Kainga Ora Critical infrastructure projects to enable seven large housing projects around the country will receive a share of almost $179m in funding to enable thousands more homes, Housing Minister Megan Woods announced today. Rotorua, Omokoroa, Kaikoura, Otaki, Napier, Gisborne and New Plymouth will all receive a portion of the
Moderna, Inc. Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has granted provisional registration for the use of Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, in a two-dose series of 25 µg per
New Zealand First Media It is said the “trouble with publishing is that too many people with half a mind to write a book, do so”. Or as Winston Churchill would put it, the trouble with Andrea Vance and reality is that they are separated by the English language. Words
The story of patients waiting hours outside in a leaking tent in the middle of winter is appalling and shows a sector in crisis, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Sick or injured New Zealanders deserve to wait inside an emergency department, not in a makeshift campground in
Kainga Ora has never applied to cancel a tenancy on the grounds of bad behaviour despite promising to do so earlier this year, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Kainga Ora has continued its entirely apathetic approach regarding the neighbours of their unruly and antisocial tenants. “My inbox is
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science What is in the pipeline? Yet another scary variant by the looks. XE (does it rhyme with sexy?) is making ripples in the mainstream media. There’s an XD and XF as well, but they don’t sound as good. It’s a
The Treasury warned the Government before this year’s Budget that spending more money than planned would increase interest rates, but they did it anyway, new documents obtained by the National Party show. Today, ahead of the Reserve Bank’s expected increase in the Official Cash Rate, National Finance spokesperson
Leaked documents reveal that the Government’s state housing arm is a basket case, casting serious doubt on the Government’s ability to meet its state house commitments, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Documents leaked to National show that Kainga Ora is a mess, with market debt set
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science “We are concerned that the deaths of the vaccinated are not being adequately investigated” said a spokesperson from New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) referring to an open letter to the Chief Coroner of New Zealand. “We are requesting confirmation that
A year after private rental properties had to comply with Healthy Homes requirements, just 50 per cent of state houses meet those standards, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government owns 64,000 homes around New Zealand, but its own figures show that just over 50 per cent
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com With a database of over 160 names and cases, New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) has submitted to the New Zealand Police and now to Medsafe, a list of young people who passed away shortly after their Pfizer/Comirnaty
New Zealand Game Developers Association (NZGDA) Existing government measures won’t stop one of our fastest-growing sectors moving to Australia.“Existing government policies won’t stop New Zealand gaming and interactive media companies from choosing to expand in Australia instead of New Zealand,” New Zealand Game Developers Association (NZGDA)
The Immigration Minister’s comments that employers across the tourism sector are struggling to hire staff because of low wages and insecure working conditions are unhelpful, insulting to business owners and an attempt to distract from the Government’s immigration failures, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “Through no
New Zealand First Media A reader of the latest issue of the Listener magazine (July 2-July 8 2022) has brought to my attention Jane Clifton’s article. The first sentence in the first paragraph begins with a preposterous lie and the article descends thereafter. It states ‘Brian Tamaki is
Darroch Ball Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust “Less than a month ago Floyd Du Plessis, the President of the Corrections Association (CANZ), wrote a letter to the Chief Executive warning of more assaults against prison officers if things didn’t change,” says Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “Today
Family First In a significant development, the UK’s Tavistock transgender clinic is to be shut down by the NHS after a review found it is “not safe” for children, and that there is insufficient evidence to recommend puberty blockers. According to media reports, NHS England will move young people
