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Transmission Gully only option for Mana

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party

Transmission Gully is the only viable option for the Mana community and with National's policy of spending all petrol tax on roads and actively encouraging the private sector to participate in building new roads, the Gully option is viable says Chris Finlayson. More >>

Bureaucrats party while homes rot

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 4:10 pm | New Zealand National Party

New Zealanders will be disgusted to find that hard-earned taxes intended to help desperate owners of leaky homes are being used to fund ‘Cowboys and Indians’, ‘Sound of Music’, “Pacific Islands’ and ‘Aeroplane’ theme parties, says National’s Building ... More >>

DOC intruding on deer farmers’ property rights

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Department of Conservation’s intrusion into farmers’ property rights has now extended to demanding the right to design fences on deer farms, says National’s Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>

Labour ‘desperate and irresponsible’ with loans

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Education spokesman Bill English says Labour’s student loan package will push student debt through the roof. More >>

Brash - 'Battlelines for the 2005 Election'

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 1:47 pm | New Zealand National Party

I must say that, despite the fact that addressing your seminar was going to keep me away from the start of the final session of this Parliament, I wanted to accept your invitation. More >>

Loans to be deductible against earned income

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 10:08 am | New Zealand National Party

Last week I announced that the next National Government will allow those with student loans outstanding to deduct the interest accrued and payable on these loans against earned income in New Zealand. More >>

Transmission Gully Best option for Wellington

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 12:23 am | New Zealand National Party

Transmission Gully is clearly the best long term solution for Wellington's traffic problems, and it has my full support says Mark Blumsky. More >>

Don Brash responds to election date announcement

Monday, 25 July 2005, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party

Leader Don Brash says the National Party intends to focus on the important issues affecting ordinary New Zealanders in this election campaign. More >>

Consultant costs on the rise under Labour

Monday, 25 July 2005, 11:51 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Finance spokesman John Key has released documents showing the amount taxpayers spend on consultants has been on the rise under Labour, despite massive new spending on the bureaucracy. More >>

The Mapp Report: Investment in Skills & the Future

Monday, 25 July 2005, 10:29 am | New Zealand National Party

If New Zealand is to get ahead, we need to encourage investment. For young people, this means investment in their futures and their country. More >>

Gerry In The House: Nat's plan for student loans

Monday, 25 July 2005, 10:25 am | New Zealand National Party

Yesterday, in the great city of Christchurch, Don Brash announced National's student loan policy which will see the introduction of measures to ease the repayment burden on those with student loans by making the interest payments on student debt tax deductible. More >>

National Tertiary Policy and Fact Sheet

Monday, 25 July 2005, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party

Good quality accessible tertiary education and training is vital to New Zealand’s economy and citizenship. National will work for a dynamic high-quality tertiary education system that ensures that students get value for their investment. We favour autonomous ... More >>

National boosts apprenticeships, industry training

Monday, 25 July 2005, 9:56 am | New Zealand National Party

Apprenticeships and industry training will get a big boost from National as it prunes back dodgy tertiary courses, said National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, while launching his party’s tertiary education policy today. More >>

National Party Resource Management Policy, Q & A

Monday, 25 July 2005, 12:23 am | New Zealand National Party

National is committed to substantial reform of the Resource Management Act. These reforms are critical to addressing New Zealand’s roading and electricity infrastructure crisis. They are also important in attracting investment in industries like forestry ... More >>

Fixing the RMA is a top legislative priority

Monday, 25 July 2005, 12:21 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Don Brash says reform of the Resource Management Act is a top legislative priority for the next National Government. More >>

Mallard supports bulk funding

Monday, 25 July 2005, 12:12 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Education spokesman Bill English says Labour and its friends at the teacher unions will be surprised and embarrassed by Trevor Mallard’s move towards the bulk funding of schools. He is commenting on the release of the proposed terms ... More >>