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Labour backs down on public access
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Agriculture spokesman David Carter is pleased the Labour Government has finally listened to reason and backed down on its right to roam plans. “This is a massive backdown for the Labour Government, which hasn’t come soon enough. More >>
Marsden B scrapped over policy uncertainty
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 2:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s failure to clearly articulate climate change policy, and to put a price on carbon emissions, has no doubt contributed to Mighty River’s decision to abandon plans to fire up the Marsden B plant, says National’s Energy spokesman, ... More >>
Tough stance needed for parents of truants
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 1:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The rise in truancy under the Labour Government is a disgrace, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. The Christchurch Press today reported truancy rates among secondary school students have jumped 16 percent in the past two years, ... More >>
Climate change consultation needs to be longer
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 11:29 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Agriculture spokesman, David Carter, is annoyed that public consultation on the Government’s climate change proposals won’t be extended. Mr Carter attended a forum yesterday, where he says around 300 angry farmers and foresters were told ... More >>
When will Clark and Labour be accountable?
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark preached accountability before coming to power, but now when faced with a crisis in Corrections she is failing to act yet again, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
When will Corrections admit they failed?
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 11:09 am | New Zealand National Party
When will someone in Corrections have the guts to stand up and admit they screwed up over the Graeme Burton parole fiasco? National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power, wants an answer after the Corrections Minister again failed to front ... More >>
Dozens of closed schools trashed
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party
At least 108 closed and vacant schools have been trashed since January 2000, raising questions over how the Labour Government has managed school closures during its tenure, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
Wilkinson: Employment Law, Looking Forward
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 12:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Presentation to the Industrial Relations Conference: Recently you will have heard much of the “Kiwi way” – and part of that Kiwi Way is a belief in giving people a fair go. And that is giving all people a fair go – we all want to see New Zealanders ... More >>
Anderton attempts to distract from carbon fiasco
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jim Anderton's hysterical response to National over carbon credits isn't surprising from someone seeking to distract attention from Labour's carbon credits fiasco, says National Party Climate Change spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Corrections could have prevented murder
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department could have prevented Graeme Burton murdering Karl Kuchenbecker if it had done its job properly, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Employment shortage rotten news
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 2:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
News that Hawke's Bay fruit growers are facing the worst employment shortage in years is of little surprise to National's Horticulture spokesman, Craig Foss. More >>
Clark’s ‘new era’ of accountability fails
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders deserve more than another whitewash like the one served up over management of Graeme Burton’s parole, says National Party Leader John Key. “Two internal Corrections reports and an independent report on the Parole Board, have absolved ... More >>
Kids should be safe at school
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich is calling for an independent investigation into how an eight year old Christchurch girl was able to wander from her classroom and out of school grounds where she was then indecently assaulted. More >>
No one believes decision to free Burton was reason
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 11:09 am | New Zealand National Party
No one in New Zealand will believe that the decision to free convicted killer Graeme Burton on parole was reasonable, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Rural communities deserve supply certainty
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party
Rural communities deserve certainty about the Government’s commitment to ongoing electricity supply after 2013, says National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 2 March 2007
Friday, 2 March 2007, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Mystery surrounds the decision of the chief executive of the Department of Labour (DOL), Dr James Bewildered, to resign last week, over a year before his contract was due to expire in July 2008. Having presided over a disastrous period for the ... More >>
Govt under pressure from Ak Kindergartens Assoc
Friday, 2 March 2007, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Reports that Auckland Kindergartens are considering opting out of the Government's '20 free hours' scheme show how flawed the policy is, says National Party Associate Education spokeswoman Paula Bennett. More >>
Dr Richard Worth MP. Newsletter
Friday, 2 March 2007, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
With fanfare the Government announced Export Year 2007. It is an important initiative but its success is threatened by two factors – the apparent increasing value of the New Zealand dollar and aspects of systemic failure in New Zealand Trade & ... More >>
The Mapp Report 2 March 2007
Friday, 2 March 2007, 11:31 am | New Zealand National Party
A National led government will provide provide better business solutions, and what better way to develop better business solutions than by listening to the business community? On Monday night, in Takapuna, I hosted a panel of leading business people ... More >>
Police have to investigate smacking claims
Friday, 2 March 2007, 11:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Police will be forced to investigate every case where it is claimed parents have smacked their children, says National MP Chester Borrows. More >>
