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Diabetes ‘Get Checked’ scheme panned
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 5:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is struggling to get even the basics right in its ‘Diabetes Get Checked’ programme, says National’s Health spokesman Tony Ryall. The annual check-up for people with diabetes has been severely criticised in an Auditor General's report ... More >>
Class size policy - slip sliding away
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
While the Education Minister continues to pretend there has been no shift in Labour's policy on class sizes for new entrants, official information documents released by National clearly show the opposite, says National's Education spokeswoman, Katherine ... More >>
UK experts say Work & Income actions 'dangerous'
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Visiting UK experts on welfare have gone home and described practices at Work and Income as 'dangerous'," says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
Maori welcome Nats trades training policy
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Maori will be among the big winners from National's trades training policy, says National Party Maori Affairs spokesman, Tau Henare. More >>
Treaty process degenerates into farce
Monday, 18 June 2007, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
There is no excuse for yet another botched Treaty of Waitangi settlement process by the Crown, says National’s Treaty Negotiations Minister, Christopher Finlayson. More >>
Key flies the flag for trades in schools
Monday, 18 June 2007, 1:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Leader John Key has announced his Party’s commitment to putting trades and industry training back into the heart of New Zealand’s school system, during a speech to the Employers and Manufacturers Association. More >>
Key: Putting Trades and Industry Back Into Schools
Monday, 18 June 2007, 1:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today. My particular thanks go to the Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern which has made this event happen. It’s great to be here. I’d like to acknowledge my parliamentary colleagues, National’s ... More >>
Borrows: Police Should Be Grilling Staff Who Leave
Sunday, 17 June 2007, 7:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Police would find it easier to reach their recruitment targets if they knew exactly why, apart from retirements, nearly 4% of police left each year, says National's Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>
Reserve Bank Contradicts IRD On Housing Tax
Sunday, 17 June 2007, 6:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Reserve Bank's analysis of the tax treatment of housing directly contradicts IRD advice given to a Parliamentary select committee last week, says National's Finance spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Successful Pacific Business Awards 2007
Saturday, 16 June 2007, 5:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The National Party wishes to congratulate all the finalists of the MIT Pacific Business awards held last night", says National Pacific Island Affairs spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
20 hours 'free'? – for a fee
Saturday, 16 June 2007, 5:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The largest private provider of early childhood education (ECE) in New Zealand is the latest to announce a hike in fees to cover Labour's ludicrously named '20 hours free' scheme, says National's Paula Bennett. More >>
John Key / Key Notes No. 12
Saturday, 16 June 2007, 3:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
The government should be playing its part to lower inflation by spending carefully and sensibly where it has the most benefit, rather than where it can buy the most votes. More >>
The Mapp Report: The Fijian Banana Republic
Friday, 15 June 2007, 5:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The coup in Fiji continues to cause problems, which is not surprising. Let's be clear; the current regime in Fiji is not a legitimate interim government, it is a military dictatorship. More >>
Police bosses stuff up vests, now shirts
Friday, 15 June 2007, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The fact that police are scrambling to buy new shirts for officers because they overheat in the new stab-resistant vests is another indictment on how poorly the project has been managed, says National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>
Pansy Speak - Friday 15 June 2007
Friday, 15 June 2007, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The number of ACC cases landing in my in-box and on my table is growing at an alarming rate. A recent discussion I had with a person affected by ACC's flip-flop attitude provided me with plenty of food for thought about how the corporation works. More >>
Minister must share blame for settlement turmoil
Friday, 15 June 2007, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Mark Burton and the Office of Treaty Settlements have to shoulder much of the blame for the turmoil resulting from what the Waitangi Tribunal has called the most flawed settlement negotiation process it has ever seen,” says National Party Treaty ... More >>
Don’t use shonky process at Mt Eden Prison
Friday, 15 June 2007, 1:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor must assure taxpayers that the "shonky" collaborative working arrangement process won’t be used to redevelop Mt Eden Prison, says National Party Justice & Corrections spokesman Simon Power More >>
News Worthy - News Worthy
Friday, 15 June 2007, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
The invisible hand; Casino Royale; America’s Cup; Political Quote of the Week More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 15 June 2007
Friday, 15 June 2007, 12:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Each year, immediately following the reading of the Budget by the Minister of Finance, Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Select Committee meets to deal with the Estimates. These are a department by department and line by line breakdown of the proposed expenditure ... More >>
So much cash Cullen can't spend it
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 4:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Treasury figures show Labour has so much cash sloshing around that it can't spend $700 million set aside in the 2006 Budget for spending before 30 June this year," says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
