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Small businesses hit again
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 12:22 am | New Zealand National Party
Small businesses have received another slap in the face with a rise in the use-of- money interest (UOMI) rate, says National’s Associate Small Business spokesman, Chris Tremain. More >>
Clark votes no confidence in Cullen
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 12:04 am | New Zealand National Party
“Helen Clark's vote of no confidence in Michael Cullen signals higher Government spending and higher interest rates for longer,” says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Who’s running Corrections?
Monday, 12 February 2007, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Corrections is lurching from one crisis to the next, with the Minister and his chief executive publicly at odds for the second time in a fortnight,” says National Party Justice & Corrections spokesman Simon Power. More >>
Ship delays no surprise
Monday, 12 February 2007, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Further news of delays to the Navy’s Project Protector ships have come as no surprise to National’s Defence spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Key gets cracking on Food In Schools
Monday, 12 February 2007, 2:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key has met with representatives of the KidsCan organisation today in a bid to expand and implement National’s Food In Schools programme. More >>
BZP code of practice not enough
Monday, 12 February 2007, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Code of Good Manufacturing Practice proposed by BZP industry representatives doesn’t go far enough, says National MP, Jacqui Dean. More >>
WINZ culture must change
Monday, 12 February 2007, 1:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's pledge to make finding work for beneficiaries the focus at Work and Income appears to be yet another empty promise, after revelations that working New Zealanders are being told they are better off on a benefit," says National Party Welfare spokeswoman, ... More >>
Maori students need more than promises
Monday, 12 February 2007, 1:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The number of young Maori boys leaving school without qualifications is appalling, says National Party Maori Affairs spokesman, Tau Henare. In a study, Waikato University Professor Russell Bishop found 53 per cent of Maori boys left school in 2005 without ... More >>
Education Minister must name schools
Monday, 12 February 2007, 10:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Steve Maharey must name the five schools under investigation for breaching NCEA regulations, says National Party Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
111 failure needs scrutiny
Monday, 12 February 2007, 8:39 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows is concerned about reports it took police more than seven hours to respond to a man being attacked in his home. More >>
Assurance needed after Police station burgled
Monday, 12 February 2007, 8:38 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows, is calling for an assurance that members of the public are not at risk following a break in at the Dargaville Police Station. More >>
Small business hit by benefit message
Sunday, 11 February 2007, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Small business hit by benefit message National Party Associate Small Business spokesman, Chris Tremain, is appalled that Work and Income is recommending that some beneficiaries are better off on the benefit than in paid employment. More >>
Corrections struggles to attract overseas staff
Sunday, 11 February 2007, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department’s litany of incompetence which breeds low staff morale is the main factor behind the high attrition rate of staff recruited from overseas, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Clark must explain why inquiry set up to fail
Sunday, 11 February 2007, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark must explain to the public why she set up the Ingram inquiry into Taito Phillip Field when it was obviously designed to fail, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
Agent Orange clean up welcomed
Sunday, 11 February 2007, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Veteran’s Affairs spokeswoman, Judith Collins, has welcomed a move by the United States to help clean an Agent Orange storage site in Vietnam. More >>
Maharey needs to act
Sunday, 11 February 2007, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
If Steve Maharey’s not too busy denying hungry children numbers, he should indicate whether he’ll seek an enquiry into the slow demise of Waverley High School, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
Labour bullies IHC
Saturday, 10 February 2007, 12:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour has used bullyboy tactics to pressure IHC into abandoning its sheltered workshops, says National’s Disability spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
TVNZ Should Stick To Its Knitting
Friday, 9 February 2007, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey needs to say whether he supports a suggestion that the state television broadcaster is looking to expand into commercial radio,” says National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Dr Cullen’s new mortgage tax
Friday, 9 February 2007, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
“Michael Cullen should fix his own high taxing, big spending polices before he levies a new tax on fixed interest mortgages,” says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Govt obsessed with prison numbers, murder rate up
Friday, 9 February 2007, 12:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The rate of two murders each week so far this year is an indictment on the ineffective policies of the Labour-NZ First Government, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
