Health Minister Andrew Little needs to rule out cutting health services to pay for his radical restructuring plans for the health sector, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. National has a letter from Andrew Little to Finance Minister Grant Robertson, setting out his priorities for Budget 2021. “The
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust Sensible Sentencing Trust is once again reiterating previous calls for harsher punishments to be set as clear deterrents for coward punches in support of Israel Adesanya’s public outcry against the thug who attacked Fau Vake in Auckland over the weekend. “Minimum mandatory
The Auditor-General’s audit of the government’s vaccine roll-out presents a very worrying picture of a lack of progress and significant concerns about whether it will achieve its goals at all, says National’s Covid-19 Response Spokesperson Chris Bishop. The Auditor-General states that he is “not yet confident that
The latest figures on gangs have been released to National, with the number of gang members in our communities passing 8000 for the first time, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Since Labour came into office in 2017 gangs have recruited 2660 new members, an increase of just under
Don Brash Hobson’s Pledge Trust hobsonspledge.nz A proposal to give one tribe equal say to that of 23 councils over South Island water without consulting the non-Maori community is outrageous, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said today. The Government’s preferred option for the so called Three
The Government should be doing more to make sure people who use our MIQ facilities are paying what they owe in a timely manner, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. National has figures which show the Government was owed almost $7 million in overdue invoices from MIQ guests, with
The Government should be focusing on making sure our kids are at school and learning, rather than have them discuss their white privilege, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Discussions around race and inequality are important and we should be having them. “But making young children discuss their ‘white
Commentator Matthew Tukaki aims to fool all of the people all of the time, but dig a bit deeper and Tukaki still thinks racial equality is racist. Yes, the listener was right, Matthew Tukaki “did a number” on Peter Williams as he interviewed him on his morning radio show. Williams
The Government is advancing plans to transfer 50 per cent of publicly-owned water assets in the South Island to Ngai Tahu ownership, National Leader Judith Collins says. Last Monday, the Department of Internal Affairs presented the Government’s preferred option for Three Waters reform to 23 mayors and South Island
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust New Zealand needs stronger laws that hold baby bashers to account, sentences that will lock offenders up and provide justice for the young defenceless victims, says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “The latest Hamilton assault leaving a three-week old baby with
Labour is far too focused on pushing people out of cars and isn’t taking into account that private vehicles will always be used by Kiwis, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. Proposals floated to make the transport sector net carbon zero by 2050 include reducing the number of
Almost three years after announcing its ‘Just Transition’ plan to help those people who were hurt by Labour’s short-sighted decision to ban oil and gas exploration, the Government hasn’t delivered on it, National’s Energy & Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. “Since cancelling any future oil and gas
Embassy of Israel in New Zealand * Israel is protecting its citizens from a wave of terrorism instigated by Hamas. Israel has taken steps to restrain and de-escalate the situation for a number of weeks. These steps have been answered by a wave of rockets and acts of terrorism from the
Labour has voted against an inquiry that would look into how banks and government agencies are making sure vulnerable people are still able to manage their financial affairs independently, despite moves to stop accepting cheques, National’s Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “We have heard from numerous organisations that as many
Embassy of Israel in New Zealand Israel is currently experiencing a wave of large-scale terrorism, which is targeting major metropolitan areas throughout the country. No country would tolerate such extreme terrorism and aggression against its sovereignty and citizens. Israel has the right and the responsibility to defend its citizens. Israel
ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour ACT Party ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour will this weekend hold a rally to save the Laura Fergusson Trust. “The Laura Fergusson Trust has been a saviour for young disabled people for five decades. It has been somewhere for young people
