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News Worthy: The hospital saga
Friday, 11 April 2008, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The hospital saga; China trade - opportunity celebrated; Putting Victims First More >>
Pansy Speak: Walking a mile in the police’s shoes
Friday, 11 April 2008, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party
Last Friday night I got to experience what our police experience every single day. From 4pm until well after midnight, I went on the beat with the police in Howick. Even though there were times when things got a bit hairy, I always felt safe in their ... More >>
National to hold Campaign Planning Day
Friday, 11 April 2008, 12:44 am | New Zealand National Party
MPs and candidates along with their financial agents and campaign chairs, and other party officials are attending. The day will cover everything from the new legal rules for campaigning under the EFA, to hoardings and canvassing and the importance of ... More >>
Labour says child hunger is about ‘dieting’
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
In an absolute outrage, a senior Labour Minister has claimed that kids who go hungry at breakfast time do so because they want to stay ‘trim’, says National Party Education spokeswoman Anne Tolley. More >>
Cullen confirms borrowing and spending cuts
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Michael Cullen has confirmed he will be borrowing more, and spending more at a slower rate of growth to pay for tax cuts. More >>
Dyson’s claims on bush children questionable
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ruth Dyson’s claims that the 13 children living rough in the bush near Wairoa are being ‘properly looked after’ are questionable in the least, says National’s Associate Welfare (CYF) spokeswoman, Anne Tolley. More >>
More than a fifth of UK police recruits leave
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
More than a fifth of the police officers recruited from the United Kingdom into the New Zealand Police have left already, says National's Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>
HNZ slams affordable housing bill
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says the Housing Minister's own department has inadvertently slammed Labour's heavy-handed plan to force developers to build 'affordable housing'. More >>
Labour in denial over midwife shortage
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 11:26 am | New Zealand National Party
"Mums-to-be can have little faith that Labour will do anything about the health workforce crisis when it is in blatant denial over the national shortage of midwives," says Wellington-based National MP Katrina Shanks. More >>
Mums-to-be caught by health workforce crisis
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 9:15 am | New Zealand National Party
"More than 4,250 mums-to-be are in limbo as a desperate shortage of midwives leaves them scrambling to find a Lead Maternity Carer (LMC)," says Wellington-based National MP Katrina Shanks. More >>
CYF abandons 13 children in bush
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 5:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that the Minister of Social Development has done nothing despite knowing for months about a family with thirteen children living wild in countryside near Wairoa must be cause for huge alarm, says National's Associate Welfare (CYF) spokeswoman, ... More >>
Victims lose confidence in notification register
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Victims of crime are staying off the Victims Notification Register because they have lost confidence in it, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Plumbers numeracy down the drain
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Apprentice plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers are failing to gain registration in appalling numbers because of atrocious literacy and numeracy skills, says National's Associate Education (Trade Training) spokesman, Colin King. More >>
Key: NZ Institute of International Affairs
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
Ladies and gentlemen. In my first few days as Leader of the National Party I outlined my priorities for the foreign affairs portfolio. More >>
More borrowing: for advertising or tax cuts?
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 12:41 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says the Crown accounts for February suggest that Michael Cullen is borrowing more for his election-year spend-up. More >>
Biofuels joins climate change debacles
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 5:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Biofuels is set to join the list of climate change policy debacles, with the Minister admitting sustainability standards will not be in place by 1 July, says National’s Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
King says one copy of ‘illegal’ brochure in cap
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Annette King has told Parliament that Labour will include the 20 cent cost of one Labour Party brochure in its election spending after the Electoral Commission ruled it was an election ad. More >>
Collins Comments - 8 April 2008
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
In the last Collins Comments dated 3 April 2008 I told you the silent march to support longer opening hours for the Papakura police station would begin at 11am on Saturday 12 April. Those joining the march are asked to assemble by 10.30am at Ray Small Park ... More >>
Labour admits record of failure on child support
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 2:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
It has taken Labour nine long years to acknowledge the child support system is not working, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Labour: violent crime up in provinces and cities
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Violent crime is not just a big-city problem, with latest figures showing that many provincial areas had increases in violence well above the nationwide increase, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
