The immense turnout to yesterday’s nationwide protests by the rural sector sent a clear message to the Government, they are fed up with Labour penalising them at every turn, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Yesterday farmers up and down New Zealand told the Government they wouldn’t
New Zealanders abroad who can’t get a MIQ spot for love or money will be outraged to hear that Covid-19 positive mariners are getting a free ride on the taxpayer, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “If mariners are going to take up valuable MIQ space, space that
Since coming to power, the Labour Government has managed to make the average Kiwi family about $9000 worse off, or more than $170 a week, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “A combination of poor policy, direct tax increases, and economic mismanagement has seen the cost of living soar,
The Immigration Minister’s announcement today has only been made to give him more time to fix the complete mess he has made of the new business accreditation process, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “While this is a good, practical step to address the issue businesses are having
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says National’s ‘Demand the Debate’ campaign has received unprecedented support since its launch on Sunday and has today released a video highlighting the effect the Government’s Ute Tax will have on the rural sector. “The Government’s Ute Tax unfairly penalises farmers,
Free Speech Union “Polling commissioned by the Free Speech Union shows that kiwis aren’t interested in the Government’s proposed changes to hate speech laws, saying ‘no’ to policed speech”, says Dr. David Cumin, a Spokesperson for the Free Speech Union. “43% of New Zealander’s oppose the proposed
Neville Dodd President Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. Sporting shooters are getting involved with the “Howling Protest” planned for today [16th July] as they too have been on the wrong end of Government decisions both financially and socially for being recreational New Zealanders. Neville Dodd, president of the
Police officers have aptly labelled the funding of a rehabilitation programme run by the Mongrel Mob as a successful money laundering scheme and National agrees, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “There is clearly outrage and anger amongst police officers who feel giving taxpayer money to an organised criminal
It is critical we get to the bottom of why the Minister of Health turned up to a press conference and released a manifestly inaccurate and misleading graph on New Zealand’s vaccination roll out, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins was under
News today there are almost 70,000 more people on Jobseeker compared to when Labour came to office clearly shows the Government has failed to deliver the jobs plan the Prime Minister promised New Zealanders, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “When in Opposition, Social Development
National understands that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be announcing a $2.5 billion taxpayer bribe later today in an attempt to save the flailing Three Waters reforms, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “First the Government tried to scare ratepayers by going behind councils’ backs with a taxpayer-funded
New Conservative “I hate you, you’re the worst parents.” “Conservatives are bigoted and living in the 18th century.” “A woman’s place is in the home.” “The Holocaust never actually happened.” “There are only two genders (male and female), all others are a fabrication.” “The Bible says all sinners
Neville Dodd President president@sportingshooters.nz A police officer is shot in Ngaruawhaia and in a media release commenting on that the Police Minister has said “Cabinet was “working on the process” of getting a gun register in place to stop these weapons getting into the wrong hands, Williams said.
National welcomes the Reserve Bank’s announcement that it will reduce the level of monetary stimulus, and it comes none too soon, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “This doesn’t come as a surprise given the overwhelming evidence that the economy is heating up too much too quickly.
This Friday rural communities up and down New Zealand will stage a protest at the overbearing government interference in their businesses and lives, and National MPs will be right there supporting them, National’s Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett says. The protests are organised by Groundswell, a community-based group formed as
With mass rural protests happening around the country New Zealanders must demand the debate on the Government’s decision to penalise farmers, tradies and boat owners for driving utes, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Off the back of National ruling out the punitive car tax last term, during
