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O’Connor’s judgment found wanting again

Thursday, 13 September 2007, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

Caretaker Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor proved again in Parliament today just why he doesn’t have the judgment required of a Minister, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

Better systems to avoid repeat of Zaoui case

Thursday, 13 September 2007, 4:44 pm | New Zealand National Party

The long-running Ahmed Zaoui case illustrates the need for better systems to avoid such cases dragging on for years and costing taxpayers millions of dollars, says National Party Immigration spokesman Dr Lockwood Smith. More >>

Cabinet paper fails to justify new election period

Thursday, 13 September 2007, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Bill English has released a Cabinet paper which shows Labour arbitrarily decided to set a January 1 election campaign start date without any reason being offered as to why. More >>

Army coal burner embarrasses carbon neutral Govt

Thursday, 13 September 2007, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

The army’s commissioning of a massive new coal-fired boiler at Waiouru makes a mockery of the Government’s commitment to a carbon neutral public service, says National’s Climate Change spokesman Nick Smith. More >>

Smith welcomes Ministerial inquiry

Thursday, 13 September 2007, 1:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

Nelson MP Nick Smith has welcomed the decision by the Minister of State Services, Annette King, to instigate a Ministerial inquiry into the Police, Department of Corrections, and Courts over the management of a man who, while on parole, killed Nelson woman ... More >>

Maharey deluded over reducing class sizes

Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party

Steve Maharey’s continued belief that Labour will deliver on its 2005 election policy that by 2008 ‘there are no more than 15 students in a class’ flies in the face of the advice from his own officials, says National’s Education spokeswoman, ... More >>

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 >>

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