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Circuit-breaker needed for South Auckland gangs

Thursday, 27 October 2005, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Law and Order spokesman, Simon Power, says a short-term circuit-breaker is needed to defuse the youth gang situation in South Auckland. “The current set of initiatives do not appear to be having the impact they should and some kind of ... More >>

Putting an end to political correctness

Thursday, 27 October 2005, 1:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Political Correctness Eradicator Wayne Mapp today restates his views on stamping out political correctness in public institutions. "There needs to be a clear political programme to reverse it; to remove the viewpoints and language ... More >>

Cullen plays role in interest rate hike

Thursday, 27 October 2005, 10:29 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Finance spokesman, John Key, says Finance Minister Michael Cullen is partly responsible for the interest rate hikes being faced by businesses and homeowners – with the likelihood of more to come. More >>

Prison muster crisis: what happens next month?

Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 4:44 pm | New Zealand National Party

National MP Tony Ryall says he wants to know what the Peters/Clark Government will do next month as the prison muster crisis worsens. More >>

Lifting achievement in our schools

Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Education spokesman Bill English says children who are underachieving need national standards in literacy and numeracy, plain English reporting and high-performing teachers. More >>

Brash unveils new-look lineup

Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Don Brash today announced a reshuffled lineup of spokespeople that is designed "to take the attack to a tired, discredited, Government". More >>

Government must support GP obstetricians

Monday, 24 October 2005, 5:11 pm | New Zealand National Party

It is scandalous that Labour has done nothing to encourage general practitioner obstetricians, says National Party Health spokesman Paul Hutchison. More >>

Govt presides over discriminatory health funding

Monday, 24 October 2005, 5:10 pm | New Zealand National Party

The plan by Capital and Coast and Hutt Valley DHB to charge patients for private pathology testing is discriminatory and should not be allowed to happen without full nationwide consultation, says National Party Health spokesman Paul Hutchison. More >>

Government sanctioned sexism must stop

Monday, 24 October 2005, 5:08 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government must make clear to its departments and organisations that treating female employees and students differently because of their gender is not acceptable, says National Party MP Katherine Rich. More >>

Lunacy that pregnancy a 'personal injury accident'

Monday, 24 October 2005, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party

ACC costs will skyrocket and credibility of the scheme will plummet if unwanted pregnancy is compensated for as a 'personal injury accident', says National's ACC spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>

AIDS has nothing to do with Maori text of Treaty

Monday, 24 October 2005, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is describing as a "politically correct clap-trap" an advertisement for a new trustee of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. More >>

www.mccully.co.nz 21 October 2005

Friday, 21 October 2005, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party

So finally, we have a government. Chronologically it was inevitable that all those breathless media predictions that we would have a government within days had to be correct eventually. But what sort of government, and for how long, we hear you ask? More >>