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Violent crime gets worse under Labour
Monday, 2 April 2007, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The 2006 crime statistics show the Labour-NZ First Government continues to preside over ever-worsening crime figures, and particularly violent crime, says National's Justice spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Hodgson must take action over lab fiasco
Monday, 2 April 2007, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s time for the Health Minister to deliver accountability over the Auckland lab services fiasco, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. “Despite a new contract being signed, the Health Minister will still not express his confidence ... More >>
Winston’s choice: NZ First or Labour First
Monday, 2 April 2007, 8:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Winston Peters has a very important choice to make on the anti-smacking bill on his return from overseas, says National’s Shadow Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee. More >>
TEC should be alarmed at wasteful research courses
Monday, 2 April 2007, 8:07 am | New Zealand National Party
News that the taxpayer is forking out thousands of dollars to pay for research on ‘bogans’ should be setting off alarm bells at the Tertiary Education Commission, says National Party Tertiary Education spokesman Paul Hutchison. More >>
Prisoner on electronic bail hosts ‘convict party’
Monday, 2 April 2007, 8:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should explain how a man facing serious charges who was remanded on electronically-monitored bail ended up co-hosting a ‘convict party’, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
National Standards cornerstone of education policy
Monday, 2 April 2007, 12:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National standards for primary and intermediate schools will form the cornerstone of National’s education policy, National Party Leader John Key announced today. More >>
Key: Encouraging Success: Confronting Failure
Monday, 2 April 2007, 12:39 am | New Zealand National Party
John Key MP National Party Leader 2 April 2007 Encouraging Success: Confronting Failure Address at University of Auckland Education Campus, Epsom Noon Embargo More >>
UN asked to take up shocking disability case
Monday, 2 April 2007, 12:01 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Disability Issues spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison, has welcomed the move by a British organisation to take the case of an intellectually disabled New Zealander to the United Nations. More >>
Govt data-mines GPs’ computers without permission
Saturday, 31 March 2007, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Patients will be shocked that the Labour Government has put spyware on GPs’ computers in order to access personal medical records without permission, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
'20 free' survey exposes flawed policy
Friday, 30 March 2007, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
A new survey by the Early Childhood Council exposes Labour's '20 free hours' as a flawed policy that education providers simply cannot deliver, says National's Associate Education spokeswoman, Paula Bennett. More >>
Collins Comments - 30 March 2007
Friday, 30 March 2007, 3:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Share your concerns on rising building and compliance costs, leaky homes and other issues at a Housing Forum which Maurice Williamson MP and I will be hosting on Monday 2 April at 7:30pm. Bob Clarkson MP for Tauranga will be addressing this meeting. ... More >>
The Mapp Report Looks At Defence
Friday, 30 March 2007, 3:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Over the last few weeks I have spent time assessing the current state of the Defence Force, and the likely challenges over the next decade to 2020. This will be the focus of three defence seminars I am holding in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. ... More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 30 March 2007
Friday, 30 March 2007, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
It started as a debate on a Green private Member’s Bill regarding the use of smacking as a form of discipline. But it has now moved a long way from there. And while there may well be plenty of room for differing but legitimate views to be genuinely held ... More >>
O'Connor must explain latest fiasco
Friday, 30 March 2007, 2:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor should explain how serial prison escaper Arthur Taylor has reportedly been able to father a child from behind bars, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
National getting ready for 2008
Friday, 30 March 2007, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Electorate chairs from all over New Zealand are meeting in Wellington this weekend to discuss readiness for next year's election. Party President Judy Kirk said that it was important at this time in the electoral cycle to ensure the ... More >>
NewsWorthy - Dr Richard Worth
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:48 am | New Zealand National Party
So read the heading to an article in the one of the major daily newspapers on Wednesday. More >>
ERO report shows assessment is lacking
Friday, 30 March 2007, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The Education Review Office report which shows half our schools do not have effective assessment practices to measure students’ learning confirms how far some schools have to progress so New Zealand has a modern, best-practice school system, says National’s ... More >>
Hodgson and Clark must decide on accountability
Friday, 30 March 2007, 8:21 am | New Zealand National Party
A contract may have been signed, but Aucklanders still deserve accountability over the lab services fiasco, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Bogans – Labour’s key to ‘economic transformation’
Friday, 30 March 2007, 12:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour is dishing out thousands of dollars to research on bogans in a bid to reach their key goal of ‘economic transformation’, says National’s Research, Science and Technology spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Pansy Speak: Different Strokes
Friday, 30 March 2007, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
Looking back at the week’s events, I could write about the latest developments with ‘anti-smacking’ bill, and the lack of confidence shown by the Greens and Labour toward Kiwi parents in trusting them to discipline their own children using ... More >>
