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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 >>
LAVs: Burton bungles planning
Monday, 18 April 2005, 8:21 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Defence spokesman, John Carter, says some of the defence force’s light armoured vehicles are being cannibalised to keep others serviceable. More >>
Teachers’ retirement fund in trouble
Monday, 18 April 2005, 8:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The administrator of Labour’s prized Teachers’ Retirement Saving Scheme has written to all schools giving notice that it is withdrawing from the scheme, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Brash Speech: A new government and a new direction
Monday, 18 April 2005, 8:19 am | New Zealand National Party
I imagine many of you will agree with me when I observe that over the last fortnight we have witnessed one of the most extraordinary spectacles in New Zealand politics. More >>
Maori Party, Labour dangerous combination
Monday, 18 April 2005, 8:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says if Labour and the Maori Party are returned to government it will spell goodbye to any hope of ending race-based separatism. More >>
Brownlee Speech A Great Time To Be In National
Monday, 18 April 2005, 8:18 am | New Zealand National Party
I can’t recall the last time there was so much enthusiasm and so much anticipation within our Party organisation. More >>
Key speech: Nats serious about growing wage rates
Monday, 18 April 2005, 8:16 am | New Zealand National Party
For most people, the results of those choices play an overwhelming role in determining the quality of life they enjoy. More >>
Gerry In The House: Excellence in education
Friday, 15 April 2005, 5:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Regular readers, as well as those who keep up with the news, we all know that the education system has become a mess under Labour - what with NCEA, scholarships and the ballooning centralised bureaucracy in Wellington. More >>
English Comments On Nat's Education Policy
Friday, 15 April 2005, 5:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Now the predictable reactions to Don Brash's speech on school policy have blown over, its time to get down to the substantial debate. The first step is to see what was actually said rather than what the critics say was said. Here is Don Brash's speech. More >>
Cullen signs off on Cayman Islands tax deal
Friday, 15 April 2005, 1:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Michael Cullen must front up on a complicated tax deal that allows Transpower to funnel money through a Cayman Islands holding company,” says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Strike action: Labour gets its just desserts
Friday, 15 April 2005, 1:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Industrial Relations spokesman Wayne Mapp says yesterday’s wildcat strike action by members of the EPMU marks a return to the dark old days of militant unionism and should be a wake up call for the country in election year. More >>
News Worthy: The temperature in Parliament
Friday, 15 April 2005, 12:35 am | New Zealand National Party
Parliament has been in Urgency this week passing a number of Bills which are simply not urgent. In such circumstances, emotion runs high and tempers fray. The position is not helped by the view of a number of Labour backbenchers that there is one law ... More >>
