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National Congratulates Inglis
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party has congratulated double amputee and mountaineer Mark Inglis and his team for successfully scaling the world's highest peak. More >>
Barker needs to admit we are not prepared
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
"Civil Defence Minister Rick Barker has shown his contempt for the public by failing to admit the fatal flaws in New Zealand's emergency response planning," says National Party Acting Civil Defence spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Dyson missing in action on elder abuse
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 9:59 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Senior Citizens spokeswoman Sandra Goudie says Ruth Dyson must condemn in the strongest possible terms the latest example of elder abuse in a nurses' union magazine. More >>
Are we really 39% sicker?
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 12:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Industrial Relations spokeswoman Paula Bennett is calling on Labour to deny that a 39% increase in sick leave for some industries is a direct result of its clumsy Holidays Act changes. More >>
Cullen's Auckland rates suggestion outrageous
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 12:54 am | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Michael Cullen's suggestion to Auckland Mayors that they hike rates by more than 5% to fund roading is outrageous, says National Party Transport spokesman Maurice Williamson. More >>
Photos of nude rest home residents an outrage
Monday, 15 May 2006, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ruth Dyson must say publicly whether she believes the publishing of pictures of naked rest home residents in a nurses’ organisation magazine is acceptable practise, says National’s Senior Citizens spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie. More >>
Plain English, 15 May 2006
Monday, 15 May 2006, 2:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Telecom drops its bundle on Rural New Zealand, Hope or Hoax, Tunnel Threatens Te Anau, Australia Marches On More >>
Labour’s ideology stalls GP negotiations
Monday, 15 May 2006, 10:28 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government’s ideology is getting in the way of it keeping its own election promises, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Labour MPs not aware of powhiri policy
Sunday, 14 May 2006, 2:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Judith Collins is calling on the Prime Minister to tell her MPs what her policy is regarding the seating of female MPs during government department powhiri. More >>
Waiting list cull patients ‘will die’
Sunday, 14 May 2006, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
A senior cancer specialist has warned some waiting list patients will be sent home to die as the nationwide waiting list cull gathers pace, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
What Really Matters
Sunday, 14 May 2006, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Address to the National Party Lower North Island Regional Conference Madam President, my parliamentary colleagues, delegates, members of this great National Party. Thank you all for the huge contribution you made to the election outcome last year. As ... More >>
A Bluegreen Vision for NZ
Sunday, 14 May 2006, 2:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Speech to the National Party Lower North Island Regional Conference Palmerston North. More >>
Law & Order latest target for Brash in speech
Sunday, 14 May 2006, 2:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has brought fresh focus to one of the major planks of National’s election campaign last year during a speech at the Party’s Lower North Island Regional Conference in Palmerston North today. More >>
Collins Comments - 12 May 2006
Friday, 12 May 2006, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Finally numbers of Counties Manukau Police Perhaps Police Minister Annette King should be more in tune with the police magazine that features her on this months cover, 'Police News'. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 12 May 2006
Friday, 12 May 2006, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
In the early phases of last year’s election campaign, the Labour Party was desperate. Confident that they would have an easy ride to victory, the polls were showing anything but that. So the decision was made to play the anti-American card. Bovver boy Trevor ... More >>
Working Hard for Families - 12 May 2006
Friday, 12 May 2006, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan More >>
Prisoner compo: another reason for inquiry
Friday, 12 May 2006, 1:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prisoners being paid compensation because they were kept in prison past their release date is further reason why there must be a wide-ranging inquiry into Corrections, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Too little, too late for leaky homes
Friday, 12 May 2006, 1:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s tinkering with the Watertight Homes Resolution Service and its half-baked loan scheme will not give the assistance needed to fix the thousands of leaky homes, says National’s Building and Construction spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Over-sell on KiwiSaver slammed by Treasury
Friday, 12 May 2006, 11:26 am | New Zealand National Party
“Finance Minister Michael Cullen should apologise to New Zealanders for continuing to oversell the benefits of KiwiSaver against all advice,” says National Party Finance spokesman John Key More >>
Don Brash Writes No. 78, 11 May 2006
Friday, 12 May 2006, 11:11 am | New Zealand National Party
On 15 March this year, Parliament voted by 63 votes to 58 to send Wayne Mapp's Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill to a Select Committee for further consideration. More >>
