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Bravery awards a great achievement
Monday, 2 July 2007, 12:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key is congratulating the four New Zealand soldiers today honoured for bravery, including the recipient of the Victoria Cross, Corporal Bill Apiata. More >>
KeyNotes No. 13
Friday, 29 June 2007, 5:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Putting Trades and Industry back into our schools; Labour's bracket creep; 20 hours free - for a fee More >>
Tank Farm redevelopment welcomed
Friday, 29 June 2007, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Auckland Issues spokesman, Dr Wayne Mapp is welcoming the redevelopment of the city's Tank Farm. More >>
HNZ hammered before for ‘forgetfulness’
Friday, 29 June 2007, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says blaming his department is the default setting for Chris Carter going by his performance the last time he was caught out misleading the public on an HNZ scandal. More >>
Questions about ‘new’ benefits health plan
Friday, 29 June 2007, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says David Benson-Pope must explain why he’s saying a ‘new’ health programme for people on sickness and invalids’ benefits is an extension of the PATHS programme. More >>
The Mapp Report: Education Is Key To Opportunities
Friday, 29 June 2007, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Last night, I held a public meeting on education at Takapuna Grammar School. We heard speeches from Simon Lamb, Principal of Takapuna Grammar; David Hodge, Principal of Rangitoto College; and Katherine Rich, National's Education Spokeswoman. More >>
News Worthy - 29 June 2007 - No. 115
Friday, 29 June 2007, 2:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Slipping further behind Australia; Rail links to Auckland Airport; The latest on Law ’n Order More >>
Lake Alice - Do the right thing
Friday, 29 June 2007, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The release of the report into abuses at state-run psychiatric institutions is a timely reminder that the Government has still not delivered justice for claimants in the Lake Alice Inquiry, says National Party Associate Health spokesman (Mental ... More >>
Didymo in the 'too hard' basket
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
If you are looking for eradication or even control of Didymo, then don't look to the Biosecurity Minister for help, says National's Biosecurity spokesman, Shane Ardern. More >>
Minister must front up on failed policies
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Immigration Minister needs to front up and explain why his policies on immigration identity fraud are failing, says National's Immigration spokesman, Dr Lockwood Smith. "David Cunliffe keeps harping back to the 1990's and disregarding the significant ... More >>
Prison beds or public safety?
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must decide what it wants - prison beds or public safety, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
New report ordered - still waiting for old one
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 4:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Ruth Dyson's been forced into an embarrassing admission that she has not yet seen a report from a 2006 investigation into the CYFS-funded Wairaka Kökiri Trust," says National's Associate Welfare spokeswoman (CYFS), Anne Tolley. More >>
Minister’s sophistry on housing scam exposed
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is seeking new assurances from Housing Minister Chris Carter that a year-old allegation of corruption within his department has been ‘checked out’. More >>
New leaked document reveals recruitment panic
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall has released a second leaked district health board document outlining a “degree of recruitment panic” over the shortage of junior doctors in our hospitals. The documents say ‘there is an estimated demand ... More >>
BZP action takes too long
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Moves to finally ban BZP are being welcomed by National MP Jacqui Dean. “Though I’m pleased to see the Labour Government has finally decided to ban the drug, the whole process has taken far too long. More >>
Labour hypocritical over coronial system
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 1:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The crowing by the Courts Minister and Attorney-General over the independence of the new coronial system is laughable, given Labour’s treatment of Wellington’s outspoken coroner, says National’s Shadow Attorney-General, Christopher Finlayson. More >>
CYFS fails predator ‘time bomb’ & public
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 11:13 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Welfare (CYFS) spokeswoman Anne Tolley is praising Cannons Creek residents for speaking out about a CYFS-supervised sexual predator reported to be escaping custody and playing with neighbourhood children. More >>
Electronic bail a gamble with public safety
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 10:36 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government’s experiment with electronic bail is dangerous and must not be used on dangerous offenders, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Does the Housing Minister read what he signs?
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 10:09 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is alarmed that even as late as this morning Housing Minister Chris Carter still appeared not to have read documents alleging corruption within his Department. More >>
Immigration Minister evades the serious questions
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 9:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The Immigration Minister is diving for cover instead of answering serious questions about New Zealand's border security, says National's Immigration spokesman Dr Lockwood Smith. More >>
