[…] She insisted the freeze was not a freeze because workers on graduated pay agreements would still get a pay increase by virtue of moving up a step. […] Facing revolt, the pressure on the Government yielded some minor concessions and one more important concession. The major one – and the only one
The Prime Minister’s comments today in Question Time that Chris Hipkins’ promise that New Zealand would be at the “front of the queue” for Covid-19 vaccines actually meant that we would be at the front of the queue in terms of signing contracts are baffling, says National’s
David Seymour ACT Leader Jacinda Ardern’s reasoning for forcing undemocratic union contracts on people who don’t want any part of them just doesn’t add up. The Government originally said only one or two industries would be affected by this policy, then in Parliament today Ardern said three
David Seymour ACT Leader Jacinda Ardern needs to drop her Government’s covert plan to redefine the Treaty and have an honest conversation with New Zealanders. This Government has unleashed an avalanche of race-based policies and giving Maori greater rights when it comes to conservation land could be the
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust Sensible Sentencing Trust is once again calling for the government to introduce bodycams for all frontline officers with yet another short clip of an arrest bringing accusations of police brutality. “The trial by social media has begun again with shortened cell-phone
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust The government has announced the introduction of ‘Firearm Prohibition Orders’(FPO) which in a nutshell is telling criminals who don’t care about the laws, that there are more laws in place to not care about, says Darroch Ball co-leader of
Brooke van Velden ACT’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Finance Minister Grant Robertson seem to be on completely different pages when it comes to the remit of Five Eyes. Nanaia Mahuta has explicitly said she was “uncomfortable expanding the remit of the Five Eyes.” And yet
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The Government’s announcement to open up MIQ spots for thousands of additional migrant workers is another kick in the guts for migrants already in New Zealand and waiting to reunite with their families, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “While the announcement of additional construction workers is good
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com With the media in age-old pack-hunting mode all putting the boot into Mallard, an excellent point lost on them was made by the ever astute Damien Grant in the Sunday Times. He made the correct observation that no-one’s infallible and it’
Nicole McKee Justice Spokesperson ACT welcomes news this morning from the Government that it’s finally targeting the gangs and dangerous criminals, rather than law-abiding firearms users. Gang membership has increased by 2264 since 2017. Only two per cent of that is 501 returnees from Australia. This is mostly
After years of calling for Firearm Prohibition Orders against violent gang members to be implemented, the Government is finally listening, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “We still have questions regarding the Government’s proposal, such as whether its policy will include additional search powers against those who have
The Government has suddenly placed consultations with iwi on how the Department of Conservation can give better effect to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, on-hold following National releasing the draft recommendations last week. “Neither the Prime Minister nor the Minister of Conservation have addressed the recommendations that
Jacinda Ardern’s slide has not only started (if the angry articles across the NZ Mainstream media are anything to go by); her own supporters are furious. Don’t take my word for it. Read the venom for yourselves: Morally obscene and just plain bad politics. The Government’s public
The Government knew how long the security guard who tested positive for Covid-19 had been without a Covid test for six days before finally coming clean to New Zealanders, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. Reply 14693 (2021) has been answered Portfolio: COVID-19 Response (Hon
