Election

Roshan Nauhria Last week (Prime Minister) Bill English announced that the National Government was backing down on proposed changes to the immigration system that would

Anil Sharma About 20 years ago, New Zealand was a much safer, friendlier place. We could work alone in our shops and not have to

Priyanca Radhakrishnan Election campaign billboards are up across the country, indicating that we are less than two months away from a General Election. Early voting

Bala (Venu) Beeram A growing and diverse economy like ours needs to make sure that we have a workforce ready to meet the demands of

James Shaw (Deputy Prime Minister) Paula Bennett’s frank admission that the Government should have “in hindsight” taken action on the housing crisis sooner will be of little

Venkat Raman One person of Indian origin is prominent on the ACT Party List announced in Auckland on Sunday, July 9, 2017. Bhupinder Singh Real

Winston Peters Community Development consultant and company director Anne Degia-Pala is New Zealand First’s candidate to contest the Kelston seat in the General Election. Anne

Louise Upston We are on a mission to create safer communities. A key part of this is employment. Imagine never having a regular job. Never

General Election 2017 First in a series of Six Parts Venkat Raman It isn’t every day that people face an election. It isn’t every day

Louise Upston Across my portfolios of Corrections, Associate Education, Associate Primary Industries and Associate Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, there is a topic about which

Roshan Nauhria The New Zealand People’s Party (NZPP) is a relatively new political party. Formed in 2015, the Party now boasts of large Indian and

Venkat Raman The New Zealand People’s Party (NPP) seeks major changes to the country’s immigration regime, making it more responsive to the needs of the

Andrew Little What a great couple of weeks for our beautiful country! We are on top of the sailing world after winning the America’s Cup,

Michael Wood The fact that the number of foreign trusts registered in New Zealand has plummeted after the Government’s belated and reluctant imposition of a

James Shaw Recently, I was invited by Multicultural New Zealand (also known as Multicultural Council of New Zealand) to speak about our immigration policy and

Majo Mathers  The Green Party will fiercely oppose Bill English’s plan to override the Supreme Court decision that saved part of the Ruahine Forest Park

Dr Parmjeet Parmar My background as a scientist, along with experience in other professional fields gives me a natural interest in education. My close involvement

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi All seniors deserve to be treated with dignity and with care, whatever their background or circumstances. They deserve to be able to

Bala (Venu) Beeram Last Sunday (July 9), I met with Prime Minister Bill English to campaign at the local flea market in Avondale. We received

A Correspondent Raj Pardeep Singh is Founder Principal of Legal Associates Barristers & Solicitors. His passion for law led him to establish Legal Associates in

Venkat Raman Political gloves came off on June 23 when the General Election 2017 transited to the ‘Regulated Period,’ and almost at the same time

Police strategy to enhance cultural diversity Rotorua, June 24, 2017 Venkat Raman While Law and Order and increased resources for policing would be a major

“Erroneous immigration policy is leading us towards collapse” Winston Peters Any society that allows a pool of discontented and disaffected young people to grow is

Jenny Salesa It saddens me that many of our small business owners dread getting up in the morning and going to work. Small businesses such

Bala (Venu) Beeram The 81st Annual Conference of the National Party held in Wellington last weekend (June 23-24, 2017) was one of the most important

Jacinda Ardern All Kiwi children deserve so much more than the impoverished picture painted by the shameful rankings provided by the UNICEF Innocenti Report Card.

James Shaw Recently, we announced that when we are in Government, the Green Party will increase the refugee quota to 5000 (it is currently 1000).

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Last month, I had an opportunity to meet and interact with students of the Papatoetoe High School in South Auckland. With less

Dr Parmjeet Parmar I am looking forward to driving through the Waterview Tunnel when it opens to traffic early this month. Once open, it will