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Greens chance to show their principles
Monday, 16 April 2007, 8:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Labour’s tawdry attempt to railroad plans for state funding of political parties now hinges on the Greens. More >>
Affected patients more than ‘employment issue'
Monday, 16 April 2007, 8:21 am | New Zealand National Party
“When hundreds of patients suffer cancelled surgery, widespread strike action in the health sector is more than just an ‘employment issue’ that the Minister can duck,” says National’s Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Maharey seeds confusion over broadcasting role
Monday, 16 April 2007, 8:20 am | New Zealand National Party
“How come Steve Maharey can talk to the board about TVNZ’s re-branding exercise but major restructuring and redundancies don’t merit follow-up?” More >>
Right to roam still costing bundles
Monday, 16 April 2007, 12:08 am | New Zealand National Party
Rural Affairs Minister Damien O'Connor needs to reveal how much taxpayer money he has wasted on Labour's right to roam agenda, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>
Same problems different day for CYF
Monday, 16 April 2007, 12:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Fifty-one critical notifications that a child was at immediate risk were not activated within the specified timeframe at Child, Youth and Family last year. More >>
Literacy giant mourned
Sunday, 15 April 2007, 2:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is saddened by the news that Dame Marie Clay has died. National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich says, “She is a giant of education sector and her contribution to education, and particular the study of literacy, within New ... More >>
What about the rest of the mental health system?
Friday, 13 April 2007, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government must ensure it does not resource adult and forensic mental health services at the expense of services for children and older people, says National's Associate Health Spokesman Dr Jonathan Coleman. Dr Coleman is commenting after the ... More >>
Secrecy on election laws anti-democratic
Friday, 13 April 2007, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Labour should stop the "shadow boxing" and put its secret plans for election spending reform on the table. More >>
National backs call for emissions trading
Friday, 13 April 2007, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Emissions trading is the right way to address climate change, says National's Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Sale price of Tara Hills must be revealed
Friday, 13 April 2007, 1:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The sale of AgResearch's Omarama farm Tara Hills to Ngai Tahu is of public interest and the attempt to keep the sale price confidential is unacceptable, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>
Pansy Speak - You're covered, yeah right!
Friday, 13 April 2007, 1:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
Back on February 22, when I first asked ACC Minister Ruth Dyson if she supported her department's 'Covered' advertising campaign, she was pretty gung-ho in saying she did because it was 'factually correct'. More >>
Infrastructure bonds a hoax
Friday, 13 April 2007, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Finance spokesman Craig Foss says answers to parliamentary questions reveal Labour's much-hyped infrastructure bond is an infrastructure bond in name only. More >>
Hospital crisis puts spotlight on quality
Friday, 13 April 2007, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The Health and Disability Commissioner's damning criticism of Wellington Hospital adds to growing public disquiet about the current state of the health system, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Gun-shy Corrections failing the public
Friday, 13 April 2007, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department is neglecting its public duty when it allows prisoners to dictate which prisons they are held in, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
News Worthy - Friday 13 April 2007
Friday, 13 April 2007, 10:12 am | New Zealand National Party
The fastest law in the west; Truancy Policing; Aussie Rules on apples More >>
Minister urged to save museum
Friday, 13 April 2007, 9:59 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Defence spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says the one-month stay of execution given to the Ohakea Air Force museum, must be used wisely. The museum, which houses important Air Force memorabilia, was due to be closed on Saturday due to uncertainty ... More >>
Agricultural merger a cause for concern
Friday, 13 April 2007, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Agriculture spokesman David Carter is wary of Labour’s move to ram through a proposed merger between two state agricultural agencies. The Government is rushing through legislation paving the way for a merger between Asure New Zealand ... More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 13 April 2007
Friday, 13 April 2007, 12:46 am | New Zealand National Party
They just don’t get it. Having just received a merciless political smacking for thumbing their noses at the public over the Bradford Bill, Clark, Cullen and Co. are in the process of repeating exactly the same mistakes. It was bad enough that ... More >>
Reality check on welfare pilot schemes
Friday, 13 April 2007, 12:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins wants a full audit of the pilot schemes that Labour is running to move sickness and invalids beneficiaries from welfare to work. More >>
Maharey AWOL (again)
Friday, 13 April 2007, 12:15 am | New Zealand National Party
“With experts saying Labour’s ‘broadcasting policy in tatters’, Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey must front up to the public,” says National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
