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Strikes continue to increase
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s union-centric industrial relations legislation has led to an increasing number of strikes at the expense of economic growth, says National’s Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Doubts over prisons contracting method
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 5:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
A report to Treasury shows there was great unease at the use of an untested contracting methodology to build New Zealand's four newest prisons, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Truancy operation needs more teeth
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Truancy officers need more teeth to drive home parents' legal obligation to make sure their children attend school, says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Defence spend-up exercise in 'damage limitation'
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Defence spokesman Murray McCully says Labour's defence announcements today are little more than a "transparent exercise in damage limitation after damning criticism in successive annual reports". More >>
Clark's clean slate bill 'cynical self interest'
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 11:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the National Party will oppose the bill being introduced to validate expenditure found by the Auditor-General to be unlawful. More >>
Goodhew: Elderly couples should not be split up
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 12:11 am | New Zealand National Party
National will put forward amendments to the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Bill that would stop couples in aged-care facilities being unnecessarily split up, says National's Associate Health spokeswoman (Aged Care), Jo Goodhew. More >>
National yet to see validating legislation
Monday, 16 October 2006, 5:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says National has yet to see legislation that validates the unlawful spending of taxpayers' money by Labour and other parties during the election campaign. More >>
Hodson says cancer sufferers not worth it
Monday, 16 October 2006, 3:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's announcement by Pharmac's clinical advisory committee not to fund Herceptin comes as no surprise, says National's Associate Health spokeswoman (Pharmacare), Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
National Education, 16 October 2006
Monday, 16 October 2006, 1:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Christchurch-based longitudinal study on 1265 children from birth confirms that good management of severe behavioural children has big payoffs for the wider community. The subjects in this study are now 30 years old. Dr David Ferguson who runs the study ... More >>
Inland Revenue funds tv tax show flop
Sunday, 15 October 2006, 6:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Inland Revenue funds tv tax show flop Inland Revenue spent $864,000 on a tv show aimed at small and medium-sized businesses that attracted woefully tiny audiences, says National Associate Economic Development spokesman Chris Tremain. NBR has reported ... More >>
Junior doctor shortage worsens
Sunday, 15 October 2006, 6:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hospitals around the country are facing huge increases in the cost of locums as the shortage of junior doctors worsens, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. "Not only is the country facing a GP shortage, there's now a very real risk ... More >>
Corrections Dept out of Minister’s control
Sunday, 15 October 2006, 6:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Dept out of Minister’s control The housing of hardened adult prisoners in youth offender units shows that Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor has no control over his department, says National’s Law and Order spokesman, Simon Power. ... More >>
AG’s report throws doubt on fairness of election
Sunday, 15 October 2006, 6:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Don Brash MP National Party Leader 15 October 2006 AG’s report throws doubt on fairness of election Helen Clark’s belated decision to pay back the taxpayers’ money the Labour Party illegally spent on advertising won’t remedy Labour’s deliberate ... More >>
High country farmers to be hit by rent hikes
Friday, 13 October 2006, 4:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour-led Government's shocking plan to hike the rents of high country leases is a huge blow to these farmers, says National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Working Hard for Families - 13 October 2006
Friday, 13 October 2006, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
It sickens me that there are many New Zealand children who go to school and to bed unfed because of parents who can't be bothered to pull their weight and provide for their kids. Add to this, we have one billion dollars owed in child support debt. More >>
Solid Energy mining decision welcomed
Friday, 13 October 2006, 2:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The West Coast can continue to plan for its economic future following Solid Energy’s decision to keep mining at Spring Creek, says National Party Associate Energy spokesman (Mining), Chris Auchinvole. More >>
Labour writes off record amount of fines
Friday, 13 October 2006, 2:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government last year wrote off more fines and reparation than any Government in recent history, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
News Worthy - 13 October 2006
Friday, 13 October 2006, 1:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
The hoodwinking of Epsom voters; Crime Figures Just Get Worse; A Clean and Green Environment; Political Quote of the Week More >>
Long time waiting for Dunne’s medicines strategy
Friday, 13 October 2006, 11:06 am | New Zealand National Party
Peter Dunne's promised review of medicines may have been a populist election platform in 2005 but the reality is it will be 2008 before the final report is available, says National's Associate Health spokeswoman (Pharmacare), Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
Don Brash Writes - 12 October 2006
Friday, 13 October 2006, 9:06 am | New Zealand National Party
In my annual speech to the Orewa Rotary Club this year, I said that for the next three years National would continue to emphasise the five key policy areas that we took to the last election. I also indicated that we would bring renewed emphasis ... More >>
