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Time for Labour to come clean on cost of Kyoto
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 5:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Forestry spokesman Brian Connell says its time for Labour to come clean on the cost of implementing the Kyoto Protocol. More >>
Collins tells Maharey to front up on handshake
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 5:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins is calling on Social Development Minister Steve Maharey to stop prevaricating and release details of the Families Commission golden handshake. More >>
King denies poor Health Ministry reports
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 5:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister of Health Annette King has denied a Hospital Benchmark report which shows 14 out of 21 DHBs failed to attend serious conditions such as heart attacks, massive bleeding and concussion within target timeframes, says National Party Health spokesman ... More >>
Rest homes continue to close under Labour
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 1:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Associate Minister of Health Pete Hodgson yesterday failed to give Parliament's health select committee an assurance that the residential care sector will receive realistic funding in the near future, to prevent further rest home closures, says National's ... More >>
Labour back-flips on Treaty promise
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 10:58 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour has back-flipped on a key promise to remove inconsistent Treaty of Waitangi references in legislation. More >>
Mallard lame duck in race relations role
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is calling on Trevor Mallard to deliver on the promises he made when he was appointed as Race Relations Minister. More >>
Extravagant ad spending at $1000 a head
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Why are taxpayers having to pay the average of $1,000 per family to advertise last year's Budget when IRD already have their details?" asks National Party Finance spokesman John Key More >>
Don Brash Writes No. 60, 8 June 2005
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Over the last few months, New Zealanders have finally begun to recognise that this Labour-led Government is doing a huge amount of damage to the country we all love. There is a recognition that they have: More >>
Treasury confirms economic mismanagement
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 12:49 am | New Zealand National Party
“Treasury’s admission that it has overcooked its predictions for growth, are a slap in the face for Michael Cullen and Labour, “ says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
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 >>
