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Police response to Bazley report of deep concern
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 2:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The police response to the comprehensive Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct is of deep concern, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
Parents want to know how their child’s doing
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 2:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich says parents will be disappointed that some in the education sector are choosing to close their minds to the prospect of reliable national standards in reading, writing and mathematics. More >>
National commits to better education standards
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 1:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key remains committed to delivering better educational standards in our primary schools. “More than half of primary schools are already using assessment mechanisms like those that I’ve been talking about. More >>
Smacking conviction shows the law works
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party
The conviction of a woman who beat her son with a wooden spoon, leaving circular welts on his arms and hands, shows Section 59 does not prevent convictions for domestic assault, says National MP Chester Borrows. More >>
Clark reveals desperation in justice review
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
The terms of reference for the Government’s review of the criminal justice system are so wide they smack of desperation, says National’s Justice spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
National not prepared to tolerate kids failing
Monday, 2 April 2007, 5:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is not prepared to tolerate seeing one in five pupils not succeeding at school, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. “Principals Federation president Judy Hanna has spoken out against what she claims is a ‘national testing’ ... More >>
Government fails on house burglary promise
Monday, 2 April 2007, 3:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Burglaries are running at their highest rate since 2001, says National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. He is commenting on the 2006 crime statistics. “Instead of the burglary rate dropping, it is now higher than for every year this Government ... More >>
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 >>
