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‘Future porn star’ t-shirts should be withdrawn
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 7:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Judith Collins MP National Party Family Affairs Spokeswoman 25 February 2007 Kids ‘Future porn star’ t-shirts should be withdrawn The ‘Future porn star” t-shirts designed for children by World are offensive in the extreme and no sane parent would ... More >>
Personnel should be priority for Defence Force
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 7:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Dr Wayne Mapp MP National Party Defence Spokesman 25 February 2007 Personnel should be priority for Defence Force News that the Navy is struggling to find enough key staff to keep its ships at sea should send alarm bells ringing in the Labour Government, ... More >>
Public access backdown requires explaining
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 7:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hon David Carter MP National Party Agriculture Spokesman 25 February 2007 Public access backdown requires explaining The backdown by the Labour-led Government on its controversial public access proposals requires an immediate explanation, says ... More >>
National calls for home affordability inquiry
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 7:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Phil Heatley MP National Party Housing Spokesman 25 February 2007 National calls for home affordability inquiry National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley has launched a push to gain a select committee inquiry into home affordability in New ... More >>
Report sinks Labour's new tax idea
Friday, 23 February 2007, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour should target interest rates by pulling back from its large scale spend-up rather than wasting any more time on the fatally flawed mortgage tax," says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Compulsory super plan misses mark
Friday, 23 February 2007, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Kiwi households need the chance to get their debt down rather than make more forced contributions to a third layer of compulsory savings,” says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 23 February 2007
Friday, 23 February 2007, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
By 1 July the Government and Education Minister Steve Maharey need to find a way of delivering on a campaign promise to provide 20 hours per week of free pre-school education to three and four-year-olds throughout the land. More >>
Lop deforestation tax, says National
Friday, 23 February 2007, 1:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's desperate attempt today to bail out of its public relations disaster over deforestation will not succeed until it categorically rules out its proposed deforestation tax, says National's Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Corruption? What Corruption?
Friday, 23 February 2007, 1:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Why does the Corrections Department need a corruption unit when both the Minister and Prime Minister say corruption within Corrections is not widespread?" More >>
Key Notes No. 5
Friday, 23 February 2007, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party
I have spent the last few weeks exploring some of the themes I outlined in my Burnside speech - in particular, my belief that there should be opportunity for all kids, regardless of background. More >>
O’Connor – release the report
Friday, 23 February 2007, 9:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Agriculture spokesman David Carter is calling on Labour to immediately release a report into the controversial public access proposal. Rural Affairs Minister Damien O’Connor has confirmed that he has received the report from the Walking ... More >>
‘Blood money’ law always flawed
Friday, 23 February 2007, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Justice spokesman Simon Power says National will have no interest in extending the flawed ‘blood money’ law when the sunset clause kicks in at the end of June. More >>
Newsworthy - 23 February 2007
Friday, 23 February 2007, 12:25 am | New Zealand National Party
In any welfare system there will always be instances of fraud which should prompt Government intervention. The present Labour Government seems blissfully either unaware or reluctant to deal with a widespread scam on the revenue. The scheme works this ... More >>
The Mapp Report: Path to policy platform for 2008
Friday, 23 February 2007, 12:05 am | New Zealand National Party
National has started their parliamentary year with an extremely strong, cohesive team. We are building a cohesive policy platform for the 2008 election. Bill English spoke at a function in Takapuna last night and he made some insightful points. He ... More >>
Immigration delays hamper skilled migrant search
Friday, 23 February 2007, 12:03 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Lockwood Smith says Labour should be moving far quicker to bring down the barriers that hamper businesses searching for skilled migrants. “If Labour was serious about filling the skills gaps, it would reduce some of the hurdles that ... More >>
Minister continues to dodge 20 free questions
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 4:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Education Minister continues to dodge questions over '20 free hours' and claims that early childcare centres will not force parents into paying top-up fees for the Government scheme, says National's Associate Education spokeswoman, Paula Bennett. More >>
$5.1 million spent marketing state monopoly
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party ACC spokeswoman Pansy Wong is shocked by the size of a marketing budget for an ACC charm offensive. More >>
Businesses whacked with $27 million additional tax
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's reckless spending is behind a multimillion-dollar increase in the tax take from small and medium sized businesses, says National's Associate Small Business spokesman, Chris Tremain. More >>
What about the HNZ waiting list?
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is pleased that tenants of Wellington Council houses are to get their properties refurbished, but points out that Labour's still failing to deal with the growing waiting list at Housing New Zealand. More >>
Public access backdown
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government's Consultation Panel on Public Access is about to release its findings and rumours are abound that it's a massive backdown on Helen Clark's initial wishes, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>
