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Assurances over Grey Base Hospital needed

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 5:10 pm | New Zealand National Party

Health Minister David Cunliffe needs to assure the public that patient safety at Grey Base Hospital is not being compromised by a failed computer system, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>

More hold-ups with Project Protector roll-out

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 2:08 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Defence spokesman Wayne Mapp says Labour's roll-out of new equipment for our armed services continues to be plagued by problems. More >>

Will Labour declare tax-funded ads for election?

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 10:17 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says it appears Helen Clark is back to her old tricks in relation to electioneering on the taxpayer purse. “In the interests of transparency and openness, Helen Clark must say whether the reports are correct, ... More >>

Gym crèches prepare for legislative lunacy

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 12:07 am | New Zealand National Party

New rules for crèches in gyms and swimming pools mean children can attend these centres for up to only two hours a day and for no more than six hours per week, says National’s Associate Education spokeswoman, Paula Bennett. More >>

Figures show major gaps in nursing

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 12:06 am | New Zealand National Party

National is releasing figures obtained through the Official Information Act which reveal the human cost of the health workforce crisis, with hundreds of operations being cancelled due to nursing shortages, says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman ... More >>

Schools revolt - Labour bureaucrats on notice

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 12:05 am | New Zealand National Party

Anger at ever-increasing pressures to fund new initiatives, compliance costs, and administrative burdens on schools by the Labour Government is mounting, and National’s Education spokeswoman, Anne Tolley, says she has huge sympathy for the schools. More >>

Questions need answering in chilling incident

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 4:49 pm | New Zealand National Party

The National Party is extremely concerned at the tragic killing of a shop owner in South Auckland at the weekend, says National’s Justice spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

National leads, Labour follows on family violence

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

It’s good to see Labour has today finally adopted National’s innovative plan to introduce on-the-spot protection orders to help deal with domestic violence, says National’s Justice spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

Worst deforestation figures in 50 years revealed

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party

The worst ever loss of 13,600 hectares of forest last year is a disaster for the environment and makes a mockery of Labour’s climate change commitments says National’s Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>

Parker undermines power crisis response

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 1:16 pm | New Zealand National Party

David Parker is undermining the energy industry’s attempts to respond to the electricity crisis with his efforts to play down the seriousness of the situation, says National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee. More >>

Another senseless tragedy - Pansy Wong

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 9:57 am | New Zealand National Party

My thoughts today are with the family of Navtej Singh. This 30-year-old’s life was cut tragically short at his shop in Manurewa on Saturday night when robbers shot him in cold blood. He leaves behind a widow and three young girls aged under 10. ... More >>

So there IS a power crisis after all

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 9:17 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Energy spokesman, Gerry Brownlee, says he hopes Labour’s belated admission that there is a power crisis has not come too late. “Why has it taken so long for Labour to act? More >>

Deficit funding in health another broken promise

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 12:52 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour needs to explain why hospitals around the country are spiralling into deficit even though the Government promised not to let that happen and has doubled spending on health, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>

Time for Labour to come clean on frontline police

Monday, 9 June 2008, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Police spokesman Chester Borrows says the Government must come clean on the number of extra police being put on to the front line. More >>

Franks: Electricity leadership for Wellington

Monday, 9 June 2008, 9:48 am | New Zealand National Party

Whether or not the Cabinet decides to start a power saving campaign tomorrow, the Wellington City Council should take a lead in Wellington’s own interests. I will pursue this with the Council tomorrow. More >>

www.mccully.co.nz 6 June 2008

Friday, 6 June 2008, 4:51 pm | New Zealand National Party

Remember the long hours in Parliament in the latter part of 2007 as the Labour Party and its cronies passed the Electoral Finance Act (EFA)? The aim, we were told, was to establish principles of transparency, accountability and integrity in the fabric ... More >>