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20 free hours - the bureaucratic nightmare begins

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 4:30 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Education Minister's introduction of the enrolment form parents will need to fill out to get 20 free hours of early childhood education is just the start of what will become a bureaucratic nightmare, says National's Associate Education spokeswoman, ... More >>

Schools provide effective induction programmes

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party

The release of a report examining the induction of beginning teachers reveals good news and important messages for schools in New Zealand, according to the New Zealand Teachers Council’s Director, Dr Peter Lind. More >>

DHBs slammed by medical staff

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Christchurch Hospital Medical Staff Association has accused DHBs of 'driving senior doctors out of town' in a full page newspaper advertisement today, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>

Sickness and invalids benefit numbers climb again

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 1:00 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says figures released today confirm that the number of sickness and invalids beneficiaries is continuing to climb. More >>

Wasteful ACC TV ads should be scrapped

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 11:59 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party ACC spokeswoman Pansy Wong is welcoming ACC’s backdown on its misleading ‘covered’ ad campaign, but says rather than minor tweaks, the TV ads should be scrapped. More >>

Answers needed on antidemocratic third-party rules

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 11:48 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour needs to answer some basic questions about its proposals on third-party advertising that exempt groups like unions, says National Party Deputy Leader Bill English. More >>

TeachNZ scholarships questioned

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 11:46 am | New Zealand National Party

Taxpayers are owed nearly $360,000 from scholarships given out by TeachNZ to students who changed their minds, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>

Bollard needs to explain secret meetings

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party

The Reserve Bank Governor needs to explain how his private discussions with trading banks are consistent with transparent monetary policy, says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>

Yet another year of hospital strike action?

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 10:01 am | New Zealand National Party

The Health Minister's inaction means many hundreds of patients are missing out on treatment today, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>

Minister in the dark over truancy policing

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party

It's no wonder New Zealand's school truancy rate has increased 41% since 2002, when the Education Minister doesn't even know how many truancy officers are in the field, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>

Climate change report exposes govt inaction

Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party

“The Government should be deeply embarrassed at the lack of action and policy in the wake of today’s major United Nations report on climate change”, says National’s Climate Change spokesman Nick Smith. More >>

Anti-democratic Labour writes rules to suit itself

Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 1:51 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says the public should be very concerned that Labour is planning anti-democratic changes to election funding rules that will suit it and disadvantage every other political party. “Labour’s changes effectively ... More >>