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Decoy cops being used in dangerous situations
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Untrained decoy cops are continuing to be used in confrontational situations which put them and others at risk, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Rates inquiry to cost at least $8,300 a day
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Local Government spokesman John Carter says the independent inquiry into rates had better come up with ways to reduce rates bills given that it's costing the taxpayer at least $8,300 a day. More >>
Beachheads programme making little impact
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's rosy rhetoric about its Beachheads programme does not match the evaluation it released today, says National Party Economic Development spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
IRD ruling poses another skill shortages hurdle
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party
A draft IRD ruling that tax will apply to travel and relocation costs of overseas workers coming to New Zealand undermines Labour’s claim that it’s addressing skill shortages, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Climate of fear causes airport to ban billboard
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Bill English says vicious attacks on critics by Helen Clark and her Labour-led Government have led to Wellington Airport turning down a National Party billboard as it was too politically sensitive. More >>
NZ Inc: No analysis, no consultation
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 10:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Answers by Trevor Mallard to parliamentary questions indicate he’s done no consultation and no analysis on his New Zealand Inc campaign, says National Party Economic Development spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Stern report highlights Labour’s policy vacuum
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 8:46 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Environment spokesman Nick Smith says the release of the Stern report on the economics of climate change highlights Labour’s failure to deliver a coherent climate change policy. More >>
Public get only limited voice on rates inquiry
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 12:24 am | New Zealand National Party
“New Zealand First and Labour have conspired to limit public participation in the rates inquiry,” says National Party Local Government spokesman John Carter. “Ratepayers will want to be heard. More >>
Labour can't claim Christian values
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has to take responsibility for its actions over the pledge card before it can claim a monopoly on Christian values, says National Party MP Bill English. More >>
Labour heads for another biosecurity failure
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The possible Didymo outbreak in the Rangitikei River signals yet another failure by the Labour Government to control biosecurity risks, says National Party Biosecurity spokesman Shane Ardern. More >>
Labour lets crims keep more illegal assets
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The value of assets the Government is confiscating under the Proceeds of Crime Act is dropping despite the number of cases increasing, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Aussies rescue Kiwi breast cancer patients
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 10:54 am | New Zealand National Party
Up to 30 New Zealand women will be sent to Australia for breast cancer treatment within the next few weeks, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
IRD to hire 300-400 staff to administer KiwiSaver
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 10:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Plans to hire 300-400 Inland Revenue staff to administer KiwiSaver are yet another example of the Labour Government's public sector hiring binge, says National Party Associate Finance spokesman Craig Foss. More >>
Rates inquiry: Just get on with it, Labour
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 10:50 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Local Government spokesman, John Carter, expects the terms of reference for Labour’s rates inquiry to cover the burden imposed on councils through dozens of pieces of legislation passed over the past seven years. More >>
Briefing on Auckland laboratory contract
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party members of Parliament’s Health Select Committee are looking forward to Wednesday's attendance by the Auckland District Health Board. National MPs wrote to the chair of the Health Select Committee calling for a committee briefing on the ... More >>
Lack of clear co-ordination of aged-care services
Monday, 30 October 2006, 4:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
A lack of obvious co-ordination between the many agencies involved in providing aged-care services is jeopardising the level of care given to elderly people, participants at National’s latest aged-care forum said in Wellington today. More >>
Corrections spends $455,000 to keep costs down
Monday, 30 October 2006, 4:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
A new office established by the Corrections Department to bring efficiency to the prisons construction project is simply another layer of expensive bureaucracy, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Labour plans to dip into public purse - again
Monday, 30 October 2006, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s plans to dip into the public purse to fund political parties smacks of desperation by a party facing huge financial problems, says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
Collins' Comments: 30 October 2006
Monday, 30 October 2006, 3:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
For what was meant to be the biggest change to our welfare system in fifty years, Social Development Minister, David Benson Pope’s recent announcement on benefits was a flop. Despite an imaginative use of jargon the big secret was the supposed ... More >>
MoH inaction on prostate cancer test guidance
Monday, 30 October 2006, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Almost a year after the Government promised new guidance on PSA testing for prostate cancer, nothing has been agreed on or released, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
