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Delay to Wage Hike the Only Option

Delay to Wage Hike the Only Option

ACT Party ACT Small Business and Workplace Relations spokesperson Chris Baillie. “The case for delaying the April 1 increase to the minimum wage is now so loud and clear surely even this Government can see sense and save even more businesses from going under,” says ACT Small Business and Workplace

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Morrison Wants a Travel Bubble; Why Doesn’t Ardern?

Morrison Wants a Travel Bubble; Why Doesn’t Ardern?

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed the only thing holding up a two-way travel bubble with New Zealand is our Government’s lack of urgency, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. When asked by media today on how far away a full travel bubble with New Zealand

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NZ Can’t Wait Any Longer for a Trans-Tasman Bubble

NZ Can’t Wait Any Longer for a Trans-Tasman Bubble

National is calling on the Government to open the trans-Tasman bubble with Australia to give our desperate tourism sector a much-needed boost and reunite Kiwis with family and friends across the ditch. “New Zealand and Australia have both done well to reduce the threat of Covid-19,” Leader

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Age of Consent

Age of Consent

Last week, Hamilton hosted the national economic forum at the University of Waikato. Former governor of the Reserve Bank, Alan Bollard, who now chairs the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, made a couple of interesting points. The first was that almost none of the 150 “Shovel Ready” projects totalling $2.6

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National Welcomes Lifting of Auckland Lockdown

National Welcomes Lifting of Auckland Lockdown

Lifting the Auckland lockdown will be welcome news to all those people who have slogged their way through Level 3 multiple times now, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. But given the Government’s confidence that this outbreak is under control, National sees no good reason why Auckland can’

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Collins’ Comments March 2021

Collins’ Comments March 2021

Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz As Parliament fully resumes, and despite the difficulties of another Covid-19 lockdown again this week, I think it is important to remember that our first responsibilities as New Zealanders are loyalty to our country, its democratic principles, and our Sovereign as Head

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April Minimum Wage Increase Must Be Delayed

April Minimum Wage Increase Must Be Delayed

ACT Party Workplace Relations spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Having previously ignored advice and failed to take account of economic conditions, this year the Government must delay the 1 April increase to the minimum wage,” says ACT Small Business and Workplace Relations spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Last night’s announcement of another Auckland

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Government Bleeding Auckland to Death

Government Bleeding Auckland to Death

It’s still dark outside as I write this. I couldn’t sleep last night so I gave up trying at 4:00am, got up and thanked my lucky stars that I’m retired, reasonably well off and probably one of the few whose life will barely be impacted by

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Tipping the Market in Favour of First Time Buyers

Tipping the Market in Favour of First Time Buyers

Grant Robertson and Jacinda are now claiming that they intend to ‘tip the housing market’ in favour of first-time buyers. How exactly they are going to do this is unclear. What is abundantly clear is that they haven’t got a clue how to tip the housing market in

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Aussie Advertisers Begin to Walk Away from Facebook

Aussie Advertisers Begin to Walk Away from Facebook

As the war between the Australian government and Facebook drags on, signs are growing that the Big Tech titan has badly miscalculated. Aside from the horror publicity for Facebook, the Australian government immediately retaliated by pulling all government advertising on the platform. Now private companies are following the government’s

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More Than One Suicide a Week

More Than One Suicide a Week

A recent investigation by Newshub has put a much-needed spotlight on suicide rates in the construction industry. Research back in 2019 identified construction as the worst sector for suicides both per capita and by the total number, with over 300 between 2007 and 2017. The Newshub report reveals the

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