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Labour's broken promise No 10 on law and order
Monday, 13 October 2008, 4:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has failed to fulfil promises it made at the last election to change the law concerning crimes involving the use of methamphetamine, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Labour can't be trusted on waiting lists
Monday, 13 October 2008, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour is hiding the true state of elective surgery, with more questions than answers in yesterday's health targets release. More >>
Key launches literacy and numeracy crusade
Monday, 13 October 2008, 1:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says providing New Zealand children with decent literacy and numeracy skills is an important priority for him, and is made all the more urgent in uncertain economic times. More >>
John Key: Campaign Blog - 13 October
Monday, 13 October 2008, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Last week, amid some gloomy economic news, I released National's economic package. Yesterday we held our campaign launch in Auckland, in front of around 1000 people and of course the nation's media. More >>
John Key's "My Key Commitments To You" Speech
Monday, 13 October 2008, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
John Key: My Key Commitments to You Speech at National Party Campaign Opening Sky City, Auckland More >>
National welcomes deposits move
Monday, 13 October 2008, 9:30 am | New Zealand National Party
“As I have said on several occasions in recent days, the National Party will support measures to protect the stability of our financial markets and I specifically identified a deposit guarantee scheme as one such measure we would support. More >>
Labour promises uncosted and unaccounted for
Monday, 13 October 2008, 12:52 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Labour is adding more big numbers next to the half a dozen spending promises that were not part of last week’s opening of the books. More >>
Cullen refuses to confirm super rates
Saturday, 11 October 2008, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says older New Zealanders will be disappointed that Michael Cullen has today failed to rule out cuts to superannuation under Labour. More >>
Labour's broken promise No 9 on law and order
Friday, 10 October 2008, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has failed to produce a credible plan to combat crime, despite promising one since the 2002 election, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 10 October 2008
Friday, 10 October 2008, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Some time in early to mid-August of this year (and possibly even some weeks earlier), the Treasury will have started warning Finance Minister Michael Cullen that the fiscal position had taken a massive turn for the worse. The Pre-Election Fiscal Update (PREFU) ... More >>
Cullen must come clean on super
Friday, 10 October 2008, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Michael Cullen must come clean on what the future holds for superannuation under Labour. More >>
National's campaign opening address live on web
Friday, 10 October 2008, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party's 12 minute campaign opening address is now live on the Party's website at www.national.org.nz More >>
News Worthy: National’s tax package
Friday, 10 October 2008, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s tax package sets out a three-year programme of personal tax cuts. Including the very recent tax cuts of 1 October 2008, this programme will give a person earning around the average wage a total tax cut of $47 each week, after it is fully phased ... More >>
Labour must come clean over shower regulations
Friday, 10 October 2008, 1:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour needs to come clean on its planned regulations to restrict the water flows in New Zealand showers, says National’s Building spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
National to tackle hospital waiting lists
Friday, 10 October 2008, 11:25 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Leader John Key says his party will tackle the huge challenges our health system faces – growing hospital waiting lists, out-of-control bureaucracy, and a chronic shortage of doctors and nurses. More >>
Will Cullen cancel Labour’s tax cuts?
Friday, 10 October 2008, 10:50 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says that if Michael Cullen is re-elected his first instinct will be to axe the tax cuts he has promised for 2010 and 2011. More >>
Helen Clark has no new answers to turbulence
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 5:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says Helen Clark’s “do nothing” answer to the turbulent economic situation should be of great concern to all New Zealanders. More >>
Maternity: Another 'action plan' 'consultation'
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 3:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
“New Zealanders will see straight through Labour’s nonsense today that it has all the solutions to fix the maternity care crisis that has developed under Helen Clark’s nose,” says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Labour’s broken promise 8 : prisoner compensation
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has failed to live up to a promise that it would stop prisoners keeping compensation awarded to them, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Cullen plays petty politics as economy falters
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 1:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Michael Cullen must justify why he has failed to present any plan to confront the problems facing the country’s economy, despite knowing about the figures for weeks,” says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
