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Exhaust rule changes 'window dressing'
Monday, 16 January 2006, 9:17 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Nicky Wagner says new rules for noisy exhausts are only window dressing and won't do anything to curb the boy racer culture. More >>
No confidence vote symptom of systemic failure
Monday, 16 January 2006, 9:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Law & Order Spokesman Simon Power says a vote of no-confidence in management by staff at Manawatu Prison is a symptom of a much bigger disease. More >>
Second watchdog asked to examine Greens staffing
Monday, 16 January 2006, 9:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says he is asking a second government watchdog to examine and explain the Green Party's unique staffing arrangement. More >>
Criminals as prison guards dangerous, stupid
Monday, 16 January 2006, 12:12 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says a suggestion that convicted criminals are being considered for jobs as prison officers is a dangerous and stupid move. More >>
More needed to fix Corrections crisis
Friday, 13 January 2006, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Law & Order spokesman Simon Power has welcomed news of more capacity at Kiwi prisons but is asking whether the Minister is absolutely confident security is up to scratch. More >>
Census recognition of New Zealanders welcomed
Friday, 13 January 2006, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee has welcomed the Statistics New Zealand decision to allow people to identify themselves as New Zealanders in this year's Census. More >>
Prison smuggling more prevalent in some areas
Friday, 13 January 2006, 11:21 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says the Corrections Minister should assure residents of Northland, Auckland, Hawke's Bay, the Manawatu and Canterbury that his department can cope with increasing attempts to smuggle drugs and weapons ... More >>
International study no reason for complacency
Friday, 13 January 2006, 12:26 am | New Zealand National Party
An international study says there's a medium-level risk that New Zealand could not cope with a bird flu pandemic. Overall though, the British report rates New Zealand's pandemic risk as low. More >>
Full information needed to enhance confidence
Thursday, 12 January 2006, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall is calling for full information to be released on the need for a fourth Meningococcal B vaccination for babies. “The Meningococcal B scheme is a vital programme, especially for kids and teenagers. Full public information ... More >>
Extra tax subsidy for Greens must end
Thursday, 12 January 2006, 12:36 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says the extra taxpayer subsidy Helen Clark's slipping to the Greens must stop. More >>
Henare welcomes Ngai Tahu initiative
Thursday, 12 January 2006, 12:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Maori Affairs spokesman Tau Henare is welcoming an initiative by Ngai Tahu to provide a savings scheme for its 37,000 members. More >>
Scholarship students benefit from huge changes
Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 9:09 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says students and teachers should be pleased that NZQA was forced into major changes to scholarship exams after last year’s debacle. More >>
Put speed cameras in the right places
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 10:13 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says he hopes New Zealand's speed cameras were used to encourage people to slow down over the holiday period rather than as merely a tool to fill Labour's ticket quotas. More >>
Another tax-funded bauble for Peters
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 9:29 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says the Foreign Minister has some more explaining to do over his latest tax-funded bauble, estimated to be worth between $50,000 and $65,000. More >>
Bird flu: gaps in planning still unresolved
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 12:28 am | New Zealand National Party
As Turkey reels under the spread of bird flu, National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says there are still major gaps in the Government’s pandemic planning here in New Zealand. More >>
Poutasi appointment a step backwards
Monday, 9 January 2006, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says newly appointed NZQA boss Karen Poutasi is bound to fail unless she becomes an advocate for students and not a stooge for the Minister. More >>
Staff for Greens should be stood down
Monday, 9 January 2006, 1:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says the taxpayer-funded Ministerial advisors to the Greens should be stood down while the Auditor- General investigates whether their appointments are legal. More >>
Cash-strapped DHBs delay hospice funds
Monday, 9 January 2006, 11:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Cash-strapped DHBs are delaying paying millions of dollars to hospices, National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says. "Services to dying people and their families are suffering just to make DHB accounts look better,” says Mr Ryall. More >>
CYF spending priorities in disarray
Monday, 9 January 2006, 9:59 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins, says the Department of Child, Youth and Family is spending up large on conferences for management while frontline staff are struggling to deliver positive outcomes for our most vulnerable children. More >>
Hodgson fails kiwi mums and babies
Friday, 6 January 2006, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Pete Hodgson is failing kiwi mums and babies by not reviewing maternity services, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
