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This is why change is needed
Tuesday, 22 March 2005, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
This is why change is needed - Ryall National’s Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall, says measures to combat youth crime, announced by leader Don Brash yesterday, are vital to ensure young offenders are dealt with before their offending careers progress ... More >>
‘Killer road’ claims another life
Monday, 21 March 2005, 9:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Locals are being asked to sign a petition aimed at drastic improvements to a stretch of State Highway Two dubbed the ‘killer road’ following yet another death on Friday. More >>
Brownlee Speech: A great time to be in National
Monday, 21 March 2005, 8:38 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 >>
Don Brash Speech: needs National to fix welfare
Monday, 21 March 2005, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Welcome to the first National Party regional conference in a very important year for the Party and for the people of New Zealand. More >>
Déjà vu in NCEA ‘05 says Bill English
Monday, 21 March 2005, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
“All the problems with NCEA in 2004 will be there again in 2005 according to official documents from NZQA,” says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Mallard should explain intent of State Sector Act
Monday, 21 March 2005, 8:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is calling on State Services Minister Trevor Mallard to explain the intent of the State Sector Act under which many public servants are employed. More >>
Consult the industry before any bans - Connell
Monday, 21 March 2005, 8:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Forestry spokesman Brian Connell is urging the Labour Government to properly consult with the timber industry before jumping the gun on any ban of arsenic-treated timber. More >>
Kirk Speech CanterburyWestland Regional Conference
Monday, 21 March 2005, 8:13 am | New Zealand National Party
I am sure every Party president has said in election year that this is the most important General Election the Party has faced. But the reality for the National Party is that, if ever there was an election that has to be won, and is there to be won, it is the ... More >>
Brash: Saving a generation of young people
Monday, 21 March 2005, 12:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Most teachers of young children know which of their class are likely to become criminal justice statistics; something that Celia Lashlie said to the great irritation of those who employed her. More >>
Wananga: Auditor-General inquiry a waste of time
Friday, 18 March 2005, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says an inquiry by the Auditor-General into te Wananga o Aotearoa will find nothing that other public agencies haven’t found already, but that Labour has chosen to ignore. More >>
Good vaccine news, but King too slow
Friday, 18 March 2005, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The announcement that GlaxoSmithKline will supply 360,000 more doses of effective flu vaccine demonstrates a highly ethical and positive response from the company that lost the sole supply of the vaccine, says National’s Health spokesman, Paul ... More >>
NCEA cover-up continues
Friday, 18 March 2005, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The refusal of Labour’s Education Ministers to release information relating to problems with last year’s scholarship exams shows they are more concerned with dodging political accountability than fixing the system, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill ... More >>
More Labour chaos in immigration
Friday, 18 March 2005, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Immigration spokesman, Tony Ryall, says the deferral of health checks for potential migrants is just another example of chaos in Labour’s immigration policy. More >>
National Party Biosecurity Spokesman
Friday, 18 March 2005, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The discovery of live Redback spiders in an imported car from Australia shows yet again Labour’s slack stance on biosecurity issues, says National’s Biosecurity spokesman, Shane Ardern. More >>
Another botch-up in Labour’s building laws
Friday, 18 March 2005, 8:54 am | New Zealand National Party
“It is disgraceful that before the ink has even dried on Labour’s new Building Act, amendments are being rushed through Parliament,” says National’s Building and Construction spokesman. More >>
Don Brash backs press freedom
Friday, 18 March 2005, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is backing freedom of the press in the ongoing wrangle over the televised coverage of Parliament. More >>
Trade training must be priority
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 4:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, has welcomed figures showing increased numbers of apprentices, but says growth should have been much faster. More >>
Labour is guilty of high country land grab
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 11:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National leader Don Brash says the Labour Government is treating New Zealand farmers with contempt by turning the High Country Tenure Review into a Department of Conservation land grab. More >>
Organic farming more important than special needs?
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 8:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says parents of children with special needs will be outraged by Trevor Mallard’s assertion that support for their child is less important than organic farming. More >>
Aged Care in crisis, Hodgson idle
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
While aged care remains in a state of crisis, Associate Minister of Health Pete Hodgson has not even met with DHBs to discuss the issue, says National’s Senior Citizens spokeswoman, Lynda Scott. More >>
