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Students continue to pay for $15m CPIT scam
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Students At Christchurch Polytechnic (CPIT) will continue to pay the price for Labour's botched handling of the polytech's $15 million COOL-IT scam for the next three years, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Don't rely on the public health system
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The health system is failing to meet the public need for surgery, says National Party Associate Health spokesman Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Minister ignores concerns over disability services
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Disability Issues Minister must not remain silent over allegations surrounding disability services provider Focus 2000, which include deaths, maltreatment, understaffing and poor-quality care, says National's Disability Issues spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Carter must put HNZ house in order
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 10:54 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is surprised that the Housing Minister has been unable to provide reliable figures on the amount being earned by those collecting a taxpayer subsidy by living in a state house. More >>
Minister admits prisons budget cap not guaranteed
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor has confirmed that he cannot guarantee that the prisons construction budget will not exceed $890 million, despite telling Parliament it would not, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. “Total confusion ... More >>
Hodgson admits less people getting surgery
Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 5:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Pete Hodgson has finally admitted that fewer people are getting elective surgery than five years ago, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Mahuta, Anderton at odds over microchipping
Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 5:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Microchipping of farm working dogs will proceed on 1 July if Associate Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is to be believed, says National Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Can Dyson be trusted with CYF?
Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 3:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says Ruth Dyson is still in denial over her management of CYF. Asked in Parliament today, Ms Dyson said it was not her view that CYF was failing, nor did she accept any responsibility for a situation ... More >>
Story on CYF changes
Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 1:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says Labour has lost all credibility as a competent manager of the service that is expected to deal with our most vulnerable children and families. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 10 March 2006
Monday, 13 March 2006, 11:43 am | New Zealand National Party
At 7.00 am on Thursday morning, the hard working and humble Member for East Coast Bays was feeling well short of his demure and charming self. Alighting from the flight which had departed Rarotonga at 3.55 am, he had completed a two day meeting in the ... More >>
Bill promised to uphold Environment Court decision
Monday, 13 March 2006, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
A bill upholding the Environment Court’s decision on the Whangamata Marina project will be tabled in Parliament this week, National MPs Nick Smith and Sandra Goudie promised a public meeting in the town today. More >>
How will merger fix CYF caseload crisis?
Monday, 13 March 2006, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says Labour needs to explain how the merger of Child Youth and Family with the Social Development Ministry will improve results for at-risk kids. More >>
Still loose ends in Benson-Pope case
Monday, 13 March 2006, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says she remains convinced that David Benson-Pope is not fit to remain as a Minister because of his misleading statements to the Parliament and to the public. More >>
State house extensions costing $105,000 per room
Monday, 13 March 2006, 9:27 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says answers to written Parliamentary questions show it is costing an average $105,000 per room to extend state houses. More >>
Labour watches as $41m in fines wiped
Monday, 13 March 2006, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party
Judges are being forced to wipe more and more fines because the collection system is not working, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Anderton all at sea on fisheries claim
Monday, 13 March 2006, 9:17 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Fisheries spokesman Phil Heatley says Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton’s “thrown a classic boomerang” with his attempts to deny the Labour Government has cut back the number of fisheries officers. More >>
Dean Prepares to Present Party Pills Petition
Monday, 13 March 2006, 12:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National's MP for Otago Jacqui Dean will present a petition seeking extensive research into the effects of party pills to parliament on Wednesday (March 15). More >>
Taxpayers face $250 million Treaty compo payout
Monday, 13 March 2006, 12:10 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s aquaculture reforms could end up costing the taxpayer more than $250 million in compensation, says National’s Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Bill English: Government Booms, Economy Busts
Friday, 10 March 2006, 5:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
In a slowing economy, government spending will continue to boom. Wellington office blocks currently offer the best returns in commercial property, and the state wage bill is rising by $1 billion per year. So the Reserve Bank has to hold the line on ... More >>
Surplus shows tax cuts affordable
Friday, 10 March 2006, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest Government surplus - $5.5 billion for the first seven months of the financial year - shows there's plenty of room for tax cuts, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
