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DHBs tackle cash crisis with service cuts

Monday, 13 February 2006, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party

Health services around the country face the axe as more District Health Boards tackle a cash crisis, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. "More and more DHBs are heading into deficit this financial year under the pressure of rising staffing ... More >>

National targets noisy exhausts

Monday, 13 February 2006, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

National today launched a petition to force the Government to take the increasing problem of noisy car exhausts seriously. More >>

Labour digs itself deeper on pledge cards

Monday, 13 February 2006, 11:26 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says Labour appears to be digging itself an even deeper hole on the issue of taxpayer-funded pledge card overspending. More >>

TVNZ must clarify if Fraser got golden handshake

Monday, 13 February 2006, 9:16 am | New Zealand National Party

Television New Zealand must clarify if they have withheld the $300,000 they planned to pay outgoing chief executive Ian Fraser, says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>

Govt should let parents see secret website

Monday, 13 February 2006, 9:13 am | New Zealand National Party

The Government should allow parents access to information comparing schools that is currently kept secret, says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>

Human toll must be factored in Herceptin decision

Monday, 13 February 2006, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party

National's Associate Health spokeswoman and breast specialist Jackie Blue is urging Pharmac to factor in the human toll and fallout that is occurring when it meets February 16 to consider funding the breast cancer drug Herceptin. More >>

Pharmac must fast track Herceptin funding

Monday, 13 February 2006, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Jackie Blue, is calling for Pharmac to fast track separate funding of the breast cancer drug Herceptin when it meets on February 16. More >>

Key seeks TVNZ inquiry extension

Monday, 13 February 2006, 12:50 am | New Zealand National Party

National Finance spokesman John Key will seek an extension of time to the inquiry into TVNZ being conducted by the finance and expenditure committee. Mr Key says he is writing to the committee chairman to seek the extension and hopes his request ... More >>

Calling for a rational immigration debate

Friday, 10 February 2006, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

The reaction to comments made by Don Brash in his latest Orewa speech about the need for an immigration debate was out of proportion to the amount of time he spent discussing this topic. In total, there were 192 words devoted to this out of a total ... More >>

Clark must answer on overspending

Friday, 10 February 2006, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says Helen Clark must be the one answering questions on Labour's pledge card overspending. More >>

Patients pay $1.3m for unused Napier hospital

Friday, 10 February 2006, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, says Hawke’s Bay residents have paid almost $1.3 million in rent and associated costs for the old Napier Hospital while the Government dithers over its sale. More >>

News Worthy: 10 February 2006 - No. 60

Friday, 10 February 2006, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party

Muslim cartoons - Chinese lanterns on Queen Street Auckland - School Zoning More >>

Cullen confirms capital gains tax backdown

Thursday, 9 February 2006, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party

Finance Minister Michael Cullen has today confirmed that he has been forced into an embarrassing backdown on his proposal to tax the capital gains of Kiwis investing in shares offshore, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>

Taxpayer to foot bill for Labour’s Kyoto incompet

Thursday, 9 February 2006, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Environment spokesman, Nick Smith, says the Labour Government’s climate change policies have become a disastrous and expensive comedy of errors for the taxpayer. More >>

Another regional polytech in trouble

Thursday, 9 February 2006, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Labour's deal to bail out Whanganui UCOL will do nothing to solve the financial problems that are becoming increasingly endemic in the polytech sector. More >>

Maharey must explain scholarship timing

Thursday, 9 February 2006, 11:27 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Education spokesman Bill English says Education Minister Steve Maharey must explain why it is taking so long for scholarship exam results to be released. More >>

Care needed over stun gun trial

Thursday, 9 February 2006, 9:39 am | New Zealand National Party

It is essential that trials of stun guns by police should be well monitored and transparent, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. “As long as we continue to have unarmed police in New Zealand we should not, at this point of time, be ruling out ... More >>