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Prostitute registers should be shredded
Monday, 20 March 2006, 9:09 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Katherine Rich has called for Archives New Zealand to shred the prostitute registers it will receive from the Police. More >>
Pharmac advice leaves Health Minister red-faced
Monday, 20 March 2006, 12:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Pete Hodgson is getting bad advice from Pharmac, says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue. “When the long-awaited medicines review finally happens it should be widened to include a thorough review of Pharmac's top ... More >>
Something very sick in Health
Friday, 17 March 2006, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Yesterday, my colleague, Dr Jackie Blue MP, a breast physician accepted an 18,000 signature petition to have Pharmac broaden its subsidy for Herceptin to include women with early breast cancer. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 17 March 2006
Friday, 17 March 2006, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The revelation that the Labour Party had overspent the campaign budget allowed under the Electoral Act was always going to test the authorities charged with enforcement of the law. More >>
Decision on overspending 'gutless cop-out'
Friday, 17 March 2006, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Murray McCully says the decision not to charge the Labour Party with its deliberate and blatant breaches of the Electoral Act is a “gutless cop-out”. More >>
The Mapp Report 17 March 2006
Friday, 17 March 2006, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
On Wednesday evening my Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill passed its first reading in Parliament with a 63-58 majority. This means the Bill can now be referred to a select committee, where employers and employees will ... More >>
Mapp appalled sex offenders can get taxi licences
Friday, 17 March 2006, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
A late Labour Party amendment to the Land Transport Bill has allowed serious sex offenders sentenced to jail terms of up to a year to apply to be taxi drivers. More >>
Newsworthy: Claims by prisoners soar
Friday, 17 March 2006, 1:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prison inmates sued the Corrections Department for $1 million in new claims last year, figures released under the Official Information Act show. More >>
Plain English Tackles Text Bullying
Friday, 17 March 2006, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Let's not load more responsibility onto schools and teachers for text bullying. It's another means of bullying, and only zero tolerance from everyone will deal with it. Some parents don't know their children are bullies, and some won't believe it when ... More >>
Unfair tax penalty must go
Friday, 17 March 2006, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party
National will attempt to axe an unfair tax penalty in tax legislation it is supporting through Parliament, says National Revenue spokesman Lockwood Smith. More >>
Aucklanders need fair treatment over road pricing
Friday, 17 March 2006, 12:08 am | New Zealand National Party
Aucklanders need to be fairly treated as options to address the city's roading crisis are examined, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Single shopfront needed for health recruitment
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 3:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand needs a single shopfront to recruit overseas health staff, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Labour confirms wealthy can stay - needy will wait
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 3:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is surprised that Labour confirmed today it is prepared to make the needy languish on state housing waiting lists while the wealthy can stay put. More >>
Labour set to U-turn on microchipping farm dogs
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton has revealed that the Government may exempt farm working dogs from new microchipping requirements, says National Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Labour irresponsible over BreastScreen
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 10:33 am | New Zealand National Party
A lack of forward planning in BreastScreen Aotearoa is putting women's lives at risk, says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
National delighted probation bill passes
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Wayne Mapp is delighted that his member's bill to establish a 90-day probation period for new workers has passed its first reading. More >>
Patients counted, but no surgery
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 9:18 am | New Zealand National Party
People who haven't had any surgery are being counted as surgical discharges by the Government, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Life's a beach in NZ prison system
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 9:14 am | New Zealand National Party
The Corrections Department continues to show it is riddled with serious systemic problems, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Wananga: Auditor-General casts doubts over audits
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 5:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's slack oversight in the te Wananga o Aotearoa funding scandal has been underscored today with startling admissions from the Auditor-General, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Smaller DHBs struggle for viability
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Small DHBs are struggling to make ends meet under the Government's population-based funding formula, says National Party Associate Health spokesman Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
