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Cullen’s threat will keep interest higher longer

Friday, 20 July 2007, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party

“Michael Cullen’s threat this week that he might override the Reserve Bank on monetary policy will make interest rates stay higher for longer,” says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>

News Worthy - 20 July 2007

Friday, 20 July 2007, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party

Victor Ludorum; Successful prisoner reintegration – what works; Local Government reform; The diddle kingdom; India Trade Exhibition Auckland - 10 & 11 August 2007; Political Quote of the Week More >>

www.mccully.co.nz - 20 July 2007

Friday, 20 July 2007, 12:34 am | New Zealand National Party

A Weekly Report from the Keyboard of Murray McCully MP for East Coast Bays More >>

$85 million climate change Treaty stuff-up

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 5:09 pm | New Zealand National Party

Taxpayers will have to pick up an $85 million bill for a stuff-up between the Office of Climate Change and the Office of Treaty Settlements over the Te Arawa Settlement, says National Party Climate Change Spokesman Nick Smith. More >>

HNZ saves $1 million per tenant shifted – really?

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party

“Housing Minister Chris Carter needs to explain how Labour is saving nearly $1 million for every tenant it is shifting out of state homes,” says National’s Housing spokesman Phil Heatley. More >>

Cullen confirms threat of intervention on dollar

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Michael Cullen has upped the ante in his threats to change the rules the Reserve Bank operates under to ease pressure on the currency. More >>

Minister ignores maths under-achievement

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

Steve Maharey's eagerness to crow about improving numeracy rates has made him forgetful about the large number of students who leave primary school and still don't have even basic maths skills, says National's Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>

Cullen And The TEC A Laughing Stock -- Pansy Wong

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party

Michael Cullen and the Tertiary Education Commission's (TEC) ability to make sure that education providers aren't attempting to scam the system is in serious doubt, says National's Associate Education spokeswoman Pansy Wong. More >>

Police Minister blissfully unaware of report

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party

Police Minister Annette King first read a vital internal report on police recruitment standards when it was published in the media, despite claiming she gets regular updates from police, says National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>

National’s hypocrisy and hollow promises to women

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party

New Zealand women deserve better than the ill-informed musings and hollow promises of a National MP, Women’s Affairs Minister Lianne Dalziel said today. “Jackie Blue’s claim National would increase funding for the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, ... More >>

Labour hypocritical on Landcorp

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 2:05 pm | New Zealand National Party

Rural Affairs Minister Damien O'Connor is being blatantly hypocritical by voicing his criticism of National's plans to better manage Landcorp's taxpayer owned assets, says National's Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>

Prostitute School - PC poppycock

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party

The fact that the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) will seriously consider funding a course in prostitution would be side-splittingly hilarious if they weren't so deadly serious, says National's Family Affairs spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>

Small business duped over KiwiSaver

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Labour Government is misleading small businesses over the benefits of KiwiSaver, says National’s Associate Small Business spokesman, Chris Tremain. “Small Business Minister Lianne Dalziel told the Small Business Expo this week that KiwiSaver would ... More >>

Energy data makes farce of carbon neutrality

Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 5:14 pm | New Zealand National Party

The latest energy data makes a farce of the Government’s commitment to carbon neutrality, says National’s Environment spokesman Nick Smith. “It is just not credible for the Prime Minister to be talking about carbon neutrality when last year ... More >>

Minister back-peddles over porn-site teacher

Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party

It is no wonder that the Education Minister is distancing himself from the recent decision of the Teachers Council Disciplinary Tribunal to allow a teacher who posted hard-core pornographic pictures of himself and two women on internet sex sites to ... More >>

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