Jacinda Caught In The Middle Of Robertson/Hipkins Fight
“Jacinda Ardern hasn’t made a decision on whether Aucklanders will need a time slot to leave to city because she’s lost control of the Robertson/Hipkins spat,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“On Newshub Nation
this morning she refused to rule out time slots for
Aucklanders to leave the city for
Christmas.
“COVID Response Minister Chris
Hipkins says you’ll need to book a time to leave, Deputy
Prime Minister Grant Robertson says you won’t. Jacinda
Ardern needs to pick a side.
“When asked if
people will have to book a time slot to leave the city she
said “no decisions have been made.”
“Time
slots are bonkers and have been roundly criticised. It’s
not often ACT agrees with Grant Robertson, but Jacinda
should take his side.
“It’s November. Kiwis
want to book their well-deserved holiday before it becomes
unaffordable but once again the Government hasn’t planned
ahead and is making it up as it goes
along.
“After 80-days of lockdown, Aucklanders
need to see some light at the end of the tunnel. That light
isn’t waiting in a queue for hours on end to show their
papers.
“On MIQ she showed she isn’t prepared.
This Christmas families will be separated. She claimed
she’s been “laying the foundation since
August.”
“COVID has been around for 18-months.
Why did she only start laying the foundation in
August?
“As Christmas approached all Kiwis are
getting is uncertainty. Nobody can make plans, Kiwis can’t
come home to their own country, and the Vaccine Certificates
aren’t ready.
“ACT believes December 1 should
be Freedom Day. By that date, everyone has had the
opportunity to be vaccinated and we should open up and get
on with life. That would give all Kiwis the certainty we
need this
summer.”