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Desperate Labour re-announces cancer funding
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 3:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Paul Hutchison says Labour's desperate attempt to woo voters by re-announcing cancer funding regionally will not work. More >>
SuperBlues ensure strong voice for 60-plus
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 2:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party leader Don Brash today launched the party's SuperBlues website, aimed at ensuring a strong voice in the National Party for those aged 60-plus. The SuperBlues believe the National Party under Don Brash has the values and policies that are most ... More >>
Tax on savings not on says Key
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says, "Michael Cullen's new plan to tax the hard earned savings of New Zealanders is yet another blatant tax grab." More >>
Land access move a 'desperate delaying tactic'
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 10:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter says "Labour's retreat on its land access proposals are a clear sign that we're all now the playthings for a desperate, decaying and directionless Government. More >>
$272 per family in tax-funded advertising
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 10:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins says the taxpayer has funded $272 in advertising for each of the 2500 responses the Families Commission has had to its ‘What Makes Your Family Tick’ campaign. More >>
CTU a 'branch of the Labour Party'
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 2:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Industrial Relations spokesman Wayne Mapp says many CTU members will be alarmed to see the CTU spending their union fees on blatant, politically partisan campaigns. More >>
Are the millions for roads really yours, Dr Cullen
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says Michael Cullen should tell the public whether all of the half billion-dollar roading bribe he announced last week is really Labour's money to spend. More >>
Labour back-flips on DPB loophole
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 10:26 am | New Zealand National Party
"After six long years, Labour's finally talking about closing a loophole in the DPB rules that has allowed more than 200 fathers to avoid naming the mother of their child," says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
Smarmy Steve Maharey dodges real issue
Monday, 27 June 2005, 6:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Steve Maharey continues to show just how little Labour cares for welfare dependent New Zealanders with his refusal to confront the main issues in his portfolio," says National Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
Questions over teacher training scholarships
Monday, 27 June 2005, 6:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, wants to know why just 10% of $10,000 teacher training scholarships went to males last year. More >>
Key: Tax Relief For Middle New Zealand
Monday, 27 June 2005, 11:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Mike Williams was right all along. There was a deep, dark secret in the Budget. It was Labour letting their guard down to show mainstream New Zealanders just how out of touch they are. More >>
Don Brash's Full Speech To National's Conference
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party
This week, over 600 of our fellow New Zealanders will pack up and move to Australia. More >>
Maurice Williamson Speech: Time to act on roads
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:10 am | New Zealand National Party
• Until 1985, New Zealand was spending around the OECD average of 1.3% of GDP on roading. For whatever reason, in 1985 it took a more than 30% dive and dropped below 1%. It has stayed at or around that 1% mark for the last 20 years. It is a significant ... More >>
Tony Ryall Speech: Getting tough on crime
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:09 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark came to power promising to be “tough on crime, and tough on the causes of crime”. After six years of her rule, crime is out of control. People feel less safe on the streets of our cities and towns. Drugs are now rife in many of the nation’s ... More >>
Judy Kirk Speech: Welfare That Works
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:01 am | New Zealand National Party
2005 started with a bang. That bang was Orewa II, and yet again Don Brash used his annual address to the Orewa Rotary Club to say a few things that needed to be said. More >>
Bill English's Speech: Children – the top priority
Monday, 27 June 2005, 8:58 am | New Zealand National Party
Not the system, not the unions, not the salaries, not the peaceful life of keeping all the interest groups happy while schools drift into a warm fog of mediocrity. More >>
National President’s Address To Annual Conference
Monday, 27 June 2005, 8:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Leader Don Brash, Members of the Board, Members of Parliament, General Manager, Delegates, and Guests to the Conference! More >>
Brownlee's Speech: A Govt for mainstream NZers
Monday, 27 June 2005, 8:53 am | New Zealand National Party
Politics is a long game. It’s never over until it’s over… and it’s never over. More >>
Don Brash Speech To National's Annual Conference
Monday, 27 June 2005, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Today I have just one simple message for you: Don't pause, even momentarily, to take comfort from recent polls. More >>
Navy problems show procurement flawed
Monday, 27 June 2005, 8:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Design and contract difficulties experienced by the Navy in the construction of its planned multimillion-dollar multi-role ship confirm the flawed capital procurement processes of the Labour Government, says National’s shadow Attorney-General, Richard ... More >>
