This Friday rural communities up and down New Zealand will stage a protest at the overbearing government interference in their businesses and lives, and National MPs will be right there supporting them, National’s Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett says. The protests are organised by Groundswell, a community-based group formed
Damien Smith ACT Associate Finance spokesperson Middle New Zealand is being hit in the pocket because of the Government’s poor policy-making decisions. The Government is continuing to pour fuel onto the fire by increasing costs to businesses at every turn and imposing a fortress New Zealand mentality not
Dear Family/Friend You will see lots of farmers protesting this Friday. You may be wondering what it is all about. We do not protest lightly. The media may not convey the facts clearly so I am keen for you to understand our reasons. One of the key areas of
There’s scarcely a public event goes on in Melbourne that it doesn’t trot out “the World’s Most Liveable City” tag. This was a gong awarded to Melbourne in the 90s and it’s been trading off it ever since. It’s a bit like the pathetic Uncle
John Reuhman – Director EcoWorld Aquarium & Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre & Picton Cinemas Port Marlborough NZ’s lawyers have now ordered Picton’s EcoWorld Aquarium to cease trading on Thursday 22 July and dispose of the animals, demolish the aquarium and totally clear the site to bare land. Port Marlborough has
When Labour won the last election all by themselves, some people thought they might actually get some stuff done, and I guess if you count banning and taxing, they have. But if you have been expecting them to actually fix problems, then you have been waiting a long time. Over
Reports today the Government is looking to change investor rules risks locking New Zealand out of billions of dollars of investment and Kiwis deserve to be part of the debate, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay says. “This morning the Prime Minister said she would tell New Zealanders about
Simon Court ACT Infrastructure spokesperson The ACT Party has today announced it will introduce a Public-Private Partnership Agency known as the ‘Nation-Building Agency’ (NBA). The Nation-Building Agency will supercharge our investment into infrastructure, helping to build more, build faster, and at less cost to the taxpayer. Too
Farmers across the country are protesting on July 16th. The below ad is for the Waikato – there are 60 other towns involved. Townies need to know about this and get behind and support our farmers Please share this post widely.
Labour are pursuing an ideological agenda with their so-called Fair Pay Agreements. They are ignoring official advice and putting workplace democracy at risk, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “These FPAs – a step towards compulsory unionism – fly in the face of everything that has evolved in the
David Seymour ACT Leader Labour’s plan for compulsory unionism is anti-democratic and anti-freedom and it must be scrapped. Labour has been told by its officials that so-called ‘Fair Pay’ Agreements would wreck the economy and undermine freedom of association. Michael Wood will no doubt ignore this
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson ACT’s petition to stop Labour’s interest deducibility change will be presented to Parliament today. Almost 16,000 people have gone to the ACT website to say they reject Labour’s proposed changes. ACT is listening and we’ll make
Things have changed a lot in the workplace in the last 30 years, and much of it has been good. Women having babies in the 1980s had no paid parental leave, and may have been allowed to take a few months unpaid leave (if they were lucky), but fathers basically
Now for a boring little piece on tax… but bear with me. It will reveal the pettiness of this government, and how they really, really do despise farmers, tradies and almost anyone who actually works for a living. The Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) rules have 2 types of private vehicles:
Today we accepted a petition from Lindsay Calvi-Freeman signed by nearly 15,000 people. The petition calls for the Government to reverse their decision to remove tax deductibility of interest for landlords, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly and Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis say. “Labour are misrepresenting interest deductibility
dairyowners.org The Dairy and Business Owners Group is calling on retailers, restaurateurs and business owners to stand for council election in 2022 as part of a ‘business extinction rebellion.’ “You have to wonder if councillors and council managers have shares in Westfield given how they want to destroy retail
