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Gerry In The House -17 June 2005
Friday, 17 June 2005, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Many of you would have seen today's reports on the botch-up of carbon emissions and the additional cost that New Zealand will face as one of the countries that has ratified the Kyoto Protocol. More >>
Kyoto: National lodges privileges complaint
Friday, 17 June 2005, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Environment Spokesman Nick Smith today lodged a privileges complaint with Speaker Margaret Wilson, alleging that Michael Cullen deliberately misled Parliament over the $1 billion Kyoto bungle. More >>
Plain English June 2005
Friday, 17 June 2005, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Clutha Southland voters are telling me it's time for National's careful use of taxpayer's money. Good management of public money is about the basics - setting priorities, holding people accountable, getting more service for more resource. More >>
Brash - Electricity Engineers Association Speech
Friday, 17 June 2005, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for inviting me here today to open the 76th Electricity Engineers Association Annual Conference. I wish you all the best for the rest of your conference. More >>
ACC must clarify role in abuse conference
Friday, 17 June 2005, 10:53 am | New Zealand National Party
"ACC needs to clarify its sponsorship role in the questionable "Many Faces of Abuse" conference scheduled for later this year," says National Party ACC spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Brash Announces Lines Company Moves
Friday, 17 June 2005, 10:51 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party leader Don Brash announced today that National intends to look closely at allowing electricity lines companies to move into electricity retailing. More >>
Complaint to Auditor-Gen on taxpayer-funded unions
Friday, 17 June 2005, 12:56 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Justice spokesman, Richard Worth, has lodged a formal complaint with the Auditor-General relating to decisions by the Ministry of Justice and Work & Income to make incentive payments to staff to join the Public Service Association. More >>
News Worthy, 17 June 2005
Friday, 17 June 2005, 12:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Political hypocrisy On Australian relationships A ban on smacking? A flood of migrants More >>
Benson-Pope’s Fisheries outburst laughable
Friday, 17 June 2005, 12:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s outburst at National’s fisheries policy is laughable, given that Labour still refuses to release its report on customary fishing abuse because it fears isolating its Maori vote, says National’s Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Culture of Extravagance Alive & Well
Friday, 17 June 2005, 12:41 am | New Zealand National Party
The blatant abuse of taxpayer’s money for political purposes is ongoing. I am in receipt of papers that reveal the Labour government is offering pay-offs for people in the public service to join the PSA. More >>
Hodgson must resign over billion-dollar cock-up
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Environment spokesman, Nick Smith, says Pete Hodgson must accept responsibility and resign over the billion-dollar error made in calculating New Zealand's carbon credit balance. More >>
Mallard tries to duck another one
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Trevor Mallard is trying to hose down another education bush fire by extending the consultation time for a controversial change to bus routes at 250 schools. More >>
Truth hurts as Hodgson lashes out
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Forestry spokesman, Brian Connell, says Pete Hodgson’s embarrassing concession over Kyoto liabilities should serve as a lesson to him that honesty is always the best policy. More >>
Brash will protect private property rights
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party leader Don Brash has given farmers an absolute assurance that a National Government will preserve their right to determine who has access to their land and under what circumstances. More >>
National will strengthen biosecurity defences
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 11:07 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party leader Don Brash says a National Government will increase instant fines and deport non-residents who try to import biosecurity threats. More >>
Brash signals tax realignment for racing industry
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 5:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has signalled a significant tax realignment for New Zealand's racing industry in an announcement at Trentham today More >>
Vehicle owners' personal information exploited
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Commercial use of confidential information supplied by the Government seriously jeopardises the privacy and personal security of registered vehicle owners, says National's Consumer Affairs spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie. More >>
PSA fails its members in blind political spin
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee is disappointed that the union representing the supposedly neutral public service is refusing to make any apologies for its pro-Labour Party agenda. More >>
More payback for Labour's union mates
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour is using taxpayers' money to help fund the coffers of its union mates, say National MPs Tony Ryall and Wayne Mapp. More >>
Ambassador to Canada has no idea
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 8:38 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s Ambassador to Canada, Graham Kelly, clearly has no idea about his responsibilities on serving New Zealand’s interests overseas, says National’s Associate Foreign Affairs spokeswoman, Georgina Te Heuheu. More >>
