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Fish and Game Councils need Financial Oversight
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The financial control of Fish and Game New Zealand and its twelve regional Councils needs some urgent oversight, says National’s Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
O’Connor Must Confront Failures in Burton Case
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 10:57 am | New Zealand National Party
“Damien O’Connor must cut his holiday short to confront the serious failings exposed in his Department by the Graeme Burton case,” says National Party Justice and Corrections spokesman Simon Power. More >>
Warning System A Disaster In The Making
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s civil defence warning system is a mess, and the project to upgrade it is floundering, says National’s Civil Defence spokesperson John Carter. More >>
Bureaucracy Trumps Cancer Sufferers
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 12:11 am | New Zealand National Party
While District Health Boards squabble over $150,000 to end the radiation therapists strikes, Ministry of Health mandarins have spent $6 million moving to grand new premises in central Wellington, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Cancer Waiting Times Set to Blow Out
Tuesday, 9 January 2007, 11:39 am | New Zealand National Party
Cancer waiting times are set to blow out even further as radiation therapists begin new strike action this week, says National's Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Convicted killer shouldn’t get ACC
Monday, 8 January 2007, 4:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The public needs an assurance that convicted killer Graeme Burton will not receive compensation from ACC, says National’s ACC spokeswoman, Pansy Wong. More >>
Adoption Numbers Concerning
Monday, 8 January 2007, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Associate spokeswoman for Welfare, Anne Tolley, is concerned New Zealanders are choosing to adopt Chinese or Russian babies rather than other New Zealanders. More >>
Corrections bonuses climb even higher
Monday, 8 January 2007, 9:45 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Justice and Corrections spokesman Simon Power is questioning why bonus payments to Corrections Department staff are on track to double this year. “I don’t even think the Minister would be silly enough to claim Corrections has had a good ... More >>
DoL indicative of bloating bureaucracy
Monday, 8 January 2007, 8:44 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is releasing figures that show “rampant growth” in the bureaucracy at the Department of Labour under Helen Clark’s leadership. More >>
Nats offer support to police in difficult time
Monday, 8 January 2007, 8:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Former detective and National Party Police spokesman Chester Borrows is offering his support to police caught up in the Graeme Burton shooting rampage. More >>
What does Jim need to take action on BZP?
Monday, 8 January 2007, 8:41 am | New Zealand National Party
“Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton let a golden opportunity slip by back in December when he failed to follow through on promises to tighten up controls on BZP pills,” says National Party MP Jacqui Dean. More >>
Sleepless Kiwis popping more pills
Monday, 8 January 2007, 8:40 am | New Zealand National Party
“Well over half a million prescriptions for sleeping pills were dispensed in 2005,representing an almost 30% increase in volume since 1999,” says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman (Pharmacare) Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
PM’s department ‘Golden prose’ costs 15 times more
Monday, 8 January 2007, 8:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Nicky Wagner says taxpayers will be stunned to learn that it is costing 15 times more than it cost in 2001 to produce the annual report for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. More >>
Tragic shooting should never have happened
Monday, 8 January 2007, 8:32 am | New Zealand National Party
“It’s hard to know whether to be angry or saddened by the horrific end to convicted murderer and fugitive Graeme Burton’s run from the police,” says National Party Justice and Corrections spokesman Simon Power. More >>
Cancer Strike Costing More Than Pay Claim
Monday, 8 January 2007, 12:33 am | New Zealand National Party
The Health Minister should confirm that the cost of the radiation therapists strike is now higher than the cost of their pay claim, says National's Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Labour must signal funds are there for Herceptin
Friday, 5 January 2007, 10:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key says the Government should immediately signal to Pharmac that it will free up funding for Herceptin if it's required. More >>
Pharmac can't hide on Herceptin
Friday, 5 January 2007, 12:17 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Jackie Blue is urging Pharmac to make a quick decision on funding of Herceptin for early stage breast cancer, in light of new evidence published today in the Lancet medical journal. More >>
How many more victims before parole changes?
Friday, 5 January 2007, 12:09 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Justice and Corrections spokesman Simon Power says the case of Graeme Burton will further erode public confidence in parole and it's time for an "arrest to release" overhaul of the justice system. More >>
Rates review? What rates review?
Friday, 5 January 2007, 12:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Local Government spokesman John Carter is condemning Labour for sweeping the issue of crippling rates increases under the rug. More >>
Year of the Veteran disappoints
Thursday, 4 January 2007, 11:00 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Veterans’ Affairs spokeswoman Judith Collins says Rick Barker should “temper his crowing” about the so called success of the Year of the Veteran. More >>
