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Dyson out of touch
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The dismissal today by Associate Social Development and Employment Minister Ruth Dyson that child abuse is increasing shows just how out of touch she is, says National's Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Corrections Minister has no answer
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor cannot answer the simple question: why, when the Probation Service was aware of the alleged breach of parole by Graeme Burton on December 5, was no action taken for two weeks? More >>
Pharmac: Listen to the experts
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 3:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue, is imploring Pharmac to take the advice of cancer experts when deciding on funding for Herceptin. More >>
New papers prove ‘20 hours free’ is a cruel hoax
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government promise of ‘20 hours free’ childcare will force some parents into signing contracts with their provider, thereby locking them into years of paying ‘optional charges’, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
UNICEF report shameful
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 9:45 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government should be ashamed of the UNICEF report on child well-being, says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
Food demand from schools shows Labour in denial
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 9:33 am | New Zealand National Party
The revelation that the KidsCan charity has been overwhelmed by demand from schools for food for hungry pupils shows the Labour Government is completely out of touch, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
Trades training must start in schools
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 12:14 am | New Zealand National Party
If the Labour Government wants more young people to enter trades training and apprenticeships it must address the technology curriculum crisis in our schools, says National Party Associate Education spokesman Colin King. More >>
Government rhetoric on waste contradicts record
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 12:03 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's talk of a new waste strategy exposes the failure of their 2002 strategy, says National Party Associate Environment spokeswoman Nicky Wagner. More >>
Signatures against seabed mining
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) has presented a petition to Parliament today with more than 15,000 signatures, says National MP Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Where's the plan for Auckland?
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Aucklanders are being left in the cold waiting for an announcement from Labour on regional governance, says National's Auckland Issues spokesman, Wayne Mapp More >>
NCEA botch-up needs explanation
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich says the Education Minister must front up and explain the latest NCEA botch-up, after nine Avondale College history students had their Level 3 NCEA papers returned unmarked. More >>
Party pills put life on the line
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
While Jim Anderton is content to sit back and relax, a young man is fighting for his life after combining party pills with alcohol, says National MP Jacqui Dean. More >>
Bureaucracy adds to soaring building costs
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 2:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Red tape and bureaucracy are fuelling soaring building costs in New Zealand and the Labour Government must wake up and smell the coffee,” says National Party Associate Housing spokesman Bob Clarkson. More >>
Don't leave town 'til you've seen the country
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Families Commissioner Rajen Prasad needs to get off his business class seat and come down to the coalface with me," says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
Waverley teachers babysit empty classrooms
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Forcing teachers from Waverley High School to turn up and sit in empty classrooms is ridiculous, and the Education Minister must act on what has become a farcical situation, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
More Maori wagging school
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 11:29 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Tau Henare says figures showing a jump in the number of Maori students wagging school are unacceptable and must be addressed by the Labour-led Government. More >>
New jobs to sell climate change policy
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 11:11 am | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is searching for three new staff in a bid to help sell the Labour Government's climate change policy, says National's Associate Agriculture spokesman, Nathan Guy. More >>
New mums pay the price for planning blunder
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 12:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, wants to know who is responsible for an apparent planning blunder that is forcing new mums away from their homes and families to have their babies. More >>
Green influence should make motorists afraid
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 12:33 am | New Zealand National Party
should make motorists afraid More >>
What else could Feilding High School do?
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 12:32 am | New Zealand National Party
Rather than condemn Feilding High School, Education Minister Steve Maharey should offer schools some alternative to solving the issue of recovering unpaid compulsory fees, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
