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Budget 2005: Poor Health Legacy Continues
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 6:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
A legacy of five years of poor quality spending in the health sector is a significant shadow on Labour's health Budget announcement, says National Party Health spokesman Paul Hutchison. More >>
Budget ‘05: Opportunity Lost For NZers
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 6:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Budget 2005 is an opportunity lost for all New Zealanders,” says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
Budget ’05: Opportunity Lost For All NZers
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Speech Notes by National Party Leader Don Brash on Budget 2005, 19 May 2005. Madam Speaker, this is a Budget about lost opportunity. I move that all the words after "that" be omitted and the following inserted: More >>
Budget 2005: Insult to working NZers
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 3:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
“This Budget is slow Punch and no Judy. Frankly, working New Zealanders should feel insulted they’ve had to wait so long, to be promised so little,” says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Another Labour whitewash
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 8:42 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins says the appointment of Police Commissioner Rob Robinson to inquire into the actions of stood-down Education Minister David Benson Pope had whitewash written all over it. More >>
National reveals $800,000 personal grievance case
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins has revealed that CYF is facing an $800,000 personal grievance claim. More >>
Families Commissioner defied Labour on handshake
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families Spokeswoman Judith Collins says it appears Families Commissioner Rajen Prasad openly defied instructions from the Government and went ahead to hand out a golden handshake regardless. More >>
Culled patients wait in agony
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
One of the 2000 patients 'culled' from the Counties Manukau DHB waiting list is "sitting in agony, not even able to get across the floor", says National's Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Parenting courses pale imitation of Don Brash plan
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parenting courses unveiled by Labour as pre-Budget propaganda are little more than a "pale imitation of the plan announced by Don Brash earlier this year," says National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
Budget must boost investment in roading
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Transport spokesman Maurice Williamson agrees with the NZ Council for Infrastructure Development in saying that Thursday's Budget must significantly lift the level of investment in roading. More >>
Near quadrupling in CYF legal bills under Labour
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
There has been a near quadrupling of legal bills at CYF since the Labour Party took office, says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
Minister’s and Commissioner’s credibility is shot
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 11:25 am | New Zealand National Party
“The credibility of the Police Minister and his Commissioner is in tatters. It is now only a matter of time before both will go,” says National Party Police spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Education leadership in chaos
Tuesday, 17 May 2005, 4:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says school closures could be back on the agenda now that Helen Clark has given Trevor Mallard all responsibilities for education in a desperate attempt to stabilise leadership in the sector. More >>
Finance Minister disowns Labour's lay-by Budget
Tuesday, 17 May 2005, 3:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It's looking increasingly like Labour is planning to make some minor inflation adjustments to tax thresholds to be applied at some point in the conveniently distant future," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Waiting lists grow despite billions in extra funds
Tuesday, 17 May 2005, 10:59 am | New Zealand National Party
Ministry of Health waiting list figures for March continue to show serious problems with Labour’s health bureaucracy, says National’s Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Rising costs to consumers unnecessary
Monday, 16 May 2005, 4:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Moves to require competence-based licensing in the plumbing and drainlaying industry will hit consumers hard in the pocket, says National’s Consumer Affairs spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie. More >>
Van Rooyen's resignation won't fix NCEA
Monday, 16 May 2005, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Karen Van Rooyen's resignation will make no difference to the 130,000 students sitting NCEA this year. More >>
Transpower overhead AC 400kV project unacceptable
Monday, 16 May 2005, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Transpower's announcement that it wants to use the western route through the Waikato to get extra power to Auckland using alternating current (AC) overlooks alternatives, says Lindsay Tisch, the National MP for Piako. More >>
Brash Speech: A new government and a new direction
Monday, 16 May 2005, 8:35 am | New Zealand National Party
I must say it’s great to be back here in the South, where I have been a frequent visitor in recent weeks. More >>
V8 resource consent fiasco shows need for reform
Monday, 16 May 2005, 8:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Environment spokesman, Nick Smith, says the decision to abandon the Wellington V8 street race highlights the need to substantially change the Resource Management Act. More >>
