Health Minister Andrew Little is attempting to avoid any accountability in the Health sector by not reporting important data, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Throughout this year, emergency department wait times have been of huge public interest, given that they are some of the longest in recent
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. In a discussion document released yesterday entitled Arms regulations: Review of fees 2022 Police seek to recover the full cost of administering many of the laws and regulations covering the ownership and use of firearms, together with the partial cost in some instances,
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. Neville Dodd President www.sportingshooters.nz Licensed firearms owners do not want to harm anyone so why is $1 Million a week being spent over-regulating us? As a shooting community we are very conscious of firearms safety and practice it carefully and
Family First A new nationwide survey has found the cost of living is by far the most pressing concern of New Zealanders at the moment. In the survey by Curia Market Research and commissioned by Family First NZ, 1,000 respondents were asked to name the three biggest issues that
The Reserve Bank today has confirmed that extensive pain is on the way for Kiwi mortgage holders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Financial Stability Report, released this morning by the Reserve Bank, expects that: * “Among households with mortgages, the average percentage of disposable income dedicated to debt
A leaked letter shows the effects of this Government’s wait lists as people with bowel cancer are waiting so long that it is too late to cure them, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. A letter signed by every specialist in the previous Bay of Plenty DHB
National has today launched a new website outlining Labour’s extensive record of failure over the past five years, says National Party Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Today is the fifth anniversary of Labour coming to power and Kiwis are frustrated at the Government’s lack of delivery. Our new website
Helen Houghton Co-leader New Conservative nc.org.nz New Conservative co-leader Helen Houghton says workers and taxpayers are being taken for a rort while politicians squabble over who has the smartest policies to fight climate change. “The simple fact is there is no climate emergency – it is an
As another tragic Emergency Department story hits headlines, the latest figures released this week show that emergency department wait times are some of the worst on record, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “When a person goes to an emergency department, it is because they are sick or
New Zealand First Media The Wellington High Court has released a ruling stating that Trevor Mallard in his role as Speaker was unreasonable, irrational, and unjustified in trespassing me from parliament. The High Court has highlighted that Mallard’s actions amounted to an unjustified limitation on the right to freedom
The number of 18-25-year-olds joining gangs has skyrocketed over the past five years, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “New information shows there are more than 8,000 gang members in New Zealand – a 50 per cent increase since Labour came to power in 2017. “The
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Today the much anticipated and newly founded umbrella political party, Freedoms NZ, has raised the flag and submitted its party registration to the Electoral Commission. How timely when today’s headlines state that Jacinda and Winston are fighting for power again, when they are the
Neville Dodd President Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc The ‘othering’ of a minority group is as old as society. Throughout the ages groups have been picked on, singled out (‘othered’) and marginalized, stigmatized for their differences, invariably to deflect attention from some other flaw in society. Licensed firearm
Rt Hon Winston Peters NZ First Leader’s Address 16 October 2022 Ladies and Gentlemen. Good afternoon. It’s a personal inspiration to join you all here this afternoon in Christchurch – and to be part of the 29th New Zealand First Party Conference. As we said this time last year,
Rising food prices are continuing to slam Kiwi budgets, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Data released by Statistics New Zealand today show that food prices have increased by an average of 8.3 per cent in the last 12 months, which included a 16 per cent increase in
NZDSOS A report produced by New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) on the Coroner’s Amendment Bill has brought up serious questions about investigations into deaths in New Zealand. A spokesperson for NZDSOS said, “it is clear on glancing through the submissions, New Zealanders see this amendment as
