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Breast reconstruction not cosmetic

Friday, 12 October 2007, 12:48 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Jackie Blue says Pete Hodgson needs to front up and say why his Government gives breast reconstruction after cancer surgery such a low priority. More >>

Government official slams flagship water programme

Thursday, 11 October 2007, 4:41 pm | New Zealand National Party

Scathing comments by MAF's Assistant Director-General about the Government's Sustainable Water Programme of Action speak volumes about the programme, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>

Energy strategy rhetoric doesn't match record

Thursday, 11 October 2007, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says there's a huge gap between the Labour Government's new energy strategy rhetoric and its record. More >>

Govt’s sustainability bubble burst by A-G

Thursday, 11 October 2007, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party

The bubble of Labour’s $200 million sustainability programme has been popped with the Auditor-General’s advice today that the Cabinet committee responsible for its implementation did not meet once in three years, says National’s Environment spokesman, ... More >>

Labour plays copycat on trades training

Thursday, 11 October 2007, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s belated concern for trades training in schools does not go nearly far enough, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>

Govt needs to explain teacher effectiveness figure

Thursday, 11 October 2007, 10:57 am | New Zealand National Party

Some of the most important subjects at school are not being taught effectively according to a new report, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>

Work and Income negligent over beneficiary debt

Thursday, 11 October 2007, 12:05 am | New Zealand National Party

Work and Income should be doing more to prevent beneficiaries from racking up massive debts, says National’s Welfare spokesman, Judith Collins. More >>

Surplus underlines over-taxation

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 5:28 pm | New Zealand National Party

"Labour's rapacious appetite for over-taxation has been underlined by the $7.9 billion surplus unveiled by Michael Cullen today," says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>

Cullen's tertiary reforms off to disastrous start

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 5:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

Michael Cullen's tertiary reforms are off to a shocking start with the last minute news today that Otago University won't be receiving the funding that the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) had indicated, says National's Tertiary Education spokesman, ... More >>

Labour sounds death knell for Transmission Gully

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 5:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

Transport Minister Annette King appears to have rammed the final nail in the coffin for Transmission Gully, says National MP Nathan Guy. More >>

Peters caught out again

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

Helen Clark's Foreign Minister has been caught out again over the involvement of his office in the Air NZ charter flights fiasco, says National Party Foreign Affairs spokesman Murray McCully. More >>

Labour reaches new heights in hypocrisy

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 3:33 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour has created a new standard of hypocrisy in its stance on public-private partnerships in the transport sector, says National's Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson. More >>

Ministers at odds over work-time, log-book rules

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government has once again contradicted itself in its renewed and paranoid defence of its controversial commercial driving-hour rules, says National’s Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>

Schools go broke under Labour - Rich

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 11:53 am | New Zealand National Party

Steve Maharey might be aspiring to sainthood by offering to ‘die in a ditch’ over who owns school buildings, but he’d be better off turning his attention to the large number of schools that, under Labour, continue to go broke, says National’s ... More >>

National leader accepts MP’s decision

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 11:43 am | New Zealand National Party

National MP Brian Connell has indicated he does not intend seeking selection for the Selwyn seat at the next election and will leave Parliament at the end of this parliamentary term, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>

World Mental Health Day Timely Reminder

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 11:29 am | New Zealand National Party

“Today is World Mental Health Day, and this week is Mental Health Awareness Week in New Zealand. It’s a timely reminder of the impact that mental illness has on the daily lives of individuals and families,” says National’s Associate Health ... More >>

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