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Rural NZ Rejecting More Regulation from Labour
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Rural NZ Rejecting More Regulation from Labour

More than 13,000 New Zealanders have told the Government to stop raining regulations on our rural communities, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger and Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon say. “National launched a petition to call on Labour to give rural New Zealand a break and to drop their

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Wage subsidy deadlines should be extended

Wage subsidy deadlines should be extended

The Government must extend the deadline for the first fortnight of wage subsidy applications to make sure businesses don’t miss out, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “National MPs continue to be contacted by frustrated businesses who, through no fault of their own, missed the

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DOC Shouldn’t Get Another Crack at a Failed Project

DOC Shouldn’t Get Another Crack at a Failed Project

The Department of Conservation should pull the pin on a failed Mackenzie Basin project and return the unspent money to Treasury, National’s Conservation spokesperson, and MP for Waitaki, Jacqui Dean says. “The Tu Te Rakiwhanoa Drylands project was allocated $2.3 million dollars in the 2018 Budget. $1.4

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Saliva Testing Welcome but Long Overdue

Saliva Testing Welcome but Long Overdue

The Government’s move to introduce saliva testing as additional surveillance testing technology is welcome but long overdue, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Roche/Simpson report recommended the urgent rollout of saliva testing a year ago but the Government has been inexplicably slow to make use

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Why Wasn’t Terrorist Subject to Sections 163 & 164?

Why Wasn’t Terrorist Subject to Sections 163 & 164?

The Prime Minister and the Immigration Minister need to answer as to why the terrorist Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen was not able to be deported based on sections 163 and 164 of the Immigration Act 2009, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Immigration Law in New Zealand provides that

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Hon Alfred Ngaro: NZ Must Say No to Durban Conference
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Hon Alfred Ngaro: NZ Must Say No to Durban Conference

Alfred Ngaro indigenouscoalition.org Less than a month out from the infamous Durban conference, former National Party  MP, Hon Alfred Ngaro has spoken out on the government’s equivocation over whether NZ will attend the 20th anniversary of a conference that purported to address racism and tolerance, but quickly descended

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Labour’s Failure to Plan Constraining Our Economy

The Government has had months to plan for a situation where there could be an Alert Level border in the country, like Auckland and the rest of the country, but once again its failed to prepare, National’s Transport spokesperson David Bennett says. “Once again we’re seeing confusion and

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Labour Belatedly Acts on Terrorism Laws
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Labour Belatedly Acts on Terrorism Laws

Ted Johnston BSc BA LLB, New Conservative Justice Spokesperson New Conservative believes that Labour has delayed on very important terrorism safety legislation, because of its constant focus on laws grounded in their ideology. The terrorism laws have needed urgent action since at least March 2019, and only this recent stabbing

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Terrorist Attacked on Bail – Unforgiveable System Failure

Terrorist Attacked on Bail – Unforgiveable System Failure

Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust “The revelation that the terrorist who stabbed six people yesterday had been released on bail in July and was facing active charges shows a total failure inherent in our system,” says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “The decision and

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Law Change Needed to Strip Citizenship from Violent Offenders

Law Change Needed to Strip Citizenship from Violent Offenders

It’s time for the Government to initiate a process that would remove New Zealand citizenship or residency from a person who commits a violent act in our country, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. National believes the law change is needed after reports that yesterday’s terrorist attack

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New Zealand’s Cyber Borders under Siege Again on Labour’s Watch

New Zealand’s Cyber Borders under Siege Again on Labour’s Watch

Yesterday’s cyber-attack on New Zealand’s telecommunications network is a clear sign the Government has failed again to protect New Zealand’s cyber borders, National’s Digital Economy and Communications spokesperson Melissa Lee says. “Alongside the recent drop of New Zealand in the United Nations ITU Global Cybersecurity

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Labour’s Failure to Plan Means COVID Cases Isolating at Home

Labour’s Failure to Plan Means COVID Cases Isolating at Home

A lack of planning by the Government for a Delta outbreak has meant as of 1 pm yesterday 78 Covid-19 positive people were isolating at home, having not yet been moved into quarantine, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins revealed

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