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Ryall: Major gaps in pandemic planning
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 5:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
There are increasingly obvious gaps in New Zealand’s planning for a pandemic, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
National identifies loans policy loophole
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Labour continues to miscalculate the impact of its ‘no interest’ student loan policy on borrowers. More >>
Minister at odds with Govt’s students policy
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s International Education spokeswoman, Pansy Wong, says international student numbers can be expected to continue falling if it is left up to Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters to try to attract more Chinese students. More >>
NZ First duped over police numbers
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 4:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says it is now clear that NZ First have been duped by Labour over extra police numbers. More >>
Don Brash Writes
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 1:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
For the first time since before the election campaign got under way in earnest, I am resuming my regular fortnightly email newsletter. More >>
Fines payments out of control
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says the $637 million in outstanding fines owed to the Government shows the infringement system has been spiralling out of control since Labour took office. More >>
Confidence hit by Labour's missing growth formula
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 12:03 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Labour's starting to feel the public backlash from its total failure to adopt policies which will lift living standards in the long-term. More >>
Cullen puts new spin on failed Labour policies
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 12:02 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says if Michael Cullen's speech to the Waitangi Tribunal Members' Conference was covered by the Consumer Guarantees Act he would be prosecuted for the sale of shonky goods. More >>
'Please explain' sought on conference funding
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 5:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Economic Development spokeswoman Katherine Rich is seeking a 'please explain' from the Government about the "taxpayer money wasted on the Converge '05 conference which makes the hip-hop tour look like chump change. More >>
Barker's explanation for e-passport cost a scandal
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 4:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Internal Affairs spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie, says Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker's explanation for the hugely increased revenue from new e-passports is a scandal. Mr Barker said on Radio Live regarding the new passport that 'it's people's ... More >>
Cullen ducks for cover - again
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says he finds it hugely ironic that Michael Cullen is using Reserve Bank briefing papers to support his ideological opposition to tax cuts. More >>
O’Connor presides over prisons shambles
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor clearly has no answers to the shambles confronting New Zealand’s overcrowded prisons. More >>
Inquiry needed over beef export contamination
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
An inquiry is needed to find out why the New Zealand Food Safety Authority failed to detect export beef contaminated with a pesticide toxic to humans, says National's Food Safety spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Labour must clarify road spending
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Transport spokesman Maurice Williamson is demanding answers from Labour over the way it plans to spend the $500 million roading windfall - announced shortly before the election. More >>
Ignore bra objectors, says Carter
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 9:45 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Local Government spokesman, John Carter, says objectors to Cardrona Valley’s famous bra fence should be ignored. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 18 November 2005
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders can take their hats off to Rugby Union chairman Jock Hobbs for his decisive role in winning the Rugby World Cup event for this country. Many other individuals at the Union, on the bid committee and across the various arms of the government ... More >>
CYF restructuring great for consultants
Monday, 21 November 2005, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Associate Welfare spokeswoman, Anne Tolley, is questioning Child, Youth and Family’s restructuring exercise, Structuring for Success, which saw more than $920,000 of the $2.6 million budget go to consultants. More >>
CYF lets down at-risk children
Monday, 21 November 2005, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Bad planning by Child, Youth and Family has resulted in at-risk children being held in police cells instead of in a purpose-built youth care facility, say two National MPs. More >>
Minister should demand all petrol tax goes to roa
Monday, 21 November 2005, 3:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson, says the new Transport Minister should stop reading puerile advice about how to get more revenue from motorists and start demanding that Michael Cullen allocate all petrol tax to the National Land ... More >>
Minister should answer tattoo questions
Monday, 21 November 2005, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power, says the Corrections Minister must decide where scarce resources are better spent – removing prisoners’ tattoos or providing cells to keep prisoners safely behind bars. He is commenting on figures ... More >>
