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Corrections remains out of touch
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Phil Goff continues to run a department that is sadly out of touch with what the public expects of its prison service, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
More murk at Immigration Service
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Confidence in Immigration New Zealand has been damaged further with more allegations of murk, says National's Immigration spokesman, Lockwood Smith. More >>
Hongi hypocrisy hilarious
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The hongi between Michael Cullen and Tame Iti is the height of hypocrisy and cannot go unchallenged, says National's Shadow Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Taxpayers fund Labour's campaign
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says that for the first time Labour has confirmed it is indeed campaigning on the public purse in the 2008 election. More >>
PM wrong – No education spend cuts under National
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark is making mischief by suggesting National will cut education spending to fund tax cuts says National’s Education spokeswoman, Anne Tolley. “Even the Prime Minister admits she was just guessing when she made the comment. More >>
Statement on secret recording
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 10:14 am | New Zealand National Party
“Statements of mine secretly recorded at a social function last Friday and published over the weekend have caused confusion and concern about National’s policy on Kiwibank and Working for Families,” says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Labour scores impressive own goal on debt
Monday, 4 August 2008, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Labour has scored an impressive own goal in its rush to attack National’s plan to significantly boost infrastructure investment. More >>
Bill English: Speech to Annual Conference 2008
Monday, 4 August 2008, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
In recent years New Zealand has had a taste of the fruits of economic growth. We have enjoyed rising incomes, increasing asset values, a bit of spare cash to save, and enough tax revenue to markedly increase public spending. More >>
National targets information super highway
Monday, 4 August 2008, 10:10 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party President, Judy Kirk has today formally launched a new-look web-site in preparation for the election. More >>
National Infrastructure Plan vital to NZ’s growth
Sunday, 3 August 2008, 6:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
A 20-year National Infrastructure Plan and a Minister of Infrastructure will be used by a National-led government to help set a clear direction for this vital area of investment, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
John Key Speech To Annual National Conference
Sunday, 3 August 2008, 6:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
John Key: Today we can once again reaffirm the very values and principles this party was founded on. Personal responsibility. Love for families. Support for our communities. Respect for one another. And a fundamental belief that less government is better ... More >>
Ministry asked to justify extent of closure
Sunday, 3 August 2008, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pressure from National MPs has resulted in Parliament's Primary Production Committee agreeing to have the Ministry of Fisheries brief them on the recent decision to close the Marlborough Sounds blue cod fishery. More >>
National will give funds to victims of crime
Saturday, 2 August 2008, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will ditch Labour's Sentencing Council and its Criminal Justice Advisory Board and give their funding - more than $6 million - to the victims of crime, National's Justice spokesman, Simon Power announced today. More >>
National Party President Judy Kirk Speech
Saturday, 2 August 2008, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Leader John Key, Deputy Leader Bill English, members of the Board of Directors, Members of Parliament, Distinguished Guests, Candidates, Delegates and Members of the National Party. More >>
Another bad day at the office, Minister?
Saturday, 2 August 2008, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has once again dropped the ball on animal welfare, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>
National to hold its 72nd Annual Conference
Friday, 1 August 2008, 10:36 am | New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party will hold its 72nd Annual Conference in Wellington this weekend. More >>
News Worthy: The scorecard of the Government
Friday, 1 August 2008, 10:24 am | New Zealand National Party
This week has seen continued debate on the Appropriation (2008/09 Estimates Bill) which gives the government of the day an opportunity to outline the overall thrust and rationale of its policies and to highlight its achievements. More >>
Government in denial over botched clean-up
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 4:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has its head in the sand in refusing to accept the findings of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment over the botched Mapua clean-up, says National’s Environment spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Congratulations to Yule on Local Govt appointment
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Local Government spokesman, John Carter, is congratulating Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule on his appointment as the new president of Local Government New Zealand. More >>
Election spending: Clark back to her old tricks
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Helen Clark and the Labour Party are back to their old trick of campaigning on the public purse, if stickers being distributed by MP Lynne Pillay are anything to go by. More >>
