1 Feb 2022National PartyImmigration failure forcing nurses to leave NZYet another immigration train-wreck is seeing nurses forced to leave the country for lengthy periods of time to attempt to secure a visa for their lovedRead more
1 Feb 2022National PartyMIA Immigration Minister risking food productionAt a time when supply chains are already frayed, the Government’s inaction on border class exceptions for time-critical workers could have an impact on food productionRead more
1 Feb 2022National PartyConfusion remains around bright-line changesIt’s been 10 months since the Government announced an extension of the bright-line test in an effort to curb speculative demand by property investors, but confusionRead more
1 Feb 2022National PartySay yes to the dress, no to the maskBrides will be walking down the aisle wearing a mask this summer because of the Government’s nonsensical mask rules that kick in on February 4, National’sRead more
28 Jan 2022National PartyRapid antigen test confiscation gets worseThe Government’s confiscation of rapid antigen tests ordered by the private sector has gone from bad to worse, National’s COVID-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Businesses whoRead more
28 Jan 2022National PartyGovernment should end costly light rail debacleThe first promise the Prime Minister made as Labour Leader was to build light rail from Auckland’s CBD to Mt Roskill and four years and overRead more
27 Jan 2022National PartyHighest inflation in over 30 years hitting Kiwis hardThe Finance Minister must rein in his spending to avoid adding more fuel to the inflationary fire that is hurting everyday New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokespersonRead more
27 Jan 2022National PartyAucklanders being fleeced at petrol pump by GovtAucklanders will be angered to learn that despite paying over half a billion dollars in Regional Fuel Tax, less than half of that money has actuallyRead more
26 Jan 2022National PartyGovernment all bark no bite over Ukraine tensionsForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s comments yesterday held little weight, given New Zealand’s inability to back them with any unilateral action, National Foreign Affairs spokesperson GerryRead more
26 Jan 2022National PartyMore questions than answers in wafer-thin planAfter dropping the ball so badly with Delta, it’s staggering the Government didn’t spend the summer developing a proper plan for Omicron, says National’s COVID-19 ResponseRead more
26 Jan 2022National PartyCall for a Covid-19 youth mental health summitThe stress of the pandemic is impacting New Zealand youth, and the Health Minister must hold a Covid-19 youth mental health summit to be best preparedRead more
25 Jan 2022National PartyLabour destroying the dream of home-ownership It is clear that the Government’s housing package announced last March has failed after figures released by Trade Me today show the largest ever annual increaseRead more
25 Jan 2022National PartyGovernment hiding incompetence by seizing rapid testsThe Government is seizing rapid tests from the private sector to try and hide their incompetence from not ordering enough of them sooner, National Covid-19 spokespersonRead more
25 Jan 2022National PartyGovt must move fast on next generation Covid-19 treatmentsThe Government must move as fast as possible to approve and order supply of promising new Covid-19 treatments, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “LagevrioRead more
23 Jan 2022National PartyGovernment unprepared for OmicronThe Government’s lack of preparation for Omicron has unnecessarily put New Zealand in a worse position than we needed to be, National Leader Christopher Luxon says.Read more
23 Jan 2022National PartyGovernment failing on road safety targetsThe Government is failing to deliver on the agreed targets in the Road Safety Partnership between NZTA and Police, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. FiguresRead more
20 Jan 2022National PartyBenefit dependency surges under LabourToday’s quarterly benefit data release is further confirmation that Labour have engineered a benefit dependency crisis in New Zealand, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson LouiseRead more
