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More youths in trouble with the law
Monday, 14 August 2006, 9:27 am | New Zealand National Party
The number of family group conferences jumped dramatically last year. Figures obtained from the Associate Minister CYF/Disability Issues show that 9,190 conferences were held in the last financial year, 1536 more than the year before. More >>
Ozzie figures confirm seriousness of income gap
Monday, 14 August 2006, 9:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says figures showing New Zealand has the biggest brain drain in the OECD should be a wake-up call to Labour. “The figures are staggering, and they’re serious because these are the best people for ... More >>
Mataitai reserves: seabed-foreshore by stealth
Monday, 14 August 2006, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley, is questioning the Fisheries Ministry’s active promotion of mataitai reserves to Maori. “Ever since the seabed-foreshore legislation was passed the number of mataitai claims has mushroomed,” says Mr Heatley. More >>
National questions success of home scheme
Monday, 14 August 2006, 9:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says he has yet to see evidence that Labour’s expanded mortgage insurance programme is hitting the mark, and will not simply entice people further into debt. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 11 August 2006
Friday, 11 August 2006, 4:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Court of Appeal has this afternoon released its decision on the application of the humble member for East Coast Bays, to overturn a ruling by High Court Justice John Wild, declining him access to the Whangamata Marina file. Hot off the press, ... More >>
National won't let Labour off the hook
Friday, 11 August 2006, 12:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the National Party will not be supporting retrospective legislation that lets political parties off the hook for misusing taxpayer money at the last election. More >>
SchoolSMART: English goes to Ombudsman
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, has written to the Ombudsman complaining about Education Minister Steve Maharey’s refusal to make public information relating to the performance of schools. More >>
Prison 'estimates' 20 months after construction
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Law & Order spokesman Simon Power is staggered that the indicative cost for Spring Hill Prison was not known until June 21 this year, 20 months after earthworks began. Similarly, the indicative cost for Otago Prison was only known on May 25, ... More >>
National pays back money - Labour should too
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 1:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party has used its own money to pay back $10,588.17 identified by the Auditor-General as being used outside the parliamentary rules for which it was given, says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
King attempts to fudge public sector argument
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National is concerned about the increase in back-office staff in the public sector – not any increases in nurses, doctors and prison officers, says National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Massive increase in Govt bureaucracy
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 6:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
A 64% increase in space leased by Government departments since 1999 and a 95% rise in policy and admin staff shows how bloated the bureaucracy has become, says National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Govt has no idea of costs until prisons built
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says today's report from the State Services Commission on the blow-out in prison construction costs confirms that the Government has been wanton and reckless in its use of taxpayers' money. More >>
DOC holding up Bay of Plenty power project
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:48 am | New Zealand National Party
It is outrageous that the Department of Conservation spent 13 months deciding on a concession application for the upper Kaituna hydro project only to recommend it be declined, says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
Clark argues black is white
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark's ability to argue that black is white is becoming legendary and must be of concern to the public, says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
Clark feigns confusion about parliamentary rules
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark is deliberately feigning confusion about the rules that bar the spending of parliamentary money on electioneering, says National Leader Don Brash. More >>
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 >>
