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Caretaker Minister hamstrings Corrections
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department is likely to suffer because its Minister has been effectively relegated to a caretaker role, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Female breast, lung cancer rates still concerning
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer and the leading cause of death among women, says National’s Women’s Affairs spokeswoman Jackie Blue. Dr Blue, a former breast physician, is commenting on the recently released 2003 cancer statistics. More >>
Electoral Law Reform: Why January 1?
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 10:35 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English is giving Mark Burton notice that he should get some proper advice on why Labour plans to extend the official campaign period to cover nearly all of next year. More >>
OCA must be backed by stronger laws
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party
The Organised Crime Agency looks like a positive step forward but it must have stronger laws to back it up, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Party pill bill good - but two years too late
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 5:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Jacqui Dean has welcomed the introduction to Parliament of the bill banning BZP party pills. More >>
TVNZ result 'bleak indictment' on Maharey
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 5:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
"TVNZ's 2007 financial result is a bleak indictment of Steve Maharey's broadcasting policy," says National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. "Two years ago Maharey told Parliament 'TVNZ is going through a transition period towards becoming ... More >>
Campaign extension 'dangerous for democracy'
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Mark Burton has "utterly failed to offer up any coherent reason" why the election campaign period should be stretched to cover all of election year. More >>
New PC work-time log-book rules a joke
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
New work-time and log-book rules affecting agricultural contractors are more PC nonsense from Labour, says National's Associate Transport spokesman, David Bennett. More >>
Children pay for changeable immigration policy?
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 1:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says commonsense should prevail in a Taranaki case which threatens to separate a mother from her children. More >>
More walk without trial under Labour
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 11:48 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s justice system is dropping into further crisis with new figures showing a disturbing number of stays of prosecution in the past year, says National’s Labour & Industrial Relations spokeswoman, Kate Wilkinson. More >>
Key: United States/New Zealand Partnership Forum
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 9:33 am | New Zealand National Party
This morning’s moving ceremony at Auckland Cathedral reminds us again that September 11, 2001 is an unforgettable and utterly defining day. It is one of those rare days where almost everyone remembers precisely where they were and what they were doing ... More >>
TVNZ result shows no relief for broadcaster
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 9:32 am | New Zealand National Party
TVNZ's results for the 2007 financial year predictably show no real relief in sight for the state broadcaster, says National's Broadcasting spokesman, Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Pill Ban Shows Govt Too Slow Out of the Blocks
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Anti-party pill campaigner and National MP Jacqui Dean said the Manukau City Council was effectively doing the Government’s work for it, with its decision to remove party pills from all liquor outlets in the area. More >>
Govt finally admits sickness & invalid failure
Monday, 10 September 2007, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has finally admitted that millions of taxpayer dollars aimed at helping sickness and invalid beneficiaries get work have gone down the gurgler, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Suicide Prevention Day a 'timely reminder'
Monday, 10 September 2007, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
World Suicide Prevention Day is a timely reminder that suicide is still a major issue in New Zealand society, says National's Associate Health (Mental Health) spokesman, Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Disabled dumped into suburbs by Labour
Monday, 10 September 2007, 3:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner's findings that Spectrum Care breached 'Code of Conduct of Consumer Rights' obligations in the Guy Tuffin case is serious enough, but the Minister and the Health Ministry should also take some blame, says ... More >>
Clark should sack O'Connor
Monday, 10 September 2007, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark should sack her Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor over the parliamentary rugby trip fiasco involving a suspended Corrections staff member, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
An exercise in Corrections spin
Monday, 10 September 2007, 9:22 am | New Zealand National Party
A communications plan developed by Corrections to head off criticism of its failings over the Graeme Burton tragedy reveals the lengths that some government departments will go to avoid blame, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon ... More >>
Labour's panic forced untendered bail contract
Monday, 10 September 2007, 12:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's panic over the size of the prison population has forced the police to break mandatory procurement rules for government departments, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
O’Connor shows serious lack of judgement - again
Saturday, 8 September 2007, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor has shown a serious lack of judgement by letting a Corrections staff member stood down from Rimutaka Prison travel with the parliamentary rugby team to France, says National Party Corrections spokesman Simon Power. More >>
