Press Release: New Conservative Editors note: Stuff has pulled their fake news report, but at the time of writing there has been no retraction or apology. New Conservative’s candidate for Napier (and cancer survivor), Deborah Burnside, has been the target of a fake news article by Stuff, which has
Press Release: National Party If Labour has a spare billion dollars up its sleeve – and that’s a big if – then that money should be spent on creating jobs rather than growing benefits, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Our focus right now should be growing the economy
Press Release: ACT Party “The Government took 192 days to require testing of border-facing staff and almost immediately a healthcare worker at Jet Park has tested positive for Covid-19,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The only reason we haven’t seen more cases appearing at the border is
Press Release: NZ Initiative Almost a third of Kiwi voters do not know which political parties are in Parliament and less than half understand how a party can get there, according to a new study. With elections just around the corner, new research by The New Zealand initiative reveals just
Press Release: National Party The news that the Government has rejected adding road maintenance to its list of shovel-ready projects is concerning, National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “National has allocated $300 million from its record $31 billion transport infrastructure package for immediate deployment on ‘digger-ready’ funding
Press Release: National Party Less than six weeks before the election, Labour continues to conceal its tax intentions and it’s time to come clean, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Grant Robertson has made it clear that Labour wants more revenue. “What would that mean for Kiwi taxpayers?
Press Release: ACT Party ACT would ensure a full reversal of this year’s Residential Tenancies Act changes and put a moratorium on new regulations,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour has done nothing but make the housing crisis even worse. The new tenancy laws will reduce the number of
NZ Initiative Wellington, 3 September 2020 – A chokepoint at the border is blocking entry of critical workers and suffocating the economy, according to a new paper from The New Zealand Initiative. New Zealand’s small size means both the public and private sectors often need international experts with niche skills.
Press Release: National Party The first full week of lockdown cost nearly 400 New Zealanders their jobs every day, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Statistics from the Ministry for Social Development show that in the week till 21 August a total of 2,717 Kiwis joined the now
Press Release: New Conservative New Conservative congratulates Family First on winning the appeal against their de-registration from the Charities Register. This is great news during a time of great erosion of core New Zealand principles such as free speech and democracy for the people. In 2017, the Charities Registration
Press Release: ACT Party “An interview with Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang shows the way to making elimination of COVID-19 affordable through a Wellbeing Approach,” says ACT Leader David Seymour “ACT has been saying for months that New Zealand should look to Taiwan’s approach to managing COVID-19.
Press Release: Plan B New Zealand experts and officials are betting the nation’s health and wealth on the slim chance of eliminating a virus and getting a vaccine before the natural end to the pandemic. The Covid Plan B group says today’s announcement that the Government is putting
Press Release: Plan B The extension of Auckland’s lockdown shows the cost of the Government’s continued pursuit of the elimination of COVID-19 and intention to wait for a vaccine. The Covid Plan B group says New Zealand is now one of the few countries pursuing elimination and
Press Release: ACT Party “The Ministry of Health’s opaque process for Auckland travel exemptions is suffocating local businesses,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government needs to be open and transparent about how efficiently the process is working. “How many applications for exemptions have been received, approved and declined?
Press Release: ACT Party “A consensus is growing for a Wellbeing Approach to tackling COVID-19 with the Director-General of the World Health Organisation calling lockdowns unsustainable,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. Yesterday, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: ‘We must all learn to control and manage this virus using
Press Release: Act Party “The Prime Minister is politicising the public service by making Labour Party campaign videos featuring public servants,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “It’s completely unacceptable for campaign videos to be filmed inside the Ministry of Health featuring public servants including the Director-General of Health
