eader of the Opposition Simon Bridges has today announced the first part of National’s plan for getting New Zealand working again.
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The Green Party are proposing a package that ensures they are paid a dignified wage so they do not live in poverty, said Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson this week, adding, “Throughout the COVID crisis, we have all relied on the essential workers on the frontline. The people who stack shelves, care for our most vulnerable in rest homes, and transport goods around the country, risking their own health in doing so.”
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We can all be proud to be part of our team of five million that has worked hard to eliminate the COVID-19 pandemic from our shores.
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This column is about your unity, your sacrifice, and your success so far. You should be enormously proud of what we are achieving together, even though there’s plenty more to do. We’re showing that a team of five million, working together, really can take a huge step towards the goal of eliminating COVID-19 from New Zealand.
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New Zealanders across the country are doing an amazing job at this unprecedented time. By staying home, you are helping to save lives. As we enter the second half of the Level 4 Lockdown period there are promising signs that we are starting to stamp out Covid-19, but we cannot be complacent.
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On COVID-19 – How we can be safe and cope during this crisis.
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We are in unprecedented times right now. It seems as though that line is said at least once every hour now, and repeated regularly, but, unfortunately, it’s true.
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The Covid-19 pandemic means that we are facing extraordinary times. That’s why we’ve put a 12.1 billion economic response package in place to protect New Zealander’s health, protect the vulnerable, protect livelihoods, and ensure the quickest recovery possible on all fronts.
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This week National Party Leader Simon Bridges released the first of part of our five-part economic plan as we head towards the election.
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As a Member of Parliament, I often visit schools in my electorate of Mt Roskill and I see so many children full of energy and potential. I like to think that’s because each of them has the essentials – enough to eat, warm clothes and sturdy shoes, and a place to call home.
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As New Zealanders recall and mourn the unprecedented and tragic 15 March 2019 terrorist attack, it is deeply disappointing to hear racist comments made by New Zealand First Cabinet Minister Shane Jones against the Indian community.
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The House sat for the first time this year on the 11th of February and I was very excited to hear Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern deliver her opening statement – it always gets me fired up for the year ahead.
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Select Committee hearings for the Arms Legislation Bill have finished and it’s now set for a second reading before being debated by the Committee of whole House.
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This is our plan for New Zealand and New Zealanders heading in to the 2020 general elections. As always National has put in place a strong economic plan for the New Zealand economy and New Zealanders.
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I am back in Parliament from the 11th of February after a restful holiday break with my family. I hope all of you have also managed to have a break and recharge your batteries.
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This is my first column for Indian News in 2020 and I hope the year is off to a good start for everyone.
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Labour’s record on delivery isn’t so hot. It had years in Opposition to plot its KiwiBuild programme and figure out how to deliver 100,000 houses in a decade, only to give up after little more than a year when things got tough.
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Mahatma Gandhi is recognised as one of the great leaders of the 20th century. One of the key principles for which he is known is equality. Mahatma Gandhi promoted civil rights for women, abolition of the caste system in India and fair treatment of all people regardless of their religion or background.
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The 2020 General Election will be held on Saturday, September 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this week, adding, “I’ve always believed that announcing elections dates early is fair.”
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National will be the party of infrastructure The hallmark of the first two years of this Labour-led Government is that not enough infrastructure has been built. Plain and simple.
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