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Copeland: Nats must discipline Power
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
United Future whip Gordon Copeland today called on the National Party caucus to discipline Rangitikei MP Simon Power for orchestrating the collapse of a select committee hearing yesterday even though submitters from all around the country were present to give ... More >>
Contract collusion at Corrections
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department allowed two consultants among those responsible for overseeing the building of four regional prisons to write each other's job description and set each other's remuneration range, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Ministry mad to suggest higher shellfish takes
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 3:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Fisheries spokesman Phil Heatley says it is madness to advocate increasing shellfish harvesting takes in greater Auckland just because the Ministry of Fisheries is failing to police current rules properly. More >>
Ratepayers set for another clobbering
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Rural areas will have to pay millions to comply with Labour’s heavy-handed proposed Health (Drinking Water) Amendment Bill,” says National Party Associate Health (Rural) spokeswoman Jo Goodhew. More >>
Judith Collins Clevedon MP Newsletter
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Our Charities are facing unfair scrutiny. As of 1 February 2007, the Charities Commission will have the power to de-register organisations that are becoming too “political”. This means charities that lobby for law changes and advocate for others could face ... More >>
Charging for private pathology tests flawed
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
The proposed rollout of private pathology charges will put further pressure on public waiting lists, says National's Associate Health spokeswoman, Jackie Blue. More >>
30% of schools in the dark
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 2:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Almost 30 percent of schools have no useful information about which of their students are failing, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
National Party announces new General Manager
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party President Judy Kirk has today named Chris Simpson as the Party’s new General Manager. “I am delighted to announce Mr Simpson’s appointment to replace Greg Sheehan,” says Mrs Kirk. More >>
Teachers’ Council must lift its game
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 9:10 am | New Zealand National Party
The Teachers’ Council must lift its game to meet the expectations of parents and the standards of the profession, says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Seasonal permits must be faithfully policed
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 12:26 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is seeking an assurance that a programme allowing Pacific Islanders into New Zealand on short-term work permits will be faithfully policed. Immigration Minister David Cunliffe announced today that Pacific Island workers will be eligible ... More >>
Anti-private patient ideology means waiting lists
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s new anti-private healthcare move will see waiting lists grow as patients who use private specialists move back to the public system, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Labour again refuses to help small business
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government's response to the Small Business Advisory Group's second report shows it is paying only lip service to the needs of business, says National Economic Development spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Drop in calls to biz helpline needs explanation
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 1:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard needs to explain why phone enquiries to Government-funded business advisory service BizInfo have fallen by 44% since 2002/03, says National Party Economic Development spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Newsworthy 2006 - No. 89
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 9:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Here come the tax cuts Last week it was revealed that the 2005/06 budget surplus (following some accounting changes) was $11.5 billion. That equates to around $8,000 per household. More >>
Plain English - 20 October 2006
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
In the heat of controversy in parliament this week the media missed the issue at the heart of it all. Labour spent about $2.8 million on the 2005 election campaign when the legal limit was $2.3 million, and they got away with it. And they could ... More >>
Police recruitment numbers still in negative
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The first three months of the Government's drive to recruit 1,000 extra frontline police has resulted in a net loss of 14 sworn officers, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
ACC merger plan deceptive and devious
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 12:05 am | New Zealand National Party
Plans to merge the employer and self-employed ACC accounts will have serious negative effects on the efficiency of the scheme, the Accredited Employers Partnership Programme, the chance to offer choice and competition, or to have it full funded by 2014, says ... More >>
National calls for investigation at Canterbury DHB
Saturday, 21 October 2006, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, is calling for an immediate independent investigation into Canterbury DHB’s security systems, following revelations a woman obtained photo ID and posed as a registered nurse at several Christchurch hospitals. More >>
Overdue appointments latest electricity shambles
Saturday, 21 October 2006, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is incompetent and unacceptable that three of the Electricity Commissioners’ terms of appointment expired more than a year ago, says National’s Energy spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Annual report on Corrections: F for fail
Friday, 20 October 2006, 3:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The 17% increase in the daily cost of keeping a prisoner locked up over the past year is due in large part to the Corrections Department's $490 million prisons construction budget blowout, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
