Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
New Zealand National Party - Latest News [Page 498]
King must read riot act to CAA
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 9:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Transport spokesman Maurice Williamson says Annette King must read the riot act to the Chair of the CAA during their meeting in her Beehive office tomorrow (Tuesday). More >>
Increase in grievance claims against CYF
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 9:04 am | New Zealand National Party
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of personal grievance claims against the troubled Child, Youth and Family Service, says National's Associate Welfare (CYF) spokeswoman, Anne Tolley. More >>
Labour ignores Nancy Wake again
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 9:03 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour is the last to recognise the actions of New Zealand's greatest living war heroine, says National's Veterans Affairs spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
HNZ claims need to be tested
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 9:02 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is asking Housing Minister Chris Carter whether he'll repeat the public assurances given by HNZ after a second insider raised the alarm on internal processes. More >>
Women waiting up to a year for mammograms
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 12:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Women aged between 45 and 49 years are waiting up to a year for a mammogram, says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
New HNZ claims fuel call for committee probe
Monday, 5 June 2006, 2:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says the latest allegations levelled by a Housing New Zealand insider add weight to his call for a wide select committee inquiry into the tax-funded Corporation. More >>
Prisoners claiming millions in compo
Monday, 5 June 2006, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pressure created by overcrowded prisons is resulting in millions of dollars in compensation being claimed by prisoners, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Labour must abandon cronyism if SOEs are to expan
Friday, 2 June 2006, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour must abandon its policy of rewarding cronies by appointments to State Owned Enterprise boards if they are to succeed in expanding, says National Finance spokesman John Key. Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard today said the Government ... More >>
$5 million education rort exposed
Friday, 2 June 2006, 11:11 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Bill English is calling on Michael Cullen to investigate a taxpayer-funded tertiary education rort worth nearly $5 million. More >>
What's the hold-up with Field report?
Friday, 2 June 2006, 10:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says it’s time for Helen Clark to justify the long delay in the public release of the draft report into the activities of Taito Phillip Field. More >>
Cullen shoots the messenger over Budget
Friday, 2 June 2006, 9:38 am | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Michael Cullen’s attack on the media over how his Budget has been portrayed shows his career is in its death throes, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz - 2 June 2006
Friday, 2 June 2006, 12:33 am | New Zealand National Party
Planning to sell your house? Well here’s a tip: Don’t get Helen Clark or any of her Ministers to manage the sale process on your behalf. That’s the compelling message from this week’s revelations in relation to the sale of the nation’s Skyhawks and ... More >>
Former arts boss urges change to Venice criteria
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 1:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Arts spokesman and former Arts Board chairman Chris Finlayson is pushing for a formal change to the selection criteria used when deciding what to send to the Venice Biennale. “When we launched the Kiwi campaign at Venice in ... More >>
Wait-emata: heart patients turned away
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
Patients suffering chest pains and blackouts are no longer being seen by Waitemata DHB as the squeeze on elective surgery tightens, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Skyhawk sale bungled
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's sale of the Skyhawk and Aermacchi jets, announced just before the election, is starting to look like a complete bungle, says National Party Defence spokesman Murray McCully. More >>
Biennale report misses the point
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 4:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Katherine Rich says an $80,000 report out today on New Zealand's participation in the Venice Biennale totally misses the point. More >>
Hodgson, Dunne split over medicines policy
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 1:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
A split is developing between Health Minister Pete Hodgson and his associate, United Future Leader Peter Dunne, over the long-term medicines strategy, says National's Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
Decoy cops: do they carry batons, pepper spray?
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 10:32 am | New Zealand National Party
The Police Minister should tell the public once and for all whether or not her part-time decoy cops will be carrying pepper spray and batons, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Hodgson clumsy and incompetent
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Pete Hodgson's handling of the GP subsidy rollout is clumsy and incompetent, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. He is commenting on the collapse of negotiations between health officials, DHBs and PHOs on the July rollout of the patient ... More >>
Staff problems dog Corrections
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 12:07 am | New Zealand National Party
The number of investigations into prison staff employment issues and breaches of protocol is further indication of a department in crisis, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
