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Clark’s pledge card argument falls apart
Monday, 2 October 2006, 8:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Bill English is congratulating Pete Hodgson for breaking ranks to confirm Helen Clark’s pledge card was ‘electioneering’. More >>
Where're the checks on tax-funded pilots?
Monday, 2 October 2006, 12:48 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says Labour is failing dismally in its responsibility to keep tabs on tax-funded employment programmes. More >>
Small businesses need 90-day Bill
Friday, 29 September 2006, 3:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Industrial Relations spokesman Wayne Mapp say the Labour Government should take note of a business survey expressing serious concerns about employment-related compliance costs for small and medium businesses. More >>
Dark day for NZ healthcare
Friday, 29 September 2006, 10:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Tomorrow looms as a dark day in the history of New Zealand healthcare, says National Party Associate Health spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Pansy Speak: spin spreads to internat'l education
Friday, 29 September 2006, 12:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour have turned spending other people's money into an art form. We only have to look at the way they spent $440,000 of taxpayers' money on the pledge card to see that they take this art form very seriously indeed. The signs are that Labour are ... More >>
The Mapp Report: Best foot forward in rates debate
Friday, 29 September 2006, 12:11 am | New Zealand National Party
Rates have been a serious issue in the North Shore, and indeed Auckland, for some time now. It is essential to get public feedback to find a real solution. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 29 September 2006
Friday, 29 September 2006, 12:11 am | New Zealand National Party
The problems for Helen Clark just keep getting bigger. Several months of Parliamentary bombardment over her attempted cover-up of the Taito Phillip Field affair saw her take welcome refuge in a Police enquiry that just weeks previously had drawn staunch ... More >>
Nats call for re-opening of tax bill submissions
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 3:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National agrees that submissions to the Government’s tax bill should be re-opened following the announcement of a major rethink in the way overseas share investments are taxed. More >>
Compliance costs survey an indictment on Labour
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
A new survey showing compliance costs have risen for four out of six business sizes is an indictment on the Labour-led Government’s policies, says National's Economic Development spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
AUS wrong to point finger at National
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The university staff union is wrong to blame National for the litany of problems in the tertiary education sector after seven years of Labour Government, says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
New report highlights failing infrastructure
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Failing infrastructure is a serious risk to New Zealand’s future economic prospects and must be urgently addressed, says National’s Energy and Building Spokesman Nick Smith. He is commenting on a just-released report from the NZ Council for Infrastructure ... More >>
Brash welcomes Plunket commitment to hotline
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has welcomed Plunket’s commitment to PlunketLine, but accused Helen Clark of betraying parents after promising that Labour would fund and expand the service. “It’s very clear there is still a high demand from parents ... More >>
Cullen sends shot across Bollard’s bow
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Deputy Finance spokesman Bill English says Michael Cullen has sent a shot across Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard’s bow over the prospect of interest rate rises ahead of the next election. More >>
Maharey at odds with Clark
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 11:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Science Minister Steve Maharey should follow Helen Clark's request and ensure that the Marsden Fund's processes are scrutinized following the controversial award of $465,000 for a sex study, says National's Science spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
More answers needed on vote-buying claims
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 12:23 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says allegations made by the Maori Party require more than a casual denial from the Labour Government. More >>
NZEI too partisan
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 5:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
A speech by the President of the NZEI shows the organisation cannot separate its professional role from its political opposition to the National Party, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
International education in disarray
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has dropped the ball on international education, says National Party Associate Education spokeswoman, Pansy Wong. She is commenting on a report on English language schools that shows tuition income has plummeted from $258 million in 2003 ... More >>
Teachers vote no confidence in Labour
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Teachers at the PPTA conference have effectively delivered a vote of no confidence in Labour’s handling of the NCEA debacle and Steve Maharey’s management,” says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. “Five years down the track, teachers ... More >>
Another Labour building blow-out
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
"Labour has again displayed its total incapacity to properly budget for public building projects," says National Party Associate Justice spokeswoman Kate Wilkinson. More >>
Brash - Tertiary Education: where to from here?
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the opportunity to address your conference. It is a pleasure to be able to speak to an audience of talented and dedicated professionals in this important part of the tertiary education sector. More >>
