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What's the story Jim?
Friday, 22 June 2007, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jim Anderton is singing two different tunes when it comes to compensation for farmers at the centre of last years GM corn debacle, says National's Associate Agriculture spokesman Nathan Guy. More >>
Corrections exodus sure sign of turmoil
Friday, 22 June 2007, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nearly one-quarter of staff at Corrections’ head office have chucked in their jobs in the past year according to figures obtained by National Party Justice and Corrections spokesman Simon Power. More >>
Labour duplicitous over tenure review
Friday, 22 June 2007, 11:38 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government is trucking ahead with its attempts to drive farmers out of the South Island high country, says National’s Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. “At 10 o’clock yesterday morning David Parker told the Primary Production select ... More >>
News Worthy - The welfare state we are in
Friday, 22 June 2007, 10:44 am | New Zealand National Party
On the heels of the book by James Bartholomew about the failure of the welfare state comes a new book The Outcomes of Income Transfers which assesses the benefits of state redistribution. Economist Mark Harrison examines not only the financial cost ... More >>
Labour limits worker choice on unions
Friday, 22 June 2007, 12:40 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Industrial Relations spokeswoman Kate Wilkinson says Labour’s pattern of providing taxpayer-funded incentives for people to join unions appears to breach the spirit of employment law. More >>
Hodgson should front up on hospital chaplaincy
Friday, 22 June 2007, 12:06 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Jo Goodhew says Health Minister Pete Hodgson should be up front with Labour's efforts to quietly distance themselves from cuts to hospital chaplaincy. More >>
Monitoring plans for 20-hours `free’ a joke
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Plans to monitor Labour’s so-called ’20-free hours’ policy are a joke and the Education Ministry knows it, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
No political leadership in Treaty negotiations
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Treaty Negotiations and the Prime Minister must show real commitment and leadership to stop the settlement process from going off the rails, says National's Treaty Negotiations spokesman, Christopher Finlayson. More >>
Even more uniform tweaking for police
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Another chapter’s been added to the book on the bumbling roll-out of stab-resistant vests to our frontline police,” says National Party Police spokesman Chester Borrows. More >>
Cullen breaks promise on property tax
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Michael Cullen has deceived homeowners about his intentions on taxation around property investment. More >>
Dept flouts rules on five contracts, $500,000
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Labour and Industrial Relations spokeswoman Paula Bennett says the Department of Labour has confirmed that it flouted the rules on five contracts worth more than $500,000. More >>
Mallard unveils Kiwi tax cuts in Oz
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 11:28 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English is surprised that Trevor Mallard has chosen Australia as the venue to announce that there'll be tax cuts in New Zealand during next year's Budget. More >>
No silver bullet to cool housing market
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 11:07 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says an international comparison of house prices and the tax treatment of housing in different countries shows there is no single answer to cool the property market. More >>
Red tape an ‘after thought’ in broad regulation
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 10:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Commerce spokesman Simon Power says the Government should move to reassure borrowers that they will not end up paying for the sweeping new regulation targeting loan sharks. More >>
Key to meet Canadian PM, US Dep Secretary of State
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key is due to meet Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and United States Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte when he visits North America next week. More >>
Kids suffer as subsidy on Ritalin dropped
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pharmac has ditched its Ritalin subsidy and Kiwi kids are being left to suffer the consequences, says National's Associate Health spokesman, Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Home equity scheme unveiled at least 10 times
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says the public should be deeply suspicious about future announcements from Labour on its shared equity programme for housing. More >>
Universities fear Crown control
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
There are grave fears that the recently introduced Education (Tertiary Reforms) Amendment Bill will allow the Labour Government to control all university activities, says National’s Tertiary Education spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
English turns tables on Cullen over tax
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Michael Cullen's interpretation of the tax laws around housing is wrong. More >>
National will fix smacking law if it's broken
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 10:05 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says a National-led Government will change the smacking law if the spirit of the compromise thrashed out with Labour is broken. More >>
