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National wants inquiry into collapse of services
Sunday, 4 November 2007, 2:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
National wants inquiry into collapse of child cancer services National wants Parliament's Health Select Committee to investigate the collapse of child cancer services at Wellington Hospital. More >>
Wayne Mapp: Law And Order Policies
Saturday, 3 November 2007, 3:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
This week John Key announced major elements of National’s law and order policies. The safety of our society, and freedom from crime is a huge concern to New Zealanders. They want to know that National has effective policies to deal with crime, and also ... More >>
Pansy Wong: Safe communities are top priority
Saturday, 3 November 2007, 2:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s recent special AGM in the newly established seat of Botany buzzed with excitement. The room was full of people of all ages from diverse ethnic and professional backgrounds. Executive committee spots were hotly contested and the meeting and ... More >>
Tertiary education turmoil continues
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The appointment of Pete Hodgson as Minister of Tertiary Education is the last thing the troubled sector needs, says National’s Tertiary Education spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Cullen can't be trusted on 'lollynomics'
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says if Michael Cullen is not planning an election year spend-a-thon, why did Helen Clark say 'it has taken a while to build up the kitty for a substantial tax package'? More >>
Statement from Tau Henare
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Tau Henare says he is disappointed that the Prime Minister is attempting to rewrite the sequence of events leading up to last week’s incident with Trevor Mallard. More >>
North Island didymo result of ineffective campaign
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 11:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Biosecurity spokesman, Shane Ardern, says the blame for traces of didymo being found in four central North Island rivers lies squarely at the feet of Biosecurity Minister Jim Anderton. More >>
John Key's Speech to the Police Association
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party
I am privileged to be addressing a group of men and women who are dedicated to promoting the security of New Zealanders, their families and their communities. More >>
National announces policing policies
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 9:24 am | New Zealand National Party
The police’s crime fighting toolkit will be expanded under a National government and more powers will be given to clamp down on gangs, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
Tax policy on volunteers identical to National
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 12:48 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says community groups will welcome Labour’s move to mirror National’s policy on the tax treatment of volunteer expenses. More >>
Labour recycles Ministers from 1980s
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
By dumping of two of her three Ministers in justice portfolios, Helen Clark is admitting how concerned she is at her Government's performance in these areas, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Not another leaky homes Minister
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Responsibility for overseeing the fixing of thousands of leaky homes is being passed around the Cabinet table like a hot potato”, says National’s Building and Construction spokesman Hon Dr Nick Smith. More >>
Clark fails leadership test
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark has failed to show leadership by rewarding Trevor Mallard instead of punishing him for his behaviour in Parliament, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
Caution must be applied to helicopter replacement
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 5:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Defence spokesman, Dr Wayne Mapp, hopes the Government will not make the same mistakes over its contract negotiations to purchase five Agusta 109 helicopters as it did over the NH90s. More >>
Invalid benefit for over-16s tops 80,000
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
An incredible 80,161 people aged over 16 are now collecting the invalid benefit, with the number of those on the sickness benefit also continuing to rise, says National's Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Minister should apologise over Bayly Trust fiasco
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Conservation Chris Carter has shown breathtaking arrogance in defending his department’s behaviour in the Bayly Trust case and should apologise, says National’s Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Key welcomes governance terms of reference
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 12:06 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key is looking forward to significant progress on the issue of Auckland governance now that the makeup of the Royal Commission of Inquiry and its terms of reference have been released. More >>
Labour must direct IRD to use warrant powers
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 12:51 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins is calling on the IRD to use its powers to prevent liable parents with a substantial child support debt from leaving the country. More >>
Education Ministry runs scared in Albany
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 12:03 am | New Zealand National Party
The refusal of Education Ministry officials to attend a community meeting in Albany over their botched attempts to secure a site for the new Albany Senior High School is nothing short of cowardly, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine ... More >>
Congratulations Tokelau
Friday, 26 October 2007, 4:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tokelauans in New Zealand and in Tokelau did the right thing to resist pressure from Mfat and the United Nations to pursue self-government - because the proposition defies common sense, says National Party Associate Foreign Affairs spokesman John Hayes. More >>
