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Turning Heroes into Victims

Turning Heroes into Victims

New Conservative Our congratulations and commiserations go out to our nation’s primary producers, those who make us a prosperous country, those on whom we depend in times of economic hardship, those who toil seven days a week, almost every day of the year, our farmers. Congratulations because recent thorough

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Fewer Cows Recommendation Absolute Nonsense

Fewer Cows Recommendation Absolute Nonsense

Robin Grieve Chairman F.A.R.M. ‘The Climate Commission’s recommendation to reduce livestock numbers by 15% by 2030 is not sensible, practical or justified,’ Robin Grieve, chairman of FARM (Facts About Ruminant Methane) said yesterday. Reducing livestock numbers will invariably cost New Zealand export income, and mean that

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National Concerned by Police Backdown on Cannabis
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National Concerned by Police Backdown on Cannabis

Simeon Brown national.org.nz Police need explain why they’ve quietly decided to ditch the annual cannabis eradication operation and how they will continue crack down on the supply of cannabis, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “To make a major decision such as this and not tell

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Public Deserves Clarity and Consistency on Vaccine Timing

Public Deserves Clarity and Consistency on Vaccine Timing

ACT Party “ACT’s January 6 call for a vaccine timetable review, and January 11 charge that the Government’s response to COVID-19 had become complacent, are being sadly vindicated with each day’s developments,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Minister for COVID-19 Response and Director General

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Gun Crime Out of Control – Only ACT Making Sense

Gun Crime Out of Control – Only ACT Making Sense

“Another week and New Zealand’s months-long spate of gun crime continues,” says ACT Firearms Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Much of this violent activity is gang-related, using illegal firearms. “The Government simply doesn’t have a plan to address it – only ACT does. “Last week it was arming

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Government Shamed into Action

Government Shamed into Action

ACT Party “Opposition pressure to improve the timeliness of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries is working,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Yesterday’s revelation from COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins that the Government is desperately trying to get its hands on vaccines ahead of schedule to inoculate at-risk border

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Trump Administration Accomplishments

Trump Administration Accomplishments

whitehouse.gov As of January 2021 Unprecedented Economic Boom Before the China Virus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most prosperous economy. * America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government experts’ projections. * Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times the

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Employers Are Not the Enemy

Employers Are Not the Enemy

ACT Party “Labour must stop seeing employers as the enemy and avoid doing further harm to the productive sector,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government was told its latest minimum wage hike will have a ‘disproportionately large’ negative impact on the number of jobs created over the coming year.

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Govt Must Strip Gangs of Gun Licences

Govt Must Strip Gangs of Gun Licences

ACT Party “The Government must take the recent surge in gang violence seriously and should start by stripping gang members of firearms licences,” says ACT’s Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Over the past few years, the number of gang members has increased by a third, and there’s

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COVID Variant Requires Vaccine Timetable Review

ACT Party “The Government must reconsider waiting for Medsafe approval before making COVID vaccines available, in light of the new more contagious COVID strain sweeping the world,” says ACT Leader David Seymour “We’ve got used to feeling a bit invincible as an island nation on a pandemic planet, this

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Virulent Strain Calls for Act’s Risk-Based Approach
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Virulent Strain Calls for Act’s Risk-Based Approach

ACT Party “Now more than ever a risk-weighted approach to managing incoming travellers is required to ensure we don’t experience another serious Covid-19 outbreak,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Rapid spread of a new ultra-virulent strain of Covid-19 in the UK and Europe is resulting

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Employers Are Not the Enemy
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Employers Are Not the Enemy

ACT Party “Labour must stop seeing employers as the enemy and avoid doing further harm to the productive sector,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “The Government was told its latest minimum wage hike will have a ‘disproportionately large’ negative impact on the number of jobs created over

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More Kiwi Families in Hardship

National Party While many families across the country will be looking forward to the summer break, the number of people on a benefit is a stark reminder that many Kiwis are struggling to make ends meet and are anxious to find work, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says.

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Aged Care Staff and Residents Must Be Prioritised
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Aged Care Staff and Residents Must Be Prioritised

ACT Party “The Government’s vaccine rollout mustn’t take the same blinkered approach to the COVID-19 response it did earlier this year, which saw private facilities largely ignored, especially those who provide aged care,” says ACT Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “This led to unnecessary suffering in our

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Economic Vandalism Confirmed

Economic Vandalism Confirmed

ACT party “The Government has chosen voodoo economics over proven economic realities by arbitrarily increasing the minimum wage to $20 an hour, a decision it admits could result in as many as 9000 fewer jobs being created next year,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood says

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