By removing targets to diagnose and treat cancer Labour is taking its eye off a very deadly ball, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Rei says. “The last National Government made smart use of DHB performance data and introduced targets for key public health outcomes to make sure accountability was
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson The Olympics have finished but Jacinda Ardern’s Government is still breaking records. Between July 2020 and July 2021, the median price of a house increased by 25.2 per cent to a record $826,000, according to the latest data
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The main issue of contention at the conference was the decision to keep current party president, Peter Goodfellow on. Prior to the weekend, signs were
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Australia today has the pathetic honour of being the only country in the world which currently prohibits its citizens from foreign travel (excluding visiting New Zealand during the spasmodic bubble periods) without specific permission. They’re doing this under the provisions of the 2015 Biosecurity
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Labour has again demonstrated their determination to limit any public scrutiny on legislation they have already decided to pass, National’s Justice spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “Today Labour members voted against putting the Conversion Therapy Practices Prohibition Bill through the usual six week public submission process. Railroading conventional democratic pathways
Labour members of the Social Services and Community Select Committee appear intent on limiting further parliamentary discussion of the ‘They Are Us’ film production, in particular questioning of the New Zealand Film Commission over the details of its funding, National’s Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Simon O’Connor says.
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The big policy issue dividing the party in the weekend was the caucus decision last week to vote against the first reading of the Government’
The National Party Conference last weekend has produced a range of reactions. The media, predictably, were overwhelmingly negative as the last thing they want is a National government. Their bias has been repaid handsomely by the government in return for which they are required to toe the party line. This
David Seymour ACT Leader Today’s big announcement will feel like Give Us A Clue: COVID Edition. After the highly disappointing Skegg report that was really just three letters, the Government needs to give us a clue on the big questions about our COVID future. The Skegg letters told us
David Seymour ACT Leader While vulnerable New Zealanders are desperate for shelter, the agency tasked with housing them is spending tens of thousands of dollars on artwork. Kainga Ora is supposed to house people, not expensive carvings. We have people living in motels and cars and tenants whose houses aren’
Groups from opposite sides of the political spectrum are united in their opposition to the proposed new Hate Speech law. Having people from polar opposite political views so united is a warning in flashing neon lights that this law is a BAD law and that it should be consigned to
On the AM show this week Sir David Skegg, chair of the Strategic Covid-19 Public Health Advisory Group on Covid-19 talked about a phased border reopening beginning next year, providing the government sees a successful vaccine take-up rate. The Strategic Advisory Group provides independent advice to “Hon
