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National does Housing Minister’s work for him
Monday, 20 November 2006, 9:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Chris Carter is only half-heartedly facing up to state house subletting scams after backtracking and misleading the public on more than one occasion, says National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley. More >>
Victims miss out on reparation
Sunday, 19 November 2006, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is letting people accumulate huge amounts of unpaid reparation and fines, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Rejection of elderly patients by GPs alarming
Sunday, 19 November 2006, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Reports that elderly people in Canterbury are unable to register for care with GPs is alarming, says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Jo Goodhew. More >>
National expresses support for Tongan deployment
Sunday, 19 November 2006, 12:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the civil unrest in Tonga is of great concern and National supports the deployment of New Zealand military and police personnel to help restore order. More >>
Pansy Speak: Floating on thin ice
Friday, 17 November 2006, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
In the previous edition of Pansy Speak, I asked for your thoughts about the proposal to raise the legal age for purchasing alcohol from 18 to 20. Overall, I received a mixed response, which was in stark comparison to the overwhelming response I received ... More >>
Plain English - Column By Bill English
Friday, 17 November 2006, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Auckland opinion is running about two to one against the waterfront stadium. I expected more support for the Government's offer of a free $1 billion stadium. National wants to do what it can to make sure the 2011 World Cup is successful but we won't give ... More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 17 November 2006
Friday, 17 November 2006, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Exactly one year ago today, New Zealand won the right to host Rugby World Cup 2011. Twelve months later the nation is consumed by the debate about where, how, and to what cost we will provide a stadium venue suitable to host the 2011 final. And appalled ... More >>
Teachers are already too busy
Friday, 17 November 2006, 3:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Teachers are already doing more than they should to deal with serious child welfare problems, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Brash Wins Court Order Blocking Email Publication
Friday, 17 November 2006, 2:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has obtained a High Court order restraining the publication or distribution of copies of email correspondence which is believed to have been stolen from his computer. More >>
Get serious about graffiti - bring on the tag-cams
Friday, 17 November 2006, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Wellington-based National MP Mark Blumsky is calling for an urgent Government response to the growing problem of graffiti vandalism following the report of the Local Government and Environment Committee recommending that the Manukau City Council (Control of ... More >>
The Mapp Report - 17 November 2006
Friday, 17 November 2006, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The Environment and the Market; What can we do?; A game of two halves?; North Shore feedback More >>
NewsWorthy - 17 November 2006
Friday, 17 November 2006, 11:54 am | New Zealand National Party
Waterfront Stadium Shows Hubris; The police discretion to prosecute; Unbridled Government; Political Quote of the Week More >>
Where’s the problem-gambling report?
Friday, 17 November 2006, 11:37 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Internal Affairs spokeswoman Sandra Goudie says Damien O’Connor should say if his office is busy censoring the Health Ministry’s report into the overpayment of groups dealing with problem gamblers. More >>
Housing rort: Still waiting for answers
Friday, 17 November 2006, 11:29 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says he is still waiting for honest answers from Housing Minister Chris Carter about when Housing New Zealand became aware of allegations about a subletting rort in Christchurch. More >>
AWOL Minister for Auckland clocks up air miles
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Bill English has released figures showing the Minister for Auckland issues, Judith Tizard, has the second highest domestic travel bill of any Labour Minister since 2000. More >>
The great early childhood hoax
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government cannot deliver on its promise to provide 86,000 toddlers with access to 20 hours free childcare, says National’s Associate Education spokesman, Tau Henare. More >>
Cancer treatment by postcode unacceptable
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Cancer patients facing a wait of more than eight weeks for radiation treatment should be offered treatment in Australia, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Parker displays breathtaking hypocrisy
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 3:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Environment spokesman Nick Smith says David Parker has “displayed hypocrisy of breathtaking proportions on the world stage” with his call for international co-operation on climate change. More >>
Alleged housing rort: Who knew what, when?
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is calling on Jim Anderton and Ruth Dyson to reveal when they found out about the alleged housing scam that’s been uncovered in Christchurch. More >>
Clark, Anderton must explain tenure review motives
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 10:44 am | New Zealand National Party
A Cabinet paper shows Labour wants to cut the cost of tenure review by increasing rentals so the leases are worth substantially less when the Government comes to buy them out, says National Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
