Confirmation that a million doses of the Pfizer vaccine coming in July removes the last remaining excuse for the Government’s pathetically slow Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, National Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government said we would be at the front of the queue, but New Zealand is the
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust A parliamentary petition has been started gaining support to stop courts from using home detention or sentence discounts for serious and violent offences against children. “New Zealand’s justice system has completely lost its compass now seeing regular cases of serious child abuse
Ro Edge NZ Spokesperson Save Women’s Sport Australasia A petition is asking MPs to make Sport New Zealand consult with sporting associations, clubs and stakeholders on its draft guidelines that would see biological men play in women’s sport. Save Women’s Sport New Zealand spokeswoman Ro Edge says
Ro Edge NZ Spokesperson Save Women’s Sport Australasia Former Olympic champions and New Zealand representative athletes are calling on the Government to extend and widen Sport New Zealand’s consultation on the participation of transgender athletes in sport. The group of 43 athletes include former Olympians Barbara Kendall, Lorraine
ACT Party David Seymour ACT Leader “The ACT Party is congratulating the Ministry of Education for taking our advice and changing its policy to count school lunches going to waste,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT has repeatedly called on the Government to count how many school lunches are going
It is unacceptable that much-needed transport projects across New Zealand are being cancelled because Labour is pushing ahead with a half-baked add-on to the Auckland Harbour Bridge, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins and National’s Infrastructure spokesperson Andrew Bayly say. “Cancelling Mill Road will leave South Aucklanders fighting gridlock
When it comes to building a second harbour crossing, we should be doing it once and we should be doing it right, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “We should be thinking for the future and investing in a bridge that will support the needs of all Aucklanders in
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust Official Information Act data shows there has been more ‘liquid-ecstasy drugs’ seized by Police and Customs in the first three months of this year than in the entirety of 2019. “The National Drug Intelligence Bureau released data to the Sensible Sentencing Trust showing
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon should go on a few ‘ride-along’s’ with frontline police so he can see first-hand how his continued criticisms and accusations of ‘racial profiling’ actually stack up, says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “His suggestion that
A report released today shows the Government is squarely to blame for the border testing bungle that resulted in a security guard at a MIQ hotel going five months without being tested when he should have been tested fortnightly, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government announced
Labour’s move to kill a National Member’s Bill to give primary and intermediate schools the tools to teach a second language is narrow-minded and misses a golden opportunity to equip our kids with greater language skills, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Labour had previously supported National’
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust If found guilty, the two ferals from Flaxmere charged for “one of the worst child abuse cases” need to not only face the maximum prison time possible but they should not be afforded the usual weak sentence reductions from the likes of culture
Golriz Ghahraman Green Party spokesperson for Electoral Reform. The Green Party is calling on the Government to hold Facebook accountable for its role in enabling behaviour which threatens democracy, by strongly regulating data privacy and the spread of dangerous disinformation. “Facebook has admitted it enables a range of harmful practices
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins is saddened by the passing of former National Minister, the Honourable Ian Shearer, who died on Tuesday, aged 79. Dr Shearer represented the Hamilton East electorate from 1975 to 1984. He served as Minister for the Environment, Minister of Broadcasting, and the Minister of
While the problems and case for change when it comes to our three waters is clear, the Government’s proposed solution is already fraught with serious risks, National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “The Government seems to be forging ahead with a plan to create four to five
People of all ages throughout New Zealand are suffering due to a lack of treatment available for eating disorders, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. Tomorrow Mr Doocey will accept a petition from Rebecca Tomms who is advocating for more expert care and subsidy assistance for young people
