The Finance Minister needs to give New Zealanders peace of mind that the new powers he’s proposing to give himself over bank lending won’t over-reach into retail banking, National’s Finance spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “The Finance Minister needs to reveal the full details of what he’s
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “The Government’s deposit insurance scheme is the kind of moral hazard madness that led to the GFC,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is the socialisation of banking. “The Minister of Finance is saying 93 percent of bank customers don’t care about
The Committee on the Present Danger: China, (CPDC) Women’s Rights Without Frontiers (WRWF) WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Committee on the Present Danger: China, (CPDC) and Women’s Rights Without Frontiers (WRWF) released last week an open letter urging the United States Olympics Committee to move the 2022 Winter Olympics
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “Jacinda Ardern’s paternalism and colonialism of the Cook Islands has gone too far as she’s stopped it from unilaterally being able to open its border,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “There is no threat to New Zealand, there is no entry point
ACT Party ACT Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The creation of a Maori Health Authority with a veto over national health plans shows Jacinda Ardern’s Government is much more radical than Helen Clark’s was,” says ACT Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Government’s health review Cabinet paper
Hobson’s Pledge Trust Don Brash Another layer of separatist health delivery offers no rational prescription for Maori sickness and disability, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said yesterday. Today, Health Minister Andrew Little and Maori Health Associate Minister Peeni Henare announced a revamp that replaces 20 district health boards
ACT Party ACT’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Praise for New Zealand’s Foreign Minister from a communist dictatorship is deeply concerning and shows the Government should be more focussed on building stronger ties with our traditional allies,” says ACT’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “New
ACT Party ACT’s Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Today’s health review announcement from the Government has failed to address the real issues facing New Zealanders,” says ACT’s Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Amalgamating the DHBs into one organisation is a positive step forward, but all the Government
ACT Party ACT Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Pharmaceutical funding was totally absent from today’s health review, and that’s about where it is in this Government’s priorities,” according to ACT Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Government will, of course, point to the Pharmac review announced earlier
Green Party Green Party spokesperson for Social Development & Employment Ricardo Menéndez March. Research released today reinforces the need for significant changes to our social safety net, the Green Party says. “Everyone deserves to live with dignity, but our current social safety net doesn’t do enough for our most
Replacing all District Health Boards across the country will see our regions and smaller communities lose their voice and their autonomy, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Our regions know what works for them when it comes to keeping their communities healthy, and that isn’t always having
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour. “Information uncovered by the ACT Party has led the Auditor-General to deem the Government’s Ihumatao purchase ‘unlawful,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Grant Robertson illegally spent taxpayer money to solve a political problem created by Jacinda Ardern. “ACT has always said this deal
The Auditor-General has confirmed the Labour Government unlawfully used millions of taxpayer dollars to settle the Ihumatao land dispute. In response to a letter from National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis, written in March, the Auditor-General has confirmed today that the $30 million deal to buy the disputed land from
Any moves to muzzle elected District Health Board members from commenting honestly on the Government’s health system restructure should not be allowed to happen, National’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “I’m very concerned to hear some elected DHB members feel the new code
Free Speech Coalition The Free Speech Coalition is calling on the Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes to revoke new rules which came into effect on Monday which apply rules of political neutrality onto DHB members – including those elected by the public. “Requiring politicians to act in a ‘politically impartial manner’
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “The Prime Minister yesterday told her weekly press conference she was “disheartened” the ACT Party doesn’t want to engage with the Government over its proposed Hate Speech Laws, despite ACT writing to the Justice Minister and agreeing for the caucus to meet with
