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Labour spends up large, health camps face closure
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 12:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins is appalled at the callous way Labour has ignored the funding crisis facing the country’s children’s health camps. More >>
Hot water cylinders also on nanny state hit list
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 12:01 am | New Zealand National Party
“Regulations limiting the size of home hot water cylinders are another unnecessary and unworkable interference in people’s lives,” says National’s Building & Construction spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Cullen gives up on NZ
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Michael Cullen’s latest outburst shows he has lost faith in New Zealand as an investment destination,” says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Pacific Affairs policy reflects Pacific needs
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Pacific Affairs policy will ensure Pacific New Zealanders will continue to receive world-class education and health services, says National's Pacific Island Affairs spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Heatley pleased PM supports Gateway Housing
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 2:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says he is pleased that Helen Clark largely endorses National’s previously released Gateway Housing programme, following her ‘new’ policy announcement today. More >>
National: Investing in our future
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says a National-led Government will use the resources of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund to help achieve a step change in our infrastructure and drive greater productivity in our economy. More >>
Cunliffe must release real electives figures
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:58 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says David Cunliffe's continuing silence on the smoke and mirrors used in Sunday's health targets release speaks volumes. More >>
John Key's Campaign Blog - 15 October
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:50 am | New Zealand National Party
On the campaign trail in Auckland yesterday I revealed the measures National will take to provide a better standard of care to pregnant women, new mothers and their babies. More >>
Minister of Short Showers should come clean
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:35 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Building and Construction spokesman Nick Smith says Helen Clark’s attempt to downplay the seriousness with which the Government was taking a plan to regulate shower flows ignores how far the proposal has gone. More >>
Labour's economic policy - reheated again
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:21 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Labour's attempts to re-cook the broken promise to return New Zealand to the top half of the OECD is desperate. More >>
National to deliver on PlunketLine
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 5:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall is disappointed that Labour’s maternity policy has no room for the trusted PlunketLine Service. More >>
Approach to energy efficiency costed, workable
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
“National is not committed to the Labour/Greens household insulation policy because it is unfunded and impractical, and we have a better approach”, says National’s Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Labour's legacy on law and order - broken promises
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government cannot be trusted to deliver what it says it will do on law and order, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Cullen's cut & paste policies too little
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Michael Cullen has released a largely cut and paste set of economic policies that repeats many of Labour's failed ideas and offers little hope for struggling Kiwis. More >>
Labour back-track on showers not credible
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 11:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Building and Construction spokesman Nick Smith says Labour's apparent change of heart on plans to regulate shower flows is not credible. More >>
National: No mum to be forced home after birth
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Leader John Key says his party will ensure that every new mother and baby will have weekly contact with a health professional for the first nine weeks. More >>
How will Labour fund plan on super?
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 10:37 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Senior Citizens spokeswoman Sandra Goudie has welcomed Michael Cullen’s announcement that Labour plans to copy National’s policy to maintain the floor of superannuation at 66% of the average after-tax wage. More >>
Labour plans to drive NZ deeper into the red
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 10:28 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English is challenging Helen Clark to reveal what affect her spending spree is having on the Crown accounts which already show 10 years of deficits ahead of us. More >>
Labour is writing cheques it can’t cash
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 8:59 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark needs to tell New Zealanders how she plans to fund her parade of new spending announcements, including the big spending plan to introduce universal student allowances. More >>
John Key's Campaign Blog
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 12:40 am | New Zealand National Party
I got a great welcome when I visited Kaiti Primary and Gisborne Boys High schools to speak to pupils and staff. [Click the image for video from this trip] More >>
