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Business identifies wasted opportunity
Tuesday, 31 May 2005, 11:23 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says the slump in business confidence is a clear worry for all New Zealanders. More >>
National will provide flexibility for schools
Tuesday, 31 May 2005, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says bulk funding is the first step towards providing the flexible education system that parents want for their children. More >>
Life of Brian - 30 May 2005
Monday, 30 May 2005, 5:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The past few weeks in Parliament have been action-packed. I doubt that even 'The West Wing' could have scripted a more tumultuous political drama. It's had everything: animal abuse, a foot-and-mouth hoax, Saddam Hussein cronies on the loose, Prime Ministers ... More >>
Inaccurate report on National spending
Monday, 30 May 2005, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says the claim published in a weekend newspaper that a National Government would cut spending by 5% of GDP over three years is wildly inaccurate. More >>
PHO study shows no improvement in health
Monday, 30 May 2005, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Paul Hutchison says Labour's PHO progress report is meaningless because it makes no mention of whether the PHO system has actually improved health outcomes for people. More >>
Public confidence in NCEA reaches all-time low
Monday, 30 May 2005, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Bill English says public confidence in the NCEA is likely to be even lower than indicated by research released today. More >>
Brash: National in very good heart
Monday, 30 May 2005, 8:37 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the calibre of candidates on the party’s list shows that National is in very good heart going into this year’s general election. More >>
Mallard makes another mess
Monday, 30 May 2005, 8:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Polytechnics will be hit hard by Education Minister Trevor Mallard’s move to renege on a deal hammered out last year over controversial community education courses, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
National’s list “a slice of middle New Zealand”
Monday, 30 May 2005, 8:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party President Judy Kirk has hailed National’s 2005 list as an accurate representation of hard-working middle New Zealanders. More >>
Many new MPs likely from National’s list
Monday, 30 May 2005, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s 2005 list will bring many new faces to Parliament after the upcoming election, says National Party President Judy Kirk. More >>
National announces 2005 list ranking
Monday, 30 May 2005, 8:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party President Judy Kirk today announced the National Party’s list ranking for the upcoming General Election. More >>
Gerry In The House: The Greens Walk The Plank
Friday, 27 May 2005, 5:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Green Party this week announced their core plank for the election campaign - energy. Because the election campaign begins in earnest over the next few months, and because the Greens pitch themselves as Labour's coalition partner, the consequences ... More >>
What's Going Wong: Cullen's Tax Crumbs A Joke
Friday, 27 May 2005, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour and its master illusionist, Finance Minister Michael Cullen, raised expectations so high in the lead-up to the Budget that they crashed faster than you could say 'what tax cuts'? Obviously it has become too difficult for Labour to take their greedy ... More >>
National Education
Friday, 27 May 2005, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Comments From Bill English, National's Education Spokesman : Bureaucrats Beat Budget : Parents beat Teachers : Fear and Loathing In Polytechland More >>
The Budget Fallout continues
Friday, 27 May 2005, 12:36 am | New Zealand National Party
The Budget Fallout continues. It is clear that Labour will argue that they have spent the surplus, and that everyone else's proposals are not workable. As I indicated last week, this is based on the false premise that all capital spending has come ... More >>
Labour is irresponsible and out of touch
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 2:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has accused Labour of being irresponsible and out of touch, during a speech in Napier. More >>
Labour Govt overrides $200 million commission
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Confidential plans for changes in tertiary funding demonstrate that even Labour believes the $200 million Tertiary Education Commission has been a huge waste of taxpayer dollars, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
The Budget and Fiscal Irresponsibility
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Don Brash Leader of the National Party Wednesday 25 May 2005 Address to the Napier Chamber of Commerce Mission Estate, Taradale The Budget and Fiscal Irresponsibility More >>
Don Brash Writes No. 59, 25 May 2005
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The President of the Labour Party hinted at a "deep dark secret" and fed the speculation that it would contain some worthwhile adjustments to either tax rates or the thresholds at which those rates apply. In the event, it provoked the Dominion-Post to run a ... More >>
OECD report confirms rampant Labour spending
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 11:48 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Finance Minster must feel embarrassed by the way he has tried to manipulate today's OECD report which confirms that Labour spending is out of control," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
