Todd McClay: The Jetstar grounding shows why business confidence really matters

The end of regional flights is a symptom of flailing business confidence, argues the National frontbencher. The decision by Jetstar to pull out of regional New Zealand tells a story that’s much bigger than just an airline deciding not to fly certain routes. It’s a story of rising costs on business and middle New Zealand, … Read more

The real reasons we oppose the UN Global Compact on Migration

It is absurd to cast the National Party as appealing to an anti-immigration sentiment – the UN compact is riddled with problems that are ill-suited to New Zealand shaping sensible policy, writes foreign affairs spokesperson Todd McClay. Yesterday from New York Sam Bookman wrote for the Spinoff defending the United Nations Global Compact on Migration. … Read more