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National flavour to ‘new’ NGO policy

Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour should be ashamed of itself for lifting, virtually word-for-word, yet another National Party policy, says National’s Community Programmes spokeswoman, Paula Bennett. More >>

Shared equity rolled out yet again

Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says Labour’s shared equity idea to combat record housing unaffordability has been announced at least a dozen times before. More >>

Labour inconsistent over tertiary funding

Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s cynical stunt of taking $6 million in funding off the Southern Institute of Technology, and then granting the same provider a one-off $6.3 million grant smacks of political expediency, says National’s Tertiary Education spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>

Independence essential in environmental reporting

Monday, 11 February 2008, 8:50 am | New Zealand National Party

Revelations that Government officials suppressed parts of the recently-released State of the Environment report add weight to calls for such reports to be prepared by the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, says National’s ... More >>

Labour's PPP pipedream

Friday, 8 February 2008, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Labour is poised to buy into a potentially divisive argument with the Greens if it wants to advance Public Private Partnerships to complete key infrastructure projects. More >>

Cullen pours cold water on tax cuts this year

Friday, 8 February 2008, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Finance spokesman Bill English is surprised that Finance Minister Michael Cullen has already poured cold water on the suggestion he will cut taxes this year. More >>

Anderton needs to walk the talk over drought plan

Thursday, 7 February 2008, 12:05 am | New Zealand National Party

Jim Anderton's decision to convene a national drought meeting is the first step down a much longer road, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>

Police finally admit shirt botch-up

Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Police have finally admitted they are having to buy new shirts for all officers because existing shirts are too hot under the new stab-resistant vests, says National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>

Cunliffe exposed as heart op waiting list trebles

Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 10:38 am | New Zealand National Party

The waiting list for heart patients at Wellington Hospital has more than trebled since Labour came to office, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>

Public need reassurance about navy ship

Monday, 4 February 2008, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Defence spokesman Wayne Mapp says Defence Minister Phil Goff must reassure the public that the lives of our servicemen and women are not being put at risk by the serious issues raised about HMNZS Canterbury. More >>

Clark’s defence of Kordia fanciful

Monday, 4 February 2008, 3:42 pm | New Zealand National Party

Helen Clark’s claim that Kordia’s cellphone tower work for the repressive Government of Myanmar (Burma) somehow contributes to democracy in that country is fanciful, says National’s Foreign Affairs spokesman, Murray McCully. More >>

Latest exodus to Australia worrying

Monday, 4 February 2008, 2:58 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader John Key says immigration figures showing an acceleration in the number of Kiwis leaving to live in Australia are a wake-up call for the Government. More >>

Courts less safe under Labour

Monday, 4 February 2008, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Labour Government is allowing the courts to become less and less secure places, says National Party Associate Justice spokeswoman Kate Wilkinson. More >>

NZ taxpayer supports brutal regime

Monday, 4 February 2008, 7:58 am | New Zealand National Party

Helen Clark must explain why a taxpayer-owned company is doing contract work for the Government of Myanmar (Burma), given her position on flights to Kuwait and the sanctions imposed on Fiji says National Party Foreign Affairs spokesman Murray McCully. More >>

National to repeal dangerous bail law

Friday, 1 February 2008, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader John Key said today National would, in Government, axe Labour's misguided bail law amendments made last year and then look to improve the law so public safety is paramount. More >>

The Mapp Report: National's Youth Crime Plan

Friday, 1 February 2008, 1:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

January this year has seen an unparalleled increase in crime, especially youth crime. North Shore has experienced the first real emergence of gang violence, with the recent brutal assaults in Milford and Takapuna. Four youths have been charged and have possible ... More >>

New initiatives and new hope - Pansy Wong

Friday, 1 February 2008, 12:24 am | New Zealand National Party

A new year with new initiatives and new hope Gong Xi Fa Cai, Kung He Fat Choy Wishing you a prosperous New Year For our Chinese communities, the New Year celebrations are just beginning. The popular greeting above is the equivalent of Merry Christmas ... More >>