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Labour wrong on National’s broadband plan
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:46 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says Labour is misleading the public with its false claims about National’s plan to invest up to $1.5 billion to drive an ultra-fast “fibre to the home” broadband network. More >>
Will secret immigration report be released?
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says a secret immigration report which has sparked a State Services inquiry must form part of that inquiry and details must be made public. More >>
Confused? More like cunning
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Labour can't be trusted to play by the rules in election year, and Helen Clark's backing of Mike Williams is testament to her failing judgment. More >>
Prebble will have to delegate immigration probe
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 1:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says State Services Commissioner Mark Prebble will have to explain why he should conduct a new inquiry into claims swirling around a senior Immigration Service official. More >>
Key: Better Broadband for New Zealand
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
I’d like to thank the Wellington Chamber of Commerce for providing this opportunity to speak to you today. In about six months, New Zealand voters will get a chance to have their say about the future of this country. More >>
Key announces broadband network investment
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key today announced a National Government will invest up to $1.5 billion to drive the roll-out of a “fibre to the home” ultra-fast broadband network in New Zealand. More >>
PM’s move on immigration claims curious
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says he is curious why Helen Clark has ordered a second independent probe into claims relating to an official at the Immigration Service, when the first inquiry remains secret. More >>
More mums pay for Labour’s workforce crisis
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 12:59 am | New Zealand National Party
“Mums-to-be are paying an increasingly high price for the workforce crisis in maternity services,” says National Party MP Katrina Shanks. “It has got so bad that women on the West Coast are being forced to travel to Christchurch to get care during their ... More >>
Meat merger failure a blow for farmers
Monday, 21 April 2008, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The failure of the meat merger proposal will be a bitter disappointment for most sheep and beef farmers, says National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter. “Regardless of the politics, I think the industry is mostly in agreement that structural change ... More >>
43,000 and rising - the Aussie exodus accelerates
Monday, 21 April 2008, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The number of Kiwis voting with their feet by heading permanently to Australia is a damning indictment on Labour policies that are making it increasingly difficult for people to make ends meet, says National's Immigration spokesman, Lockwood Smith. More >>
Violent crime up, prison time down
Monday, 21 April 2008, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Violent criminals are spending less time in prison under Labour, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Confidence in Immigration reserved
Monday, 21 April 2008, 11:46 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith is asking how the public can have faith in the head of the Immigration Service when Helen Clark won’t express confidence in that senior official. More >>
Public want an assurance the grid is safe
Monday, 21 April 2008, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says the public will need some assurances from the Government that the South Island power grid is safe from the international financial crisis. More >>
Mike Williams must go
Monday, 21 April 2008, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says the Labour Party now has a very serious credibility problem with Mike Williams as its president. More >>
Identity of 'M. Ferguson' to remain a mystery
Monday, 21 April 2008, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter says the identity of the prankster who caused a foot and mouth scare on Waiheke Island in 2005 is set to remain a mystery. More >>
Serious Immigration claims won’t go away
Monday, 21 April 2008, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith is surprised and alarmed that the Immigration Minister does not care about whether the public can have confidence in his department. More >>
Big hospital wind down underway
Monday, 21 April 2008, 9:22 am | New Zealand National Party
"Hospitals have begun the big wind-down in preparation for the junior doctors' strike, with thousands of patients receiving letters cancelling long awaited surgery and specialist appointments," says National's Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Full disclosure first step in Immigration claims
Sunday, 20 April 2008, 10:00 am | New Zealand National Party
Full disclosure first step in Immigration claims National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says the Immigration Minister should order full disclosure of the details surrounding an irregular visa process for members of a senior Immigration ... More >>
John Key: Speech To Sensible Sentencing Conference
Saturday, 19 April 2008, 12:15 am | New Zealand National Party
I’d like to start by congratulating the Sensible Sentencing Trust and your members for the work you do. Your advocacy for victims of crime and your fostering of awareness of the issues they face makes an important contribution to public debate and policy ... More >>
Labour’s credibility on climate change dies
Friday, 18 April 2008, 5:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s figures showing yet another increase in New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions are a fatal blow to the credibility of Labour’s climate change record, says National’s Climate Change spokesperson, Nick Smith. More >>
