The Government’s announced ICU spend up is one Christmas too late, National’s spokesperson for Health Dr Shane Reti says. “By his own admission, Andrew Little didn’t build a single new resourced adult ICU bed in Auckland in the 18 months before Delta arrived and the number of
Police Minister Poto Williams and Justice Minister Kris Faafoi have failed to live up to the commitment that they made in May to introduce critical legislation to take guns off gang members by the end of 2021, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Firearms Prohibition Orders were recommended to
Dr Christine Clark Bob McCoskrie The petition “Don’t Divide Us.nz” which has 87,269 signatures has been presented ‘virtually’ to ACT Leader David Seymour this morning. The petition says “We oppose the ‘no jab no job’ policy, which will create a divided New Zealand. We call on the
Darroch Ball Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust “It is hardly any wonder police are being shot at in record numbers when we have a judge who has just handed out one of the most disgracefully pathetic sentences for shooting an officer in the back,” says Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible
The border exception for 300 school teachers announced in July is looking to be another fancy headline bereft of any actual delivery, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. The Secretary for Education shockingly admitted on Wednesday that no teachers have actually entered the country yet and that they may
Helen Houghton Co-Leader New Conservative Anxiety. Fear. Depression. These should never be terms used as norms for the youth in our communities. Yet the reality is that these words have shifted from rare to a more common theme of what we are witnessing in our children and young adults.
The passage of the Rights for Victims of Insane Offenders Bill tonight is a positive step towards ensuring victims of insane offenders are treated equally and their needs are placed at the centre of our justice and health systems, Taupo MP Louise Upston says. This new law rectifies a current
NZ First “Kelvin Davis’ comment that any challenging of the Northland iwi roadblocks is just ‘racist’ is as shallow as it is wrong,” says Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “When you set up something that is racist, criticism against it doesn’t make it racist as well.” “There
National Party Leader Christopher Luxon has today announced a new National for New Zealand – a fresh, energised alternative government ready to deliver for Kiwis in 2023. “The line-up I’m announcing today is based on merit and matches people to their strengths and skill sets,” Mr Luxon says. “My
Family First An in-depth review of the effects of the 2003 prostitution law change has revealed a huge gap between the reputation of the law and its actual impact. The detailed analysis challenges the assumption that the decriminalisation of prostitution has been a success, finding the benefits of the
Social Credit The government’s refusal to let GPs, midwives, and other specialist medical staff who are unvaccinated continue to work has no medical foundation and is simply punishment because of their refusal to be vaccinated. That situation has nothing to do with patient safety. It is now firmly established
After more than 100 days in lockdown and endless announcements of announcements, Aucklanders will be relieved by a bit more freedom today but there is much more for the Government to do, says National Leader Christopher Luxon. The Government is yet to explain exactly why Auckland needs to enter the
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson Kris Faafoi wants to revictimise those who have suffered at the hands of New Zealand’s worst violent and sexual offenders. The Justice Minister wrote to the Select Committee overseeing the Three Strikes repeal asking it to examine whether people already sentenced under Three Strikes
Hon Simon Bridges is the National Party’s new Finance and Infrastructure spokesperson, National Leader Christopher Luxon announced today. “Simon has prodigious skills, incredible talent and the intellectual heft needed to excel as National’s Finance spokesperson,” Mr Luxon says. “He is ideally suited to prosecute the wasteful spending decisions,
Desperate migrants who woke early today to finally get their residency applications submitted have been embarrassingly let down again as Immigration New Zealand’s online application system crashed, says National’s Immigration Spokesperson Erica Stanford. “The Government and the Immigration Minister seem be making a habit of damaging the reputation
With less than 48 hours before New Zealand moves to the traffic light system, Labour still hasn’t put in place key elements to make the system work, National Covid-19 Spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Jacinda Ardern announced the traffic light system over a month ago, yet key elements are
