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The Government must apologise to business owners and make sure no one misses out on wages after the wage subsidy applications closed unexpectedly early last night, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Government websites were clear that the wage subsidy applications would close at 11.59
David Seymour ACT Leader Jacinda Ardern’s decision to keep under wraps that a man had escaped from MIQ and posed a risk to the community shows how far her Government is prepared to go to avoid scrutiny. Ardern stood at the podium at 1 pm yesterday and neglected to
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz It is wonderful to have support from across New Zealand for my petition to get the Epidemic Response Committee reinstated. It is also great to have heard from the people who have phoned and emailed in support of the House sitting from 31
It was only ever a matter of time. The government has been looking at ways to solve the so-called ‘ageing population’ issue and has proposed that, if superannuitants have earnings other than their pension, they should pay a higher rate of tax on those earnings. Welcome back to the
Dane Giraud fsu.nz Dane Giraud is a member of the Jewish Community and a Council Member of the Free Speech Union. Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt’s op-ed Tuesday defending the government’s proposed hate speech laws is thoroughly predictable after a month of terrible comms that
Lockdowns are what you call a necessary evil. Forcing people to stay at home, and kids away from school is a huge imposition on people’s rights of travel, association, expression etc. But they have been necessary as the deaths and hospitalisations from Covid-19 before vaccination would have been
GROUNDSWELL NZ In the lead up to November’s nationwide protest, a number of campaign actions will be undertaken. The third event is on today Friday 3rd September 2021 under the banner of “CAN YOU HEAR US”. At 12:30 pm all around New Zealand, Groundswell NZ are calling for
Answers are needed quickly from the Government over how a Covid positive person escaped from the Ibis Novotel Ellerslie MIQ facility, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This is obviously a very concerning situation and will cause many people to worry about the safety and security of our
David Seymour ACT Leader Sixteen days on from the South Island going into lockdown there are still 22 people waiting for a second test. So this is our future; 22 people who are isolating, who’ve had a negative day five test can keep a million people locked down. The
John Campbell and Jenny-May Clarkson in comparison with Indira Stewart are tough, but, surprisingly, show sensitivity and tolerance toward Collins’ opinions. I can’t believe I am saying that breathy, excitable, ponderous John Campbell has some qualities to be extolled. It takes a stark comparison (like, say, the difference
Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Alexander gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. As New Zealand grapples to bring a Delta outbreak under control and to accelerate the vaccination rollout, social cohesion is vital for a successful elimination
Recently, Tasmanian senator Eric Abetz published an op-ed arguing that, yes, contrary to the prevailing media narrative, Afghanistan was worth it. Abetz pointed out that the war accomplished what it had set out to do: crush Al Qaeda and destroy its safe haven in Afghanistan. But he left dangling
To quote the unnamed fish from Spongebob Squarepants, “How many times do we have to teach you this lesson?” For our political leaders and the fools who hang on their every utterance, obviously at least once more: Lockdowns do not work. At The BFD, we’ve been trying to hammer
