New Zealand National Party

Govt not taking forestry industry seriously

Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 1:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

The forestry industry has a right to feel aggrieved with the Government and to question its commitment to this important sector, says National Forestry spokesman Shane Ardern. More >>

McCully: NZ Institute of International Affairs

Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party

I appreciate the opportunity, at this very early stage of the current parliamentary term, to share with you some thoughts regarding the future direction of New Zealand foreign policy. More >>

Anti-P march deserves nationwide support

Monday, 20 February 2006, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party MP for Port Waikato Paul Hutchison says the anti-P march from Pukekohe, in his electorate, to Parliament should receive nationwide support and attention. More >>

Benson-Pope should resign or be sacked

Monday, 20 February 2006, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins is repeating her call for David Benson-Pope to resign or be sacked over his handling of a police report into historical assault allegations. More >>

Gerry: In the House, 20 February 2006

Monday, 20 February 2006, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party

The matter of Labour's pledge cards first came into the public arena when the Chief Electoral Officer referred Labour's election-year overspending to the Police. The interest for Parliament was that this was taxpayer funding and Labour had no right ... More >>

'Hire and hope' policy is failing schools

Monday, 20 February 2006, 1:58 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Associate Education spokesman, Allan Peachey, says Labour’s ‘hire and hope’ approach to school principals leaves boards and communities powerless to act if their performance is not up to scratch. More >>

Labour’s rush on Kyoto is economic lunacy

Monday, 20 February 2006, 1:49 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour’s headlong rush to ratify Kyoto without a blind clue as to how New Zealand would meet its commitments has to be the greatest act of economic lunacy this country’s ever seen, says National’s Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>

More doubt cast on Labour’s backdoor Green funding

Monday, 20 February 2006, 9:10 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says more doubt has been cast on the legitimacy of the taxpayer-funded Ministerial advisers working for the Greens. More >>

Labour ‘confused’ over secret school web-site

Monday, 20 February 2006, 9:10 am | New Zealand National Party

“Labour’s in a state of utter confusion about whether it should maintain its policy to deny parents access to a secret internet site holding important information on schools,” says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>

Working For Families roll-out poorly planned

Monday, 20 February 2006, 9:09 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says David Benson-Pope can no longer ignore the impact of the bureaucratic tangle being caused by Labour’s Working For Families welfare package. More >>

Forest sector walkout highlights Kyoto fiasco

Monday, 20 February 2006, 9:08 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Environment spokesman Nick Smith says the Labour Government only has itself to blame for the forestry sector walkout on Friday’s discussions over the Kyoto Protocol. More >>

Black-market will gain from officer shortage

Monday, 20 February 2006, 9:07 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Fisheries spokesman Phil Heatley says the Minister can’t continue to turn a blind eye to a dangerous drop in the number of paid and honorary fisheries officers in the North Island. More >>

'Catch & release' puts public at risk

Monday, 20 February 2006, 9:06 am | New Zealand National Party

Thieves, drink-drivers and some people convicted of sex crimes and assault are among those who will be let out of prison under Labour's new ‘soft on crims' policy, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

Thank Goodness For Otago University

Monday, 20 February 2006, 8:45 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Associate Conservation spokesman Eric Roy has praised researchers at the University of Otago for their discovery that the larvae of some native insects may feed on didymo, the invasive pest clogging southern waterways. More >>

National welcomes support for roading policies

Friday, 17 February 2006, 5:03 pm | New Zealand National Party

"Imitation is said to be the most sincere form of flattery," says National Party Transport spokesman Maurice Williamson in the wake of comments by the chairman of the annual summit on Land Transport in Auckland. More >>

Clark/Greens on wrong side of smacking debate

Friday, 17 February 2006, 1:28 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins is inviting Labour and the Greens to reconsider their support for a smacking ban in light of strong public opposition to their proposals. More >>

www.mccully.co.nz 17 February 2006

As MPs rocked up to Parliament this week to hear the Prime Minister’s opening statement, there was an air of anticipation. The Ninth Floor of the Beehive has been the venue for a slew of meetings in recent weeks. Worried that the economy is turning south ... More >>

Newsworthy 17 February 2006 - No. 61

Friday, 17 February 2006, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party

"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" So said Lord Acton in 1887 in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton. More >>

Tokelau vote a waste of time and money

Friday, 17 February 2006, 12:17 am | New Zealand National Party

The Labour Government has wasted a huge amount of taxpayer money conducting the ill-advised independence vote for the Tokelaus, says National Party Associate Foreign Affairs spokesman John Hayes. More >>

Dunne has the rug pulled out from under him

Friday, 17 February 2006, 12:09 am | New Zealand National Party

"It's clear that a gap is growing between Revenue Minister Peter Dunne and Finance Minister Michael Cullen on tax policy," says National Party Revenue Spokesman, Lockwood Smith. More >>