Press Release: F.A.R.M “It is almost unbelievable that one of the leading Methane scientists in the world, Dr Myles Allen, Professor at Oxford University who was a prominent designer of the GWP (Global Warming Potential), system has done a major backflip demanding the EU drop the long-
Press Release: ACT Party “Labour’s policy to ban stickers on fruit and plastic knives and forks is nothing more than virtue signalling that will inconvenience New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is classic Labour Party policy. There will be no problem definition or cost-benefit analysis.“The
Press Release: National Party A National Government will reduce regulatory burden and give farmers confidence for the future. Leader of the National Party Judith Collins and Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett announced National’s Agriculture policy in Gisborne today. You can read our Agriculture & Horticulture Policy here. “Agriculture is responsible
Press Release: ACT Party “The promise of tougher hate speech laws shows the danger of a left-wing government to our fundamental rights and freedoms, and highlights the importance of a strong ACT to hold them all accountable,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern today said a re-elected
Press Release: New Conservative In a time of growing ideological conformity within the New Zealand media, a backlash from the public has seen media outlets seeking to proclaim themselves as the arbiters of truth. The New Zealand media industry, once renowned for impartial journalism, groundbreaking investigative articles and solid, balanced
Press Release: National Party National will double the size of New Zealand’s technology sector by 2030 with a $1.29 billion plan that will aim to create at least 100,000 new high-paying, future-proofed tech jobs. “Doubling the size of the technology sector by 2030 is an
Press Release: ACT Party “Jacinda Ardern is already at Level 1 and today she must allow the rest of the country to join her there,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Ardern was photographed on Thursday taking a selfie with at least a dozen people in close proximity to her. She
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
