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Herceptin decision disappointing

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 5:11 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue, is disappointed by Pharmac's statement today that it will not broaden its subsidy for Herceptin to include women with early breast cancer. More >>

National Education - Comments from Bill English

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party

In the course of Parliamentary questions, Minister of Education, Steve Maharey has offered for NZQA to provide a seminar to me, in order to explain its new scaling procedures for NCEA assessment. At my request, he has agreed the seminar will be ... More >>

Labour’s prisons policy in a huge tangle

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 4:25 pm | New Zealand National Party

Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor has got himself into a huge tangle over his proposal to release 30% of prisoners, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>

NCEA: teachers need transparency too

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says the Minister of Education should provide all teachers with a detailed explanation of how and why NCEA results have been re-jigged. “In Parliament this week, Mr Maharey said he would provide me with ... More >>

TVNZ’s board to face privileges committee

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Speaker's ruling today that TVNZ's board will have to face Parliament's privileges committee is a victory for parliamentary democracy and accountability, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>

Aucklanders have to be sicker to get operations

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 10:45 am | New Zealand National Party

People have to be sicker before they can have an operation at Auckland DHB, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>

Party Pills Petition Goes Nationwide

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party

Otago MP Jacqui Dean is confident a petition seeking legislative changes surrounding the sale and marketing of party pills revised will soon exceed 5000 signatures. More >>

Peachey challenges Govt over literacy and numeracy

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Associate Education spokesman Allan Peachey says the Government must take responsibility for the 150,000 New Zealand children who cannot read, write or do maths. Speaking in Parliament's debate on the Prime Minister's Statement, Mr Peachey ... More >>

Clark fudges facts on advertising

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party

Helen Clark is frantically trying to obfuscate her decision to flout the rules on taxpayer-funded advertising, says National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee. More >>

FEC supports taking TVNZ to Privileges committee

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 2:14 pm | New Zealand National Party

The finance and expenditure select committee has unanimously resolved to support National Finance spokesman John Key’s bid to refer the TVNZ board to Parliament’s privileges committee in relation to former CEO Ian Fraser. More >>

Clark wrong on smacking ban claim

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins says Helen Clark is flying in the face of legal opinion with her claim today that repeal of Section 59 does not amount to a ‘smacking ban’. More >>

Who benefited from advertising review delay?

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 12:41 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee wants to know which party benefited the most out of the Labour-led delay on a review of taxpayer funded advertising rules. More >>

'Soft on crims' policy causes rift in Labour

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 12:05 am | New Zealand National Party

It is clear there is confusion in Labour’s ranks over its new ‘soft on crims’ policy, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. “In fact, I believe there is now even a serious rift developing in Cabinet over this. More >>

Cullen signals tax threshold change is history

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 12:03 am | New Zealand National Party

Finance Minister Michael Cullen has given the strongest signal yet that the “chewing gum” tax threshold adjustment in 2008 is history, says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>

Brash: Notes for debate on PM's statement

Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party

I move that this House has no confidence in the Government led by Helen Clark because she leads a political party that has shamelessly ransacked the public purse to fund its election campaigns and has absolutely no coherent programme to lift the living ... More >>