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Emissions increase exposes failure of Govt
Friday, 4 May 2007, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The release today of figures showing large increases in New Zealand greenhouse gas emissions exposes just how much hot air the Government has been spouting on climate change, says National Party Climate Change spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Pansyspeak - Finding a way forward
Friday, 4 May 2007, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key had a few strong reasons in mind when he agreed to amending the anti-smacking bill. More >>
Former Kimberley residents let down by Labour
Friday, 4 May 2007, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Further revelations of abuse of former Kimberley Centre residents shows just how badly some of them have been let by the Labour Government, says National's Disability spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Labour's plan to reduce prison numbers set to fail
Friday, 4 May 2007, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's plans to reduce prisoner numbers by using home detention and electronic monitoring will be cancelled out by an increase in arrests resulting from extra police, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
News Worthy - 4 May 2007
Friday, 4 May 2007, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The smacking debate; Electorate boundaries; Seven Largest Asian Ethnic Groups; The rapacity of the tax gatherers More >>
Benefit debt now $750 million
Friday, 4 May 2007, 9:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Total benefit debt has now reached a staggering $750 million, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 4 May 2007
Friday, 4 May 2007, 12:48 am | New Zealand National Party
The unheated gymnasium at Ohakea Airbase is cold and unwelcoming this time of year, especially after 9.00 pm in the evening. It was the last place the passengers on Air New Zealand flight NZ 476 had expected to find themselves late this Thursday ... More >>
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 >>
