The Government has managed to make an already-confusing situation for companies grappling with isolation rules even more baffling, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The ‘Close Contact
Read moreThe Government needs to come clean on the full cost of the Auckland light rail plan, with their indicative business case for the project suggesting the
Read moreNational has proposed a draft Bill to undo the adverse impact prescriptive credit regulations are having on mortgage lending, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “We
Read moreNew data released this week shows that Labour has presided over the single worst yearly increase in rents since records began, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis
Read moreWith Australia announcing it will fully open its borders to vaccinated people from 21 February, New Zealand’s tourism industry needs a clear timeline from the Government
Read moreThe Government’s state house developer Kāinga Ora has removed more homes from its stock in the past six months than it built, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
Read moreThe Ministry of Health’s admission that its confiscation last month of rapid tests ordered by the private sector included tests already in the country is deeply
Read moreThe Government is trying to help fund their expensive light rail project by imposing a $1,000 per year tax on properties along their proposed light rail
Read moreGiven the Government has listened to National’s policy to end MIQ for vaccinated travellers and recognised the importance of rapid tests, National is proposing more ideas
Read moreThe reopening of our border is welcome news for millions of New Zealanders offshore and at home, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “National has been calling
Read moreLabour’s housing policies have failed and Kiwis are paying the price with soaring housing costs and a new threat of retrograde price controls, National’s Housing spokesperson
Read moreThe Ministry of Education must now resort to applying for emergency MIQ spots meant for offshore Kiwis to get teachers into the country in time for
Read moreConfirmation that the labour market remains extremely tight makes the Government’s failure to address the benefit dependency crisis even more shameful, National’s Social Development and Employment
Read moreThe Government’s plan to impose a new tax on every worker and business in the country could not come at a worse time, Opposition Leader Christopher
Read moreNew Zealanders are getting poorer under the Labour Government with wage growth figures of 2.6 per cent trailing well behind inflation of 5.9 per cent, National’s
Read moreWe need a new strategy to safely steer New Zealand through the Omicron wave and out of endless restrictions, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “The Omicron
Read moreYet 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 loved
Read moreAt 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 production
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