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Goff and Dyson Violence plan won’t work

Friday, 22 July 2005, 11:31 am | New Zealand National Party

Goff and Dyson Violence plan won’t work National Party Candidate John Hayes says the Goff/Dyson plan to spend $15 million to deal to the “Bureaucratic failings that contributed to the murder of Masterton girls” (Times Age lead 19 July) is laughable. ... More >>

Brash Vows Focus on Policies for New Zealand

Friday, 22 July 2005, 10:28 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Don Brash is promising to continue his focus on the issues affecting New Zealanders, and not be diverted by ongoing attacks from Labour Party Cabinet Ministers. More >>

Labour puts public access back on table

Friday, 22 July 2005, 12:35 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter is pleased that Labour intends to make its public access "land grab" proposals an election issue. More >>

Deep concerns over breast screening service

Friday, 22 July 2005, 12:12 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour's decision to split the Auckland-Northland region's breast screening programme into three should be based on quality and price as well as improving access and coverage, says National Party Health spokesman Paul Hutchison. More >>

'Policy For Sale' claim absolute rubbish

Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Don Brash says a Labour claim that National is putting policy up for sale is "absolute and total rubbish". More >>

Social Report more Labour spin

Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says the Ministry of Social Development's Social Report 2005 is yet more spin from a desperate Steve Maharey. More >>

Mapp: flights should be reinstated now

Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:40 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says the travelling public should not be inconvenienced with further strikes, especially this coming weekend. More >>

New stats underline need for action on exodus

Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:39 pm | New Zealand National Party

"The latest external migration statistics underline the need to take urgent action to address taxation issues," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>

Timber mill rejection highlights RMA reforms need

Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:37 pm | New Zealand National Party

It is little wonder that 21 new sawmills are under construction in Australia and none are in New Zealand, when proposals like that of Blue Mountain Lumber at Whangapoua are rejected, says National's Environment spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>

National tables tax plan on student loans

Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Don Brash has announced measures to ease the repayment burden on those with student loans, by making the interest payments on student debt tax deductible. More >>

Jobs joke continues with more Maharey spin

Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 5:04 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins, says despite Steve Maharey's gleeful rhetoric on benefit numbers, almost 300,000 working-age adults remain on benefits. More >>

Labour has no heart for surgery

Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison, says reports that heart patients are unlikely to get surgery in a public hospital until they have a heart attack show that Labour has failed to improve the health system, despite billions more going ... More >>