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Senior citizens feel chill of power price hikes

Monday, 11 December 2006, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party

“Senior citizens representatives are already anxious about the impact of looming power price rises, “says National Party Senior Citizens spokeswoman Sandra Goudie. “As it is, many of our vulnerable older citizens are struggling to pay their bills ... More >>

Ashley report: O’Connor must go

Monday, 11 December 2006, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Justice and Corrections spokesman, Simon Power, says the Corrections Minister must “do the decent thing” and resign if the report into the death of 17-year-old Liam Ashley in the back of a prison van is as damning as expected. More >>

More support needed for parents of young offenders

Monday, 11 December 2006, 9:24 am | New Zealand National Party

If the Labour Government was serious about curbing youth offending it would increase support for parents of young law-breakers, says National Party Youth Affairs spokeswoman Nicky Wagner. More >>

Budget blowout on the cards

Friday, 8 December 2006, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Defence spokesman, Wayne Mapp, is concerned a budget blowout could be on the cards, if there are delays to the Navy's Project Protector programme. More >>

Public Access costs keep climbing

Friday, 8 December 2006, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party

National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter, says Labour's unpopular plan to take away private property rights for public walkways continues to hit taxpayers in the pocket. More >>

Dr Richard Worth - Counting heads

Friday, 8 December 2006, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party

Census data has a history stretching back to China during the Han Dynasty. A census in 2AD, considered by scholars to be accurate, recorded that there were 57.5 million living in Han China. More >>

Drug rape survivors encouraged to come forward

Friday, 8 December 2006, 10:54 am | New Zealand National Party

Former Taranaki Detective and National Party Police spokesman Chester Borrows is urging Taranaki drug rape survivors to authorise the release of private information to police tracking those behind recent sex attacks. More >>

www.mccully.co.nz - 08 December 2006

Friday, 8 December 2006, 12:52 am | New Zealand National Party

An array of sanctions were unveiled against Fiji this week as the creeping coup unfolded. Some were significant and meaningful: the restrictions against senior military personnel and their families visiting New Zealand, for example. Others were more symbolic. More >>

Labour pays lip service to water quality

Thursday, 7 December 2006, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour is simply standing by as New Zealand’s water quality goes down the drain, says National’s Associate Environment/RMA spokeswoman, Jacqui Dean. A recent report by the Ministry of the Environment shows a further deterioration in rivers, which ... More >>

Therapeutic Bill a bureaucratic nightmare

Thursday, 7 December 2006, 5:00 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, is attacking Labour’s decision to push ahead with a trans-Tasman agency to regulate natural healthcare products. Mr Ryall’s commenting after the tabling of the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill. National ... More >>

National supports equality in defence forces

Thursday, 7 December 2006, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Women's Affairs spokeswoman Jackie Blue is supporting today's calls from the Human Rights Commission to delete the old fashioned rule in the Human Rights Act which bans women from combat roles in our armed services. More >>

TVNZ must explain coup threat coverage

Thursday, 7 December 2006, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party State Owned Enterprises spokesman Gerry Brownlee is calling on TVNZ to explain why a broadcaster funded by the Kiwi taxpayer gave Fiji's coup leader the opportunity to deliver his threats to the world. More >>

Minister must open eyes over legal aid

Thursday, 7 December 2006, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Associate Justice Spokeswoman Kate Wilkinson is calling again for the Justice Minister to front up to the crisis in legal aid after latest figures show a huge decrease in the number of legal aid applications in the Blenheim region. More >>