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Give teachers tools to deal with problem students
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Teachers need more options for dealing with badly behaved students says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Common sense needed in mental health staffing
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 12:00 am | New Zealand National Party
A common-sense approach to mental health staffing is needed to ensure that service provision is maintained, says National's Associate Health spokesman (Mental Health), Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Police inquiry will be $2.2m over budget
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 1:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The fifth delay to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct will further undermine the public’s confidence in the police, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
National Caucus suspends Connell
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 11:53 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the National Party Caucus today decided to suspend MP Brian Connell. The National Party Board resolved last Thursday that Mr Connell had again failed to show the restraint and discipline expected of a Caucus member, ... More >>
Repeat offenders could get electronic bail
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 8:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government could let repeat offenders and those who have previously breached bail into the community to ensure its new electronic bail scheme delivers, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Truancy: English backs schools
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 8:49 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should push for more truancy prosecutions rather than spending all its time and resources on flash new ideas like text messages for parents, says National Party Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Yet more industrial action hits patients
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 12:48 am | New Zealand National Party
Patients around the country will suffer from yet more industrial action caused by Health Minister Pete Hodgson’s neglect of the health system, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Brash takes Brethren issue to caucus
Monday, 25 September 2006, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is rejecting as 'Labour Party spin' attempts to connect the National Party with the Exclusive Brethren. More >>
No Government funding for top apprentices
Monday, 25 September 2006, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should help fund excellence in apprenticeships, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Prisoners get state-of-the-art TVs
Monday, 25 September 2006, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
Prisoners in the new Auckland Women’s Corrections Facility have state-of-the-art televisions which most New Zealanders cannot afford, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Sex study award needs scrutiny
Monday, 25 September 2006, 11:16 am | New Zealand National Party
The awarding of nearly $500,000 to a panelist on the prestigious Marsden Fund for a cultural history of sex that will include research into ‘the hustler, the modern orgasm’ and ‘the sexual culture of Auckland’ needs scrutiny, says National’s ... More >>
Budgeting help needed urgently for beneficiaries
Monday, 25 September 2006, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins, says the Government is not doing enough to ensure beneficiaries manage their money. More >>
Exodus to Aust continues unabated
Friday, 22 September 2006, 4:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Immigration Spokesman, Lockwood Smith, says the latest immigration statistics show that the exodus of Kiwis to Australia is continuing unabated. In the 12 months ending August 2006 we had inflows of migrants from the United Kingdom, Fiji, India, ... More >>
Teachers turned food police
Friday, 22 September 2006, 4:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Teachers will have to be trained experts on diet to comply with new Government rules on food in schools, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
The Mapp Report: What's with Helen?
Friday, 22 September 2006, 2:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Has she finally lost the plot? Her extreme outburst this week shows exactly how determined she is. She has put the survival of her government above everything. She as refused to accept the decision of the Auditor General. She has failed to conduct politics ... More >>
Hodgson hypocritical on obesity
Friday, 22 September 2006, 2:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pete Hodgson has been shown up as having double standards in the obesity campaign, says National's Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
Plain English: Rip Van Winkle Wakes Up
Friday, 22 September 2006, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Last week Alan Bollard woke up from his long sleep through rising inflation. Financial Markets were surprised when Dr Bollard indicated that another increase in interest rates is possible. Bollard and Cullen have both believed they found a way to keep ... More >>
Clark's gaffe over AG shows she's losing her grip
Friday, 22 September 2006, 1:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Helen Clark is losing her grip after getting it wrong over what the Auditor-General is supposed to have told political parties. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 22 September 2006
Friday, 22 September 2006, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The judgment of Justice Fogarty on the Whangamata Marina Society case was always going to hinge upon the credibility and competence of Conservation Minister Chris Carter. The decision released on Monday left both in tatters, raising serious questions ... More >>
Lake Alice deal: Hodgson must explain
Friday, 22 September 2006, 12:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health needs to come clean and explain to the public exactly how the Government reached a decision to withhold money awarded to second-round claimants in the Lake Alice case, says National Party Associate Health spokesman responsible ... More >>
