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Richard Worth's NewsWorthy : 9 Nov. 2007 – No. 231
Friday, 9 November 2007, 12:27 am | New Zealand National Party
Last year, on average, six New Zealand police officers were assaulted every day. That number is higher than at any time in New Zealand’s history. More >>
MAF shows gross negligence towards farmers
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 5:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter, is very concerned that the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has no idea how Labour's emissions trading scheme will impact financially on farmers. More >>
NZ to get two standards of free speech
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 5:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour has given itself and the other political parties a super-sized megaphone to bludgeon the public of New Zealand with in election year," says National Party Deputy Leader Bill English. More >>
New Minister continues cynicism over benefit
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 4:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour is still playing politics with its mythical single core benefit, says National's Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Sunday schools will be closed under Labour
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has confirmed that Sunday schools are also at risk of closure if they do not meet strict regulations to become licensed early childhood education centres, says National’s Associate Education spokeswoman, Paula Bennett. More >>
HNZ waiting list - 6,000 will never be housed
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is surprised that the new Housing Minister is already giving up trying to find accommodation for 6,298 of the almost 10,000 people on the HNZ waiting list. More >>
Promise on class sizes a hoax
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s policy to reduce new entrant classes ‘to ensure that by 2008 there are no more than 15 students in a class’ is a hoax and will never be fully implemented by the promised date, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
Cunliffe admits he isn't really 'running the show'
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 4:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says Wellingtonians will draw no comfort from revelations today that it will take a year to sort out the crises affecting Wellington Hospital. More >>
Cullen continues contortions on tax
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Just last year Finance Minister was threatening to 'quietly drown' MPs promising tax cuts off the back of New Zealand's strong surpluses, says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
National Goes Under The Hammer
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Artwork from National MPs are set to be auctioned on Trade Me to help raise funds for local electorates. More >>
Confusion compounds over conservation pledge
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is extraordinary that Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick is at odds with Director-General Al Morrison over a key Labour conservation pledge after only a few days in the job, says National Party Conservation spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Burma petition presented
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
A petition urging the Government to firmly protest and implement tough sanctions against the brutal military regime in Burma has been presented to Parliament today. More >>
Labour punishes tertiary education high performers
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) should be rewarding high performing polytechnics, like the Southern Institute of Technology, which has demonstrated innovation, quality, and value for money, rather than punishing them by savagely cutting their funding, ... More >>
Second prison escape in five days
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party
The second prison escape in five days should have Corrections looking closely at its criteria for allowing prisoners to join work parties, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Second prison escape in five days
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:53 am | New Zealand National Party
The second prison escape in five days should have Corrections looking closely at its criteria for allowing prisoners to join work parties, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Labour abandons goal for unemployed teens
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:22 am | New Zealand National Party
In true Labour fashion, the Government has sneakily abandoned its goal of having all 15 to 19-year-olds in education, training, work, or other options by 2007, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Corrections finally admits there's a muster crisis
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:05 am | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department has finally admitted it has a severe muster crisis on its hands, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
No accountability in mental health spending
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 5:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jonathan Coleman MP National Party Associate Health Spokesman 7 November 2007 No accountability in mental health spending More >>
National party contradicts itself (again)
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Tony Ryall wants less bureaucrats; Jo Goodhew wants a few more. What I want is to listen to the aged-care sector rather than National’s silly self-contradictions,” Minister of Health David Cunliffe said. “Jo Goodhew’s calls for more staff to ... More >>
Corrections finally admits there's a muster crisis
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 5:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department has finally admitted it has a severe muster crisis on its hands, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
