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Friday, 27 April 2007, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Australia-New Zealand Leadership Forum saw senior politicians and business figures from both sides of the Tasman congregate in Sydney last Sunday and Monday. More >>
Labour hits small-medium businesses again
Friday, 27 April 2007, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
Small and medium business enterprises are being hit hard by Labour’s rampant spending, says National Party Small Business spokesman, Lindsay Tisch. More >>
Early childhood centres say NO to 20 hours free
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 4:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand's largest representative body of licenced early childhood centres is telling its members to steer well clear of the Government's proposed 20 free hours policy, says National's Associate Education spokeswoman, Paula Bennett. More >>
Cullen ducks economic debate
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Finance Minister Michael Cullen should front up to debate the economic direction of New Zealand rather than ducking for cover," says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Govt rewards school squatters
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 2:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour government is effectively turning a blind eye to the illegal occupation of two Taranaki schools by contemplating a free lease, says National's Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Labour learns nothing from Burton disaster
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 2:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government seems to have learnt nothing from the Graeme Burton parole disaster, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Govt spending rises - No: 2 on Bollard's list
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Labour can't continue to deny its increased spending and its plans to accelerate spending are contributing to inflation, interest rates and consequently the high dollar. More >>
Social worker registration lagging
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The financial review of the Social Workers Registration Board has supported National's concerns about the poor numbers of Child, Youth and Family social workers obtaining registration, says National's Associate Welfare spokeswoman, (CYF) Anne Tolley. More >>
Parliament should offer proper guidance on bill
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key has released a letter he sent today to the other political parties in Parliament seeking support for his amendment to the anti-smacking bill that the Greens have declined to back. More >>
Health sector work stoppages spiral
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 11:39 am | New Zealand National Party
Disruption in the health sector has hit new highs, with latest figures showing thousands more days lost to industrial action than at any other time this decade, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Meeting with Greens disappoints
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
It is disappointing that the Greens have declined to move on the anti-smacking bill in a way that gives good New Zealand parents confidence they won’t be criminalised by the legislation, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
Child support debt needed tackling before now
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 9:05 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says figures showing an appalling rate of collection for outstanding child support debt should have been ringing alarm bells long before now. More >>
New superbugs on the rise in New Zealand
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 9:03 am | New Zealand National Party
An Environmental Science & Research report which says New Zealand has new strains of bacteria that cause urinary infection resistant to multiple antibiotics, is extremely worrying says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
National welcomes Govt u-turn on emissions trading
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is welcoming Labour's belated realisation that the answer to reducing carbon emissions is not new taxes, says National's Climate Change spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Segregation bungle more than ‘odd’
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Justice and Corrections spokesman Simon Power says the interpretation of ‘segregation’ by Corrections and its Minister was more than ‘odd’ as Helen Clark has described it. More >>
Microchipping doesn’t stop dog attacks
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Local Government spokeswoman Sandra Goudie says a review of dog control legislation is the least Labour can do following recent dog attacks. More >>
OECD targets 'spendaholic' Labour
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 11:49 am | New Zealand National Party
Another official report has targeted Labour's spending binge in the lead up to the next election as a driver of interest rates, inflation and consequently the high dollar, says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Segregation means ‘kept apart’
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 8:57 am | New Zealand National Party
“Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor needs to explain how someone can be ‘segregated’ with four other people,” says National Party Justice and Corrections spokesman Simon Power. More >>
Korean veterans to make history in NZ on Anzac Day
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 12:54 am | New Zealand National Party
Returned servicemen from Korea living in Auckland will join Anzac Day parades tomorrow for the first time in New Zealand history, says National Party Ethnic Affairs spokeswoman, Pansy Wong. “The relationship between Korea and New Zealand began when the Korean ... More >>
Another strike and still no Hodgson
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 12:45 am | New Zealand National Party
As another round of industrial action grips our hospitals the Health Minister is still nowhere to be seen, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. Lab workers have walked off the job again today and will strike for the third time this month ... More >>
