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Four out of five parents could become crims
Friday, 27 January 2006, 2:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Families spokeswoman, Judith Collins, says 80 per cent of Kiwi parents could find themselves in trouble with the law if section 59 of the Crimes Act is repealed, as proposed by the Green Party and supported by Helen Clark. More >>
First edition Of Of 'Pansyspeak'
Friday, 27 January 2006, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Welcome to the first edition of Pansy Speak! The Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, begins on Sunday the 29th of January. This is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar and also marks the beginning of the Korean New Year. It is a very ... More >>
McCully: Please explain troop offer
Friday, 27 January 2006, 10:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is being asked to explain statements made to the United Kingdom House of Commons by the Secretary of Defence John Reid that suggest New Zealand may send more troops to Afghanistan. More >>
Newsworthy 27 January 2006 - No. 58
Friday, 27 January 2006, 12:38 am | New Zealand National Party
Those who administer our legal system are generally reluctant to accept that there are imperfections in our legal system. The reality is however, that it is a man-made system and that miscarriages of justice do occur. More >>
Trade Me sharemarket proposal crazy
Friday, 27 January 2006, 12:17 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should back off from letting people trade shares on the Trade Me website, says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Minister goes on trip during prisons crisis
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor should not be tripping overseas when there is an urgent crisis to deal with at home, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
20-hours-free policy will raise costs
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Associate Education spokesman, Tau Henare says a report into early childhood education confirms what National has been saying for months - Labour's 20-hours-free policy is racked with problems and will not reach those most in need. More >>
Time to stop playing the blame game, Dr Cullen
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 3:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says the public can draw their own conclusions about Michael Cullen's pathetic attempts to blame National for the raft of problems in the tertiary education sector. More >>
20,000 lost jobs a bodyblow to workers
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Michael Cullen today put a number on the job losses the country can expect from the economic slowdown. More >>
Govt ministers contradict each other over grants
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 8:40 am | New Zealand National Party
Government minister Jim Anderton has contradicted fellow minister Trevor Mallard over how much taxpayer money was given to the ailing beef jerky plant, says National Economic Development spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Decision against maternity review fails mums
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 12:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Pete Hodgson and the Ministry of Health are failing Kiwi mums and babes by not reviewing maternity services, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
NCEA: Long road ahead for fair & valid assessment
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Controversy over NCEA has lead to some improvement in results for students, but there is a long way to go before every student receives fair and valid assessment, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Ant’s spread to Taranaki shows biosecurity gap
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The discovery that the Argentine Ant has now travelled as far as Taranaki is a clear signal New Zealand’s biosecurity border control has big gaps that need closing, says National Biosecurity spokesman Shane Ardern. More >>
Workers pay high price for Labour's inaction
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 2:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says workers are now starting to pay the price for Labour's ideological approach to the economy. More >>
Power proposes terms of reference for Corrections
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, has today written to the chairman of Parliament's law and order select committee asking for an urgent, wide-ranging inquiry into the Corrections Department. More >>
Cullen pours cold water on business tax reform
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Michael Cullen has confirmed the Government has no solutions to the economic downturn with his signal business tax reforms may never appear, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Labour responsible for health workforce shortage
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, says the Labour Government has known about a looming nurse shortage for years and has done nothing effective to fix it, and now sick babies' lives are being put at risk. More >>
Another firm closes - more bad news for Govt
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
News that a Rotorua wood products plant is closing with the loss of 112 jobs reinforces that workers are paying with their jobs for the Government's failure to prepare the country for a downturn, says National Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Embarrassed Anderton goes to ground
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter says Jim Anderton's gone to ground over an embarrassing paper trail relating to the Australian ban on Kiwi apples. More >>
National issues challenge to Maori leaders
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is calling on Maori to measure the promises of political parties against what is actually delivered. More >>
