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Police Minister Doesn’t Know the Law She Voted For

Police Minister Doesn’t Know the Law She Voted For

Neville Dodd President president@sportingshooters.nz A police officer is shot in Ngaruawhaia and in a media release commenting on that the Police Minister has said “Cabinet was “working on the process” of getting a gun register in place to stop these weapons getting into the wrong hands, Williams said.

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Halt to Monetary Stimulus Welcomed

Halt to Monetary Stimulus Welcomed

National welcomes the Reserve Bank’s announcement that it will reduce the level of monetary stimulus, and it comes none too soon, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “This doesn’t come as a surprise given the overwhelming evidence that the economy is heating up too much too quickly.

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National MPs Out in Strong Support of Farmers

National MPs Out in Strong Support of Farmers

This Friday rural communities up and down New Zealand will stage a protest at the overbearing government interference in their businesses and lives, and National MPs will be right there supporting them, National’s Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett says. The protests are organised by Groundswell, a community-based group formed as

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Kiwis Should Demand the Debate on Ute Tax
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Kiwis Should Demand the Debate on Ute Tax

With mass rural protests happening around the country New Zealanders must demand the debate on the Government’s decision to penalise farmers, tradies and boat owners for driving utes, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Off the back of National ruling out the punitive car tax last term, during

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By the Numbers

By the Numbers

Grant Robertson Deputy Prime Minister Labour Party As the second half of the year gets underway, I wanted to send a quick update on our COVID recovery and in particular, how our economic response is tracking. The recent outbreaks in Australia and Fiji have highlighted that the global pandemic is

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Port Marlborough Orders EcoWorld Aquarium to Shut down on 22 July

Port Marlborough Orders EcoWorld Aquarium to Shut down on 22 July

John Reuhman – Director EcoWorld Aquarium & Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre & Picton Cinemas Port Marlborough NZ’s lawyers have now ordered Picton’s EcoWorld Aquarium to cease trading on Thursday 22 July and dispose of the animals, demolish the aquarium and totally clear the site to bare land. Port Marlborough has

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National Announces Bill to Stop Govt Funding Organised Crime

National Announces Bill to Stop Govt Funding Organised Crime

I will be introducing a private member’s bill to prevent future Government funding from being granted to organised crime units, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The Gang Funding Prohibition Bill will ensure that any person responsible for the expenditure of public money must take reasonable steps to

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New Zealand Now Last in OECD for Full Vaccinations

New Zealand Now Last in OECD for Full Vaccinations

New Zealand’s vaccine roll out is going from bad to worse, with New Zealand now last in the developed world for the percentage of the population who have been fully vaccinated as well as for vaccination doses delivered per 100 people, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The

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$2.75M Mongrel Mob Funding: Mind-Numbingly, Bone-Deep Stupid

$2.75M Mongrel Mob Funding: Mind-Numbingly, Bone-Deep Stupid

Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust The irony of the insult couldn’t be greater with the Hawkes Bay Mongrel Mob meth rehab programme being funnelled $2.75 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund – funding that is seized from the very gangs that are peddling meth in the

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Kiwis Should Demand the Debate on Investor Rules

Kiwis Should Demand the Debate on Investor Rules

Reports today the Government is looking to change investor rules risks locking New Zealand out of billions of dollars of investment and Kiwis deserve to be part of the debate, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay says. “This morning the Prime Minister said she would tell New Zealanders about

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Funding the Mob a Sick Joke

Funding the Mob a Sick Joke

It is no wonder that the Government was reluctant to condemn the Chief Human Rights Commissioner about his $200 koha to the mob, when they have given the Mongrel Mob $2.75 million for a programme to manage a problem that they play a huge role in creating, National’s

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Hamilton Police Shooting: Time to Arm the Police

Hamilton Police Shooting: Time to Arm the Police

Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust With another police officer conducting a routine traffic stop in Hamilton and being shot it is yet another example of the need for our frontline officers to be armed, says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “This is a clear matter of

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Violence against Police Should Not Be Tolerated

Violence against Police Should Not Be Tolerated

News that a police officer was shot last night is incredibly concerning and my thoughts are with him and his family. I wish him a speedy recovery, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Our frontline officers put themselves in harm’s way every day in order to keep New

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Conservation Chief Calls for Cat Curfew

Thursday in select committee, Director-General Lou Sanson revealed that the Department of Conservation is in talks with the SPCA about establishing a cat curfew and a plan for dealing with feral cats, National’s Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “I noted that DG Sanson pawsed before he admitted that it

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More Kiwis Languishing on Benefit under Labour

This Labour Government is creating increasing dependency on the state and setting New Zealanders up for long-term welfare reliance and a poorer quality of life, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “At estimates, I asked Minister Sepuloni how the Government’s employment programmes helped long-term Jobseeker

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