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News Worthy - 11 May 2007

Friday, 11 May 2007, 9:30 am | New Zealand National Party

I was one of those passengers on Air NZ Flight 476 which landed at Ohakea last Thursday night following a series of apparent electrical faults in the cockpit. The action of some of those involved has drawn criticism but I cannot let pass the claim of ... More >>

Annette King must apologise

Friday, 11 May 2007, 12:50 am | New Zealand National Party

“Police Minister Annette King must apologise after defending the police response to gangs in Wanganui, only to be proved wrong today,” says National Party Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee. More >>

Labour ignoring sexual disease crisis

Thursday, 10 May 2007, 4:54 pm | New Zealand National Party

The number of young New Zealanders with sexually transmitted diseases is spiralling, with many young women particularly at risk, says National's Youth Affairs spokeswoman, Nicky Wagner. More >>

Labour lets down stabbed officer

Thursday, 10 May 2007, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

A Hamilton police officer would probably not be in hospital today with a punctured lung had the Labour Government delivered stab-resistant vests to all frontline police by June last year as promised, says National's Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>

$1.5 million of TPK contracts not tendered

Thursday, 10 May 2007, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party

Te Puni Kokiri (TPK) is letting valuable contracts without going through a tendering process and has been put on notice by the Auditor General, says National's Maori Affairs spokesman Tau Henare. More >>

Police Minister must front on misconduct claims

Thursday, 10 May 2007, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party

Police Minister Annette King must explain to the women of New Zealand why 'zero tolerance' of improper conduct by officers applies only to incidents since April 3 this year, says National's Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>

TEC needs to spell out scam probe

Thursday, 10 May 2007, 10:13 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Associate Education spokeswoman Pansy Wong wants to know how the Tertiary Education Commission is set to re-investigate tertiary education providers cleared of running illegal scams last year. More >>

Chinese marketing millions must be spent wisely

Thursday, 10 May 2007, 10:12 am | New Zealand National Party

The Government’s announcement of a $7 million investment to attract visitors from China will be wasted if the money is not targeted well, says National’s Tourism spokesman, Lindsay Tisch. More >>

Milton Hilton a monument to bad management

Thursday, 10 May 2007, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party

The Otago regional prison at Milton, which opens today, is a monument to the Labour Government’s slack handling of hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ money, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

National appalled at leaky home injustice

Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 4:44 pm | New Zealand National Party

National MP Bob Clarkson is appalled that elderly Waitakere homeowner Colleen Dicks, awarded $251,000 by the High Court over her leaky home, has received bills totalling $281,000 from lawyers and consultants. More >>

King should tell women why officer still has job

Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Police Minister should tell the women of New Zealand why a top officer still has a job after being found guilty of disgraceful conduct with a woman informant, says National's Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>

More than $130,000 spent for every success

Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says she’s suspicious about the sudden decline of 900 beneficiaries collecting the sickness and invalids benefits during April. More >>

Maharey forced to make embarrassing backdown

Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 3:59 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Education Minister has admitted that his veiled threats to a commercial early childhood education (ECE) chain led to a significant drop in its share price, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>

Disabled woman could have ‘starved to death’

Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

A National-instigated inquiry has revealed shocking claims of abuse and systemic failures within the disability sector, says National’s Disability spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. “It’s appalling to hear stories of people being starved or left ... More >>

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