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Collins Comments: Labour's Confusion

Friday, 16 November 2007, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s confusion over whether New Zealanders deserve tax cuts or not has continued. Finance Minister Michael Cullen sowed further doubt on Labour’s promised tax cuts by declaring there is zero chance of closing the income gap with Australia, so he’s ... More >>

Labour ignores concerns of legal profession

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Labour Government has still not moved to recognise the advice given by overseas lawyers to New Zealanders, despite being warned of this matter in August, says National's Shadow Attorney-General, Chris Finlayson. More >>

Disturbing number of court cases on hold

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 5:16 pm | New Zealand National Party

The justice system is coming under increasing pressure as new figures show a disturbing number of cases on hold because defendants have absconded while on bail or have simply failed to appear, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

Export support dollars must prove worthy

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

The announcement by Labour that in the past 12 months $48 million of co-funding has been approved to companies working across the export sector is welcomed, but there must be accountability, says National’s Economic Development spokesman, Dr Richard ... More >>

Minister should explain card advertising boost

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says it looks like the Social Development Ministry has no intention of following Helen Clark's directive that government departments err on the side of caution when promoting policies. More >>

Release the electoral finance papers, Minister

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour is suppressing the release of official papers behind the controversial Electoral Finance Bill. More >>

Minister okays 'highly political' public service

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 3:00 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour's green lighted a 'highly political' public service during answers to Parliamentary questions today. More >>

Land tenure land grab gathers pace

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter says the Labour Government needs to say how many properties in total it plans to take back under Crown control as part of its tenure review process. More >>

Taxpayers foot the bill to train miners in China

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Labour & Industrial Relations spokeswoman Kate Wilkinson says taxpayers will be surprised to learn that their money is being used to train coal miners in China. More >>

Minister slammed for slashing SeniorNet funding

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour has slashed SeniorNet funding by half, jeopardising the future of the organisation and ignoring the intention of the Positive Ageing Strategy, which it claims to support, says National’s Senior Citizens spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie. More >>

Anderton confirms public service ‘blacklist’

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 9:44 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee is alarmed that Cabinet Minister Jim Anderton is today defending a new low standard in public service employment, effectively confirming a “blacklist” of candidates. More >>

Labour should admit it botched teacher sex inquiry

Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 5:09 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government should just give up and admit that the Ministry of Education made a mistake and should have advised the board of Hato Paora College to direct serious allegations of sexual abuse by a principal to the police, says National's Education ... More >>

Wheels are spinning but ambulances going nowhere

Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party

Despite eight years of taxpayer-funded reports into ambulance services in New Zealand, ACC cannot say what the public has got for those millions of dollars, says National Party Associate Health spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>

Alarm bells over public service neutrality

Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee says there are glaring gaps in the reports issued today relating to the politically motivated sacking of Madeleine Setchell. More >>

Labour plays fast and loose with taxpayer money

Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party

Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton needs to explain why valuable contracts at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry are not being tendered on the open market, says National’s Associate Agriculture spokesman, Nathan Guy. More >>

Taxpayers fund Anderton's million-dollar talkfest

Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 5:27 pm | New Zealand National Party

Jim Anderton's Primary Industries 2020 Summit, his flagship Budget initiative, is nothing more than a million-dollar Ministerial talkfest, say National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter and Associate Agriculture spokesman Nathan Guy. More >>

Minister fails to understand parent concerns

Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

Chris Carter should stop defending the indefensible and just admit his Ministry failed to offer basic advice to the board of trustees at Hato Paoro College to take serious sex abuse allegations against the principal straight to the police, says National’s ... More >>

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