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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 >>
Maternity care survey just Labour spin
Friday, 9 May 2008, 2:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s trumpeting of a survey that apparently has nine out of ten women saying they were pleased with their maternity care is pure political spin to hide a worsening workforce crisis, says National Party MP Katrina Shanks. More >>
Secret talks on ETS complete nonsense
Friday, 9 May 2008, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
A report in the National Business Review of secret talks between National and Labour on a deal over the Emissions Trading Scheme is complete nonsense, says National’s Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
The Mapp Report
Friday, 9 May 2008, 1:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Last week I said that New Zealand should be delaying the introduction of an emissions trading scheme, because of the financial difficulties facing New Zealand families caused by rising interest rates, higher food prices and high fuel prices. It was ... More >>
New aquaculture resource launched at Manaia
Friday, 9 May 2008, 11:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Māori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia launched a new aquaculture teaching resource for total immersion Māori schools with Coromandel’s Manaia School today.. More >>
News Worthy: Draw near with faith
Friday, 9 May 2008, 11:28 am | New Zealand National Party
All is in order for substantial tax cuts in the next budget. It represents a major test for the Government. The Crown Financial Statements for the nine months to the end of March show the Government continues to run a healthy cash surplus, despite ... More >>
Labour buries head in sand over job losses
Friday, 9 May 2008, 11:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s view that an unexpected 29,000 job loss is not bad news shows how dangerously asleep at the wheel of the economy this Government is, says National’s Finance spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Pansy Speak: Our youth - a future and a hope
Friday, 9 May 2008, 9:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Final farewells will be said today for Elim Christian College students Natasha Bray, Portia McPhail, Tom Hsu, Anthony Mulder, Floyd Fernandes, and Tara Gregory, and teacher Tony McClean. More >>
National determined to win Tauranga
Friday, 9 May 2008, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says National wants to win Tauranga at the next election and is moving swiftly to select a replacement candidate following Bob Clarkson’s decision to step down at the election. More >>
Bob Clarkson to step down at election
Friday, 9 May 2008, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Bob Clarkson today announced he will not now be standing as a candidate for the Tauranga seat in the 2008 general election. More >>
Collins Comments - 8 May 2008
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 6:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
A good news story is that the Redhill Community Centre is to be built in Redhill. This centre is being developed to achieve the following: To shape a new community spirit with imaginative innovative initiatives in the area will, we believe, transform ... More >>
Labour asleep on Blue Lake logging
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 2:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has been asleep at the wheel in regards to the logging of 90-year-old forests on Crown land surrounding the Blue Lake, Tikitapu, in Rotorua, says National’s Environment & Conservation spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Delay in Kopu Bridge upgrade unacceptable
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Annette King’s blind refusal to address safety concerns surrounding the Kopu Bridge is a slap in the face for the people of Thames-Coromandel, says National’s Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson. More >>
Don’t use shonky system to rebuild Mt Eden
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 9:08 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should assure the public that the $216 million refurbishment of Mt Eden Prison will use a standard get-a-price-and-stick-to-it contract, and not use the disastrous CWA system, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, ... More >>
Labour’s record: longer court waiting times
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 12:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Waiting times for criminal trials and the number of outstanding cases in the High Court continue to increase at an alarming rate, says National’s Associate Justice spokeswoman, Kate Wilkinson. More >>
Random NCEA sampling too late for students
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's announcement that Labour is finally adopting random sampling of NCEA marking is not only an admission of failure but comes at least seven years too late says National's Education spokeswoman, Anne Tolley. More >>
Unanswered questions remain over Toll deal
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Michael Cullen has left a huge vacuum of unanswered questions over his decision to squander $665 million of taxpayer money on a new train set, says National’s Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson. More >>
You can’t trust Labour on climate change or tax
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says Helen Clark could change her mind on climate taxes after the election and can’t be trusted. More >>
Clark can’t have it both ways on interest rates
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 10:45 am | New Zealand National Party
“Helen Clark’s declaration that interest rates will come down because of the move to postpone climate change taxes is an admission that Labour's policies have pushed interest rates higher for longer.” More >>
UCOL’s cook school plans recipe for a mess
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 10:03 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must explain how UCOL is able to establish a branch of Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Wellington, contrary to its anti-regionalisation policy, says National’s Tertiary Education spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
