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Dyson's comments on elder abuse utter hypocrisy
Thursday, 15 June 2006, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Ruth Dyson's comments about elder abuse are utter hypocrisy, says National's Senior Citizens spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie. "This is infuriating. Today the Minister is trying to sound sympathetic on elder abuse, when just a few weeks ago she was defending ... More >>
Door open for frivolous, vexatious RMA objections
Thursday, 15 June 2006, 11:26 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Kate Wilkinson says she is disappointed her Member’s Bill aimed at preventing frivolous and vexatious claims from holding up the resource consent process has been rejected by Parliament. More >>
National demands briefing on retrospective bill
Thursday, 15 June 2006, 10:37 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is demanding a briefing on why Labour is slipping through retrospective clauses in a Maori Purposes Bill tabled this week. More >>
National's security concerns proved correct
Thursday, 15 June 2006, 10:07 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Foreign Affairs spokesman Murray McCully says the Prime Minister needs to explain her Government’s confusion over a matter of serious national security. “Helen Clark needs to front up and explain why her Government refuses to accept there ... More >>
More RMA madness over grass sign
Thursday, 15 June 2006, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Environment spokeswoman Jacqui Dean says the latest example of “RMA madness” near Queenstown is more evidence that the legislation is in “dire need of reform”. More >>
Minor Auck grid consent takes more than 2 years
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 5:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is misleading the country when it claims the Resource Management Act is not contributing to a fragile electricity infrastructure, says National’s Energy spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Gaping hole in defence against terrorism?
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders should be seriously concerned about the state of the nation’s counter-terrorism preparedness says National Party Foreign Affairs and Defence spokesman Murray McCully. More >>
Minister fiddles as legal aid slips into crisis
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party says Labour is allowing the legal aid system to slip further into crisis while it conducts a survey of ‘unmet legal needs’. “How many people will escape justice, or be wrongly convicted because of Labour’s nonsensical approach to legal ... More >>
How much will digital TV cost the taxpayer all up?
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
With a rumoured announcement before the end of this week on the shape of digital TV, National’s Broadcasting spokeswoman Georgina te Heuheu is calling on the Minister to make sure he lays out ALL the costs up front. More >>
Smacking ban comments 'chilling for parents'
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families spokesman Judith Collins says the comments by a lawyer with first-hand experience of Sweden’s smacking ban “are a chilling warning to Kiwi parents”. More >>
Peters on death of former Fijian Minister Vakatora
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Foreign Minister Winston Peters today expressed his sadness at the death of former Fiji government minister and public servant Tomasi Vakatora, who died on Monday aged 80. More >>
Ministerial infrastructure group failing miserably
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 11:46 am | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Don Brash is questioning what has happened to the Labour Government's infrastructure group of ministers. More >>
Time for Minister to act on party pills
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 11:39 am | New Zealand National Party
A survey showing that one in five young people have tried party pills should be the final wake-up call for Jim Anderton to act, says National MP Jacqui Dean. She is commenting on the findings of a Massey University survey, which show that 38% of ... More >>
Labour home loans scheme misses the mark
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says Labour's 'Welcome Home Loans' scheme is failing to live up to the hype that surrounded its launch. More >>
Not so fast Minister!
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 11:15 am | New Zealand National Party
"When did Housing New Zealand chairman Pat Snedden tell his Minister that he'd misled the public over the recent hush money allegations?" More >>
Corrections staff pay rates out of kilter
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department seems to have its priorities wrong when it comes to what it pays some staff, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. He is releasing answers to parliamentary questions that show the pay structures of two groups of ... More >>
Fire Service funding option an outrage
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 5:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rick Barker’s suggestion that ratepayers may have to fund the Fire Service is an outrage, says National’s Internal Affairs spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie. More >>
Use Terrorism Suppression Act Provisions
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 4:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is questioning whether the Government's failure to use the provisions of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 contributed to the ability of Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali to enter and remain in New Zealand. More >>
Housing NZ chairman breaks no-surprises agreement
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says the chairman of Housing New Zealand has some explaining to do after revelations today that he broke the no-surprises agreement between the Government and HNZ. More >>
Brash calls on parties to do the right thing
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Don Brash today called on political parties to rethink their objection to introducing legislation that fixes an error that has left several broadcasters out of pocket. More >>
