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MAF stuff-up over equine flu unacceptable
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Biosecurity spokesman, Shane Ardern, says MAF Biosecurity's error over its equine influenza testing regime is unacceptable. More >>
Labour’s record: longer and longer court delays
Monday, 7 April 2008, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should explain what it’s doing about dealing to the rapidly worsening court waiting times for criminal trials, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Labour sits on hands after frigate deployment
Monday, 7 April 2008, 2:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand will be left without adequate frigate protection with the deployment of Te Mana to the Persian Gulf, says National's Defence spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Election law: Smaller parties likely casualties
Monday, 7 April 2008, 1:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says the Electoral Commission should make it clear why it does not appear to be investigating potential breaches of self-serving election laws by Labour's support parties. More >>
Civil Defence has no policy on consultation
Monday, 7 April 2008, 1:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Civil Defence spokesman John Carter is surprised the Ministry of Civil Defence and Management does not have a policy on consultation. More >>
Labour’s hypocrisy knows no bounds
Monday, 7 April 2008, 1:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s hypocrisy knows no bounds as was shown in Parliament last week, says National’s Local Government spokesman, John Carter. “My colleagues and I were shocked to hear Labour MPs praising George Hawkins for his great plans to deal with graffiti in his ... More >>
Health Minister steals Nats' proposals
Monday, 7 April 2008, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says David Cunliffe has opened himself up to accusations of political theft, after blatantly copying parts of National's Health Discussion Document and claiming them as his own. More >>
Cunliffe tries to cover up embarrassing goof
Monday, 7 April 2008, 10:01 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall is amazed that David Cunliffe issued a media statement with starkly false figures. More >>
Electoral Finance Act: Worse than we thought
Monday, 7 April 2008, 8:24 am | New Zealand National Party
“Labour’s complicated and self serving Electoral Finance Act is turning out even worse than any of its critics expected,” says National Party Deputy Leader Bill English. More >>
Fewer patients getting to see specialists
Monday, 7 April 2008, 8:22 am | New Zealand National Party
Fewer Kiwis are getting to see a hospital specialist despite billions of dollars of extra health spending, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
What’s the whole story on housing squalor?
Monday, 7 April 2008, 8:21 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is challenging Maryan Street to say she is certain that Housing New Zealand is not referring vulnerable New Zealanders to ‘squalid’ South Auckland accommodation. More >>
Key pays tribute to firefighters
Monday, 7 April 2008, 8:13 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party leader John Key says his thoughts are with the families and friends of Waikato firefighter Derek Lovell who lost his life in yesterday’s blaze in Tamehere, and the loved ones of those firefighters who remain in a critical condition. More >>
Carter asked to explain union/non-union pay row
Monday, 7 April 2008, 8:12 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokeswoman Anne Tolley has issued a ‘please explain’ to Education Minister Chris Carter over the row involving union and non-unionised teachers. More >>
Union to tax members for National attack ads
Sunday, 6 April 2008, 11:59 am | New Zealand National Party
“Every member of the Labour-affiliated EPMU will be taxed to fund anti-National attack ads in election year,” says National Party Deputy Leader Bill English. More >>
Labour’s claims on fund a facade
Sunday, 6 April 2008, 12:02 am | New Zealand National Party
David Carter MP National Party Agriculture Spokesman & Paul Hutchison MP National Party Research, Science & Technology Spokesman More >>
Key Notes - Putting Victims First
Saturday, 5 April 2008, 12:23 am | New Zealand National Party
Too often, victims of crime don't get justice. Too often, they are forced to re-live a traumatic event because the system doesn't meet their needs or lets them down. Too often, victims seem to get a worse deal than offenders. More >>
The door is open for election law rorts
Friday, 4 April 2008, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says the Electoral Commission’s decision to allow a Labour Party affiliate to register as a third party makes a mockery of election spending limits. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 4 April 2008
Friday, 4 April 2008, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
www.mccully.co.nz 4 April 2008 A Weekly Report from the Keyboard of Murray McCully More >>
The Mapp Report - A One Frigate Navy
Friday, 4 April 2008, 1:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
A One Frigate Navy Over the last few months I have been told by many people that one of the two frigates, Te Kaha, had effectively been placed in reserve, useful for only short patrols in the Hauraki Gulf. Recent Parliamentary questions seem to ... More >>
Labour contradictory on thermal power ban
Friday, 4 April 2008, 10:14 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says David Parker needs to explain why he is allowing a state-owned energy generator to proceed with plans for a new gas-fired power station in light of his much-hyped thermal ban. More >>
