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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 >>
NCEA: Systemic failure in education system
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The fact that one in six students at some of the country’s most affluent schools leave with very limited options for the future shows that under-achievement is systemic in the education system, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Export Credit Office flops
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
The Export Credit Office has proven to be a flop, with the value of export deals guaranteed this year amounting to just a third of the total cost of running the office, says National's Economic Development spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
Health boards bill passes first reading
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 10:30 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue is delighted that her Official Information (Openness of District Health Boards New Zealand) Amendment Bill passed its first reading with unanimous support from all parties in Parliament last night. More >>
Bill would put local govt structure to vote
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 10:28 am | New Zealand National Party
7 September 2006 Bill would put Auckland local govt structure to vote A Member’s Bill in the name of Helensville MP John Key would let Aucklanders decide whether the current local government structure is right for the city. The bill, which goes ... More >>
Another committee, more bureaucrats
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 10:23 am | New Zealand National Party
Today's 'Workforce Taskforce' announcement is simply an excuse to do nothing, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
