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Another toothless TEC investigation
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Associate Education spokeswoman, Pansy Wong, says she has no confidence in the Tertiary Education Commission’s handling of an investigation into allegations that some Auckland tertiary providers are offering cash kick-backs to students despite ... More >>
Million-dollar state houses' ‘market valuation’?
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
What is the ‘market valuation’ of three different state houses, each worth over a million dollars, was a question the Minister of Housing spent 20 minutes avoiding in Parliament today, says National’s Housing spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Labour in a muddle two weeks from Budget
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s no wonder the economy is getting into such a mess when the Government has no idea what it is doing in the Budget or why, says National’s Finance spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Minister warned on 'expectations of free'
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
It has been revealed that the Education Minister was warned by his officials last year that there was a need to contain ‘unrealistic expectations’ in relation to the ‘20 hours free’ policy, says National’s Associate Education spokeswoman, ... More >>
Getting a consent takes longer than building
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is ridiculous that government red tape means it now takes longer to get consent to build a house than to actually build it, says National’s Building spokesman, Dr Nick Smith. More >>
Another ‘fail’ in Govt’s education results
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Tertiary Education Commission’s (TEC) admission that the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) report has been delayed until tomorrow marks another milestone of mucked-up education results under the Labour Government, says National’s Tertiary ... More >>
Beach buy-back exposes Labour’s incompetence
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 1:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
A proposal by Conservation Minister Chris Carter to purchase land at Te Arai Beach exposes extreme incompetence, in that the Government actually sold the property in 2002, says National’s Conservation spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Cancer experts bullied over Herceptin
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand's cancer experts were bullied into approving Labour's nine week Herceptin programme despite preferring the proven 12-month course, National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
Key Notes - Some sense on smacking - at last!
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
I'm very pleased that Labour has seen the value of amending the Bradford Bill on the repeal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act. More >>
Yet another set of recommendations
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 5:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Another report, another set of recommendations," says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Labour fails to tackle regulation full-on
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is failing to tackle the hard issues of business regulation, says National’s Commerce spokesman, Simon Power. He is commenting on the second Milestone report on the Quality Regulation Review in which Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel ... More >>
Money for nothing – $128m wasted
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 4:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The more money Labour spends, the more people end up on sickness and invalids’ benefits, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. “The Social Development Minister can’t possibly explain how he is spending $128 million to reduce sickness ... More >>
Maori truancy figures ‘time bomb’
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
11,000 Maori students are wagging school every week and the situation is getting worse, says National’s Maori Affairs spokesman, Tau Henare. In Parliament this afternoon, Mr Henare asked when one of the Government’s numerous strategies and ... More >>
145 state houses valued at over $1 million
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government is allowing tenants to live in 145 state houses each worth over $1 million dollars, while another 11,000 families languish on the Housing New Zealand waiting list, says National’s Housing spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Key: Economic Development Association Conference
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thank you for inviting me to speak at your conference. This afternoon I am going to talk about five concrete things National will do to advance economic development in New Zealand. More >>
National to refocus economic development
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 1:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will put more emphasis on assisting businesses into overseas markets, says National Party Leader John Key. In a speech in Christchurch today, Mr Key outlined five things National will do to advance economic development. More >>
National support for criminal justice bill welcome
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 11:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Justice Minister Mark Burton today welcomed support from National's Simon Power for the prompt passing of the Criminal Justice Reform Bill. The Bill, which aims to reduce crime and address New Zealand's growing prison population, is currently before the ... More >>
Overflowing prisons set to explode
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 10:35 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s prison system is five months from a potentially disastrous overcrowding problem, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. “The Government’s failure to pass legislation early enough to help ease pressure on our already bulging ... More >>
Labour adopts version of Key s59 amendment
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 10:00 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key is pleased Labour will adopt a version of his amendment to the anti-smacking bill which he thinks will give parents confidence they will not be criminalised for lightly smacking their children. More >>
Maharey must bite the bullet on digital TV
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 9:30 am | New Zealand National Party
Steve Maharey has to take responsibility for making sure digital TV is a success, and announce a date to switch off the analogue signal, says National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
