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Labour presides over woeful record on youth crime
Monday, 1 October 2007, 3:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's lack of commitment to tackling youth crime is breeding hardened criminals, says National's Associate Welfare spokeswoman, Anne Tolley. More >>
Violent crime up 32% since Labour became Govt
Monday, 1 October 2007, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The latest crime statistics show that Labour continues to preside over ever-worsening violent crime figures, says National’s Justice spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Govt hypocritical and alarmist on schools
Monday, 1 October 2007, 11:23 am | New Zealand National Party
Steve Maharey’s hysterical reaction to National’s suggestion of using private money to build state schools is both alarmist hype and the height of hypocrisy, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
Beneficiaries drowning in sea of debt under Labour
Monday, 1 October 2007, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
Beneficiaries are drowning in a sea of debt under Labour, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. Ms Collins says according to the Government’s own officials, total debt owed by current beneficiaries stands at $333.3 million as at ... More >>
Horomia at odds with Cullen on Aussie exodus
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says Parekura Horomia's new charm offensive to lure New Zealanders home from Australia runs contrary to the Finance Minister's view. More >>
Elective surgery assessments failure a disgrace
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 4:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
"There has been an unprecedented fall in the number of New Zealanders receiving critically important assessments for elective surgery," says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
PM must give public a say on 'new' finance bill
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark must depart from her usual formula for unpopular bills and offer Kiwis a fresh say on whatever emerges from the select committee considering electoral finance reform," says National's Deputy Leader, Bill English. More >>
Organ donor register needed
Friday, 28 September 2007, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
"New Zealand should have an organ donor register to improve the country's appalling rate of organ donation," says National MP Jackie Blue. More >>
Maharey tries to weasel out of decile change mess
Friday, 28 September 2007, 2:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Steve Maharey can stand up in front of educationalists and say he’s ‘pissed off’ by the way the Ministry has handled the recently announced decile changes, but he can’t seriously pretend that he knew nothing about those announcements, says National’s ... More >>
Petition launched to stop gym crèche closures
Friday, 28 September 2007, 2:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parents angry at the Government's closure of gym and pool child minding facilities around New Zealand launched a petition in Nelson today to get the Ministry of Education to back off. More >>
News Worthy - 28 September 2007
Friday, 28 September 2007, 9:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Allegations of mendacity; The grandees of Auckland More >>
Minister must explain Caygill’s dual role
Friday, 28 September 2007, 8:48 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Energy Minister David Parker must state whether he’s comfortable with the new head of the Electricity Commission’s intersecting roles. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 28 September 2007
Friday, 28 September 2007, 12:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Australian authorities confirmed this week that New Zealand under the Clark Government has registered a stunning achievement – we are now officially the largest suppliers of new migrants to that country. The last round of official statistics saw New Zealand ... More >>
Law society exposes affront to democracy
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says all New Zealanders should listen to the strong Law Society criticism of Labour's Electoral Finance Bill. More >>
The truth about GP fees reviews
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 10:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says Labour should drop the spin that it has a cap on GP fee increases - because it doesn’t. “Labour’s fee review process allows GPs to increase fees up to a certain level, currently 6.1% on average, ... More >>
National wants to drive health system improvements
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 2:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says the party intends driving changes to boost the health sector's quality and productivity. More >>
SFO appointment a result of Labour’s poor planning
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 11:28 am | New Zealand National Party
The appointment of a new head for the Serious Fraud Office less than eight months before it is to be scrapped is bizarre to say the least, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Future of social work programme must be assured
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 12:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Associate Welfare (CYF) spokeswoman, Anne Tolley, says the Government should mark National Social Workers’ Day by assuring that it won’t shut down Massey University’s degree programme in social work. More >>
DOC's meddling in private property a disgrace
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter, wants the Department of Conservation to compensate a farming trust which has suffered significant financial losses after being forced to defend its right to clear scrub off its land. More >>
Maharey misleads over beneficiary health fund
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Social Development Minister Steve Maharey has been caught out misleading the public over the new beneficiary health fund, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
