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Another explanation sought from Helen Clark
Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 4:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It's time for Helen Clark to release all the information she has on the Peter Doone case, after comments she welcomed as being 'consistent with everything' that she had been saying were the subject of a weekend newspaper correction," says Dr Brash. More >>
Michael Cullen ducks questions on Transpower deal
Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key is calling on Michael Cullen to give the public some answers on a controversial tax deal done by Transpower. More >>
What's Trev been doing for the past year?
Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 3:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is stunned that Trevor Mallard has so readily admitted his lack of progress on the Helen Clark-ordered review of race relations. More >>
Clark should explain Budget tax confusion
Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Now that Prime Minister Helen Clark has returned to New Zealand she should be asked to explain the total confusion in the Labour Party over the lack of tax relief in the Budget, says National Party leader Don Brash. More >>
Labour-Greens coalition 'a frightening prospect'
Monday, 6 June 2005, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has labelled the possibility of a Labour-Greens coalition government "a frightening prospect for New Zealand's future". More >>
More Taxes On Way Under Labour-Greens
Monday, 6 June 2005, 3:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Labour-Green government would have to raise taxes to implement any of the Greens' hugely expensive tertiary education package, National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says. More >>
IRD distributing Labour propaganda?
Monday, 6 June 2005, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's propaganda machine knows no bounds - now it's using Inland Revenue to spread its message," says National Party Revenue spokeswoman Pansy Wong. More >>
Labour Lets Prisoners Do Crime From Prisons
Monday, 6 June 2005, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall, says the Labour Government is allowing criminals to organise crime from behind bars because it won't install technology that blocks their cellphone calls. More >>
Gerry In The House 3 June - Prisoners Benefit
Friday, 3 June 2005, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Yesterday saw the passing under urgency of the prisoners compensation legislation with the help of the Greens. This liberal bill will see prisoners still pocketing the cash from their compensation claims. What it does is make the victims re-live ... More >>
Experts back National on Cullen's spending binge
Friday, 3 June 2005, 1:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says the economic experts appear to be backing National's argument that Michael Cullen has indulged himself on a taxpayer fuelled spending binge. More >>
National Party Releases Eight Billboards
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 10:56 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party Election 2005 Campaign yesterday released the following eight billboards. ENDS More >>
Plain English: Column By Bill English
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 8:28 am | New Zealand National Party
It’s likely that the 2005 election will produce a Parliament where Maori politicians have a central role in determining the next government. About half of NZ First MP’s are Maori and NZ First retains significant support from Maori voters. The Maori Party ... More >>
Labour’s curious stand on prisoner compo
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 12:36 am | New Zealand National Party
While the Labour Government is arguing under urgency in Parliament that compensation should be payable to prisoners who allege ill treatment, its lawyers are arguing the opposite in a courtroom just across the road, says National’s Justice spokesman, ... More >>
English: parents know best
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Labour confirmed in Parliament today that it knows better than parents which childhood centre their children should attend. More >>
Patients culled without 'active monitoring'
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Patients culled from DHB waiting lists are being left with no idea how or when they will be 'actively monitored', says National's Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Free early childhood education to go with National
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
New plans by National to scrap the proposed 20 hours of free early childhood education for families are a hint of spending cuts to come under the party's tax policy, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Prisoners will still pocket the cash
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall, says Labour’s bill to curb compensation to prisoners is “too liberal for anyone’s good”. More >>
Leaky home service not fair
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 9:24 am | New Zealand National Party
“The Weathertight Homes Resolution Service is costing more than $100,000 per settlement in bureaucracy costs, and providing anything but a fair or speedy resolution of claims,” National’s Building spokesman, Nick Smith, says today in releasing figures on the ... More >>
Stop 'dicking around' over Transmission Gully
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 12:46 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson, says it is time the "dicking around" over Transmission Gully stopped and Labour cleared the way for the private sector to begin work on it immediately. More >>
Multimillion-$ programme to have little effect
Tuesday, 31 May 2005, 11:27 am | New Zealand National Party
“A $30 million boost in the Budget to a programme targeting sickness and invalids beneficiaries will do virtually nothing for the overall numbers,” says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
