Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
New Zealand National Party - Latest News [Page 486]
Ardern calls for biosecurity shake-up
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 3:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
A major shake-up of biosecurity is needed, National’s Biosecurity spokesman Shane Ardern told the Beekeepers National Association Conference today. In opening the conference, Mr Ardern said beekeepers have already been hit hard by the Varroa Bee ... More >>
Brash: Crisis of confidence looms in local govt.
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Brash: Crisis of confidence looms in local government National Party Leader Don Brash has warned that New Zealand is currently on the brink of a “crisis of confidence” in local government, and he says the blame lies squarely with the Labour-led Government. More >>
Crisis of confidence looms in local government
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The theme of this conference, “Leading Communities”, begs the question: “Leading communities where?” Is it to a bright future, or up the garden path? More >>
Brash calls on Clark to order Com. of Inquiry
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 2:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is calling on Helen Clark to order a Commission of Inquiry into the behaviour of Labour MP Taito Phillip Field, given the glaring omissions from the Noel Ingram report released today. More >>
Groser to adjudicate WTO dispute
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Tim Groser has been appointed by the Acting Director-General of the World Trade Organisation to chair the panel charged with resolving a long-running civil aviation subsidies dispute. More >>
Police sent on customer service courses
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 9:34 am | New Zealand National Party
Police officers are being sent on customer service courses specifically designed for telephone operators, retail assistants, and moteliers, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
NCEA: Time for Maharey to get serious
Monday, 17 July 2006, 4:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
The problem of students receiving faulty NCEA results will never be solved while the Education Minister is more interested in taking petty pot shots at his opponents than delivering fair and valid assessment, says National Party Education spokesman ... More >>
Labour not focused on waste management
Monday, 17 July 2006, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Comments that Labour ‘continues to focus on effective and pragmatic approaches to managing waste in New Zealand’ are pure rubbish, say National MPs Nick Smith and John Carter. More >>
More hot air from Helen on rates
Monday, 17 July 2006, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Local Government spokesman John Carter says ratepayers should not be expected to “swallow more hot air from Helen Clark” on the “going nowhere review” of council funding. More >>
Cell guards not trained in suicide prevention
Monday, 17 July 2006, 10:26 am | New Zealand National Party
Prisoners are being guarded in police cells by security officers who are not trained in suicide prevention, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Labour just can't get NCEA right
Monday, 17 July 2006, 9:06 am | New Zealand National Party
"Labour simply can't continue to brush over the serious problems with NCEA when thousands of students are still getting the wrong results," says national Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Clarification sought on reports' whereabouts
Monday, 17 July 2006, 9:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins is seeking clarification from Labour about when the two reports into child homicides and domestic violence are likely to be released. More >>
Young offenders still waiting for Lab. to deliver
Monday, 17 July 2006, 9:01 am | New Zealand National Party
"Young offenders are among those paying too high a price for Labour's failing law and order policies," according to National Party Associate Welfare spokeswoman Anne Tolley. More >>
Enforce immigration rules - Ryall
Sunday, 16 July 2006, 1:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Enforce immigration rules - Ryall The Government must enforce its own immigration health rules to stem the flow of illegal migrants running up unpaid hospital bills, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. He is commenting on reports that ... More >>
Don Brash Writes - No. 84, 14 July 2006
Friday, 14 July 2006, 5:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
I believe, and have consistently argued, that the Government has a responsibility to keep a careful watch on how it spends the hard-earned taxpayer dollars it takes from New Zealanders. More >>
35,000 students miss out on numeracy
Friday, 14 July 2006, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parents will be alarmed to find out that more than one thousand registered primary teachers are not effective at mathematics, says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. He is commenting on the release today of a report from the Education ... More >>
Plain English: 14 July 2006
Friday, 14 July 2006, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trade training is in trouble because the Government has focused on numbers rather than quality. This week's sacking of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Registration Board is an indicator of the tensions under the surface as all trades grapple with ... More >>
Pansy Speak: Chasing the Dragon
Friday, 14 July 2006, 2:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The report 'Preparing for a Future with Asia' will no doubt cause intense discussion between academics, some policymakers and businesses, but it won't cause too many ripples in the wider community. More >>
The Mapp Report - 14 July 2006
Friday, 14 July 2006, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Politics is supposed to be about the ideas and solutions that shape society (though it is often about power!). Two recent events put sharp focus on the evolution of our country. The first is that the number of people, especially Maori, who are in ... More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 14 July 2006
Friday, 14 July 2006, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
It’s official: The National Party Spokesman on Conservation does not have "a genuine or proper interest" in the Court proceedings of the Whangamata Marina Society against the Conservation Minister. He is not, therefore permitted to view or to copy the ... More >>
