Patricia Deen Spokesperson Embassy of Israel in Wellington Wellington, 24 June 2020 The concern expressed in the New Zealand Government press release of 23 June 2020 is based on a prediction, however no official Israeli decision has been made or action plan has been taken regarding the issue of concern.
Rt Hon Winston Peters Deputy Prime Minister Foreign Affairs 23 JUNE 2020 Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today expressed the serious concern of the New Zealand Government about the proposed annexation by Israel of parts of the West Bank. The comments are in advance of the 1 July date set
Press Release: ACT Party “The Prime Minister must commit to ending the taxpayer-funded ‘Unite for Recovery’ campaign when New Zealand enters the pre-election period on Friday,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “For the Government to promote its own vision for the COVID-19 recovery with taxpayer money during
Press Release: NZ First New Zealand First Leader today expressed his outrage at the wave of idiocy surrounding the role of historic statues in our country’s history. “Why do some woke New Zealanders feel the need to mimic mindless actions imported from overseas,” stated Mr Peters. “‘A self-confident
Press Release: New Conservative District Health Boards using skin colour in determining placement on surgery lists, the increasing call for splitting New Zealand up into two governments, giving extra money and power to one race over others, are ways in which the Labour/NZF/Green government increasingly has more in
Press Release: New Conservative “The government is usurping parental rights when it allows the Ministry of Education to teach distorted scientific facts claiming that girls and boys can be born in the wrong body,” says Helen Houghton. The recommendation from the Education and Workforce Select Committee, after receiving Helen Houghton’
Press Release: ACT Party “Labour doesn’t want the COVID-19 crisis to end, but it has 150,000 reasons to move to Level 1 when Cabinet meets,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New Zealanders have been receiving a daily political broadcast from Ardern and her team throughout the COVID-
Press Release: ACT Party “A report that half of district health boards could prioritise Maori and Pasifika patients for some elective surgeries shows just how skewed the Government’s health priorities are,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We’re in the middle of a public health crisis and the Labour
Press Release: ACT Party “The Government’s free pass for Hollywood filmmakers at the border is an insult to working New Zealanders,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford has caved in and allowed more film crews to enter the country after productions threatened to pull
Press Release: ACT Party “Advertising by Tourism South Australia on New Zealand television shows the gulf in proactiveness between New Zealand and Australia when it comes to getting the economy restarted,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “While Tourism New Zealand cries ‘do something, New Zealand,’ and says it is
Press Release: ACT Party “While the Government continues to restrict the size of social gatherings to 100, today’s protesters must play by same rules as the rest of us,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT believes New Zealand should be at Level 1 now, restrictions on the size of
Press Release: ACT Party “A wave of economic destruction is approaching the country, and, with just one active COVID-19 case remaining, the Prime Minister must explain why she continues to wait to ease remaining restrictions on the economy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Stats NZ said on Thursday that
Press Release: Stop the War on Tenancies Since any promises made by former National Party leader Simon Bridges are effectively void, the new leader, Todd Muller, should tell New Zealand’s 290,000 residential rental property owners whether he supports Labour’s disastrous experiments or whether he intends to restore
Press Release: Sporting Hunters’ Outdoor Trust Wallabies given a dishonourable mention in government’s recent budget as a pest needing money to combat them, could be earning valuable local and export dollars money by way of meat and hides says a hunters’ environmental advocacy the Sporting Hunters Outdoor Trust. The
Press Release: Act Party “The Government should delay an increase in road user charges scheduled for 1 July this year,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “This tax increase will affect tradies, truckies, courier drivers, delivery vehicles – basically any business that uses a diesel-powered vehicle. The impact will be
Press Release: ACT Party “Labour and Jacinda Ardern are undermining this year’s election by keeping New Zealand at Alert Level 2 for another month,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Keeping New Zealanders at Level 2 for at least another month is self-serving. “We are now just 103 days
