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$50 million promise vague and narrow
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 4:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s transitional economic package will only help people in a household where someone else is working and misses those most in need, says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Key: Action Plan for Violent Crime
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
We are nine days away from a general election, and as you can see from the papers this morning, my opponents are up to their usual political games that we have seen so often before. More >>
National announces Action Plan for Violent Crime
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key has today released his Action Plan for Violent Crime and declared that it is ready to go from the first day of a new National-led Government. More >>
National: Security for disability services
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Disability Issues spokesman Paul Hutchison has released his party’s Disability Issues policy which features a commitment to work towards establishing multi-year funding contracts for non-government organisations providing disability ... More >>
Desperation drips from latest smear attempt
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 11:26 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says Labour's latest attempt to link him to the controversial H-Fee is little more than a desperate smear less than a fortnight out from the election. More >>
Desperation drips from latest smear attempt
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 11:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says Labour's latest attempt to link him to the controversial H-Fee is little more than a desperate smear less than a fortnight out from the election. More >>
Mood for change in mood of boardroom
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says it is clear from the latest Mood of the Boardroom report that the country’s business leaders agree that a National Government will drive economic growth. More >>
Clark donkey deep in smear campaign
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 9:48 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee says it defies belief that Labour's self-appointed chief strategist, Helen Clark, did not know what Mike Williams was up to in Australia. More >>
Failed OECD target reheated as Labour policy
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Nearly ten years after promising to get New Zealand back to the top half of the OECD, the failed promise is again formal Labour Party policy," says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
John Key's Campaign Blog: 29 October
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The release of National's Prisons policy, a visit to Air New Zealand's hangers, a drop-in to a pre-school, and a meeting with Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker, were all highlights of my visit to Christchurch yesterday. More >>
National announces Foreign Affairs, Trade policies
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Enhancing ties and promoting free-trade agreements with Pacific and Asian nations are features of National’s Foreign Affairs and Trade policies announced today. More >>
Clark argues both sides of Peters' saga
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 3:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark is now asking the public to believe that she both accepted and rejected Winston Peters' story about Owen Glenn's donations and his appointment as honorary consul to Monaco," says National Party Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Labour's answer to gangs: form a committee
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 1:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders will be offended by Labour's announcement today that its only response to the scourge of gangs is to form a committee, says National's Justice and Corrections spokesman, Simon Power More >>
Key announces commitment to tourism sector
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key today confirmed that if elected Prime Minister he intends to take the ministerial tourism portfolio. More >>
Owen Glenn still expecting job in May
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 10:25 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee says Owen Glenn was still expecting a job as the honorary consul to Monaco as recently as May. More >>
National to upgrade biosecurity
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 4:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will introduce a range of measures to reduce the chances of a repeat of the pest incursions of recent years, says Biosecurity spokesman Shane Ardern. More >>
Local Government policy targets infrastructure
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Local Government spokesman John Carter says the party’s Local Government policy is all about growth and reducing the burden of Wellington-based bureaucracy on ratepayers. More >>
National to boost prison work and rehabilitation
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National-led Government will greatly boost the number of prisoners learning industry-based skills and double those receiving intensive drug and alcohol treatment, National Party Leader John Key announced today. More >>
National’s Economic Plan of National
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
On 6 October 2008, the New Zealand Treasury delivered its independent Pre-Election Fiscal Update which is required under the Public Finance Act. The verdict was damning. Under current policies, the government of this country will run its account in the ... More >>
Tragedy from bureaucratic errors
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 12:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says after nine years Labour still can't get the basics right with the health system. More >>
