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National congratulates Minister on U-turn

Monday, 12 December 2005, 10:53 am | New Zealand National Party

National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, is congratulating Minister of Health Pete Hodgson for his U-turn on stockpiling antibiotics for a possible pandemic. More >>

Prostate cancer drug deal must be scrutinised

Monday, 12 December 2005, 10:27 am | New Zealand National Party

Pharmac has confirmed that Abbot Laboratories has agreed to a 20% reduction in the subsidy and price of the prostate cancer drug Lucrin in return for Pharmac subsidising Humira, a rheumatoid arthritis drug also owned by Abbot Laboratories, says National’s ... More >>

Trans Tasman Therapeutic decision “inevitable"

Monday, 12 December 2005, 9:20 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, says Labour’s decision to delay the joint Trans Tasman Therapeutic Goods Agency was “inevitable”. More >>

NCEA: secret re-marking continues

Monday, 12 December 2005, 9:18 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says he has been approached by more NCEA exam markers who have confirmed that results are being adjusted on a much larger scale than Labour and the NZQA are willing to admit. More >>

Collins calls for judicial inquiry

Monday, 12 December 2005, 9:18 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins, has today called for a judicial inquiry into reports that the department of Child, Youth and Family and its predecessor turned a blind eye to multiple incidents of sexual abuse of a young boy. More >>

Labour’s early childhood ed policy unworkable

Monday, 12 December 2005, 9:17 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Associate Education spokesman, Tau Henare, says Labour’s pledge to make childcare available to more three-and four-year-olds will never happen with the desperate skills shortage in the sector. More >>

CYF calls go unanswered

Monday, 12 December 2005, 9:15 am | New Zealand National Party

Answers to parliamentary written questions reveal that between January and October 2005, a total of 40,515 calls to the call centre were abandoned. More >>

National seeks advice on police procedure

Monday, 12 December 2005, 9:14 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Law & Order spokesman Simon Power is writing to the Police Commissioner seeking clarification of the policy surrounding the release of police reports. More >>

MP seeks to widen Converge ‘05 conference inquiry

Monday, 12 December 2005, 9:13 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party MP David Carter wants an Auditor-General’s inquiry into the Converge ’05 Conference widened to examine the involvement of the Christchurch City Council. More >>

Plain English: Too Smart By Half

Friday, 9 December 2005, 5:20 pm | New Zealand National Party

Dr Cullen and Dr Bollard persuaded themselves a few years ago they had found a way to run a fast-growing economy - just don't worry about inflation. A rising exchange rate and the competitive effects of Chinese production helped keep prices down. But ... More >>

Mapp: Political Correctness - Next Steps

Friday, 9 December 2005, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party

In the six weeks since my appointment on Political Correctness Eradication there has been growing interest in the role. More >>

Cost overruns for yet another prison

Friday, 9 December 2005, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says bad planning by the Corrections Department is costing taxpayers massive amounts of money, and the Minister must take full responsibility for it. More >>

www.mccully.co.nz 9 December 2005

Friday, 9 December 2005, 2:08 pm | New Zealand National Party

Our new Minister of Foreign Affairs is off on his third overseas trip in as many weeks, this time to the East Asia conference in Malaysia – an arduous amount of first class travel and banqueting for a man who so detests the baubles of office. And according ... More >>

Newsworthy: 9 December 2005

Friday, 9 December 2005, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party

Media peccadilloes and pecuniary interests At the close of the last Parliament, new Standing Orders were produced which regulate Parliamentary procedure. A significant change was to require all Members of Parliament to disclose their financial interests. More >>

Prisoner compo ruling repugnant

Friday, 9 December 2005, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party

National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says the worst fears of the victims of crime have been realised with the Court of Appeal decision to uphold, and in one case increase, compensation to five of New Zealand's worst criminals. More >>

Stop the carnage on SH2 - hand over petrol tax

Friday, 9 December 2005, 10:31 am | New Zealand National Party

Transit's announcement that construction of the 7.2km Mangatawhiri bypass - one of the country's deadliest stretches of highway - has been delayed by at least six months is an absolute disgrace, says National's Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson. More >>

Principles dilemma awaits Peters

Friday, 9 December 2005, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party

An interesting dilemma awaits Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters when he has time to sit down with his officials and work on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Statement of Intent for the coming year, says National's Associate Treaty ... More >>