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Police jobs no easy rider
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows, is questioning whether the ‘Better Work Stories’ that are being used to attract new police recruits through the Internet sends the right messages about the nature of police work. More >>
Govt hypocritical about school spending
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 1:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Criticising schools for spending money on beautifying their grounds is hypocritical when the Government has just spent $11 million on prison landscaping, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich More >>
Pharmac pre-empts public consultation
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 5:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pharmac’s preliminary conclusion that all is well with how it funds high-cost medicines is pre-empting the results of public consultation, says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
Prisoner health survey fails to address big issues
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 5:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
A survey of the health of prisoners, released today, fails to address the big issues of drug use and mental health, according to National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
CAA review cause for concern
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Serious flaws highlighted in an independent review of the Civil Aviation Authority come as no surprise to National’s Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson. More >>
Operational funding review a waste of time
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich, believes she won’t be the only one disappointed with reports released today on schools’ operational funding. More >>
Xmas cake for business, crumbs for the workers
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Michael Cullen has announced a billion-dollar tax cut for business, but after nine years of a Labour Government, wage and salary earners will still have had no tax cut, says National's Finance spokesman, Bill English More >>
Forestry sector deserves proper representation
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jim Andertons poor representation of the forestry sector has seen the industry sink to an all time low, says National’s Forestry spokesman, Shane Ardern. “The Minister is taking advice on what is needed in the forestry sector from the same bureaucrats ... More >>
Import health standard, not as sweet as honey
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Biosecurity spokesman Shane Ardern is pleased honey’s import health standard will be heard before the High Court, following the suspension of honey from Australia. More >>
Marina decision embarrassment for Labour
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s backdown on the Whangamata Marina decision is a victory for Kiwi battlers who took on an arrogant Government and won, say National Conservation spokesman Nick Smith and Coromandel MP Sandra Goudie. “This is an incredibly embarrassing ... More >>
Where is Labour’s strategy on car thefts?
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should explain what has happened to its plans to introduce a mandatory scheme that would target organised car-theft rings, says National’s Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Govt closes off disabled care for festive season
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 12:34 am | New Zealand National Party
On December 31 Labour will cut off funding for young disabled people seeking respite care over the New Year, says National’s Disability spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Govt closes off disabled care for festive season
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 12:02 am | New Zealand National Party
On December 31 Labour will cut off funding for young disabled people seeking respite care over the New Year, says National’s Disability spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Key Notes: Labour - Another year of inertia
Monday, 18 December 2006, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has shown that it has been consistently incapable of effectively addressing climate change and energy policy over the past twelve months. More >>
Labour's hectare tax two faced
Monday, 18 December 2006, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has been duplicitous through the actions of its own SOE, Landcorp, which is this country's biggest deforester, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>
Forestry tax plan is madness
Monday, 18 December 2006, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The tragedy of today's proposal from Labour is that it will trigger more deforestation at the very time we need to be planting more trees," says National's Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Half of people believe fines won't be paid
Monday, 18 December 2006, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has allowed the reparations and fines collection system to deteriorate so badly that about half of the people surveyed believe offenders can get away without paying up, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Forestry tax plan is madness
Monday, 18 December 2006, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
“The tragedy of today’s proposal from Labour is that it will trigger more deforestation at the very time we need to be planting more trees,” says National’s Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith. “The threat from the Labour Government to impose ... More >>
Export Year vague in the extreme
Monday, 18 December 2006, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government ‘s oddly labelled ‘Export Year 2007’ is foundering before it starts, says National’s Commerce spokesman, Simon Power. “From what I can see, the Government is not at all well prepared for the start of this plan, and they are ... More >>
Clark must sack O’Connor over Liam Ashley fiasco
Monday, 18 December 2006, 8:22 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark must show accountability and sack Damien O’Connor after the damning report into Liam Ashley’s death and the latest revelation that his killer had an affair with a prison guard, says National Party Deputy Leader Bill English. More >>
