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Clarkson lays complaint with Speaker

Friday, 20 October 2006, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party

Tauranga MP Bob Clarkson has laid a privileges complaint with the Speaker against senior Government Minister Trevor Mallard after an alleged assault in Parliament on Thursday. More >>

The Mapp Report: Labour plays by a new rules

Friday, 20 October 2006, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party

This week Parliament passed the bill that left Parties with no obligation to pay back any of the $1.17 million in election spending, which was previously found to be unlawful spending in the Auditor General’s Report. More >>

Pansy Speak: Two standards of behaviour

Friday, 20 October 2006, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party

Since the last edition of this newsletter I have been overwhelmed with responses to ‘A Logical Debate about Smacking’. So far the majority of the feedback is heavily against repealing Section 59, with many respondents wanting to keep the legal ... More >>

Community work scheme not working

Friday, 20 October 2006, 10:15 am | New Zealand National Party

Latest figures show the community work and supervision schemes are failing and the Government needs to re-evaluate them, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

Tenure review further impeded

Friday, 20 October 2006, 9:38 am | New Zealand National Party

Farmers involved in the tenure review process can expect further delays because of ministerial interference, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>

www.mccully.co.nz - 20 October 2006

Friday, 20 October 2006, 12:45 am | New Zealand National Party

Robert Mugabe would be proud. Over a year after the 2005 Labour campaign pledge card was launched and a week after the Auditor-General’s damning finding that this was an unlawful use of taxpayers’ cash, everything has been put right. Perfect. Provided ... More >>

Technology teacher shortage worries Nats

Thursday, 19 October 2006, 3:56 pm | New Zealand National Party

A dire shortage of technology teachers in secondary schools threatens to make the skills shortage even worse and will have a serious economic impact, says National Party Associate Education spokesman Colin King. More >>

National calls in Auditor-General

Thursday, 19 October 2006, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party

National has called on the Auditor-General to investigate massive overpayments by the Ministry of Health to problem gambling intervention service providers. More >>

Questions over escape of prisoner

Thursday, 19 October 2006, 2:50 pm | New Zealand National Party

Corrections and the Police have some explaining to do over the escape of a violent criminal in New Plymouth, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

Govt tax take outstrips local body rates rises

Thursday, 19 October 2006, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

The increase in the Labour Government's tax take over the past six years has far outstripped even the hefty rises in local body rates over the same period, says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>

Labour fuels unrealistic housing expectations

Thursday, 19 October 2006, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says Chris Carter is now reaping what Labour has sown over the past seven years. More >>

Police cancel McDonald’s road safety programme

Thursday, 19 October 2006, 10:40 am | New Zealand National Party

The Police have cancelled a multimillion-dollar road safety sponsorship programme with McDonald’s in adherence to a misguided ideology about commercial involvement, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. He is releasing a memo from ... More >>

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