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Nats Welcome New Leader & Deputy Thank Brownlee
Monday, 27 November 2006, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party president Judy Kirk today welcomed John Key as Leader of the New Zealand National Party. “Mr Key’s aspirational vision and dynamic approach to both politics and the National Party, puts National in the driver’s seat for winning the next ... More >>
National thanks retiring Deputy Leader
Monday, 27 November 2006, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party president Judy Kirk today thanked Gerry Brownlee for his work as the National Party’s Deputy Leader. “Mr Brownlee’s efforts and hard-work as Deputy Leader of the Party are well known. I would personally like to take this time to ... More >>
National Welcomes New Deputy Leader
Monday, 27 November 2006, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party president Judy Kirk today welcomed Hon Bill English as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand National Party. “Mr English’s strong party links and connection to the rural heartland ensures that National remains strongly committed to one of ... More >>
National Welcomes New Leader
Monday, 27 November 2006, 3:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party president Judy Kirk today welcomed John Key as Leader of the New Zealand National Party. “Mr Key’s aspirational vision and dynamic approach to both politics and the National Party, puts National in the driver’s seat for winning the next ... More >>
Statement from Bill English
Monday, 27 November 2006, 8:22 am | New Zealand National Party
“My aim over the past three days has been to help put together an experienced and united National team to win the next election and provide New Zealand with good government,” says National Party MP Bill English. More >>
Gerry Brownlee Statement on Deputy Leadership
Monday, 27 November 2006, 8:19 am | New Zealand National Party
Tomorrow, the National Party caucus will choose a new leader. I’m confident that will be John Key and he has my full support. More >>
Elective surgery shutdown begins Monday
Monday, 27 November 2006, 8:17 am | New Zealand National Party
More than 2,000 patients will get phone calls tomorrow cancelling their elective surgery as hospitals around the country start preparing for the laboratory workers’ 7-day strike beginning on Wednesday, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Report confirms families are not better off
Sunday, 26 November 2006, 12:32 am | New Zealand National Party
Report confirms families are not better off under Labour The Labour-led Government has squandered a golden opportunity to make families better off, says National’s Families spokeswoman, Judith Collins. She is responding to reports of a research ... More >>
Wanganui: Health Minister must act now – or resign
Sunday, 26 November 2006, 12:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, says Health Minister Peter Hodgson must take urgent action over the escalating crisis at Wanganui Hospital – or he should resign. More >>
Labour rips $300 million off employers
Sunday, 26 November 2006, 12:15 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour rips $300 million off employers ACC Minister Ruth Dyson’s determination to by-pass normal consultation processes to ram through the merger of the employer and self-employed ACC accounts, while ripping about $300 million off employers, is ... More >>
Stolen emails injunction lifted
Friday, 24 November 2006, 11:37 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash went to the High Court at Wellington this morning to seek to lift the interim injunction concerning publication of his stolen emails so Nicky Hager’s book could be published without further delay. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz- 24 November 2006
Friday, 24 November 2006, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party
On election day 2005, Don Brash met at his Glendowie home with his closest advisors. Polls showed a race that was too close to call. And Dr Brash had prepared two election night speeches: a victory speech and a concession speech. The latter, as he revealed ... More >>
Victim continues to wait for reparation
Friday, 24 November 2006, 11:03 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says it is not acceptable that any victims of crime have to wait years for reparation, let alone those who are sick and vulnerable. More >>
Corrections should come clean on staff cuts
Friday, 24 November 2006, 10:41 am | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department should come clean to its employees about its cost-cutting plans at head office, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
News Worthy - 24 November 2006
Friday, 24 November 2006, 12:06 am | New Zealand National Party
Draft National Statement on Religious Diversity; The regulatory juggernaut; Hard labour in jail More >>
Strike shuts down elective surgery
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The planned laboratory workers’ strike will shut down all elective surgery in public hospitals throughout New Zealand for a week, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. The planned strike, starting next Wednesday, will affect laboratory services ... More >>
Group says violence cheque an ‘insult’
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 3:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
A community group on the East Coast is branding its $500 share of the Government’s family violence initiatives as an ‘insult’ to its staff, says National Party Associate Welfare (CYF) spokeswoman Anne Tolley. “I’m sure agencies all over ... More >>
Brash Resignation Speech Notes
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today I want to make two announcements. The first is about my own position as Leader of the National Party. As most of you will recall, I let it be known before the election last year that, should National lose the election, I expected to step down as Leader ... More >>
Statement on Don Brash’s resignation
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party President Judy Kirk supports and respects the decision by National Party Leader Don Brash to step down as the party’s leader. “Dr Brash is an outstanding New Zealander who has made an extraordinary contribution to this country and to this ... More >>
More problems in Corrections
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 12:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Law & Order spokesman Simon Power says claims that prison officers barter goods with inmates, and an incident of an officer taking contraband into prison, are further evidence that the Corrections Department has deep problems. More >>
