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Bulk funding: PPTA should be ashamed
Monday, 16 May 2005, 12:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says the PPTA's arguments against bulk funding are absolute nonsense and the union should be ashamed of itself for blatantly misleading its members. More >>
Gerry In The House: Wheels Fall Off Labour Bus
Friday, 13 May 2005, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
At a time when pre-Budget announcements usually shore up shaky backbench majorities, all we have seen this week have been labour's wheels well and truly falling off. The body language of Labour MPs says it all. And here's what's been causing it: the ... More >>
Release the transcripts
Friday, 13 May 2005, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the latest selective leaks around the Doonegate affair have the "trademark Helen Clark feel about them". More >>
What's Going W - May 13 2005
Friday, 13 May 2005, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The news for our Police isn't getting any better. The independent review into the state of our 111 call centres was released on May 11 with damning results for Police Minister George Hawkins and Police Commissioner Rob Robinson. More >>
Reconsideration of the Drinking Age Needed
Friday, 13 May 2005, 2:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is now six years since the drinking age was lowered from 20 years to 18 (Actually it is mostly a purchase age, rather than a drinking age, but everyone refers to it as the drinking age). More >>
Labour tolerates hypocrisy in Ferguson case
Friday, 13 May 2005, 11:24 am | New Zealand National Party
“Both the Defence Minister and his Defence chief must now consider whether they can continue in their jobs given the decision by the Solicitor-General in relation to a recent employment court case,” says National Party Defence spokesman John Carter. More >>
Helen Clark should say if George Hawkins is hiding
Thursday, 12 May 2005, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee is calling on Helen Clark to tell the New Zealand public whether George Hawkins plans to front up to questions in Parliament today over the damning Police Comms report. More >>
Bill English Comments
Thursday, 12 May 2005, 9:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The NCEA Review has some way to go with the final report due in July, but the signs aren't good. The report on Scholarship was a mixed bag. It exposed a saga of incompetence and arrogance, but concluded the central issue was that the NZQA didn't tell everyone ... More >>
Helen Clark gives herself sweeping new powers
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 4:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Helen Clark appears to have granted herself sweeping new powers to leak confidential information to whomever she likes, whenever she likes, about whatever she likes. More >>
Don Brash Writes No. 58, 11 May 2005
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
When Helen Clark became Prime Minister in late 1999, she made lots of bold claims about how her Labour Government was going to be honest and transparent. And despite Paintergate and Corngate, many New Zealanders still feel Helen Clark is a person ... More >>
Police review a bombshell
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 2:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Police spokesman, Tony Ryall, says the report into the police communications centre is “a bombshell” that shows the public and frontline police are at risk. More >>
Real welfare reform needed in New Zealand
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 2:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Nowhere is the contrast so sharp between Australia and New Zealand than in the welfare reform signalled during last night's Australian Budget," says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
National to support Treaty bill to committee stage
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says National will support to select committee the Bill proposing to remove references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi from our laws. More >>
Cullen should learn from Aussie budget
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 10:29 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says Michael Cullen should be very worried by the affect of huge Australian tax cuts on the New Zealand economy. More >>
Labour presides over slide to mediocrity
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 9:10 am | New Zealand National Party
“More evidence has been released today that shows Labour is presiding over a slide to mediocrity,” says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Collins Comments
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 8:40 am | New Zealand National Party
Counties Manukau Gymnastics celebrated 30 years on Saturday with the unveiling of its honours board. 30 years of dedication, effort, time, commitment and excellence is very worthy of congratulations. More >>
Helen Clark's integrity on the line, not Doone's
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the Doonegate case is all about Helen Clark's integrity, not the former Police Commissioner's. More >>
Aged care cabinet paper wastes more time
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Senior Citizens spokeswoman, Lynda Scott, says Cabinet papers released today on aged care are just another delaying tactic and state what is already blatantly obvious. More >>
National appoints principal private secretary
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 3:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash today announced the appointment of Vanessa Rawson, a former senior press secretary in the Opposition Leader's office, to the position of principal private secretary. More >>
Taxpayers fund half-day off for WINZ staff
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins is calling on Labour to come clean about how much it would have cost the taxpayer to provide Work & Income staff with an extra paid half-day off. More >>
