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
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.
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
Reducing child poverty was a flagship promise by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern but the latest report shows that once again her Government has failed to deliver on its promises, National’s spokesperson for Children Dr Shane Reti says. “A government report shows there has been no measurable change in housing
David Seymour ACT Leader The Minister for Child Poverty Reduction is letting Maori and Pacific children down according to new school attendance rates. A report released today by the Government ‘Child Poverty Related Indicators’ shows that the school attendance rates of Maori and Pacific children have taken a huge hit
Teanau Tuiono Green Party Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono walked out of the House yesterday in support of Te Pati Maori, who call for debate in the House about kaupapa Maori to include Maori voices. “We continuously see and hear the National Party deliberately inciting racist debates in the House.
Of the 231 shovel-ready projects Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson announced to much fanfare last year, only one project has been completed, National’s Infrastructure spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “It has been has been 12 months since the shovel-ready infrastructure projects were announced. By most normal definitions of the
David Seymour ACT Leader The Government needs to start looking at evidence and data before it rushes out a policy that is nothing more than a marketing campaign. The Waikato Times has revealed that up to 1500 lunches from Labour’s free school lunches programme are going to waste each
Since 2017 the Government has wasted $35 million of taxpayer money on light rail and has nothing to show for it, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “The Government has spent millions of dollars on a project that can’t even get off the drawing board. But that’s
The Government that said it would be the most open and transparent ever has once again done the exact opposite, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. After the debacle of last month’s Health Select Committee hearing which saw it filled with endless explanations about the end-
Teanau Tuiono Green Party MP A successful hikoi in Manawatu has challenged the decision by the Manawatu District Council to defer introducing Maori Wards to 2024. “Today I walked with iwi, hapu and whanau from across the Manawatu to protest against Manawatu District Council deferring of Maori wards to 2024”
The Prime Minister’s comments today in Question Time that Chris Hipkins’ promise that New Zealand would be at the “front of the queue” for Covid-19 vaccines actually meant that we would be at the front of the queue in terms of signing contracts are baffling, says National’s
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust Sensible Sentencing Trust is once again calling for the government to introduce bodycams for all frontline officers with yet another short clip of an arrest bringing accusations of police brutality. “The trial by social media has begun again with shortened cell-phone
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust The government has announced the introduction of ‘Firearm Prohibition Orders’(FPO) which in a nutshell is telling criminals who don’t care about the laws, that there are more laws in place to not care about, says Darroch Ball co-leader of
The Government’s announcement to open up MIQ spots for thousands of additional migrant workers is another kick in the guts for migrants already in New Zealand and waiting to reunite with their families, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “While the announcement of additional construction workers is good
