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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 >>

Samuels Denial Deserves Questioning

Friday, 29 April 2005, 10:51 am | New Zealand National Party

"If, as Dover Samuels claims, his disturbing behaviour in an Auckland hotel hallway is the result of prostate problems, why did he initially deny the offence?" asks National Party MP Judith Collins. More >>

Secrecy over scholarship failure must end

Friday, 29 April 2005, 12:56 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Education spokesman Bill English says David Benson-Pope must release the State Services Commission's full report into, and recommendations on what went wrong with Scholarship 2004. More >>

Reading Recovery Needs Recovery

Thursday, 28 April 2005, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party

Comments on National's reading voucher policy revealed that opinion leaders in education aren't aware of the facts about reading recovery (RR). More >>

More Kiwis feeling ‘overtaxed’

Thursday, 28 April 2005, 3:27 pm | New Zealand National Party

“A growing number of New Zealanders think they’re paying too much tax,” says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>

Don Brash questions ethics of Doone case

Thursday, 28 April 2005, 2:31 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Don Brash is questioning the ethics of Helen Clark’s behaviour around the Peter Doone defamation case. More >>

Regional Development Or Regional Exodus?

Thursday, 28 April 2005, 10:25 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee is calling on Jim Anderton to reveal how many companies his officials have told to move overseas. More >>

Collins: Blame Labour For Your Rising Mortgage

Thursday, 28 April 2005, 12:14 am | New Zealand National Party

Increasing numbers of economists are saying interest rates are rising in advance of Labour's big spending on the Working for Families redistribution package. More >>

Collins Comments - 27 April 2005

Wednesday, 27 April 2005, 5:02 pm | New Zealand National Party

Education is a key issue for all those concerned with the future of New Zealand. Without a world-class education system, we simply cannot close the growing gap between incomes in New Zealand and those in Australia. 114,000 New Zealand born citizens ... More >>

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