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Suspend Palestinian aid/contact - McCully
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Foreign Affairs spokesman Murray McCully has called on the Government to suspend all financial support and government-to-government contact with the Palestinian Authority. More >>
Dyson kept CYF merger secret
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says Ruth Dyson knew last year that the troubled Child Youth and Family was being set up to merge with the Ministry of Social Development. More >>
Farcical governing arrangements on display
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 12:55 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee wants to know whether Jeanette Fitzsimons will answer questions about the review of the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy that she co-announced today. More >>
Working for Families fails the poor
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 12:27 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Working for Families policy not only extends welfare to the wealthy but also fails the poor, says National’s Revenue spokesman Lockwood Smith. More >>
Full prisons inquiry the only solution
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 5:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
A full review of the prisons system is the only way the Government will convince the public it is serious about sorting out the very real problems in Corrections, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Students more competent than NZQA
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
NZQA has quietly awarded two additional 'premiere scholarships' to students who discovered they had been cheated out of the prized qualification, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Real life examples expose housing policy idiocy
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is surprised by Steve Maharey's u-turn on Labour's state housing policy. More >>
Working for Families huge expansion of welfare
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Working for Families extension on 1 April is a huge expansion of the welfare state that creates all the wrong incentives for working people to get ahead, says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Canterbury DHB failing to meet demand
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Canterbury District Health Board is failing to meet the expectations and demands of the people in its region, says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
Wellingtonians have to be sicker to get operations
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health bosses have admitted that Wellington residents have to be sicker than ever to get elective surgery, says National Party Associate Health spokesman Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Financial crisis at Capital and Coast DHB
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Capital and Coast District Health Board is facing a financial crisis with a $43 million blowout in its construction budget and a $19 million decline in financial performance, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Mapp: Mallard's comments "a bit rich"
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 6:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard's suggestion that we did not win more Commonwealth Games medals because our athletes lacked mental toughness is a bit rich from a Minister who presided over an education system where scores are no longer kept in primary school sport, says ... More >>
Celebrating Families: 28 March 2006
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has decided to merge Child Youth and Family (CYF) with the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). Just a matter of months ago, the CYF Minister was praising the performance of CYF and saying that it was “moving towards performance excellence”. ... More >>
Anderton a lame duck over farm dog microchipping
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton was shown up as being a lame duck when he admitted his failure to argue farmers’ case over microchipping of farm dogs, says National Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Collins' Comments: Legionella in Beachlands
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
As some of you may be aware there has been legionella presence found in some of the 9 tested water tanks in the Beachlands area. More >>
Anderton fails the test over farm dog 'chipping
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party
It's disappointing for the rural community that Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton has been rolled by a junior minister over the plan to microchip farm working dogs, says National Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Labour failure in prisoner rehab laid bare
Monday, 27 March 2006, 3:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Law & Order spokesman Simon Power has released new figures which have “laid bare Labour’s stunning failure when it comes to drug and alcohol rehabilitation for prison inmates”. More >>
Chris Carter confirms $95,000 state house income
Monday, 27 March 2006, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is pleased Chris Carter has finally moved to correct figures which show how much Housing New Zealand tenants are earning. More >>
Labour’s secret smear campaign boomerangs
Monday, 27 March 2006, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
“The secret smear campaign to shift public opinion against a 16-year-old Sri Lankan girl who was pleading for permission to stay in New Zealand has come back to haunt Labour,” says National Party MP Judith Collins. More >>
Power queries 'musical prisoners'
Monday, 27 March 2006, 10:38 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Law and Order spokesman, Simon Power, says Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor must assure New Zealanders that his game of 'musical prisoners' does not pose a threat to public safety. More >>
