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Fess-up on power shortages
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour’s failure to future-proof our energy infrastructure is to blame for looming electricity shortfalls this winter. More >>
Leaky home loan scheme cruel hoax
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has again failed leaky home owners, with revelations that its loan scheme has cost $650,000 to administer and has resulted in only seven loans, says National’s Associate Building and Construction spokesman, Bob Clarkson. More >>
Labour blocks move to fix bail law blunders
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party today attempted to introduce a bill to Parliament that makes it harder for people suspected of serious crime to get bail – including preventing a repeat of the bail-for-medals deal – but Labour blocked the move. More >>
Did Mike Williams seek favours for Labour donor?
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 3:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says confirmation today that Mike Williams raised a diplomatic appointment for a large Labour donor with the Prime Minister needs explaining. More >>
Why didn't Clark correct Mike?
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says the public deserve to know why Helen Clark did not correct Labour Party president Mike Williams when he wrongly claimed Labour had received no donations from Owen Glenn since 2005. More >>
Dyson & WINZ continue to bat for drunk drivers
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 4:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Social Development Minister Ruth Dyson has confirmed in Parliament that she endorses a practice by Work and Income to help drunk drivers get back behind the wheel, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Reported sentinel events tip of an iceberg
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 4:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says the report on serious ‘sentinel’ errors in our public hospitals is the tip of an iceberg. “Even the Minister's advisers admit many fatal and life-threatening cases have not been included. Some DHBs can't ... More >>
More dodgy dealings at Environment Ministry
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
An admission today that a Ministry for the Environment official attempted to threaten a submitter at a select committee is further proof of political interference in the public service, says National’s Environment spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Charities Commission confirms muzzling role
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Charities Commission has all but confirmed it will be doing Labour’s dirty work and effectively muzzling advocacy groups under provisions of the new Charities Act, says National’s Family spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
WINZ pays for drunk-drivers to get cars back
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Social Development Minister Ruth Dyson needs to explain why she is allowing Work and Income to pay for beneficiaries who have been caught drunk-driving and who have committed other driving offences to have their vehicles handed back to them, says ... More >>
2005 plan to fix Cook Strait cable warned of risk
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 4:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour was warned in 2005 that there was an 'unacceptable' risk posed to the security of New Zealand's electricity supply due to the condition of the Cook Strait cable. More >>
Need a plumber? Dial 00 61
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 4:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand is losing valuable tradespeople at a rate that cannot be sustained, says National's Immigration spokesman, Lockwood Smith. More >>
Loan debacle deepens
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Labour's admission that it has been using interest free loans and failing to declare the interest as a donation raises wider questions. More >>
Patients take back seat to media management
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 12:41 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall is appalled that Labour is putting media management ahead of patient safety as it holds back a damning report detailing a series of major failures at the country's public hospitals. More >>
Fisheries staff blowout questioned by committee
Monday, 18 February 2008, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s own MPs are sceptical over the reasons the Ministry of Fisheries has given for its massive staff blowout, says National’s Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Was Labour telling the truth?
Monday, 18 February 2008, 11:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English wants to know why Helen Clark didn’t correct Labour Party president Mike Williams who claimed Owen Glenn had not given her party any financial assistance since the 2005 election. More >>
Labour’s lack of planning exposed in Home-D fiasco
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Corrections spokesman Simon Power says public safety is again being compromised as criminals on home detention are going for hours at a time without being monitored. More >>
Clark must front over Glenn donations
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 3:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark needs to front up and explain her part in the murky saga over financial donations to the Labour Party by recently honoured businessman Owen Glenn, says National Party Deputy leader, Bill English. More >>
Security of medals must be assured
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 3:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The public needs to be assured that New Zealand’s most precious war medals will be housed in the safest place possible now that they have been recovered, says National’s Defence spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 15 February 2008
Friday, 15 February 2008, 2:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Parliamentary year commenced on Tuesday with the traditional Prime Minister’s address outlining the Government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead. More >>
