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New Figures Show New Zealand’s Attendance Crisis

Newly released attendance data National has been calling for for months shows an alarming number of students don’t attend school regularly, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “We can’t improve student achievement if the kids are not at school. “In term one of 2020 only 50.5

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Corrections Officers Have Had Enough of Kelvin Davis

Corrections Officers Have Had Enough of Kelvin Davis

Growing calls for a vote of no confidence in Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis by corrections officers should be making Mr Davis rethink his priorities in the portfolio, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “It’s no wonder corrections officers are quickly losing patience with Mr Davis, the Minister has

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Minimum Wage Increase Will See Businesses Close

Minimum Wage Increase Will See Businesses Close

It is disappointing that the Government is will be pressing ahead with the minimum wage increase on April 1 given the slowing economy and recent yo-yoing between alert levels. “We all want to see sustained wage growth, but sharply increasing the minimum wage during a period of extreme uncertainty for

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Disappointing There Won’t Be a Minimum Wage Breather

Disappointing There Won’t Be a Minimum Wage Breather

ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour. “Business owners who’ve battled through COVID and who often struggle to pay themselves the minimum wage will be further disheartened that the Prime Minister has signalled a never ending stream of minimum wage hikes on her watch,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT

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Government Must Follow Most Efficient Pathway

Government Must Follow Most Efficient Pathway

ACT Party ACT Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court. “A startling admission from the Climate Commission chair that his group’s draft advice to Government does not recommend the most efficient pathway or policies for emissions reduction brings the whole process into disrepute,” says ACT Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court. “On

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Briefing for the Prime Minister on Rising Rents

Briefing for the Prime Minister on Rising Rents

In the spirit of bipartisanship, National has helped the Prime Minister prepare for her post-Cabinet press conference today by collating the data she requested on rent increases – although she might want to think carefully before drawing public attention to it, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Unfortunately for the

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Kiwis Want Details, Not to Be Misled by Ms Woods
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Kiwis Want Details, Not to Be Misled by Ms Woods

Housing Minister Megan Woods should spend less time making misleading statements to Parliament and more time fronting up to New Zealanders with details on her housing policy, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Last week when I questioned Ms Woods about the $3.8 billion fund and why it

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You Can’t Pay Your Rent with Jacinda’s Spin
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You Can’t Pay Your Rent with Jacinda’s Spin

ACT Party ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “No wonder the Prime Minister’s spin doctors have been hunting out quotes from economists who might disagree with many of their colleagues that renters will suffer as a result of scrapping of mortgage interest deductibility,” says ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van

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Where Is NZ’s Global Travel Taskforce?
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Where Is NZ’s Global Travel Taskforce?

ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government must start taking some of the steps other countries are to chart the course ahead for how we travel in a post-vaccine world,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “On April 12 the United Kingdom (UK) Government will receive detailed recommendations from its

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Govt Should Set a COVID-19 Vaccination Target

Govt Should Set a COVID-19 Vaccination Target

National is calling on the Government to make a statement of intent about protecting New Zealanders from Covid-19 by setting a target of having at least 70 per cent of the adult population vaccinated, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “New Zealand is one of only a few

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2-Year Moratorium on Govt Regulations Needed as Business Closures Spiral

2-Year Moratorium on Govt Regulations Needed as Business Closures Spiral

National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay is calling on the Government to commit to a two-year moratorium on additional government costs on businesses as New Zealanders struggle under the weight of border closures and a slowing economy. “New Zealand is facing an unprecedented level of business closures without urgent

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Govt Removed Warning System for Overwhelmed EDs

Govt Removed Warning System for Overwhelmed EDs

The Labour Government removed the early warning system for overwhelmed emergency departments when it scrapped DHB targets for waiting times, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Data compiled by National on the length of time people spend waiting in emergency department shows the number of people waiting longer

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Major IT Scandal Raises Questions about Vaccine Roll Out

Major IT Scandal Raises Questions about Vaccine Roll Out

National’s spokesperson for Covid-19 Response Chris Bishop has this evening released further details of a major IT scandal, raising serious questions about the Government’s Covid-19 vaccine roll out. “Last night I was contacted by two individuals who told me they had raised with the Minister of Health and

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Changes Needed to Emergency Allocation MIQ Process

National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop and Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford have written to the Government offering constructive suggestions to improve the MIQ and Emergency Allocation process in order to prevent further tragic outcomes in the future. The case of Mr Rael Kwasnik, a young man who applied twice

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Govt not doing enough to get Maori into jobs
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Govt not doing enough to get Maori into jobs

Just four people have been supported into jobs by the Government’s $50 million Maori Trades and Training Fund since June 2020, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Labour isn’t delivering the jobs it promised prior to the election, with its employment ‘action plans’ for

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Nash Intent on Taxing the Life Out of Tourism

Nash Intent on Taxing the Life Out of Tourism

ACT Party ACT Tourism spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “Be warned, the Labour Government looks set to break more promises with Tourism Minister Stuart Nash saying in Parliament today on the potential for introducing bed taxes that would hit New Zealanders, ‘there’s a whole lot of work going on in

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