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Easter trading submissions heard
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 12:21 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Jacqui Dean says there is strong cross-party support to finally overcome the anomalies of the Easter trading legislation. Parliament is considering two bills relating to Easter trading – one from Mrs Dean and one from Labour MP Steve Chadwick. More >>
Labour abuses OIA to stop tax review questions
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 12:18 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is hiding the behind-the-scenes goings-on around its much-vaunted business tax review, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Fewer operations as Auckland's population grows
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite growth in the population of greater Auckland over the past five years, there were fewer elective operations performed this year than last year, and fewer than five years ago, says National's Associate Health spokesman and MP for Northcote, ... More >>
Canterbury surgeons say culled patients will die
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, says Canterbury surgeons have delivered a chilling message to the Labour Government – people will die as a result of the waiting list cull. More >>
Clark drops the ball on double-dipping MP
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says Helen Clark should ask Shane Jones to contribute the $86,000 salary/koha he's collecting from his other job to helping pay back Labour's election overspending. More >>
Few options for 44% of low-decile school leavers
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
More than four out of ten students at low-decile (1-3) secondary schools leave with very limited options for further study or training, says National's Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
$2 million state home in Auckland
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is calling on Chris Carter to justify why Labour continues to subsidise one family in a $2 million state home in Auckland while more than 11,000 needy families languish on the HNZ waiting list. More >>
Council fed up with lack of action on party pills
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Jacqui Dean says local authorities are fed up with Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton's sluggish response to calls for restrictions on the sale of party pills. More >>
Prisoner transfers should be made safer now
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor should already be making urgent changes to the process surrounding the transfer of young prisoners, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Labour encourages police backlog on child abuse
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 10:54 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Welfare spokeswoman Anne Tolley says Labour needs to sort out the mixed messages being sent to agencies over child abuse. More >>
Govt report confirms barrier to geothermal power
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 12:04 am | New Zealand National Party
One of the Government’s own departments has identified the RMA as a substantial barrier to the development of geothermal power, says National’s Energy spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Bennett seeks small business exemption
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP David Bennett is to move an amendment to the Employment Relations Amendment Bill to ensure small businesses do not suffer from “excessive interference” in their commercial operations. More >>
Labour – not taxpayer – obliged to repay debt
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
An option for Labour to underspend its parliamentary budget to ‘pay off’ its 2005 election spending rort is unacceptable because Labour would get away with not repaying its debt, says National Leader Don Brash. More >>
Celebrating Families - 5 September 2006
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 2:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Quarter of a billion dollars is owed by New Zealand parents living in Australia. More >>
Failing fines system pushes up prison numbers
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is letting people rack up fines so big that they have no hope of paying them, leaving judges with no option but to send them into already overcrowded prisons, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Labour's waiting list cull out of control
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, says the Labour Government's directive to DHBs to cull their waiting lists means it is even harder for patients to get into hospital. More >>
Collins' Comments - 4 September 2006
Monday, 4 September 2006, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Flat Bush residents are not happy with being told what schools they will receive. The Government is planning to spend $237 million on seven new schools in the Flat Bush area of the Clevedon electorate. More >>
Clark tries to confuse public on election rort
Monday, 4 September 2006, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark should tell New Zealanders when Labour is going to pay back its election overspending instead of trying to confuse the public, says National Leader Don Brash. More >>
Prisoner harasses women by text
Monday, 4 September 2006, 11:24 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Law and Order spokesman Simon Power says he is stunned by the revelation that an inmate from Christchurch Prison is harassing women by text and the Corrections Department appears to be doing nothing about it. More >>
Breastscreen policy fails younger women
Monday, 4 September 2006, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Jackie Blue says extending the age for mammographic screening downwards, to include women 45 to 49 years old, has failed to deliver. More >>
