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Nats call for investigation into refugee suicide
Monday, 1 August 2005, 8:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Tony Ryall is calling for an independent investigation into the suicide of an Iraqi refugee outside the Mangere Refugee Centre earlier this month. More >>
Leaky homes review too little, too late
Monday, 1 August 2005, 8:49 am | New Zealand National Party
The owners of leaky homes will be cynical of Labour’s last-minute acknowledgement of problems with the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service, and will see the review as a ploy to kick the issue beyond the election, says National’s Building and Construction ... More >>
No cash windfall in student loan policy
Monday, 1 August 2005, 8:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Many students and their families wrongly believe Labour’s student loan policy means a cash windfall for them if they vote Labour, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Gerry in the House - 1 August 2005
Monday, 1 August 2005, 12:40 am | New Zealand National Party
Last week, at last, Helen Clark let the worst-kept secret out of the bag and told the country the date for the election - 17 September. More >>
www.mccully.co.nz 29 July 2005
Friday, 29 July 2005, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Planning to build up a share portfolio, or maybe buy some residential or even commercial property, but found the interest costs just kill the deal? Fear not. Help is on the way, courtesy of the new high risk, low return player in the financial market, Duck ... More >>
Labour again puts politics before country
Friday, 29 July 2005, 11:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour has again put politics ahead of New Zealand’s best interests by successfully campaigning for Tim Groser to be replaced as chairman of the Agriculture Committee at the World Trade Organisation, says National’s Foreign Affairs & Trade spokesman, ... More >>
Newsworthy 29 July 2005
Friday, 29 July 2005, 10:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Election date announcement The election is on Saturday 17 September 2005 and is about finally tackling the issues of mainstream New Zealanders, after six years of Labour's social engineering and political correctness. More >>
Drink drivers left to kill as cops gather revenue
Friday, 29 July 2005, 9:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour has told the Police to spend more time issuing traffic tickets and less getting drink drivers off the roads, says National’s Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Scientist behind T1.2 timber damns product
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 5:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Building spokesman Nick Smith today tabled in Parliament a damning email from the scientist whose testing has been used to justify the controversial T1.2 timber framing ¡¥Agent Orange¡¦, and called for the department to immediately ... More >>
Mallard deceives students over loans
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says Labour has deceived many of the 200,000 students who have visited the online loans calculator to calculate their savings under Labour’s interest-free proposal. Mr English says Labour’s savings estimates ... More >>
Bill promotes choice for law firms
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Law firms will have more choice about the way they organise their business dealings under a Private Member’s bill being promoted by National Party Rangitikei MP Simon Power. More >>
Collins and Hutchison lodge privileges complaints
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins and Health spokesman Paul Hutchison today lodged privileges complaints with Speaker Margaret Wilson, alleging that Ruth Dyson deliberately misled Parliament over the detail of a Child, Youth and Family ... More >>
Dr Cullen loses his calculator
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says the figures issued in relation to Labour’s irresponsible student loans programme don’t add up. More >>
Students will borrow a billion, make more
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Bill English says Labour’s interest free student loans will see students borrow billions they don’t need and put it into interest-earning bank accounts. More >>
Labour's treatment of Air Force a disgrace
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 12:45 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Defence spokesman John Carter says Labour's record on defence continues to be a disgrace. More >>
Labour's talk on trade training is rank hypocrisy
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 12:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Bill English says Labour's talk on trade training is rank hypocrisy. More >>
Labour’s pledge for under-sixes’ GP visits broken
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has failed in its 1999 pledge to maintain free GP visits for children under six, says National’s Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Labour has cut and run
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Having failed miserably in the debating chamber Helen Clark has decided to cut her losses and try her luck in the real world, says National's Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Brash: A New Direction for Local Government
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 12:04 am | New Zealand National Party
Don Brash Leader of the National Party Wednesday July 27 Address to Local Government NZ Annual Conference Christchurch Convention Centre More >>
National attacks councils’ costly red tape
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 12:03 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party will peal back layers of red tape that are making councils too bureaucratic and costly, leader Don Brash told the Local Government NZ annual conference today in releasing his party’s local government policy. More >>