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Social workers not registered five years later
Monday, 11 September 2006, 12:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Only a quarter of CYF frontline social workers have gained registration with the Social Workers Registration Board five years after Labour moved to register social workers to help protect people from poor social work practice," says National's Associate ... More >>
Debt owed by liable parents tops $1.1 billion
Sunday, 10 September 2006, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Debt owed by liable parents tops $1.1 billion The amount of debt owed by liable parents has topped the $1.1 billion mark, according to figures supplied to National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. The figures show that at June 30, 140,365 liable parents ... More >>
Radiographer strike will affect thousands
Sunday, 10 September 2006, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman 10 September 2006 Radiographer strike: thousands of patients to be disrupted Thousands of patients, including many cancer sufferers, face major disruption as the radiographers’ strike this week threatens to push ... More >>
Serious flaws in youth offending programme
Sunday, 10 September 2006, 1:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
There are serious flaws in the implementation of the Government's Youth Offending Strategy Health & Education Assessment Programme, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. The pilot programme provides health and education assessments ... More >>
O'Connor finally admits system failing some
Friday, 8 September 2006, 5:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor has finally admitted that mental health screening in prisons is failing some inmates, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
National dissatisfied with 2005 election inquiry
Friday, 8 September 2006, 5:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour and Green Party members on the Justice & Electoral Select Committee have used their block voting power to stifle the inquiry into the 2005 general election. The National Party members on the committee – Dr Richard Worth, Chris Finlayson and ... More >>
No place for self-preservation in Ak restructuring
Friday, 8 September 2006, 5:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is inappropriate for the Auckland region mayors to foist their views on the future structure of Auckland on the people and give themselves extended tenure in the process, says National’s Local Government (Auckland) spokesman, Richard Worth. More >>
King confuses public over traffic de-merge report
Friday, 8 September 2006, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister Annette King has deceived Parliament by claiming she had not had any progress reports on de-merging traffic enforcement from the Police when she had, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Key: Address to 'Hollowing Out' Symposium
Friday, 8 September 2006, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thank you for inviting me here this afternoon to discuss the issue of “hollowing out” in New Zealand. I guess the first thing to think about is what “hollowing out” actually means. In other countries, hollowing out refers primarily to the ... More >>
National begins forums on aged care
Friday, 8 September 2006, 11:39 am | New Zealand National Party
The first of National’s stakeholder forums on aged care was held in Christchurch this week. National’s Associate Health spokeswoman responsible for aged care, Jo Goodhew, says that over the next several months, National will be holding a series ... More >>
Labour fudges policy on million dollar state homes
Friday, 8 September 2006, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is stunned that it has taken seven years but only one question in Parliament to get any action from Chris Carter on state house tenants living in million dollar state homes. More >>
Radiographer strike: yet more chaos under Hodgson
Friday, 8 September 2006, 10:31 am | New Zealand National Party
Yet another crisis is pushing the health system to the verge of chaos, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. He is commenting as seven DHBs around the country prepare for a radiographers’ strike next week that will paralyse hospitals and affect thousands ... More >>
New plan for Auckland
Friday, 8 September 2006, 10:29 am | New Zealand National Party
National has approved a Members Bill to let Aucklanders decide whether the current local government structure is right for the city. More >>
Law to reveal private financial affairs
Friday, 8 September 2006, 10:14 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Economic Development spokeswoman, Katherine Rich, is concerned that the Business Law Reform Bill championed by Lianne Dalziel will force high net-worth kiwis to make their private financial statements public. More >>
Labour ignores looming crisis in courts
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Justice spokeswoman Kate Wilkinson is demanding hard evidence that the courts system has been 'steadily improving' in light of figures which show the waiting times for jury trials has increased in each and every South Island High ... More >>
Ad hoc loan to firm sets poor precedent
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 4:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government ignored Treasury advice in giving an ad hoc interest-free US$8 million loan to a Silicon Valley-based firm with a base in Auckland, says National Economic Development spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Minister ignored breast screening advice
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Most women aged between 45 and 49 have been let down by Breastscreen Aotearoa's failure to screen them for breast cancer, as promised, says National's Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
CAA resignations: about time
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 3:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Transport spokesman Maurice Williamson has welcomed news that the Civil Aviation Authority's chairman and his deputy are going. More >>
O'Connor's drinking-age comment out of line
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 2:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Associate Minister of Health Damien O'Connor is making a mockery of the parliamentary process by saying the drinking age will not be put back to 20 before the Law and Order Select Committee has even finished its consideration, says National's Law & ... More >>
Brash meets Samoan PM
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash today met Samoa’s most senior political figures, including the Prime Minister, Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. “I am gaining a good understanding of the challenges facing the Samoan Government and the region ... More >>
