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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 >>

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 >>

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