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www.mccully.co.nz - 23 March 2007
Friday, 23 March 2007, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
There are important lessons to be found in the judgment delivered by High Court Justice Raynor Asher this week in the case involving the three district health boards for the Auckland region. A $560 million contract to supply diagnostic laboratory services ... More >>
Clark tries to deflect from trade failure
Friday, 23 March 2007, 1:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark’s attack on National shows she is desperate to deflect attention from her failure to advance a free trade agreement with the US despite having more than seven years to do so, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
Plunket doing a good job
Friday, 23 March 2007, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
A media report today suggesting that National has Plunket services ‘under the microscope’ is not correct, says National MP Tony Ryall. "We are undertaking a policy review of Well Child services throughout New Zealand. This is responding to concerns from ... More >>
News Worthy - 23 March 2007 - No. 102
Friday, 23 March 2007, 11:34 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour Productivity Growth Lowest on Record; Our Australian cousins; More >>
Maharey admits defeat over NCEA
Friday, 23 March 2007, 11:01 am | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Steve Maharey’s latest comments show his lack of confidence in NCEA, and contradict everything he and the Labour Government have said about NCEA in the past three years, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
The Mapp Report - Minister Hodgson, Smacking
Friday, 23 March 2007, 10:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The High Court decision to reverse the contract for lab testing services showed just how badly flawed the government approach to health services has become. This whole week, the Minister of Health, Pete Hodgson, has tried to avoid any responsibility ... More >>
Labour shows contempt for New Zealanders
Friday, 23 March 2007, 8:28 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has shown utter contempt for New Zealanders and the democratic process with its plan to railroad the anti-smacking bill through Parliament, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
Only half of HNZ sub-letting scams investigated
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says Housing New Zealand officials appear to be contradicting the Minister in the number of sub-letting scams that are investigated. More >>
Government fails to explain NCEA flip-flop
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has failed to explain why Education Minister Steve Maharey now looks keen on reporting failure on a student's NCEA record of learning when only a few months ago he was vehemently opposed to the concept, says National's Education spokeswoman, ... More >>
Minister, CEO disagree on prison corruption
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Confusion continues to reign in Corrections over the extent of corruption in prisons, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. He is commenting on a report today that CEO Barry Matthews has ordered managers to start ‘sniffing ... More >>
Education officials must act on concerns
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 2:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Education needs to start taking seriously the wave of concerns over the draft technology curriculum, says National's Associate Education spokesman, Colin King. More >>
Is Labour going to railroad the smacking ban?
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 2:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee says cryptic answers offered in Parliament today lend weight to the suggestion that Labour is planning to "railroad the smacking ban under urgency". More >>
Bush's body language on trade says it all
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 10:57 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark may have raised trade with President George W Bush but his body language when the subject was raised in front of the media said it all about New Zealand's chances, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
HNZ damage bill $21 million: Labour recovers half
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 12:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says every man, woman, and child in New Zealand is paying more than $2 each to cover the deliberate damage bill at Housing New Zealand. More >>
Party pills - a bad export
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 12:14 am | New Zealand National Party
BZP is an export New Zealanders should not be proud of, says National MP Jacqui Dean. She is commenting on media reports that at least seven million New Zealand-manufactured party pills have been exported to Britain. More >>
Te Reo curriculum won’t solve big Maori ed issues
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 5:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The release of the Government’s draft Te Reo Maori curriculum is a positive step, but it will not address the most pressing issues facing Maori education, says National’s Maori Affairs Education spokesman, Tau Henare. More >>
Who’s running law reform in NZ?
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 4:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The justice system in New Zealand is in a shambles and there has to be a new Minister of Justice if public confidence is to be restored, says National’s Justice and Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
No more excuses on youth justice
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 4:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Time is definitely up for Labour when it comes to youth justice, given the latest damning criticism by Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft,” says National Party Associate Welfare spokeswoman (CYF), Anne Tolley. More >>
Labour waits three years to act on sexual violence
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 3:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
It has taken the Government three years to get around to establishing an interagency group to tackle issues surrounding sexual violence, says National's Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>
HNZ sub-letting scams not so rare after all
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley's campaign to root out state house tenants ripping off taxpayers is gathering more momentum. More >>
