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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 >>

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 >>