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Mallard’s voucher system too complicated
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 10:00 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says Education Minister Trevor Mallard will have to simplify his complicated early childhood voucher system to meet the needs of parents. More >>
Labour all talk, no action over Wänanga
Monday, 11 April 2005, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman Bill English says Labour Education Ministers have been aware of the problems at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa for at least three years but have done nothing to remedy them. More >>
Blame Labour for your rising mortgage
Monday, 11 April 2005, 2:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says borrowers can blame the Labour Government for rising interest rates. More >>
Throwing money at DOC won’t solve core problems
Monday, 11 April 2005, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Conservation spokesman, Simon Power, says Labour must ensure the Department of Conservation gets back to its core focus of protecting and saving our valuable flora and fauna and not just throw money at the problem. More >>
Labour refuses full wananga consultant costs
Monday, 11 April 2005, 9:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says Labour is refusing to reveal the amount spent on consultants at Te Wananga o Aotearoa over the past three years. More >>
Tamihere must apologise for Holocaust comments
Monday, 11 April 2005, 9:16 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Labour MP John Tamihere must apologise for his reported comments regarding the Holocaust. More >>
Police Commissioner must clarify position
Monday, 11 April 2005, 9:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Police Commissioner Rob Robinson must make it clear whether or not he has asked for more resources. More >>
Labour takes a bet each way
Monday, 11 April 2005, 9:14 am | New Zealand National Party
A move by the Lotteries Commission to increase the number of lottery outlets flies in the face of the intent of the Gambling Act, says National’s Gaming spokesman, Lindsay Tisch. More >>
Brash Speech: National Lower NI Conference
Monday, 11 April 2005, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party
Welcome to the second National Party regional conference in a very important year for the Party and for the people of New Zealand. More >>
Tamihere must apologise for Holocaust comments
Sunday, 10 April 2005, 8:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Labour MP John Tamihere must apologise for his reported comments regarding the Holocaust. More >>
Newsworthy April 8 2005
Friday, 8 April 2005, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
John Tamihere (a former Labour Cabinet member) in a frank and hard hitting review has said that he despises many of his colleagues and Labour’s union and gay sectors, resents the influence of women in the party and suggests that Labour dupes its coalition ... More >>
Gerry in the House 8 April 2005
Friday, 8 April 2005, 3:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
Anyone watching events unfold in Parliament this week would have been struck by the mess Labour got itself into just because Helen Clark doesn’t want to acknowledge that what John Tamihere said in the Investigate article is true. She wants to pretend ... More >>
Labour dictates childcare drop-off times
Friday, 8 April 2005, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says parents with children in early childhood care will be told by Labour to drop their children off “on the hour” so a new staff recording system can work. More >>
Rich irony in PM’s family friendly photo op
Friday, 8 April 2005, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Judith Collins regrets that she will be unable to attend the launch tomorrow of a Families Commission survey because she’s “too busy being a parent”. More >>
Carter tables farm dog exemption bill
Friday, 8 April 2005, 1:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Agriculture spokesman, David Carter, yesterday tabled in Parliament the Dog Control (Exemption of Farm Dogs) Amendment Bill. More >>
Labour finally agrees with national on grooming
Friday, 8 April 2005, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Justice spokesman, Richard Worth, supports the addition of the new offence of sexual grooming, which has been added to the Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2), since National was the first party to seek the change, in 2003. More >>
Agenda for Children slips off Labour’s agenda?
Friday, 8 April 2005, 10:42 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins is asking for a please explain from Steve Maharey over the apparent lack of action on Labour’s much-heralded Agenda For Children. More >>
NZQA downplays facilitator role
Friday, 8 April 2005, 7:52 am | New Zealand National Party
NZQA’s attempts to downplay the role of assessment facilitators in the setting of NCEA exams are disingenuous, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Attorney-General mis-hits on judicial appointments
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 5:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Justice spokesman, Richard Worth, says there were always going to be difficulties when Michael Cullen was appointed Attorney-General because of his lack of understanding of the issues confronting the legal system. More >>
Labour’s waiting list deception gets worse
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 4:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite spending more than $3 billion extra on health since 1999, Labour’s health record is getting worse, says National’s Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
