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7AA Of OT Act Should Be Scrapped

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:14:00 GMT

Oil And Gas Ban Clearly Short-sighted

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:02:00 GMT

Beach Energy’s decision to abandon existing exploration permits off the South Island as a result of the Government’s oil and gas ban comes as no surprise, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. “What the Government called ...

What’s The Plan For Crims With Guns?

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:33:00 GMT

“A capped six-month amnesty on now prohibited firearms and parts held by licensed firearms owners won’t work, just as its predecessor failed to make New Zealand any safer,” says ACT Firearms Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Meanwhile, gangs ...

Finance Minister Fiddles While Housing Market Burns

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:45:00 GMT

The Minister of Finance is taking far too long to put a lid on rising house prices, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “Grant Robertson’s announcement that he will respond later this year to the Reserve Bank’s suggestions for more ...

Grainne Moss’ Resignation Welcome, It Must Pave Way For Māori Leadership At OT

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:21:00 GMT

The Green Party welcomes the resignation of Grainne Moss as Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki. Green Party spokesperson for Children Jan Logie said today: “I welcome Grainne Moss’ decision to leave the role. “There is no denying that it is incredibly ...

Voluntary Saliva Testing Offered To Quarantine Workers From Monday

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:03:00 GMT

Border workers in quarantine facilities will be offered voluntary daily COVID-19 saliva tests in addition to their regular weekly testing, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said today. This additional option will be rolled out at the Jet Park ...

Gun Buyback 2.0 Another Marketing Exercise

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:03:00 GMT

The increased number of firearms incidents we’ve seen across the country recently shows why the Government’s focus needs to be on gangs and criminals, not another gun buyback, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The first gun ...

Next Steps In Firearms Buy-back

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:03:00 GMT

The next steps in the Government’s ambitious firearms reform programme to include a three-month buy-back have been announced by Police Minister Poto Williams today.

Booking MIQ Shouldn’t Be Like Trying To Get Elton John Tickets

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:36:00 GMT

“The Government must reduce the anxiety being caused to New Zealanders offshore and wanting to return home by expanding its arbitrary three month window for booking managed isolation facilities,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “It’s insane ...

Government Bereft Of Ideas On Housing

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:36:00 GMT

ECE Food Rules Should Be Scrapped

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:57:00 GMT

Time For The Government To Adopt JobStart

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:26:00 GMT

With 212,468 people on a jobseeker benefit, it’s time for the Government to take urgent action and adopt National’s JobStart policy, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. The latest figures released by the Ministry of Social ...

Bolder Action Required To Fix Housing Emergency

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:22:00 GMT

The Government’s public housing plan will fall well short of fixing New Zealand’s housing emergency, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The social housing waiting list is growing at an alarming rate. In the past 12 months alone ...

New Public Housing Plan Announced

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:55:00 GMT

RT HON JACINDA ARDERN HON DR MEGAN WOODS The Government has released its Public Housing Plan 2021-2024 which outlines the intention of where 8,000 additional public and transitional housing places announced in Budget 2020, will go. “The Government ...

From Year Of Delivery To Year Of Reannouncements

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:51:00 GMT

ACT Welcomes Biden Presidency

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:45:00 GMT

“The ACT Party congratulates President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration today,” says ACT Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden “We hoped for a smooth, peaceful transition of power and we’re relieved ...

Prime Minister Congratulates President Joe Biden On His Inauguration

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:34:00 GMT

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has congratulated President Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States of America. “I look forward to building a close relationship with President Biden and working with him on issues that matter ...

Worsening Housing Crisis Must Prompt Action

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:17:00 GMT

A growing public housing waiting list and continued increase of house prices must be urgently addressed by Government, Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson said today. Houses across the country are ballooning in value, meaning many homeowners are earning ...

Labour Lets Housing Waitlist Surge Out Of Control

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 22:04:00 GMT

Despite promises to fix our housing shortage housing has become more unaffordable than ever under Labour, with the public housing wait list quadrupling over the last three years, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Recently released ...

National Concerned By Police Backdown On Cannabis

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:57:00 GMT

Police need explain why they’ve quietly decided to ditch the annual cannabis eradication operation and how they will continue crack down on the supply of cannabis, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “To make a major decision such as this and ...