Follow Scoop Parliament, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scoop17 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:19:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUsasbxOxcvIilmFkX7M1Jw Labour’s claim that National hasn’t announced any climate policy is more misinformation from a Labour Party that is out of ideas and out of time, says National’s Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Chris Hipkins and Megan Woods need to get the memo – National ...]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:56:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUsasbxOxcvIilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXXzdtCrQTb6-zdsCmHakzH The Green Party is today welcoming Labour’s climate manifesto, but is clear that much more will need to be done to tackle the climate crisis. “We are clearly on the same page about the need to cut emissions. National have said they’re committed ...]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 02:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXXzdtCrQTb6-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWDQWbsLPNjo6CY3L745TL_ New Zealand faces a stark choice this election – vote for Labour to continue to confront the climate emergency with eyes wide open or bury your head in the sand alongside Christopher Luxon. “New Zealand has an incredibly positive future if ...]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 01:07:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWDQWbsLPNjo6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVzLVFBV7qD5F1cWWor9YPv After resigning from the revenue portfolio out of protest over Chris Hipkins’ tax policy, David Parker was promoted to the transport portfolio to replace the world’s slowest stockbroker Michael Wood - now Parker is back to his old tricks, undermining ...]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:40:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVzLVFBV7qD5F1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX3zCsCptn4z5s0ohxaO6Yr Labour’s plan to build more homes is a welcome step forward, but it lacks ambition. “The Green Party will make sure everyone has a safe, warm, dry place to call home by building 35,000 new warm, affordable, public houses over the next five years,” ...]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:49:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX3zCsCptn4z5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX9EM09Uo-HGCejEQ2Mq9rY Labour’s plan to build more homes is a welcome step forward, but it lacks ambition. “The Green Party will make sure everyone has a safe, warm, dry place to call home by building 35,000 new warm, affordable, public houses over the next five years,” ...]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:49:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX9EM09Uo-HGCejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX3zCsCptn4z3n9ye8UNv30 Labour is supercharging its plan to solve the public housing shortfall created by National, promising another 6,000 homes on top of what has already been committed says Labour Housing spokesperson Dr Megan Woods. “Labour is the only major party ...]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:48:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX3zCsCptn4z3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX3zCsCptn4zylmFkX7M1Jw “Restoring speed limits is good, but it’s only part of what’s needed to get Kiwis moving,” says ACT Transport Spokesperson Simon Court. “ACT will ensure it’s safe to raise speed limits by making sure all the money raised from excise ...]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:47:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX3zCsCptn4zylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX4Spgof6-MRJVjH6qdYdAk The Green Party is today welcoming Labour coming to the table to ensure an amnesty for overstayers, but only the Greens will ensure immigration settings actually reflect the reality of people who have been failed by our immigration system. “Migrants ...]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 08:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX4Spgof6-MRJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXcVs1gFfRlxezdsCmHakzH Make good on the Dawn Raids apology by providing a one-off regularisation programme for Pacific and other migrants who have been in New Zealand more than 10 years, New Super Visa for parents and grandparents to support their families in New Zealand, ...]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 08:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXcVs1gFfRlxezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXcVs1gFfRlxcb1naedg1wr ACT will introduce a new visa — the Unite Visa — that will enable parents to visit their children or grandchildren for up to five years at a time, with a renewal requirement each year. “After years of cruel immigration policy that restricted ...]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 08:26:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXcVs1gFfRlxcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWvjIizpxsUsJs0ohxaO6Yr · Judicial warrant process for out-of-hours compliance visits · 2023/24 Recognised Seasonal Employer cap increased by 500 · Additional roles for Construction and Infrastructure Sector Agreement · More roles added to Green List · Three-month extension for onshore ...]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:18:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWvjIizpxsUsJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUnSSTamCEuw-zdsCmHakzH “New Zealand’s senior citizens haven’t worked hard and paid taxes their whole lives to live in a country where crime is out of control, the health system is in crisis, and those who hope that at least the future might be brighter for their grandchildren ...]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 04:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUnSSTamCEuw-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWlXOQ-btu_cOzdsCmHakzH The Green Party is calling on Auckland Council to do more to protect urban trees and housing developer Aedifice Property Group to restore and replant the native forest it cleared, and protect all the remaining trees on Ngahere Road in Pukekohe after ...]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 02:40:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWlXOQ-btu_cOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUQ85DzsUwB4pVjH6qdYdAk National has a comprehensive plan to rebuild the economy, with 100 actions to end the cost-of-living crisis, lift incomes, and give Kiwis a reason to stay in New Zealand, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “This election is about the economy, and ...]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:22:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUQ85DzsUwB4pVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVW1rPKApd0YM11cWWor9YPv Labour has finally said it would continue free school lunches - and the Green Party is calling on every party to step up. “Aotearoa can be a place where no child ever goes hungry, but to make that happen we will need to be a lot bolder. This election ...]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:18:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVW1rPKApd0YM11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVW1rPKApd0YM3n9ye8UNv30 Latest Police data shows monthly ram raids have hit a two-year low, laying waste to Christopher Luxon’s false claim that there are two ram raids a day says Labour’s Police Spokesperson Ginny Andersen. Data released today by Police shows a 70 percent ...]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:12:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVW1rPKApd0YM3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUqzL6wDiZIL-zdsCmHakzH Major cracks are appearing in Labour’s flagship GST election policy – with the policy set to cost far more than Labour suggested and benefit consumers by far, far less, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The Taxpayers’ Union ...]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:57:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUqzL6wDiZIL-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUPY-l6ksTwnZs0ohxaO6Yr Free and healthy school lunches will be here to stay if Labour is re-elected, guaranteeing food for our kids who need it most and significant cost saving for parents. “Labour will commit $650 million to continue the programme at nearly 1000 schools and kura ...]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:39:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUPY-l6ksTwnZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXkE0PRXwQ_uF1cWWor9YPv “Tough circumstances call for responsible economic management. Now is not the time for big spending promises or significant tax cuts. It is time to end the waste and fix the economy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT’s Alternative Budget ...]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXkE0PRXwQ_uF1cWWor9YPv