to gangs, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. This is the second time the Government has shot down legislation that will make it harder for
The Government has finally got its act together and adopted National’s policy calling for MIQ spots to be allocated for critical health workers, says National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford and Covid Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “National has been calling for this for months,” says Stanford. “We know there
The Government is wrong to keep most children out of school in Auckland, possibly for the rest of the year, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said today. While we welcome a return of senior students, the risks of continuing to deny 5-14 year-olds a proper education outweigh
Brian Tamaki On Monday I was asked by the New Zealand Police to attend at the Auckland Central Police Station on Tuesday morning at 8.30 am. I was told that I would be charged with an offence for my appearance and speech at the Freedom Family Picnic on Saturday,
