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
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
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-
Free Speech Union The Free Speech Union lodged a formal complaint yesterday with the Hutt City Council Chief Executive Jo Miller against Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry in relation to a Facebook post where he suggested that a feminist group – whose political views he does not agree with – is to
Transport Minister Michael Wood’s defence of a $785 million cycle bridge over a vital transport link for 130,000 East Aucklanders shows how backwards his priorities are, National’s Associate Transport spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “Instead of the Eastern Busway which would connect 30,000 people a day to
Neville Dodd President Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. Are our Police fit for purpose asks Neville Dodd president of Sporting Shooters. If the purpose is the administration of the firearms law they themselves wrote then “the answer is clearly a resounding no! Look at their current gross under-
The National Party has obtained a document showing nearly half of port workers have not had a single Covid-19 vaccine dose, despite the port being a gateway for Covid-19 into New Zealand, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. The Border Worker Testing Register: Vaccination by
Free Speech Union The decision by the Chief of the Defence Force to remove an essay which had been selected as the best written in an essay competition because he didn’t like what it claimed is chilling, and a troubling attack on free speech. Spokesperson for the Free Speech
Labour are pursuing an ideological agenda with their so-called Fair Pay Agreements. They are ignoring official advice and putting workplace democracy at risk, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “These FPAs – a step towards compulsory unionism – fly in the face of everything that has evolved in the
The Government has been told by its own independent expert advisory group that there is a ‘strong case for adopting saliva testing as the main method for testing in New Zealand’, yet it’s still done nothing about it, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. New documents
Defence Minister Peeni Henare is slow to advocate for our troops, but has been quick to criticise one who has political opinions different to his own, National’s Defence spokesperson Chris Penk says. “The Minister of Defence has consistently failed to champion our Defence Force and national security needs. “Minister
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi’s decision to lapse and refund 50,000 temporary visa applications is further evidence his Government has no plan to reopen New Zealand up to the world post-vaccination and isn’t listening to the desperate calls from businesses for international labour, National’s Immigration spokesperson
In a predictable but disappointing move Labour yesterday blocked an inquiry into the slow roll out of mental health facilities, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “Both Labour and National have criticised how long it’s taking to get a shovel in the ground and build these 15
The Government needs to work out urgently what’s happening with Canterbury’s vaccine roll out, which is looking increasingly shambolic and slow, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Canterbury DHB has only carried 5544 first Covid-19 vaccination doses, well behind much smaller DHBs like Whanganui,
Neville Dodd President Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. Guns are inanimate but the Government seems determined to personify them as evil as more and more pointless restrictions have been passed into law. That is the view of Neville Dodd, president of Sporting Shooters, on the new law that
The Prime Minister is all spin and no substance. She has not encountered a target she will not fail to meet nor made an announcement that will not go undelivered, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “In Parliament today Jacinda Ardern had no answers to my questions about the
