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Another road to Damascus conversion for Anderton
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:16 am | New Zealand National Party
Jim Anderton's sudden support for a meat industry mega-merger is a complete about-face and will come as a surprise to sheep farmers, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>
If Cosgrove knew - how come Cunliffe didn't?
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:14 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith wants to know why Clayton Cosgrove knew all about a secret report into allegations levelled at Mary-Anne Thompson but the man who preceded him as Immigration Minister did not. More >>
Toll leaks must alarm Michael Cullen
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 10:28 am | New Zealand National Party
“In the run up to the Budget, Michael Cullen must be alarmed by the information which appears to be leaking out of his office about the deal to buy Toll’s rail business,” says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Nats want inquiry into medicine bungle
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 4:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall is demanding a full investigation into why overseas visitors have been receiving subsidised medicines which they are not entitled to. More >>
Election law forces Cullen to get advice on Budget
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's self-serving Electoral Finance Act is so confused that the Finance Minister has been forced to get legal advice on whether Budget documents are an election advertisement," says National's Deputy Leader, Bill English. More >>
Labour should put 'P' law back on agenda
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 4:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should put its legislation for controlling the precursor chemicals for 'P' back on the agenda as a matter of urgency, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Ministers sat on immigration claims for a year
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says senior Labour Ministers have known about serious claims levelled at a top manager of the Immigration Service for more than a year. More >>
Immigration resignation sparks more questions
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 12:20 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says the resignation of Immigration Service boss Mary-Anne Thompson does not signal ‘closure’, as the department says. More >>
Police conduct code ignores sexual relationships
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 12:19 am | New Zealand National Party
The new police Code of Conduct does not address the issue of officers’ sexual relationships with members of the public, as recommended by the Bazley report, says National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>
That’s not what you promised Trevor
Monday, 12 May 2008, 10:58 am | New Zealand National Party
“Trevor Mallard needs to tell New Zealanders when Labour’s policy changed on golden handshakes,” says National’s State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee. In June 1999, Mr Mallard appeared to be very certain about Labour’s policy when ... More >>
AMY ADAMS National’s candidate for Selwyn
Monday, 12 May 2008, 10:35 am | New Zealand National Party
After a long legal battle to stop the selection process, Aylesbury Lawyer and farmer Amy Adams (36) has been selected as National’s candidate for the Selwyn electorate. More >>
Key: Canterbury-Westland Regional Conference
Monday, 12 May 2008, 9:32 am | New Zealand National Party
Thank you for your welcome. The Canterbury-Westland branch of the National Party has put on a great regional conference. It’s good to feel the election-year buzz in the air. That’s a buzz born of excitement but also, I hope, a sense of the size ... More >>
News gets worse on Toll deal
Monday, 12 May 2008, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour must urgently answer more questions on the Toll deal so taxpayers know exactly how much money they have spent, says National’s Finance spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Labour’s golden handshake pledge a joke
Monday, 12 May 2008, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party
News of yet another golden handshake for a State-owned-enterprise boss shows Labour’s promise to end such payments was empty election-year rhetoric, says National’s State Services spokesman, Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Gang crackdown promised as National targets ‘P’
Monday, 12 May 2008, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says National will launch a serious assault on the drug ‘P’ by cracking down on gangs making and distributing the drug. More >>
What is the total price for rail, Dr Cullen?
Monday, 12 May 2008, 12:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English is calling on Michael Cullen to come clean with the New Zealand public about the likely total cost of the deal to buy Toll’s rail operations. More >>
John Key: Speech To Southern Regional Conference
Sunday, 11 May 2008, 12:08 am | New Zealand National Party
Thank you for your welcome. It’s always great to be in the southern region. More >>
Taskforce set up to establish cuisine school
Saturday, 10 May 2008, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Wairarapa MP John Hayes has established a taskforce to investigate the viability of establishing a cuisine school in Martinborough, independent of involvement with UCOL. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 9 May 2008
Friday, 9 May 2008, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The 15th of November is, under our constitutional arrangements, the last possible date upon which the 2008 general election could be held. But waiting until the last possible date would look desperate. So the most probable scenario involves a general ... More >>
Fewer experienced guards in prisons
Friday, 9 May 2008, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The staffing crisis in the Corrections Department is going from bad to worse, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
