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Anti-American sentiment alive and well
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is disappointed that Foreign Minister Winston Peters appears to have jumped onto Labour's anti-American bandwagon. More >>
Peters puts domestic politicking ahead of NZ
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters might as well hand his Ministerial warrant back if he intends to damage New Zealand's international interests for perceived domestic political gain, says National Party Foreign Affairs spokesman Murray McCully. More >>
Surgery rates for basic procedures decline
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 4:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rates for basic elective surgical procedures have declined substantially across the greater Auckland region in the past five years, says National Party Associate Health spokesman Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
NCEA: Variation still a serious issue
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Steve Maharey is misleading parents and students by saying that variation between subjects and year groups in NCEA is no longer an issue, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Investor confidence rocked by Telecom move
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 1:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s hamfisted unbundling announcement and threat to separate Telecom into lines and retail operations has ramifications way beyond the company, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Bennett sets record straight on powhiri
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Bennett sets record straight on powhiri National MP Paula Bennett categorically denies the Prime Minister’s account of what happened after a powhiri at a Government-run youth justice facility on Friday. More >>
National wants evidence unbundling will work
Monday, 8 May 2006, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will support the Government’s Telecom unbundling legislation to a select committee but reserves its position beyond that, says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
Two sets of 'official' NCEA results in circulation
Monday, 8 May 2006, 4:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Bill English says there are two different sets of 2005 NCEA results in circulation. More >>
Budget leak for leaky-home owners
Monday, 8 May 2006, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Budget will contain a discounted loans scheme for owners of leaky homes, says National's Building & Construction spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Bill English - National Education May 5 2006
Monday, 8 May 2006, 2:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Officially everyone wants every young person to be in a mainstream classroom. But there is more and more evidence that competent teachers struggle to keep control of, let alone teach very badly behaved students. But there seems to be more badly ... More >>
Labour failing to arrest youth arson problem
Monday, 8 May 2006, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government is failing to make any significant inroads into youth crime, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Inquiry into disability services needed
Monday, 8 May 2006, 11:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is seeking a select committee inquiry into the quality of care and services provision for people with disabilities. National’s Disability Issues spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison, says serious concerns have been raised over poor quality ... More >>
Collins refutes PM's claims over walk-out
Monday, 8 May 2006, 11:09 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Judith Collins has refuted claims by Prime Minister Helen Clark’s that she was rude during a haka at the Manurewa CYF facility. “The haka was conducted as social services select committee chair Georgina Beyer and I led the committee ... More >>
Treaty money can’t hide Labour’s ‘go-slow’ agenda
Sunday, 7 May 2006, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour’s announcement of extra money for the Office of Treaty Settlements “can’t hide Labour’s go slow agenda”. More >>
Changing the Conversation
Sunday, 7 May 2006, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Speech to the National Party Canterbury-Westland Regional Conference More >>
Moratorium on waiting list cull - National
Sunday, 7 May 2006, 5:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Moratorium on waiting list cull - National National is calling for a moratorium on culling patients from hospital waiting lists as District Health Boards start to target even the sickest patients and senior specialists describe the cull as ‘dangerous ... More >>
Corrections fess up - Minister must do the same
Sunday, 7 May 2006, 5:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The only thing that would surprise the public about the Department of Corrections now is if they got something right," says National law and order spokesman Simon Power, responding to the latest debacle to hit the troubled department. More >>
Still waiting for Barker’s apology
Sunday, 7 May 2006, 4:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s acting Civil Defence spokesman, Nick Smith, says the public and the media are still waiting for Rick Barker to apologise over his blame claim in relation to the botched reaction to last week’s tsunami warning. More >>
Big pay rises for CYF bureaucrats
Sunday, 7 May 2006, 4:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Big pay rises for CYF bureaucrats Official figures show a tripling in the number of executives at troubled Child Youth and Family Services earning more than $120,000, says National Party Associate Welfare spokeswoman Anne Tolley. More >>
Comment on post-powhiri walk-out
Sunday, 7 May 2006, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Judith Collins is standing by the decision by three National MPs to walk out on a select committee visit to a CYF facility after insults were thrown following a powhiri. More >>
