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TXT exams: teachers show common sense
Friday, 10 November 2006, 10:38 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Bill English has welcomed reports from around the country that teachers are taking a hard line against text language in NCEA exams. He says students need clear rules about what’s acceptable and what’s not. More >>
The Mapp Report - 10 November 2006
Friday, 10 November 2006, 12:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Is our education system letting down our youth? North Harbour Stadium the best solution for the 2011 Rugby World Cup More >>
Cullen loses tax cut affordability argument
Friday, 10 November 2006, 12:38 am | New Zealand National Party
“The latest Treasury figures showing revenue continues to defy predictions makes a mockery of Michael Cullen’s argument that tax cuts are unaffordable,” says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Incompetent Minister ignores AG’s report
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Acting Health Minister Damien O’Connor admitted today that he hadn’t even bothered to read a critical report on health spending from the Auditor-General, despite answering questions on it in Parliament. More >>
Ministers aren’t doing their jobs
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 4:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says Labour Ministers have shown they are alarmingly out of touch with what’s happening in important areas affecting New Zealanders’ lives. More >>
Govt not measuring NZTE schemes properly
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has today acknowledged that its NZ Trade and Enterprise programmes are not properly measured, says National Party Associate Economic Development spokesman Chris Tremain. More >>
Tendering of pathology destabilising workforce
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, says the upheaval caused by the tendering of laboratory services across the country is destabilising a pathology workforce already suffering from a critical shortage. More >>
Plunket confirms Clark told porkies over hotline
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 1:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Jo Goodhew says Helen Clark was “retailing a cocktail of mistruths” as she sought to justify the call to axe funding for PlunketLine. More >>
TXT exams: Maharey thinks he’s cool
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 1:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s acceptance of text language in NCEA exams undermines standards and is misleading to students, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. He is commenting on confirmation from the NZQA today that it will accept exam answers written ... More >>
Labour scraps environmentally friendly school
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 8:59 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says the Government has instructed a school board of trustees to remove the environmental features of its plans for a new school. More >>
Cullen reveals election repayments can be tracked
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Michael Cullen has revealed that repayments by political parties of money improperly spent on election advertising will be passed from Parliamentary Service to Treasury, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Corrections spends $5,000 on electronic consoles
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 3:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department has spent almost $5,000 on Playstation and Xbox consoles and games for prisoners, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Kiwi women getting too many mastectomies
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s rate of mastectomy operations is too high and breast reconstructions too low, says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman and former breast physician Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
Govt priorities on leaky homes all wrong
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has its priorities all wrong if it thinks that hiring spin doctors and spending hundreds of thousands on education campaigns will help fix the leaky buildings issue, says National’s Housing spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Collins: RSA National Council
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 11:42 am | New Zealand National Party
It is a significant honour to address you at the time of the 90th Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association National Council meeting and I would like to thank your National President, Mr John Campbell and the National Executive for this opportunity. More >>
Staffing crisis at North Shore Hospital
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 7:53 am | New Zealand National Party
The long-term staffing crisis at North Shore Hospital reflects high levels of public dissatisfaction with the service provided, says National's Associate Health spokesman and MP for Northcote, Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Emissions make joke of PM’s carbon neutral promise
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 5:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister’s promise of New Zealand being carbon neutral lacks any credibility when just released figures show our emissions are growing faster than almost any other country, says National’s Environment spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Economic transformation papers offer nothing new
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 3:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
The economic transformation papers Trevor Mallard released today are simply a grab-bag of obvious initiatives grouped under cute headings, says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Don Brash Speech to the 90th Royal NZ RSA
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
It gives me great pleasure to be here today to address the 90th Royal New Zealand Returned & Services Association National Council meeting. I thank your National President, Mr John Campbell, and your National Executive for inviting me to speak ... More >>
Taxpayer forks out for Minister’s shenanigans
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 11:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Chris Carter owes New Zealand taxpayers an apology for his illegal shenanigans over the Whangamata Marina that have already cost them $98,000, says National Party Environment spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
