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Sickness Benefit numbers rise (again) under Labour

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 5:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says Labour can’t keep claiming credit for the prevailing economic conditions without taking responsibility for its failure to deal with an explosion in sickness and invalids’ beneficiaries. More >>

When is a cut not a cut?

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 4:44 pm | New Zealand National Party

"When is a cut not a cut? When it's a transfer. That's the argument Ruth Dyson appears to be running about Family Wellbeing Services," says National Party Associate Welfare spokeswoman Anne Tolley. More >>

Sheltered workshops preparations a mess

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party

Poor and impractical preparation by the Labour Government means difficult times ahead for disabled workers in sheltered workshops, says National's Disability spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>

Anderton embarrassed over carbon credit fiasco

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government cannot arrogantly dismiss claims by landowners for carbon credits from their forests when official papers show that MAF encouraged new plantings on this very premise, says National Party Climate Change spokesman Nick Smith. More >>

New Zealand’s most expensive job agency

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party

“I am astounded that Immigration New Zealand has spent more than $1 million to set up a job website for migrants which currently features only two vacancies,” says National Party Associate Immigration spokeswoman Pansy Wong. More >>

Blood money law costs taxpayers $1.3m

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government has spent nearly $1.3 million defending prisoners’ compensation claims against the Corrections Department, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

Questions raised over breast cancer surgery

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party

A survey on breast cancer surgical practice in New Zealand has raised some disturbing questions, says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue. More >>

Blood products must remain self-sufficient

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 2:37 pm | New Zealand National Party

New Zealand must retain self-sufficiency in the supply of human blood products, says National's Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>

Half of all trades trainees fail exams

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party

The number of trainees failing gas-fitting exams has increased since the Government dumped the industry exam board last year, says National’s Associate Education spokesman, Colin King. More >>

Chainsaw massacre bad for climate change

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party

MAF figures showing record high rates of deforestation are a climate change disaster, says National’s Climate Change spokesman Nick Smith. More >>

Access report must be released immediately

Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 5:24 pm | New Zealand National Party

Rural Affairs Minister Damien O'Connor should release the Walking Access Consultation Panel report immediately, says National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>

Auditor-General slams Internal Affairs over gaming

Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 4:54 pm | New Zealand National Party

Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker must act now to address the criticisms of his department over its failure to effectively control the operation of non-casino gaming machines, says National Party Internal Affairs spokeswoman Sandra Goudie. More >>

Govt a day late, dollar short over forestry

Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 4:53 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government’s forestry policy is clearly ad hoc, ill considered and damaging to our major industries, says National’s Forestry spokesman, Shane Ardern. More >>

Burton could have been recalled at any time

Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government is pretending the Parole Act is flawed so it can absolve itself of blame over the Graeme Burton tragedy, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

Re-write of charity tax discussion document?

Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader John Key says Michael Cullen's puzzling comments on the tax treatment of charitable donations need clarification. "Dr Cullen must be poised to re-write Peter Dunne's discussion document on charitable donations, because no-where ... More >>