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Don’t let vet probe drag on urges Collins
Monday, 27 March 2006, 10:00 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Veterans Affairs spokeswoman Judith Collins is urging the Government not to drag its heels over the claims by Vietnam veterans of missing medical files. More >>
What’s the position on chequebook journalism?
Monday, 27 March 2006, 9:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Broadcasting spokeswoman Georgina te Heuheu is calling on the Government to outline its position on chequebook journalism, after claims made about TVNZ in weekend newspapers. More >>
Brownlee seeks clarification from RNZ
Monday, 27 March 2006, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee is calling for an explanation from Radio New Zealand after the sudden axing of a regular political segment. More >>
Confidence rattled in scholarship - yet again
Monday, 27 March 2006, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Bill English says the latest complaints about this year’s scholarship exams show Labour’s complacency is ill founded. More >>
Worrying claims by burglary victims
Monday, 27 March 2006, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Law and Order spokesman Simon Power says reports today confirm many of his fears about crime statistics and public confidence in the police. More >>
Youth justice centre opening delays cost $65,000
Monday, 27 March 2006, 9:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour Minister Ruth Dyson has acknowledged there were delays in the construction of the Rolleston Youth Justice Facility, and that the delays cost $65,000, says National Party Associate Law and Order spokesman Chester Borrows. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 24 March 2006
Friday, 24 March 2006, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
There was much fanfare earlier this week as Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard announced a $1.5 million grant to an outfit called Organics Aotearoa New Zealand. The organisation, said Mr Mallard, had been launched “in November last year ... More >>
Gerry: In the House - 24 March 2006
Friday, 24 March 2006, 3:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
It has been a very interesting week in the House with the unexpected resignation of David Parker. This has highlighted just how thin on the ground Labour's talent pool really is. The Prime Minister has categorised this year as being preoccupied ... More >>
Plain English - 24 March 2006
Friday, 24 March 2006, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
During the election campaign, Labour persuaded enough voters that tax cuts were not affordable. But in the next few months, the government surplus that could have paid for long term tax cuts will be spent on targeted voter groups. It's an expensive ... More >>
News Worthy - 24 March 2006
Friday, 24 March 2006, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
The ability to recommend the appointment of a Justice of the Peace is the last bastion of a constituency MP's patronage. More >>
Wayne Mapp - The Mapp Report 24 March 2006
Friday, 24 March 2006, 9:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Students at Gisborne’s Matawai Primary School are being asked to sign a six page, 26-clause document before they are allowed to use the schools “Information and Communication Technologies”, i.e. internet. More >>
Govt underinvesting in roading, says Treasury
Friday, 24 March 2006, 9:06 am | New Zealand National Party
A Treasury paper says Labour has underinvested in roading projects, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Pansy Speak: Giving senior citizens a fair go
Friday, 24 March 2006, 12:53 am | New Zealand National Party
Speaking from his hospital bed, the only consolation for Freemans Bay pensioner Ross Bradburn was that he had won his case against Housing New Zealand about a rent dispute of around $26 a week. More >>
Economy stationary as Govt fails to prepare NZ
Friday, 24 March 2006, 12:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The surprisingly bad December growth figures out today show the Labour Government has failed to prepare the country for stormy economic weather, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Govt underinvesting in roading, says Treasury
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Treasury paper says Labour has underinvested in roading projects, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Herceptin decision welcomed
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue has welcomed Medsafe’s decision to provisionally approve the drug Herceptin for use in early breast cancer. More >>
Hodgson needs to wake up
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 12:53 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Pete Hodgson needs to face up to the fact that Aucklanders aren't getting the heart surgery they need, and he better do something about it immediately, says National Party Associate Health spokesman Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Dramatic decline in heart surgery in Auckland
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 4:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
There has been a 50% decline in open heart surgery at Auckland DHB over the past three years, says National Party Associate Health spokesman Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Labour fails to secure oil, gas exploration bids
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Associate Energy spokesman, Phil Heatley, says the Government must move quickly to remove impediments to domestic oil and gas exploration before the energy crisis gets even more dire. More >>
Maharey makes a mockery of school secrecy
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Steve Maharey's release of individual school performance data to me makes a mockery of his Government's attempts to keep this information from parents, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. The Government has banned parents from accessing ... More >>
