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Police, not accountants, must tackle gangs

Monday, 2 May 2005, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall, says police officers, not accountants, are the key to crushing drug-dealing gangs and organised crime bosses. More >>

Labour charade on student allowances exposed

Monday, 2 May 2005, 4:42 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says the number of students receiving student allowances has dropped by 3,000 since the same time last year. More >>

National backs small business

Monday, 2 May 2005, 3:56 pm | New Zealand National Party

A National-led Government will reduce the cost of doing business, says National's spokesman for small business, Lindsay Tisch. More >>

Labour takes an extra $50 billion in tax

Monday, 2 May 2005, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party

National’s Finance spokesman, John Key, says that since Labour was elected to office in 1999 there has been a cumulative increase in all taxes of more than $50 billion. More >>

Not so much a Mayday from business but an SOS

Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:09 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Industrial Relations spokesman Wayne Mapp says the Labour Government has nothing to celebrate this May Day. More >>

Tamihere refuses to retract Investigate statements

Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:06 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says Helen Clark still has a problem on her hands given that John Tamihere is still refusing to retract the statements he made in an Investigate Magazine interview. More >>

Michael Cullen Not AWOL, but Missing In Action

Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Don Brash says Helen Clark made the wrong call by instructing Michael Cullen not to attend this weekend’s Australia/New Zealand leadership forum in Melbourne. More >>

Unbelievable blowout in Aussiebased liable parents

Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:03 am | New Zealand National Party

“It is becoming increasingly clear that Labour has no idea how many freeloading fathers have fled to Australia to avoid paying child support,” says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>

Labour to blame for slump in police confidence

Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:01 am | New Zealand National Party

“Labour has shattered public confidence in the police,” says National Party Law & Order spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>

Labour’s defence spend a con job

Monday, 2 May 2005, 12:57 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Defence spokesman, John Carter, says Labour’s reported $3 billion spend-up on defence is just a re-hash of what they have previously announced. More >>

Anderton – the Minister for Anti-Development

Friday, 29 April 2005, 6:35 pm | New Zealand National Party

This may seem like a preposterous idea for a minister – but trust me, in the case of Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton, it’s not. Yes, his gang at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise have told a Kiwi business it would be better off moving overseas. More >>

National Will Get Tough On Drug Gang King Pins

Friday, 29 April 2005, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party MPs Tony Ryall and Richard Worth say veteran Black Power gang leader Abraham Wharewaka would be looking forward to a much longer stay in prison if National was in power. More >>

FBT changes typical Labour spin

Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:26 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Finance spokesman John Key is pleased that the Finance Minister has largely adopted National’s policy on Fringe Benefit Tax. More >>

Business Confidence plummets as militant strike ac

Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party

News this week that business confidence had fallen to its lowest level since the winter of discontent in 2000 should ring alarm bells with Labour about its union-focused industrial relations law. More >>

What Going wONg

Friday, 29 April 2005, 10:58 am | New Zealand National Party

As New Zealand grows so does the strong sense of nationhood that surrounds Anzac Day. The memories of our fallen soldiers will be kept alive for even longer, judging by the ever-increasing number of people attending Anzac Day services. More >>

Union Legislation Takes Effect Confidence Plummets

Friday, 29 April 2005, 10:56 am | New Zealand National Party

The EPMU's 5% across the board wage rise campaign is beginning to have the predicted effects on the business sector. The latest National Bank Business Outlook Survey shows 48% of firms are pessimistic about the future - up from 19% the month before. More >>