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More heat than light on under-floor heating saga
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite claiming that under-floor heating in prisons is cost-efficient, Corrections cannot reveal how much it cost to install, says National's Law &Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Labour fails to consult on new Solicitor-General
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 1:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Shadow Attorney-General Chris Finlayson is disappointed but not surprised that Michael Cullen failed to consult National on the appointment of Dr David Collins, QC, as the new Solicitor-General. More >>
Report confirms more living in severe hardship
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 1:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins, says the 2006 Social Report confirms that poorer New Zealanders are casualties of Labour’s failed policies. The report says that ‘between 2000 and 2004, there was an increase of 3 percentage points ... More >>
Brash: Address to Christchurch Central Zonta Club
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 11:27 am | New Zealand National Party
Today I want to talk to you about a subject very close to my heart. My cheque book. Because some say this little book holds the key to whether my party wins the next election. Some say it holds the key to whether I even contest the next election! More >>
Key: Speech to 'Mood of the Boardroom'
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 10:10 am | New Zealand National Party
A fortnight ago today, the Government released the report of its long-awaited business tax review. This was the report, you might recall, that was going to contain some very big and bold measures, perhaps too big and bold for some people to stomach, ... More >>
Government funding the wrong helpline
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Families spokeswoman, Judith Collins, is calling on the Government to divert funding from its wasteful 211 helpline to youth telephone counselling services. More >>
Funding rules for low-level courses wasteful
Monday, 7 August 2006, 5:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Tertiary Education Commission investigation into a computer course at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology shows how wasteful the Government’s rules are for low-level tertiary courses, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Maori option costs $308 for each new voter
Monday, 7 August 2006, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says the stunning lack of success of the Maori electoral option shows that the only way forward is through a one-person, one-vote system, not a race-based approach. More >>
Clark says Audit Office, Solicitor-General wrong
Monday, 7 August 2006, 2:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark continues to be in denial about her office spending $446,000 improperly on her election pledge card and brochure, says National Leader Don Brash. More >>
Minister not listening to concerns over GP crisis
Monday, 7 August 2006, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Pete Hodgson must start listening to communities and health professionals alarmed by the growing shortage of GPs, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Cancer patients’ dangerous wait in Wellington
Monday, 7 August 2006, 10:17 am | New Zealand National Party
Wellington cancer services are in crisis as patients wait more than twice the Ministry of Health standard to begin treatment, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Musical prisoners takes its toll
Monday, 7 August 2006, 10:14 am | New Zealand National Party
The increasing number of prisoners being shuffled around the country's prisons because of overcrowding has been accompanied by a sharp rise in complaints, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Pledge card rort: Labour in the gun
Monday, 7 August 2006, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
National will demand Labour pays back the $446,000 spent on its pledge card and brochure if the Auditor-General finds Labour unlawfully spent taxpayers’ money on the advertising. More >>
Ewen-Street wants to contribute to National
Monday, 7 August 2006, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
"I'm looking forward to the challenge of assisting National build a stronger environmental platform," says former Green MP Ian Ewen-Street. More >>
National welcomes Ewen-Street
Monday, 7 August 2006, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash today welcomed the decision by former Green MP Ian Ewen-Street to join the National Party and assist its Bluegreens develop environmental policy. More >>
Labour in fantasyland over local content
Friday, 4 August 2006, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Broadcasting spokeswoman Georgina te Heuheu says Labour is starring in its own fantasy show if it thinks the TVNZ charter is working. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 04 August 2006
Friday, 4 August 2006, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Weekly Report from the Keyboard of Murray McCully MP for East Coast Bays More >>
Mapp Report Helping hand for failing health system
Friday, 4 August 2006, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health is a hot topic for New Zealand at the moment. It has been a cause for concern for some time now after a year full of delayed surgeries, increased waiting lists and hospital staff strikes. More >>
Newsworthy 4 August 2006 - No. 82
Friday, 4 August 2006, 9:42 am | New Zealand National Party
The rates furore continues without proper consideration of the funding mechanisms available to local authorities. Caught up in the argument are a range of issues. The present Government changed the law to provide local authorities with a power ... More >>
Worsening mental health despite millions more
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The mental health of New Zealanders is getting worse despite millions more in government funding, says Dr Jonathan Coleman, National's Associate Health spokesman responsible for mental health. More >>
