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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 >>
Sensible solutions needed for organ transplants
Friday, 7 September 2007, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue, says the Labour Government should be exploring sensible and practical solutions to address the nationwide organ donor shortage. More >>
Explanation sought on police probe
Friday, 7 September 2007, 2:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Police spokesman, Chester Borrows, is asking police to clarify a press statement issued yesterday that Police general manager human resources, Wayne Annan, has been 'cleared... of any wrongdoing'. More >>
Ryall: Speech to the PHO Alliance
Friday, 7 September 2007, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thank you for the invitation to speak with you today. You’ve asked me to talk about National’s health policy development, and opportunities for the future. I am also particularly keen to learn what you have got to say on the future, and the present. More >>
The Mapp Report: Auckland Amenities Funding Bill
Friday, 7 September 2007, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Over the last month or so I have received a large amount of correspondence on the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Bill. This Bill proposes that 11 regional facilities will get some of their funding from rates of the seven Territorial Local Authorities ... More >>
Pansy Speak: Ministers suffering from amnesia
Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party
A strange new type of amnesia is striking down Labour ministers left, right and centre. In some cases, it hits after they’ve been at ethnic events or interviewed by ethnic media, and in one case it seems to have hit everyday life. Its main symptoms include ... More >>
‘Spares shortages’ disable Navy helicopters
Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:17 am | New Zealand National Party
The Navy’s Seasprite helicopters are being under-utilised because of ‘spares shortages’, says National’s Defence spokesman, Dr Wayne Mapp. “These $326 million excl GST aircraft which have been in service for six years were touted by then Defence ... More >>
News Worthy: 7 September 2007 - No. 123
Friday, 7 September 2007, 9:59 am | New Zealand National Party
No one would be surprised that Government funding of key organisations is underpinned by substantial voluntary effort. That extends across a range of activity including emergency services (fire, and ambulance), the health and education sectors. More >>
Clark climate record undermines APEC credibility
Friday, 7 September 2007, 12:48 am | New Zealand National Party
It is a bit rich for Helen Clark to be telling other countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions when they are growing like there is no tomorrow at home, says National’s Climate Change Spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Police vests face further delays
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Another deadline has passed with a quarter of police officers yet to receive stab resistant vests, says National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. Under questioning in Parliament today, Police Minister Annette King revealed that only 75% of officers ... More >>
Minister sits on HNZ internal investigation report
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 4:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is calling on Chris Carter to release the report into why Housing NZ has been taking so long to investigate allegations of subletting. More >>
‘Organic’ prison building blows budget
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
It seems that nothing more mysterious than an ‘organic approach’ to construction was responsible for pushing the cost of Spring Hill and Otago prisons through the roof, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Regulation Review Fails -- Lindsay Tisch MP
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 2:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has failed to address the big issues of concern to businesses in its final report of the Quality Regulation Review, says National Party Small Business spokesman Lindsay Tisch. More >>
Air NZ spat: what’s the cost?
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Taxpayers and Air New Zealand minority shareholders should be told what the cost is of the Labour Government’s reckless disregard for their interests over Australian troop flights, says National’s Finance spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Govt backdown over RSE scheme a victory
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 2:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has been roundly defeated on its controversial Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme, says National’s Horticulture spokesman Craig Foss. More >>
