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Honest Conversations about the Economy

Honest Conversations about the Economy

ACT Party ACT has today released the third in our series of Honest Conversations documents, this one about the economy. “Kiwis want a fair go. If you work hard, you should be rewarded, but under the Labour Government it feels like people are rewarded for doing nothing while hardworking taxpayers

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Gangs Recruiting One New Member per Day

Gangs Recruiting One New Member per Day

New figures released to the National Party show that gangs are recruiting approximately one new member every single day in New Zealand, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The National Gang List has grown to 8061 as of the 30th of June 2021, which is now over 50 per

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Demand the Debate on Our Justice System

Demand the Debate on Our Justice System

Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out separate justice systems, which is currently being consulted on with some New Zealanders. “Following revelations that Labour gave $2.75 million to a Mongrel Mob trust and reports of escalating gun crime, the public needs

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Freedom for All
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Freedom for All

Helen Houghton New Conservative Spokesperson New Conservative stands for Human Rights, freedom for all, our freedom, and freedom as stated in the NZ Bill of Rights Act. Our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is working hard to silence the words we speak through so-called ‘hate speech’ laws so we do not

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Another Cost on Kiwis at the Behest of the Unions

Another Cost on Kiwis at the Behest of the Unions

Labour is using Covid-19 as the justification for imposing new costs on employers in the form of an extra week of paid sick leave for each employee, but the real reason is because their union mates have been applying the pressure, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “If

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How Did Ardern Determine the Success of Mob Pilot?

How Did Ardern Determine the Success of Mob Pilot?

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern needs to clarify just how she measured the success of her Government’s Kahukura Mongrel Mob rehab pilot, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Labour have been quick to claim that the pilot programme of the Mongrel Mob meth rehab programme had a ‘100 per

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Government Inaction Putting Children at Risk

The Ministry of Social Development has only just begun ‘scoping’ an information-sharing arrangement with Police to improve outcomes for Kiwis in emergency housing, despite already having the information it needs, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “For months we’ve heard police report incidents of violence,

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DHB Vaccine Targets Meaningless

DHB Vaccine Targets Meaningless

National has analysed the DHB vaccination numbers against their populations and it turns out the ‘targets’ DHBs are using to track their progress are essentially meaningless, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Of the nine DHBs below the national average for the first vaccine dose administered, seven of

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Why Is the Police Minister Hiding Gang Numbers?
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Why Is the Police Minister Hiding Gang Numbers?

The deliberate attempt by the Police Minister to withhold the most recent gang numbers raises the question if Labour is too scared to admit that New Zealand has a gang problem, National’s Police spokesperson says. “Every two months the Police compile the latest data for the National Gang List,

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Poto Williams should be sacked as Police Minister

Poto Williams should be sacked as Police Minister

In an interview with Newstalk ZB this morning Minister of Police Poto Williams made it crystal clear that despite being their Minister, the police and their safety are not a priority for her, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The interview was a train wreck from beginning to end

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NZ Only Ordered Pfizer Vaccines on January 29 This Year

New Zealand remaining last in the OECD for the speed of the Covid-19 vaccine roll out can be partly explained by the fact New Zealand only ordered Pfizer vaccines on January 29 this year, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions show New Zealand

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New Zealand’s Cyber-Resilience Failing under Labour

New Zealand’s Cyber-Resilience Failing under Labour

Since Labour has been in Government New Zealand’s cybersecurity ranking has taken a serious hit, National’s Digital Economy & Communications spokesperson Melissa Lee says. The recently released United Nations ITU Global Cybersecurity Index shows New Zealand’s ranking plunging from 19 in 2017 down to 48 in 2021.

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Govt Plants Union Official on Air NZ Board

Govt Plants Union Official on Air NZ Board

The appointment by Grant Robertson of a long-standing union official to the board of Air New Zealand is another example of poor judgement by the Minister, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “Mr Robertson does not appear to be acting in the best interests of Air New Zealand in

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Bring Back Armed Response Teams

Bring Back Armed Response Teams

National is calling on the Government to take serious action to give better support to frontline Police Officers who are facing significantly increased violence, emboldened gangs, and rising gun crime, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The Police Commission and the Minister of Police have both rightly expressed concern

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West Auckland Police Attack: Mandatory Jail Time Needed for Police Assaults

West Auckland Police Attack: Mandatory Jail Time Needed for Police Assaults

Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust The latest violent attack on a police constable in West Auckland is more evidence that there need to be harsher sentences brought in for assaults on our frontline officers, says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “A constable has been viciously punched

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