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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 >>

New Worthy: Taxing times

Friday, 4 April 2008, 9:48 am | New Zealand National Party

Taxing times; The dynamic nature of language; The demise of the finance companies ; Scams abound daily More >>

Housing Minister is on her own with denials

Friday, 4 April 2008, 12:06 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says Maryan Street appears to be out on her own in denying that her department is referring vulnerable New Zealanders to ‘squalid’ South Auckland accommodation. More >>

Labour’s PC food rules prompt birthday cake ban

Friday, 4 April 2008, 12:04 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s draconian school food rules are to blame for an Auckland school becoming the ‘Birthday Grinch’, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Anne Tolley. More >>

So who is monitoring TVNZ’s charter?

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman says Labour is at sixes and sevens about who is responsible for monitoring TVNZ’s spending of charter funding. More >>

Celebrating Families: IHC Support Co-Ordination

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

IHC has recently released a briefing paper calling for better co-ordination of support for families. More >>

Poll shows up NZers’ concerns over crime

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 2:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

A poll in which the public say they are more concerned about crime and violence than anything else shows up the folly of replacing the Serious Fraud Office with an agency with fewer powers, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon ... More >>

Biofuels bill blasted by Environment Commissioner

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 1:00 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government must heed the message of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that its biofuels bill is flawed and a risk to New Zealand’s clean, green brand, says National’s Environment spokesman, Dr Nick Smith. More >>

Labour breaks election laws - again

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader John Key says New Zealanders will be disappointed but not surprised that Labour has been caught breaking its own anti-democratic election laws. More >>

Eating Disorders Plan – a plan for a plan

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:17 am | New Zealand National Party

After almost nine years of inaction on eating disorder services, an eating disorders report has finally appeared on the Ministry of Health’s website, says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Jackie Blue. More >>

Maori money-go-round gets much murkier

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s move to take $35 million from the Maori Trustee to build a Maori economic development agency is getting even murkier, says National’s Maori Affairs spokesman, Tau Henare. More >>

Herceptin decision a slap in the face for Labour

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 12:46 am | New Zealand National Party

The court-ordered review of the decision not to fund 12 months of Herceptin, the internationally accepted norm, is a “well deserved slap in the face” for the Labour Government’s drug buying agency, says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, ... More >>

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