10 Dec 2021National PartyMIQ spots urgently needed for teachersThe border exception for 300 school teachers announced in July is looking to be another fancy headline bereft of any actual delivery, National’s Immigration spokesperson EricaRead more
9 Dec 2021National PartyTrade Minister confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing OlympicsTrade Minister Damien O’Connor confirmed today that New Zealand has imposed a diplomatic ban on attendees of the Winter Olympics in China, National’s Trade and ExportRead more
9 Dec 2021National PartyOfficials recommended South Island go to GreenUnder questioning in the House today Chris Hipkins has finally revealed that Ministry of Health officials’ initial advice was that Wellington, Hawke’s Bay and the wholeRead more
9 Dec 2021National PartyFair Pay Agreements must be scrappedThe Government should ditch its Fair Pay Agreement policy following Business New Zealand’s refusal to be the Government’s preferred partner, National’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokespersonRead more
8 Dec 2021National PartyProgress for victims’ rightsThe passage of the Rights for Victims of Insane Offenders Bill tonight is a positive step towards ensuring victims of insane offenders are treated equally andRead more
8 Dec 2021National PartyWhich regions could be at Green?The Government should front up and be honest about which regions Health officials said could be in “Green” at the start of the Traffic Light Framework,Read more
8 Dec 2021National PartyPay freeze turns into pay frenzyThe Government said the public sector would show ‘restraint’ following the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 and promised a pay freeze, but instead we have seen aRead more
7 Dec 2021National PartyNo extra ICU beds until June 2022Health Minister Andrew Little made the shocking admission today that extra ICU beds won’t be ready until June next year, National Health spokesperson Dr Shane RetiRead more
7 Dec 2021National PartyChris Penk elected Senior National WhipThe National Caucus has elected Chris Penk as Senior Whip and Maureen Pugh as Junior Whip, National Leader Christopher Luxon announced today. Both MPs were electedRead more
6 Dec 2021National PartyA new National for New ZealandNational Party Leader Christopher Luxon has today announced a new National for New Zealand – a fresh, energised alternative government ready to deliver for Kiwis inRead more
5 Dec 2021National PartyInternational Volunteers Day: A year of doing more, with less for our volunteers International Volunteers Day is an opportunity to acknowledge the hard work of New Zealand volunteers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and to consider the need for furtherRead more
3 Dec 2021National PartyExtra ICU funding finally, but don’t hold your breathHealth Minister Andrew Little has finally acknowledged that his failure to build ICU beds in the past 18 months needs to be fixed, with the announcementRead more
3 Dec 2021National PartyRed light setting cold comfort for AucklandersAfter more than 100 days in lockdown and endless announcements of announcements, Aucklanders will be relieved by a bit more freedom today but there is muchRead more
3 Dec 2021National PartyLate and lazy PHARMAC whitewash tells us nothing newToday’s interim release of the PHARMAC inquiry is late and lazy tells us nothing we didn’t know beforehand, says National Party Health Spokesperson Dr Shane Reti.Read more
2 Dec 2021National PartyBridges appointed Finance & Infrastructure spokespersonHon Simon Bridges is the National Party’s new Finance and Infrastructure spokesperson, National Leader Christopher Luxon announced today. “Simon has prodigious skills, incredible talent and theRead more
2 Dec 2021National PartyGang Numbers Continue to Explode Under LabourThe number of gang members has nearly doubled in the last five years with the Government doing little to stop it, says National’s Police spokesperson SimeonRead more
1 Dec 2021National PartyNot-so-fast tracked residency visa falters on launchDesperate migrants who woke early today to finally get their residency applications submitted have been embarrassingly let down again as Immigration New Zealand’s online application systemRead more
