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Truancy prevention will pay big welfare dividends
Thursday, 23 June 2005, 12:39 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins, says a focus on truancy prevention in education will pay big dividends in welfare. More >>
Don Brash Writes
Thursday, 23 June 2005, 12:18 am | 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 >>
NCEA: the nightmare continues...
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Bill English revealed in Parliament today that schools where 100% of students sitting NCEA Level 1 Technology failed have since found, on having the papers reassessed, that 70% actually passed. More >>
Political correctness in public institutions
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 4:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Wayne Mapp says political correctness is deeply imbedded in New Zealand's public institutions and the next National Government will get rid of it. More >>
National will take apples dispute 'to the top'
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The next National Government will invoke the WTO dispute resolution process against Australia for refusing to allow New Zealand apples into the Australian market. More >>
Economist damages his own credibility
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Peter Harris' report 'The Myth of the Exploding Public Sector' is a highly slanted document that uses selective data, and when properly analysed is found sadly wanting," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Labour's Treaty deadline is nonsense
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says no one should be conned by Labour's double speak on Treaty deadlines. More >>
Conflict looms over Labour’s whaling policy
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 9:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Conservation spokesman, Simon Power, says there is a problem looming for Labour because the man picked by many to be their next leader does not agree with their stance on maintaining the moratorium on whaling. More >>
Health and welfare rorts uncovered in race review
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 12:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says the Ministers of Health and Social Development must be held accountable for the rorts uncovered in Labour's race based funding review. More >>
Labour claims integrated schools' assets
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 12:20 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Labour is using a technical breach of accounting rules to claim $35 million worth of education facilities paid for by integrated schools. More >>
New trade licensing will cost consumers
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Competence-based licensing in the plumbing and drainlaying industry will hit consumers in the pocket, says National's Consumer Affairs spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie. More >>
Hodgson puts New Zealand in the red
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 5:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pete Hodgson must be wishing he'd never got out of bed last week. The Minister's billion-dollar bungle has left him pale faced, with tail firmly lodged between his legs. More >>
Where’s the progress on PlunketLine?
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Katherine Rich is calling on the Health Minister to repeat her assurance that PlunketLine will be up to scratch by the end of the month. More >>
Labour hiring binge continues
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 11:37 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says new figures out today show Labour’s hiring binge is showing no sign of letting up. More >>
Foreshore and Seabed Act haunts NZ First
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Winston Peters has some explaining to do about the Foreshore and Seabed Act when he re-launches his Maori policy today. More >>
Massive Labour U-turns on RMA
Monday, 20 June 2005, 5:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has become so desperate and vulnerable over problems with the Resource Management Act that it has had to do massive U-turns to try to stop the political tide going out on them, says National's Environment spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Cullen needs to have a lie-down
Monday, 20 June 2005, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Finance spokesman, John Key, says Michael Cullen is inventing nonsense around tax in an attempt to put up a smokescreen to disguise his own Budget failings. More >>
Ryall: 180,000 calls to police abandoned
Monday, 20 June 2005, 8:21 am | New Zealand National Party
One in ten calls to police communications centres are abandoned as callers give up waiting, says National Party Law and Order spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Benefit fraud must be repaid by community service
Monday, 20 June 2005, 8:20 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins, says welfare fraud is reaching scandalous levels and fraudsters must be made to repay their debt through community service. More >>
Campbell now a Kiwi sporting legend
Monday, 20 June 2005, 12:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Michael Campbell has today cemented his place as a New Zealand sporting legend by winning the United States Golf Open, says National’s Sport, Fitness and Leisure spokesman, Murray McCully. More >>
