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Clark must come clean on PlunketLine
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister must come clean on the fact that her Government prohibited Plunket from answering more calls, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Organ donation bill passes first hurdle
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 9:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue is delighted her Member's Bill to change organ donor rules has passed its first hurdle. More >>
Cost more important than safety for remand
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 4:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
A recommendation to release remand prisoners on electronic surveillance is more about cost cutting than it is about public safety, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Housing Minister at odds with PM over HNZ
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says the Housing Minister appears to be out of step with Helen Clark over the reaction by Housing New Zealand’s chairman to allegations of a whistleblower’s gagging order. More >>
United Future in gun over microchipping
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 1:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
It's now up to United Future to show they aren't the Government's poodles over the plan to microchip all dogs, says National Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Insurance plan will push up rents
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 11:11 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is urging Labour not to push up rents for struggling families renting in the private sector. More >>
Cullen admits tax will cover most sharemarkets
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party
John Key MP National Party Finance Spokesman 2 May 2006 Cullen admits tax will cover most sharemarkets Finance Minister Michael Cullen has confirmed that Kiwis who sell shares and repatriate the gains back home will be fully hit by his capital gains ... More >>
Childcare policy driven by blind ideology
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 12:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour and United Future have once again chosen ideology over commonsense in the early childhood sector, says National's Associate Education spokesman, Tau Henare. More >>
Transparency would decrease criticism of teachers
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 12:46 am | New Zealand National Party
Criticism of teachers would be greatly reduced if parents had easier access to information about what goes on in the classroom, says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Consult river users on Tainui negotiations
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 5:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is calling on Labour to consult river users before concluding negotiations with Tainui over the Treaty claim on the Waikato River. More >>
Collins Comments - 2 May 2006
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 2:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
ANZAC Day is our special day. As spokeswoman for Veterans' Affairs and local MP, I was honoured to attend the Papakura Dawn Service. I appreciated the opportunity to address everyone at the Papakura RSA, in this, the Year of the Veteran. More >>
Party pill educ'n shouldn’t be left to students
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 11:46 am | New Zealand National Party
Students should not be put in the position of acting as the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff when it comes to party pills, says National MP Jacqui Dean. More >>
Confidence in Electricity Commission undermined
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 10:39 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders can have little confidence in the Electricity Commission when even one of its own commissioners does not agree with its grid security policies, says National Party Energy spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Aged-care sector should be sceptical
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 9:53 am | New Zealand National Party
Workers in the aged-care sector should be sceptical about Health Minister Pete Hodgson's promise to increase investment in aged care in the upcoming Budget, says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Jo Goodhew. More >>
Charter funds should be contestable
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 9:27 am | New Zealand National Party
TVNZ's move to generate programming ideas from a staff contest shows exactly why charter funding should be contestable, says National's Broadcasting spokeswoman, Georgina te Heuheu. More >>
May Day unionists harking back to 'dark old days'
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 9:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says the union members protesting against his bill to establish a 90-day probation period for new employers are living in the dark ages. "Modern unionists should look at modern employment law in ... More >>
No plan of action from Hodgson
Monday, 1 May 2006, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Pete Hodgson’s maiden speech on health today offers no hope to the 180,000 people languishing on hospital waiting lists, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Families Commission should stop playing politics
Monday, 1 May 2006, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
It's time Rajen Prasad stopped bowing down to his political masters and started looking after the needs of families, says National's Families spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
TVNZ emails reveal 'culture of contempt'
Monday, 1 May 2006, 2:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Murray McCully has today released emails obtained from Television New Zealand under the Official Information Act which he says portray "a culture of contempt for the parliamentary process." More >>
Brash - Address to the Early Childhood Council
Monday, 1 May 2006, 9:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Don Brash MP - National Party Leader: Address to the Early Childhood Council Annual Conference Grand Tiara Hotel, Rotorua More >>
