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Michael Cullen's spending nightmare
Friday, 22 April 2005, 12:17 am | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's reckless spending on a growing bureaucracy is starting to give Michael Cullen nightmares, but it's the rest of us who will be haunted by Helen Clark's legacy," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Foreshore and Seabed Act - the poisoned chalice?
Friday, 22 April 2005, 12:04 am | New Zealand National Party
This week began with a group of government officials being greeted at Gisborne Airport by angry Maori protesters when they went to meet Ngati Porou over their sneaky deal over the ownership of the East Coast coastline. More >>
Labour’s policies killing New Zealand
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 5:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Helen Clark and Michael Cullen are tearing the heart out of New Zealand by not doing anything to stop the rapidly growing exodus of people to Australia. More >>
Brash backs DIY builders
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 2:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Brash backs DIY builders National Party Leader Don Brash today announced that National will repeal provisions in Labour's new building legislation that stop New Zealanders from carrying out DIY renovations on their own homes. The Building Act 2004 will ... More >>
Smarmy Steve Maharey loses the plot
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins believes Steve Maharey has resorted to personal insults because he knows how much New Zealanders hate Labour’s hypocrisy on secret golden handshakes. More >>
Huge reading gap for six-year-olds
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says National will not let children fall behind just because they attend one of the 680 primary schools that do not run the Government’s reading recovery programme. More >>
Perhaps Labour needs reminding
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 11:27 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins has released a series of quotes in a bid to "remind the Labour Government what they used to say about golden handshakes." More >>
Families Comm spending blatant electioneering
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Extravagant Families Commission spending blatant electioneering Labour’s extravagant spending on a Families Commission campaign is a waste of valuable taxpayer dollars and blatant electioneering, says National’s Families spokeswoman, Judith Collins. ... More >>
Lives In Danger While 111 Report Is Sanitised
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 10:09 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall, says people's lives are being put in danger while Labour's review of the 111 system is in the Beehive getting its final spin. More >>
ACC Ignored Advice On Rescue Helicopters
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
ACC's plan to axe rescue helicopters from the central North Island had been opposed by the Ministry of Health for 12 months before it was released, according to documents released under the Official Information Act by National's Rangitikei MP Simon Power. More >>
Will Hawkins deliver on Civil Defence?
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Civil Defence spokesman, John Carter, says he is pleased the Government has finally recognised the need to better educate New Zealanders on Civil Defence issues. More >>
Berrymans deserve justice
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Rural Affairs spokesman Shane Ardern is calling on Labour to stop passing the buck and sort out the issue of compensation for Keith and Margaret Berryman. More >>
DOC’s padlocks hinder rescue services
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Conservation Department’s policy of locking up the South Island high country for public access is stopping emergency services doing their job effectively, says National’s Conservation spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Further failures in flu jab fiasco (II)
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison, says the Minister and the Ministry of Health have no excuse for failing to ensure the flu vaccine is distributed rapidly. More >>
Brash supports quality education for all
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 1:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Don Brash is standing by his commitment to excellence in education and a first class education for all. More >>
Beach ownership on Ngati Porou agenda
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 12:39 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is expecting more Maori to follow Ngati Porou’s lead and start direct negotiations with Labour over the ownership of our coast. More >>
National Disappointed At "Unfair" Allocation
Monday, 18 April 2005, 5:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party's share of election broadcasting funding for the upcoming General Election is unfair and disappointing, says the National Party's General Manager Steven Joyce. More >>
Further failures in flu jab fiasco
Monday, 18 April 2005, 3:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Paul Hutchison says “Annette King must front up to her failures in the flu jab fiasco and explain why the South Island is being forced to wait in line for the vaccine”. More >>
Stoppages Stats An 'Historical Snapshot'
Monday, 18 April 2005, 3:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Industrial Relations spokesman Wayne Mapp says the latest set of statistics on work stoppages provides only an "historical snapshot". More >>
Police must target drug gangs
Monday, 18 April 2005, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall, says confronting drug-dealing gangs must be one of the top priorities for policing. More >>
