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Mark Burton still in denial on legal aid
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 2:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Mark Burton needs to pull his head out of the sand on legal aid,” says National Party Associate Justice spokeswoman Kate Wilkinson. “People already are being forced to represent themselves in court. There has been a decline in the number of lawyers ... More >>
Govt must not allow delays in ‘P’ trials
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 2:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must deal urgently with delays in hearing methamphetamine drug trials in the High Court, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. He is commenting on a report that a huge rise in the number of ‘P’ drug trials ... More >>
Public at risk because of partly trained police
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 11:29 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is putting the public at risk by allowing partly trained police recruits to patrol our streets, says National's Police spokesman, Chester Borrows. More >>
Pacific Is parents concerned about smacking ban
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 12:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Pacific Island Affairs spokeswoman Judith Collins says Helen Clark should prepare for a backlash from the Pacific Islands community given her support for a smacking ban. More >>
Relief at cup venue decision - but process flawed
Monday, 19 February 2007, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders will be relieved the Labour Government has finally made a commitment to a venue acceptable to the IRB for the 2011 Rugby World Cup final, says National Party Sport & Recreation spokesman Murray McCully. More >>
Corrections - Parliament should step in
Monday, 19 February 2007, 10:27 am | New Zealand National Party
The Minister and the CEO of Corrections have shown they are incapable of controlling their department, and Parliament must now step in and bring it to heel, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
The Mapp Report: First week in Parliament 2007
Monday, 19 February 2007, 10:10 am | New Zealand National Party
Parliament commenced this week. The procedure is that the Prime Minister delivers her address and sets out her plan, and we reply. The whole debate takes 14 hours. Most MPs get an opportunity to speak. The speech is set out at the end of this week's ... More >>
Treasury blames poor performance on Ministry
Monday, 19 February 2007, 9:54 am | New Zealand National Party
A damning report on the Ministry of Health shows it is riddled with management problems that take its focus away from its task of delivering a First World health system, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Maharey backdown will be too late for families
Monday, 19 February 2007, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's ill thought-out '20 hours free' childcare scheme is coming apart at the seams, and they need to move quickly to tell parents what will be happening when it starts on July 1, says National's Early Childhood spokeswoman, Paula Bennett. More >>
Corrections learns nothing from Ashley tragedy
Monday, 19 February 2007, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is making no effort to overhaul the systemic failures in the Corrections Department, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Rapid migration from Niue likely
Monday, 19 February 2007, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
A predicted mass migration of people from Niue to New Zealand can be blamed directly on poor leadership by both Governments, says National’s Associate Foreign Affairs spokesman (Pacific Affairs), John Hayes. More >>
Surprise, surprise: Corrections clears itself
Saturday, 17 February 2007, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Justice & Corrections spokesman Simon Power is not surprised that a Corrections Department inquiry into itself has apparently found it was not at fault for not recalling convicted killer Graeme Burton when he allegedly breached parole. More >>
Maharey reheats another announcement
Friday, 16 February 2007, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Steve Maharey should stick to the facts and quit reheating old funding announcements in a vain attempt to get positive media coverage, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Pansy Speak: the ‘sustainability’ slogan
Friday, 16 February 2007, 1:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
International reports show that countries with a higher economic performance are usually better at looking after the environment. Norway, Iceland, Canada, Switzerland and Austria are in the top 10 for both the International Monetary Fund’s Gross ... More >>
Labour's grand coalition of the unwilling
Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says the unfolding saga of Taito Phillip Field leaves Helen Clark reliant on a "grand coalition of the unwilling" as it attempts to progress an extremely light political agenda in 2007. More >>
Maori potential goes unrealised under Labour
Friday, 16 February 2007, 10:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Hon Georgina te Heuheu MP National Party Maori Affairs Spokeswoman (Culture & Development) 16 February 2007 More >>
Hodgson – stick to your word on Herceptin
Friday, 16 February 2007, 10:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue, is calling for the Health Minister to stick to his word and take the advice of oncologists when deciding on funding for Herceptin. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 16 February 2007
Friday, 16 February 2007, 12:49 am | New Zealand National Party
For months the allegations against Taito Phillip Field have been mounting: offering New Zealand residence in return for the tiling of his house in Samoa. Abuse of his office as Member of Parliament for personal gain in sundry other ways. More >>
Labour's 'less for more' health spending
Friday, 16 February 2007, 12:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Treasury advice has confirmed that despite a $4 billion health funding boost, performance in New Zealand's hospitals has plummeted, says National's Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Big hurdles for compulsory superannuation
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 5:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Major hurdles have to be overcome before compulsory superannuation is realistic, says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English. “Much of the commentary I hear is reaction to understandable concerns, but it is the result of short-term frustration ... More >>
