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NZ Announces A Third P-3 Deployment In Support Of UN Sanctions

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 21:58:00 GMT

The Government has deployed a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion (P-3) maritime patrol aircraft to support the implementation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions imposing sanctions against North Korea, announced Minister of ...

Rt Hon Winston Peters Speech: For The North - Back Your Future

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:56:00 GMT

Lend Us Your Vote

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:25:00 GMT

More Evidence Of Broken Promises From Labour

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 02:52:00 GMT

Stats released today show Emergency Housing grants were at record high in the September quarter despite promises from Labour to solve the housing crisis and end homelessness, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston and Simon O’Connor Social ...

Pacific Trade And Development Agreement A Reality

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 02:41:00 GMT

Pacific regional trade and development agreement PACER Plus will enter into force in 60 days now that the required eight countries have ratified it.

Dire Economic Warning For New Zealanders

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 01:02:00 GMT

The International Monetary Fund’s dire economic forecasts paint a grim picture of the New Zealand economy under Labour, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. IMF forecasts released this week show New Zealand’s economy is expected to ...

Greens Only Party With Plan To Meet Scale Of Climate Challenge

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 23:42:00 GMT

A new report showing that the effects of climate change are already being felt in Aotearoa New Zealand shows the importance of the Green Party pushing for urgent action in the next Government. The Our Atmosphere and Climate report sets out that climate ...

Green Party Commits To Stronger Urban Tree Protection And No New Mines On Public Conservation Land

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 22:47:00 GMT

The Green Party is the only party in Parliament which is explicitly committing to protecting public conservation land and the indigenous plants and wildlife which live there, from destructive mining. Ahead of the final debates of the election campaign ...

Labour’s Health Policy Doesn’t Even Include The Word Rural

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:06:00 GMT

Labour cares so little for rural communities that the word ‘rural’ doesn’t even appear in their health policy, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “For all of their talk there is no kindness to rural communities or recognition ...

Labour Failed To Deliver On Their Key Promises

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:01:00 GMT

Back in 2017 Labour claimed they would be a transformational government but they have failed on almost all of their policy promises to New Zealanders, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Labour campaigned on fixing New Zealand’s ...

New Zealand First Welcomes High Court Decision

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:18:00 GMT

New Zealand First today welcomes the decision of the High Court on October 13th that allows media access to the correspondence between New Zealand First and the Serious Fraud Office, between June and September 2020. New Zealand First notes that ...

Rt Hon Winston Peters Speech: Keeping Promises Matters

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 23:42:00 GMT

National Caring For New Zealand’s Senior Citizens

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:33:00 GMT

A National Government will ensure an environment where senior citizens feel safe, respected and well looked after, Leader of the National Party Judith Collins and National’s Seniors spokesperson Tim Macindoe say. “Seniors deserve respect and ...

A Choice With Labour – Drowning In Debt Or Higher Taxes?

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:35:00 GMT

Labour’s inability to control their spending means they will either drown New Zealand in a sea of debt or burden hardworking New Zealanders with higher taxes, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Labour have a track record ...

Labour Quietly Drops KiwiBuild

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 03:50:00 GMT

Green Party Releases Tourism Policy

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 03:25:00 GMT

Today the Green Party’s conservation spokesperson Eugenie Sage went kayaking on Akaroa Harbour to highlight the greater protection achieved for Hector’s and Maui dolphins this term and the Greens’ election commitment to supporting sustainable ...

Labour Manifesto Prioritises Plan For Recovery

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 02:21:00 GMT

The Labour Party Manifesto sets the ongoing COVID recovery as the top priority for Government.

National To Give Young Kiwis A Better Start At Life

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:06:00 GMT

National believes that young people are the future of New Zealand and that we must be providing them with opportunities to gain skills and knowledge that can be used to thrive in the modern world, National’s Youth spokesperson Simeon Brown says. ...

Rt Hon Winston Peters Speech: Regions Matter, Experience Matters

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:45:00 GMT

More Than A Million Kiwis Would Pay Wealth Tax

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:49:00 GMT

The Greens are spreading misinformation about how many people would be liable for a wealth tax, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. New data from Stats NZ, provided to New Zealand Initiative Chief Economist Eric Crampton, suggests ...