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Clark's credibility hits rock bottom

Monday, 27 June 2005, 12:03 am | New Zealand National Party

National's Foreign Affairs & Trade spokesman, Lockwood Smith, says Prime Minister Helen Clark is fast getting into a position where the public will not trust her on anything. More >>

McCully.co.nz 24 June 2005

Friday, 24 June 2005, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party

Longer term subscribers to your favourite Friday publication may recall the Closing the Gaps programme announced as the “flagship” item of the Sisterhood’s 2000 Budget. This was the payola for Maoridom’s return to support Labour in the 1999 election ... More >>

No more apple excuses for Labour

Friday, 24 June 2005, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman, Lockwood Smith, says Labour has no more excuses for failing to get action on apple access to Australia after the WTO ruling on the case between the United States and Japan. More >>

Gerry: In the House - 24 June 2005

Friday, 24 June 2005, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

This week saw farmers march on Parliament to show their disgust at Labour's plan to introduce legislation that would see them required to leave their gates open for anyone to wander at will across their land. The great irony was that when these people ... More >>

Mapp Report : The Billion Dollar Bungle

Friday, 24 June 2005, 2:50 pm | New Zealand National Party

This week the government admitted to a billion dollar bungle. The Labour government claimed in 2002 that New Zealand would gain an immediate surplus of carbon 'credits', due to the carbon sinks created by New Zealand forests. More >>

National asks Labour to consult on Zimbabwe

Friday, 24 June 2005, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party

Dr Hon Lockwood Smith National Party Foreign Affairs & Trade Spokesman Hon Murray McCully National Party Sport, Fitness & Leisure Spokesman More >>

Newsworthy 24 June 2005

Friday, 24 June 2005, 11:03 am | New Zealand National Party

Ten of the worst - Harder to pick but since Labour came into office in November 1999 my picks include a growing recognition that the Government has: More >>

What's Going Wong - 23 June 2005

Friday, 24 June 2005, 10:21 am | New Zealand National Party

Judging by the public’s reaction to the offensive comments made by New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Canada, Graham Kelly, during a sitting of a Canadian Senate committee he has probably received more messages of support than opposition. More >>

Maharey's Freudian slip

Thursday, 23 June 2005, 5:29 pm | New Zealand National Party

Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey, famously called 'smarmy' by John Tamihere, slipped up in Parliament today when he advised the very long term unemployed to "stick with Labour", says National's Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>

Another Mallard flip-flop

Thursday, 23 June 2005, 5:09 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Education spokesman Bill English says he welcomes Trevor Mallard's latest policy change on school holidays. More >>

Contaminated instruments stop heart ops

Thursday, 23 June 2005, 5:08 pm | New Zealand National Party

Health Minister Annette King has failed to do anything effective to prevent the slow down of heart operations in four out of five DHBs, says National's Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>

A Thing of Beauty - Bi Partisan Agreement

Thursday, 23 June 2005, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party

I support the Minister's Extending High Standards in Schools initiative. I have no idea what answers it's coming up with but the project is asking the right questions - what makes for a very good school? More >>

Labour scratches surface on race review

Thursday, 23 June 2005, 4:53 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour is only scratching the surface in its review of race-based funding which, among other things, has found major flaws with the funding formula for PHOs. More >>

Don Brash Writes No. 61, 23 June 2005

Thursday, 23 June 2005, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

At the time of the 2002 election, National campaigned against the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. We argued that it made no sense for a country which contributes just one-quarter of one percent to the global emissions of greenhouse gases to impose ... More >>