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Hospitals unacceptably unsafe
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 1:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Health and Disability Commissioner has told Parliament that New Zealand's hospitals are unacceptably unsafe, and that the health sector lacks national leadership, says National's Associate Health spokesman, Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Key wishes Katherine Rich well
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key today wished Katherine Rich well following her announcement that she will not seek re-selection as an MP at the next election. More >>
Katherine Rich to stand down at election
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 9:48 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Katherine Rich today announced that she was standing down from Parliament at the next election. More >>
Labour kisses goodbye to single core benefit
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 5:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister has finally kissed goodbye to Labour’s much-trumpeted single core benefit, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Labour’s 14-year-old idea insults victims of crime
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 5:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark today insults all victims of crime by waiting till the election year of her bid for a fourth term in office to re-cook policies she first announced 14 years ago, says National Justice spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
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 >>
