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Simeon Brown – Labour Blocks Inquiry into Prison Violence
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Simeon Brown – Labour Blocks Inquiry into Prison Violence

It’s disappointing the Government has chosen to block an inquiry into the increasing violence being experienced in our prisons, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. Mr Brown says that since Kelvin Davis became Minister of Corrections there has been a 92 per cent increase in prisoner assaults on

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Michael Woodhouse – Rail Investment Putting Safety Improvements at Risk
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Michael Woodhouse – Rail Investment Putting Safety Improvements at Risk

The Government is putting regional roading projects and important safety improvements across the country at risk by raiding the National Land Transport Fund to invest more in rail, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Kiwis across the country have been paying more at the pump in fuel taxes they

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Paul Goldsmith – New Zealand Is in a Truancy Crisis

New Zealand has a truancy crisis as new figures show almost 40 per cent of students did not attend school regularly in term four of 2020, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Given there has been a serious fall in regular attendance at schools over the past five years,

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Body-Cameras Essential for Protection of Frontline Police
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Body-Cameras Essential for Protection of Frontline Police

Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust The Sensible Sentencing Trust is calling on the government to introduce body cameras for all frontline police officers. “With more and more officers being attacked and constant online cell-phone footage of alleged violent arrests with little or no context – body cameras is a

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Matt Doocey – Labour Blocks Inquiry into Sanitised Mental Health Report

Matt Doocey – Labour Blocks Inquiry into Sanitised Mental Health Report

Yesterday the Labour Government blocked an inquiry into the Mental Health and Addiction Services annual report calling into question once again its openness and transparency, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. New Zealanders deserve to have confidence in the Ministry of Health, so yesterday Mr Doocey called for

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Andrew Bayly – Implementation Unit Has a Lot of Clean-up Work to Do

The Deputy Prime Minister appears to be pushing ahead with an implementation unit without any idea of what that unit will actually deliver, Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “It remains unclear what this implementation unit will actually do, other than add another layer of taxpayer-funded bureaucracy to the public service

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Louise Upston – Unemployment Drop No Cause for Celebration
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Louise Upston – Unemployment Drop No Cause for Celebration

News that unemployment has fallen from 4.9 per cent to 4.7 per cent will provide no comfort for the almost 200,000 New Zealanders on the Jobseeker benefit, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “While it’s positive the unemployment figure has decreased, albeit

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New Trade Union Launched to Promote Free Speech.

New Trade Union Launched to Promote Free Speech.

Dr David Cumin Free Speech Union The Free Speech Coalition is relaunching as a trade union under the name “Free Speech Union” and has successfully registered under the Employment Relations Act. “That name is not ironic”, says Dr David Cumin, a founding member of the Union’s Council. “We think

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Chris Bishop – Mallard Fails to Give Taxpayers a Straight Answer
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Chris Bishop – Mallard Fails to Give Taxpayers a Straight Answer

Trevor Mallard has confirmed he is unfit to be Parliament’s Speaker by failing to answer several important questions relating to the false rape accusation saga that cost taxpayers more than $330,000, Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. “Trevor Mallard failed to justify his actions before Parliament

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Dr Shane Reti – Healthcare Should Prioritise Need, Not Race

Dr Shane Reti – Healthcare Should Prioritise Need, Not Race

The Government’s proposed Maori Health Authority is simply not about generating better health outcomes for Maori, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Dr Shane Reti says. “In Question Time, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health both rejected the need for a Pasifika Health Authority despite the government’s

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Michael Woodhouse – Reallocating COVID Fund Irresponsible

Michael Woodhouse – Reallocating COVID Fund Irresponsible

Plans by the Government to reallocate $926 million of money unspent from the Covid Response and Recovery Fund is irresponsible and burdens future generations with even more debt than is necessary, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. Finance Minister Grant Robertson told a Wellington Chamber of Commerce audience this

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Louise Upston – Labour’s Jobs Plan Is Falling Apart
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Louise Upston – Labour’s Jobs Plan Is Falling Apart

The many thousands of jobs Jacinda Ardern’s Government promised New Zealanders its initiatives would create looks more like a pipedream than reality, National’s Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “The Government promised 20,000 jobs would be created as a result of its shovel-ready projects. But through Written Parliamentary

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