Prime Minister’s Office Statement (Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser) The Security Cabinet, this evening (Thursday, 20 May 2021), unanimously accepted the recommendation of all of the security officials, the IDF Chief-of-Staff, the head of the ISA, the head of the Mossad and the head of the
Hamas continues to indiscriminately target civilian populations in Israel while using their own civilians as human shields. Their rockets have killed Israeli Arabs and citizens of Thailand and India who were residing in Israel. In addition, Hamas built an extensive underground tunnel network beneath civilian areas. This network allowed them,
Today’s Budget is an indictment on the Labour Government’s ability to deliver for New Zealanders, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “We are staring down losses for the next five years. We need a plan to grow the economy, to get us back in surplus sooner so
Today’s Budget lacks the plan and ambition this country needs to grow our economy and reduce the debt burden on future generations, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “This Budget is confirmation of Labour’s inability to deliver. There is nothing in it for middle New Zealand. “It
In a letter to the Prime Minister and other Ministers, Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff has expressed serious concerns over the proposed three waters service delivery reforms. “I have made it clear in Parliament that I am very concerned about the Government’s water reform plans. The Mayor of Auckland
In news that should surprise no one, Labour’s $100 million redeployment scheme has failed to deliver the jobs it promised, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The Government claimed the scheme would help over 300 people in Gisborne, yet it supported just half this number
Embassy of Israel in Wellington The Hamas terror organisation has now launched a total of over 3500 rockets directed at Israeli civilian populations since last Monday. Yesterday afternoon, Hamas terrorists fired mortar bombs, targeting a humanitarian civil aid shipment coordinated by Israel, killing two foreign nationals and preventing Covid-19 vaccines,
The National Party will not support a motion proposed by the Green Party regarding the current violence between Israel and the Palestine Authority (Hamas), National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. The Green Party is proposing a motion for Parliament to recognise and support the right of Palestine to
Health Minister Andrew Little needs to rule out cutting health services to pay for his radical restructuring plans for the health sector, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. National has a letter from Andrew Little to Finance Minister Grant Robertson, setting out his priorities for Budget 2021. “The
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust Sensible Sentencing Trust is once again reiterating previous calls for harsher punishments to be set as clear deterrents for coward punches in support of Israel Adesanya’s public outcry against the thug who attacked Fau Vake in Auckland over the weekend. “Minimum mandatory
The Auditor-General’s audit of the government’s vaccine roll-out presents a very worrying picture of a lack of progress and significant concerns about whether it will achieve its goals at all, says National’s Covid-19 Response Spokesperson Chris Bishop. The Auditor-General states that he is “not yet confident that
The latest figures on gangs have been released to National, with the number of gang members in our communities passing 8000 for the first time, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Since Labour came into office in 2017 gangs have recruited 2660 new members, an increase of just under
Don Brash Hobson’s Pledge Trust hobsonspledge.nz A proposal to give one tribe equal say to that of 23 councils over South Island water without consulting the non-Maori community is outrageous, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said today. The Government’s preferred option for the so called Three
The Government should be doing more to make sure people who use our MIQ facilities are paying what they owe in a timely manner, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. National has figures which show the Government was owed almost $7 million in overdue invoices from MIQ guests, with
The Government should be focusing on making sure our kids are at school and learning, rather than have them discuss their white privilege, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Discussions around race and inequality are important and we should be having them. “But making young children discuss their ‘white
The Government is advancing plans to transfer 50 per cent of publicly-owned water assets in the South Island to Ngai Tahu ownership, National Leader Judith Collins says. Last Monday, the Department of Internal Affairs presented the Government’s preferred option for Three Waters reform to 23 mayors and South Island
