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Saving Rotorua lakes? Or saving Rotorua seat?
Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today’s belated announcement of $72 million to help save Rotorua’s lakes has more to do with Labour’s desperation to save the Rotorua seat, says National’s Environment spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Labour scores 'F' for housing affordability
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's failed record on housing affordability is a disgrace, says National's Housing spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Stop dumping on local government
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 1:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s latest bid to make housing more affordable is yet another example of the Government dumping on local government as it tries to cover up its record of failure, says National’s Local Government spokesman, John Carter. More >>
Affordable Housing Bill backfires
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says Housing Minister Maryan Street should withdraw her Affordable Housing Bill. More >>
Labour admits guilt with housing moves
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 8:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says the housing policies announced today by Labour are an admission of both guilt and failure. More >>
Labour is all talk on ‘frightening’ health crisis
Monday, 24 March 2008, 12:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says Labour has allowed a ‘frightening’ health workforce crisis to develop despite building up an army of bureaucrats, who’ve produced at least 43 reports on the subject since 2000. More >>
Beneficiary debt reaches all time high
Sunday, 23 March 2008, 12:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Beneficiary debt has reached an all-time high and all Ruth Dyson can do is offer excuses for her Government’s woeful record on this issue, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Fund payout and rules still ‘clear as mud’
Saturday, 22 March 2008, 1:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ten days after Labour announced its so-called Fast Forward Fund with much fanfare, many of the details are still unclear and undecided. More >>
National tables Electoral Act amendment
Saturday, 22 March 2008, 1:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English has tabled an amendment to Labour’s fatally flawed Electoral Finance Act, “to fix one of the many stupid aspects” of the controversial law, rushed through Parliament late last year. More >>
National will ask Speaker to revisit media ban
Friday, 21 March 2008, 12:46 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee says the National Party has had absolutely nothing to do with a new media ban imposed by retiring Labour MP and Speaker Margaret Wilson in Parliament. More >>
Charities: snowball's chance of meeting deadline
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Charities Commission is choked with applications from not-for-profit organisations to register as charities and is processing them so slowly that the June 30 deadline is an impossible dream, says National’s Internal Affairs spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie. More >>
Answers urgently needed on Hillmorton Hospital
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Worrying questions about patient safety at Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hosptial need immediate investigation followed by swift action, says National’s Associate Health spokesman, Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
PM’s shame turns into a disgrace
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The number of Kiwis heading across the ditch is becoming a national disgrace thanks to Labour, says National’s Immigration spokesman, Lockwood Smith. More >>
Papakura wants their 24 hour police station back
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thank you to all who gave me their views on the return of our 24 hour police station. More >>
NZ near top of crime survey
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
An international survey of crime confirms that New Zealand still has a huge amount of work to do in law and order, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Ratepayers will pick up tab for Public Health Bill
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Look out ratepayers, your rates will rise yet again if the Public Health Bill is implemented without significant amendment, says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Jo Goodhew. More >>
TEC turnover tops 25% on the brink of change
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Revelations today that the turnover at the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) was a massive 25.5% in the 2006/07 year does not auger well for the implementation of Labour's tertiary reforms, says National's Tertiary Education spokesman, Dr Paul ... More >>
Principals strangled in red tape war with Ministry
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 12:58 am | New Zealand National Party
School principals are so fed up with increased compliance demands and bureaucratic bungling from the Ministry of Education that they say the core job of teaching is being affected, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Anne Tolley. More >>
Chainsaw massacre continues unabated
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 5:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Figures released today on deforestation are nothing short of an environmental disaster, says National's Climate Change spokesman, Dr Nick Smith. More >>
Corrections could stop stalker writing to victims
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections could stop a serial stalker harassing his victims from behind bars by either using the existing law to check all mail from his unit - or by just taking the pen and paper off him, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon ... More >>
