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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 >>

That’s it, Jim? Provisional 108ha for aquaculture?

Friday, 15 February 2008, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party

More than three years after promising to free up more marine space for aquaculture, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton has announced ‘preliminary’ approval for 108 hectares, says National’s Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>

Labour in denial as electricity crisis looms large

Friday, 15 February 2008, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says the latest lake level data shows that the threat of an electricity crisis this winter is looming ever larger. More >>

Mapp Report: Looking Forward To The Future

Friday, 15 February 2008, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

Parliament resumed for the year on Tuesday this week. After eight years, the government still seems unable to improve the problems in the areas of real importance to New Zealanders. The Prime Minister’s statement had no ideas that would stem the flow ... More >>

Graffiti moves election-year hypocrisy

Friday, 15 February 2008, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party

Helen Clark’s announcement of tougher action on graffiti smacks of hypocrisy and election-year opportunism, says National’s Justice spokesman, Simon Power. “While honest citizens have been putting up with this scourge for eight years, Labour has ... More >>

News Worthy - 15 February 2008 - No.237

Friday, 15 February 2008, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party

8 key questions in the Year of the Rat ; The resumption of Parliament; The affordability of Housing More >>

Climate change bungle tops $2 billion

Friday, 15 February 2008, 8:46 am | New Zealand National Party

The admission from Labour that New Zealand’s Kyoto obligations have deteriorated from a $1.1 billion surplus in 2002, to a $967 million deficit now, confirms the extent of the failure of Labour’s climate change policies, says National’s Climate ... More >>

Promises on housing looking empty

Friday, 15 February 2008, 12:53 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says it is now becoming obvious why Helen Clark failed to provide any real detail around her housing promises this week – there is none. More >>

Labour’s affordable homes not so affordable

Thursday, 14 February 2008, 4:41 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says the Housing Minister all but confirmed that first home buyers will have to earn at least $70,000 a year to get into one of Labour’s ‘affordable homes’. More >>

Much still rotten at Rimutaka Prison

Thursday, 14 February 2008, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

Much still rotten at Rimutaka Prison National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power, says it's clear all is not well at Rimutaka Prison, despite an independent inquiry finding no evidence of systemic corruption by staff. More >>

Pansy Speak: The true state of the nation

Thursday, 14 February 2008, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party

Botany had its own ‘Super Tuesday’ on February 5 when I won the National Party nomination for the seat against three other candidates. There was the same excitement and the same commitment as Super Tuesday in the United States, though on a much smaller ... More >>

'Lost' students hunted - not if they're troubled

Thursday, 14 February 2008, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party

Many of the 'lost tribe' of secondary school-aged-children currently not enrolled at any school will never be found and returned to school because the Ministry of Education is only trying to track down those who are not in contact with Child Youth ... More >>