Coffey said he believed Rotorua had the capacity to welcome tourists “while showing that same manaakitanga to families and children in need of a warm, secure dry home during a global pandemic”. “If Australians choose not to come here, it will be because of incorrect information that some of our
David Seymour ACT Leader The Government has some serious explaining to do about a co-governance proposal for the DOC Estate. DOC has set up a group called the ‘Options Development Group,’ claiming the group is designed to better recognise treaty principles in conservation through modifications to the Conservation General
The Prime Minister needs to be clear with New Zealanders about what her Government plans to do with ownership of conservation land, National Party Leader Judith Collins says. National has received a copy of draft recommendations from a recent hui where the Department of Conservation (DOC) discussed how to better
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First-home buyers and taxpayers deserve answers from Housing Minister Megan Woods after the Government’s latest KiwiBuild disaster left them in the lurch, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Ormiston Rise going into receivership is a devastating blow for those first-home buyers who should have been months
The Government should make senior leadership and Board members of Te Papa personally reimburse their travel to Canterbury for the funeral of a deceased leatherback turtle, National’s Arts, Culture & Heritage spokesperson Simon O’Connor says. “While it is all well and good for iwi to request the return
David Seymour ACT Leader ACT has today launched our “Reject Compulsory Unionism” petition, which fights back against Labour’s reckless industrial relations law changes. The so-called “Fair Pay Agreements” are nothing more than compulsory unionism. They’re undemocratic, will be a wrecking ball on the economy, and don’t
righttolife.org.uk New Zealand has seen a 43% increase in late-term abortions – defined as an abortion being performed on a baby between 20 weeks gestation and birth – in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the latest data. The data, obtained by an Official Information Request by Right To
Josh Van Veen Victoria Univerity of Wellington-Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz A speech by Todd Muller at the Te Puna Rugby Club last June told voters everything they need to know about the New Zealand National Party. It was, arguably, the most coherent statement on political philosophy by a
This week saw more clamouring for financial support for those struggling to survive on government handouts. Our indulgent government has created ideal conditions for the cobra effect. The cobra effect describes an attempted solution to a problem resulting in the opposite of what is intended and making the problem worse.
Branko Marcetic Victoria Univerity of Wellington-Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz All around the world, governments, economists, and even neoliberal bastions like the World Bank are urging a change in the direction of economic policy away from the mistakes of a decade ago – all except here in New Zealand, where
Tim Wikiriwhi Christian Libertarian eternalvigilance.nz Friday night I attended ACT Party Leader David Seymour’s Hamilton free speech meeting. This was part of his nationwide ‘Free Speech Tour’.7-5-21. It was held in the Wintec Bill Gallagher Center downtown Hamilton. It was a full house, approximately 200
A mere 339 saliva tests have been carried out in New Zealand’s MIQ facilities since they began in January, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government’s slowness to move on saliva testing for our border workers is staggering. “There could be up to 20,
The upcoming Budget is an opportunity for the Government to show it does prioritise mothers and their new-borns by increasing the support available to them, National’s Social Investment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “If this Government is truly serious about improving the wellbeing of every child in New Zealand,
I’m struggling to find any sympathy for state sector employees who have just been shafted by the Government they voted for: Tens of thousands of public sector workers first found out about their pay being frozen in the media, rather than from their own organisations. Public sector employees told
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Transparent Government is paramount for Democracy My National caucus and I want to know what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern really thinks about the report called He Puapua that Labour commissioned in 2019. He Puapua in its un-redacted format sets out a roadmap
