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$6m research under-spend puts fish stocks at risk
Monday, 27 February 2006, 12:48 am | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Fisheries has under-spent its research budget, putting valuable fish stocks at risk, says National’s Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Mt Eden to add to prisons budget blowout
Monday, 27 February 2006, 12:20 am | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Department documents on the state of Mt Eden Prison indicate that the Corrections budget blowout will be worse than first thought, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Airline policy a clear breach of human rights
Monday, 27 February 2006, 12:06 am | New Zealand National Party
National's spokesman for Political Correctness Eradication, Wayne Mapp, has made a submission to the Human Rights Commission's investigation of the policy of Air New Zealand and Qantas not to seat men beside unaccompanied children. More >>
Ethnic question in Census still confusing
Monday, 27 February 2006, 12:02 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Deputy Leader is disappointed that despite 78,000 people describing themselves as New Zealanders at the last Census, Statistics New Zealand still refuses to give them that choice on the official forms. More >>
Questions over ministry contracts still unanswered
Monday, 27 February 2006, 12:01 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Associate Health spokesman, Dr Jonathan Coleman, says more questions than answers arose from the financial review of the Ministry of Health in Parliament's health select committee this week. More >>
Gerry In the House - 24 February 2006
Friday, 24 February 2006, 3:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
When Parliament resumed on Tuesday there were still unanswered questions about who authorised the Labour Party expenditure of $446,000 on taxpayer-funded election pledge cards. $446,000 amounts to around 1,000 ear grommets for kids or 168 hip or knee ... More >>
The Mapp Report, 24 February 2006
Friday, 24 February 2006, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Even man’s best friend cannot escape from the excessive demands of political correctness. From July 1, all newly registered dogs will be required to be micro-chipped with an identity tag. The legislation was created after a series of dog-attacks in 2003. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 24 February 2006
Friday, 24 February 2006, 2:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
So Trevor Mallard denies that the new Expenditure Control Cabinet Committee he chairs is a razor gang. The reviews are "not aimed at cost cutting," he said. It is, apparently, a mere coincidence, that the Ministries targeted for review initially just happen ... More >>
News Worthy, 24 February 2006
Friday, 24 February 2006, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
It now seems clear that the increasing cost of containing prisoners is causing the Government to substantially shift its position on law and order issues. It had been the proud boast of Labour that it was "tough" on crime. More >>
Dyson’s competence questioned in review
Friday, 24 February 2006, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says the competence of Ruth Dyson, the Minister responsible for CYF, is being questioned by her own Ministerial colleagues. More >>
Bill aims to address donor shortage
Friday, 24 February 2006, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue, has this week placed a Member's Bill in the ballot for a proposed change to organ donor rules. More >>
Spending reviews more akin to toothpick than razo
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s review of public spending is more akin to a toothpick gang than a razor gang, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
House to debate 90-day probation work bill
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 5:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Wayne Mapp is delighted that his member's bill, the Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill, has been drawn from the ballot to be debated by Parliament. More >>
Nancy Wake must be honoured
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand-born Nancy Wake, who at the age of 93 is one of our greatest living war heroines, must be honoured now, says National's Veterans Affairs spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Plain English is back
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
This newsletter will continue fortnightly through the year covering local and national issues of interest to the voters of Clutha Southland. Please feel free to email me with comments or suggestions about the content. More >>
Students get one CEO for the price of two
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 4:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Michael Cullen must step in and stop the madness that has allowed UCOL to employ two chief executives. More >>
Labour again shows contempt for rural communities
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's complete contempt for rural New Zealand was shown again in Parliament today, says National's Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Labour losing fight against 'P'
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 3:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is time Labour acknowledged that it does not have the policies or the resources in place to mount an adequate fight against the drug 'P', says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
CYF haemorrhaging senior staff
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Child Youth and Family Services is being compromised by the acute haemorrhaging of qualified staff, says National's Associate Welfare (CYF) spokeswoman, Anne Tolley. More >>
Transit sits on hands over Rugby World Cup
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 1:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transit NZ has revealed it has done nothing to accelerate roading projects in Auckland to cope with the Rugby World Cup in 2011, says National Party Transport spokesman Maurice Williamson. More >>
