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Greens in Government?

Monday, 28 November 2005, 12:09 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee is asking where Government collective responsibility begins and ends, following a departmental advertisement that appears to give broad new responsibilities to the Greens. The advertisement is for Two Ministerial ... More >>

Cullen misses the point - again

Friday, 25 November 2005, 3:58 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Finance spokesman John Key says Michael Cullen is missing the point in his latest defence of the ill-considered and poorly designed ‘no interest’ student loan policy. More >>

Wayne Mapp: Employment Law Alert

Friday, 25 November 2005, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party

Government briefings from the Treasury and the Department of Labour show Labour's rigid employment laws will only add to the problems facing business as the economy slows. More >>

Comalco cut reflects power shortage

Friday, 25 November 2005, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party

"Today's decision by Comalco to take 20 furnaces out of production will cost New Zealand $1 million a week in exports," says National's Energy spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>

UN assumptions biased presumptions

Friday, 25 November 2005, 2:51 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is strongly rejecting the presumptions of UN Special Rapporteur Rodolfo Stavenhagen in his preliminary statement on the rights of Maori in New Zealand. More >>

www.mccully.co.nz 25 November 2005

Friday, 25 November 2005, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

They are touchy, touchy people over at GNS Science – the Crown Research Institute previously called the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd. Asked by the worldwide headquarters most excellent analysts to supply the budgets and rationale ... More >>

Debt write-off an exercise in deception

Friday, 25 November 2005, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says the Government plan to write-off half a billion dollars in unpaid child support is “an exercise in deception”. More >>

Mapp Report - Why Professor Stavenhagen is wrong

Friday, 25 November 2005, 11:34 am | New Zealand National Party

It appears that Professor Stavenhagen, on behalf of the UN Human Rights Commission, has already made up his mind about the desirability of "one law for all", as the foundation of our democracy. He does so after hearing only one side of a debate, ... More >>

Leaky home debacle spirals to over $1 billion

Friday, 25 November 2005, 10:15 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Building spokesman Nick Smith says Labour is guilty of grossly understating the scale of the leaky homes crisis and responding quite inadequately to the plight of affected homeowners. More >>

Cullen admits defeat in move on loans

Friday, 25 November 2005, 12:55 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Finance spokesman John Key says Michael Cullen appears to have conceded defeat in the scrap over voluntary student loan repayments. More >>

Plain English - 25 Nov 2005

Friday, 25 November 2005, 12:46 am | New Zealand National Party

I will be producing Plain English every fortnight. It’s aimed at my constituents in Clutha-Southland so it will continue to cover local issues as well as national politics. Please feel free to comment on the content and tell me how to improve it. More >>

Kiwis must wait for Tamiflu

Friday, 25 November 2005, 12:40 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, says access to the national stockpile of Tamiflu has become an even greater issue following news from drug company Roche that new supplies of Tamiflu will not be available in New Zealand until May 2006. More >>