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A Startling Omen of Things to Come

A Startling Omen of Things to Come

Free Speech Union Responding to the video posted on TikTok by jesuspreachingNZ, the Free Speech Union says the video shows everything that is wrong with the Government’s vague and dangerous hate speech proposals. “New hate speech laws haven’t even been written yet but police are already out on

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Pacific RSE Plan Should Have Come Sooner

Pacific RSE Plan Should Have Come Sooner

The Government’s plan to allow one-way quarantine-free travel for Recognised Seasonal Employer workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu is the right one but should have come much sooner, says Leader of the Opposition and National’s Pacific Peoples spokesperson Judith Collins. “We called for a move like this back

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If Labour Are Changing Our Name NZ Should Vote
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If Labour Are Changing Our Name NZ Should Vote

Since my column on changing the name of our country was published, I have been inundated with correspondence from all over the country and from all kinds of people, National MP for Kaikoura Stuart Smith says. “The overwhelming reaction to my stance on the matter was incredibly positive from both

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Kids Missing Out Because Progress Isn’t Measured

Kids Missing Out Because Progress Isn’t Measured

The Government must implement a standardised way to measure progress to make sure no children fall through the cracks, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “If a child is falling through the cracks, then they’re missing out on all the opportunities a good education provides. “We need a

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Building Industry in Crisis

Building Industry in Crisis

New Conservative Bruce Welsh Architect Materials shortages, labour shortages, supply delays and increased costs are now all part of the everyday experience of those in the building industry. From talking to people across the industry, I have heard of issues like: * Merchant shelves are almost empty of timber framing, plywood

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Heterophobic Bill a Further Deconstruction of Family
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Heterophobic Bill a Further Deconstruction of Family

New Conservative New Conservative is deeply troubled and concerned over the tabling of the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill in parliament by the Minister of Justice, Kris Faafoi. Not only is this Bill a further intrusion into the whole area of freedom of speech, but it is also, and more

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Government Must Urgently Prioritise Truancy Crisis

New Zealand’s truancy crisis is only going to get worse if schools aren’t required to submit their attendance data, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Data released to National shows a third of our kids aren’t regularly attending school, with the situation even worse for decile

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FSU Backs Academic Freedom to Call Out Flat-Earthers

FSU Backs Academic Freedom to Call Out Flat-Earthers

Free Speech Union The Free Speech Union is backing a University Lecturer’s fight for academic freedom, against University of Waikato attempts to stop him from describing people as “cranks”, who claim on religious authority that the earth is flat, and that people lived alongside dinosaurs. Dr Raymond Richards who

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Health System Buckling under Labour’s Mismanagement

Health System Buckling under Labour’s Mismanagement

It’s unsurprising nurses have declined the Government’s latest pay offer when the Government’s own data shows it’s more interested in boosting the number of bureaucrats in the health system than our doctors and nurses, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. National has obtained data

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Government’s Vaccine Rollout a Shambles

Government’s Vaccine Rollout a Shambles

The Government’s excruciatingly slow and chaotic vaccine rollout shows it has no idea how to get the lifesaving vaccine to New Zealanders, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “And this weekend’s mass vaccination event is indicative of just how much of a debacle the Government’s rollout

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Police Association Acknowledges Guilty Verdict

Police Association Acknowledges Guilty Verdict

Police Association policeassn.org.nz The Police Association thanks the jury in the Eli Epiha trial for carrying out their difficult duty and finding the defendant guilty of attempting to murder Constable David Goldfinch. Epiha, who had already admitted to the murder of Constable Matthew Hunt during the same incident

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A Motel Is Not a Home – Demand the Debate
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A Motel Is Not a Home – Demand the Debate

Kiwis deserve the debate on the Labour Government’s decision to spend $1 million a day on motels to house the homeless, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “For two elections Labour campaigned on building houses but instead they have been renting rooms for up to $2000 a week

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Eli Epiha: No Parole for Cop Killers

Eli Epiha: No Parole for Cop Killers

Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust The book needs to be thrown at convicted cop killer Eli Epiha and he should not be given the chance to apply for parole, says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “Epiha should rightly spend the rest of this life in a

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Police Officers Leaving the Force

Police Officers Leaving the Force

Figures released to National show, that since March, Police Officers are continuing to leave the force while gang numbers explode, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “From March to June 2021, Constabulary Police numbers have dropped from 10,244 to 10,117, a drop of 127, meanwhile over the

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Labour Fudging State House Numbers

The Labour Government’s claim to have delivered 8000 new state houses has been revealed as a pumped-up figure that vastly exaggerates the number of houses it has actually built, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The Housing Minister, along with her colleagues, has repeatedly claimed the Government has

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What Is Western Science?

What Is Western Science?

Proposals for NCEA science risk taking our curriculum down a rabbit hole at a time when the Government should be focused on turning around our declining achievement in science, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. The proposals divide science into ‘matauranga putaiao’ (Maori understanding of the natural world) and

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