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Smith disgusted by cheap political shot

Wednesday, 3 August 2005, 8:52 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Foreign Affairs spokesman, Lockwood Smith, says he is disgusted that Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff is prepared to put New Zealand’s international relationships at serious risk for the sake of a cheap political shot. More >>

Critics defy Labour's bullyboy tactics

Tuesday, 2 August 2005, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Finance spokesman John Key is pleased that independent analysts have ignored Labour attempts to bully them into silence over the deeply flawed loans scheme bribe. More >>

Labour resorts to blatant lies in desperation

Monday, 1 August 2005, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party

Labour has become so desperate to hang on to power that it has resorted to telling lies about National’s policies, says National’s Outdoor Recreation spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>

Labour's dying gasps on prisoners

Monday, 1 August 2005, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall, says Labour's prison reintegration policy is cant hypocrisy. More >>

National courts outdoor recreation vote

Monday, 1 August 2005, 8:50 am | New Zealand National Party

A National-led government will actively encourage outdoor recreation by reforming DOC and giving hunters and anglers a direct say in the management of their fish or game, says National’s Outdoor Recreation spokesman, Nick Smith, in launching the ... More >>

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 >>