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Don Brash Writes - No. 72, 21 December 2005
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Well, 2005 is almost over and, despite not quite winning the election, it has been a great year for National. More >>
Cullen's chickens come home to roost
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 1:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The balance of payments figures released today show the New Zealand economy is even more unbalanced than economic analysts had previously thought," says National Party Deputy Finance spokesman Bill English. The current account deficit has plunged to ... More >>
National welcomes carbon tax axing
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 1:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is pleased the Government has finally accepted National's campaign to axe the carbon tax. More >>
What's Going Wong - 21 December 2005
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Ending the Parliamentary year listening to spin-doctor Simon Walker's dissection of the British political scene was most appropriate. Walker first shot to fame in 1976 when he upstaged Muldoon during a televised interview. When Muldoon walked out ... More >>
Barker’s excuses fool no one
Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says the Labour Government must take full blame for the increasing amount of reparation currently owed to victims of crime. More >>
Another 'unquantified risk' with loans policy
Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 11:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Finance spokesman Bill English says Labour's 'no interest' student loan policy has another fishhook that the Government has conveniently forgotten to mention. More >>
Pharmac must look seriously at decision-making
Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 9:39 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Associate Health spokeswoman, Jackie Blue, is pleased that negotiations between Pharmac and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca have resulted in Zoladex staying on the market. More >>
ACC cost up 140% for some farmers
Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 12:53 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter says the rising cost of ACC will come as another blow to a rural sector already getting hammered by the high Kiwi dollar. More >>
Cullen in denial over loans cost
Monday, 19 December 2005, 5:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Michael Cullen's own papers support National's view that the 'no interest' student loan policy will cost $1 billion next year and more than $400 million each year after that," says National Party Associate Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
Minister must explain report on prison
Monday, 19 December 2005, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says the Corrections Minister must explain a report into Christchurch Men’s Prison that is apparently very scathing of security. More >>
Mapp: This week’s Christmas examples of PC
Monday, 19 December 2005, 5:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The organisers of this years Christmas parade in Howick were not feeling so merry when they found, at the 11th hour, the parade would need resource consent. More >>
Labour plans to borrow for election promises
Monday, 19 December 2005, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
“The real cost of Labour’s election promises have been laid bare in the latest set of accounts, made public today,” says National Party Associate Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>
More spin than substance in loan costings
Monday, 19 December 2005, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Finance spokesman Bill English says Michael Cullen continues with attempts to deceive the public on the true cost to the taxpayer of Labour’s ‘no interest’ student loan policy. More >>
OAG report: Heads must roll
Monday, 19 December 2005, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Heads must roll following the release of the Auditor-General's report on contracting within the Ministry of Health, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Hit list schools still vulnerable
Monday, 19 December 2005, 10:23 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says dozens of schools on a secret Ministry of Education 'hit list' are still vulnerable to closure. More >>
Victims of crime getting next to nothing
Monday, 19 December 2005, 8:12 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says victims of crime are seeing little of the reparation payments currently owed to them thanks to Labour’s softly-softly approach. More >>
Report shows a saga of monumental incompetence
Monday, 19 December 2005, 12:45 am | New Zealand National Party
The report of the Auditor-General into Health Ministry contracting released today is "a saga of incompetence on a monumental scale," and shows a Ministry in "total disarray," according to the MP who originally complained to the Auditor-General, ... More >>
No Reason For SDHB To Withhold Hospice Funding
Friday, 16 December 2005, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite questions to the Health Minister by Invercargill MP Eric Roy, bureaucratic buck-passing by the Southland District Health Board (SDHB) is holding back funding earmarked for Hospice Southland by former Health Minister Annette King. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 16 December 2005
Friday, 16 December 2005, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
On the 19th of August 2004 the very diligent, yet even more humble, Member for East Coast Bays asked a perfectly straightforward Parliamentary Question to the Minister of Health. More >>
National makes new media appointment
Friday, 16 December 2005, 1:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has announced the appointment of Kevin Taylor to the position of senior press secretary in his office. In this role Kevin will work alongside current senior press secretary Jason Ede in directing National’s media ... More >>
