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Brash’d be an appalling steward of the land
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Don Brash’s extremist views about the Conservation Department illustrate that any government he led would be a terrible guardian of the land, the Green Party says. More >>
Labour’s economic legacy takes hold
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says Labour’s economic legacy is now starting to become blindingly obvious to all New Zealanders. More >>
Don Brash Writes: 1/4 Of NZ's Brightest Are Gone
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 2:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
That was the front-page headline on last Saturday's Weekend Herald. The article which followed made the point that 24.2% of all New Zealand-born people with a tertiary education now live overseas - and noted that that represents the biggest exodus of ... More >>
Bill English stands by homeopathy statement
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Bill English says he stands by the comments he made in a statement yesterday about the Tertiary Education Commission’s Strategic Priorities Fund. More >>
Brash Speech - DoC threatens high country farming
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 10:00 am | New Zealand National Party
Don Brash Speech - DoC threatens high country farming Address to the Federated Farmers High Country Annual Conference, Molesworth Station More >>
Damning report on Labour’s PHO experiment
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 7:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s Primary Health Organisation experiment has been shown to have serious flaws in a damning report released today, says National’s Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
King underplays vaccine crisis
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 5:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Annette King has underplayed the fact that of the 700,000 people who need the flu vaccine, only 50,000 will get a vaccine that protects against the most concerning Wellington strain, says National’s Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Little comfort for PM in Tamihere decision
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 4:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says the Prime Minister can take little comfort from the Serious Fraud Office verdict on the dealings of John Tamihere at the Waipareira Trust. More >>
Homeopathy for pets – a strategic priority?
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says Labour’s identification of ‘homeopathy for pets’ as a strategic priority for tertiary education funding is further evidence of a botched tertiary education strategy. More >>
Bulging state sector needs better oversight
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 2:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says New Zealand needs the discipline of a National Government to haul in mis-directed and wasteful spending, given current inflationary pressures and rising interest rates. More >>
Labour’s pro-union laws cause friction at Uni
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 11:42 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Industrial relations spokesman Wayne Mapp says “Labour’s pro-union anti-progress” employment laws were always bound to cause trouble and they’re doing that at Auckland University. More >>
Investigate ACC’s treatment of rape victim - Rich
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 10:21 am | New Zealand National Party
''It is deeply concerning that a young rape victim is reported to have received no support or advice from ACC, and the Minister should investigate,'' says National Party ACC spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Expats need more than spin to come home
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 8:26 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says expat Kiwis will need more than Helen Clark’s assurances and spin before they contemplate a homecoming. More >>
King silent over massive vaccine crisis
Monday, 14 March 2005, 9:33 am | New Zealand National Party
Vulnerable New Zealanders are being denied access to their vital flu vaccine, while Health Minister Annette King silently presides over a massive botch-up, says National’s Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
King must front up over vaccine crisis
Monday, 14 March 2005, 8:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Annette King and the Ministry of Health must be honest about the reality of the flu vaccine botch-up, says National’s Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
PlunketLine merger runs late
Monday, 14 March 2005, 8:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Minister of Health Annette King has changed her tune on when parents can expect a decent service from PlunketLine, says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
Mallard refuses to release scholarship advice
Monday, 14 March 2005, 8:20 am | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard has refused to release policy advice he received about the school scholarship exam because he says there is too much of it, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Silent Sutton Must Go
Monday, 14 March 2005, 8:19 am | New Zealand National Party
The agriculture industry has made it clear it has no confidence in Minister of Agriculture Jim Sutton, says National’s Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>
Tax reform needed to entice expats home
Monday, 14 March 2005, 8:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says New Zealand needs urgent tax reform if we are going to entice expatriates to come home and stop the brain drain. More >>
Independent inquiry needed in Iraqi refugee case
Friday, 11 March 2005, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Law and Order spokesman Tony Ryall is calling for an independent inquiry into the chain of incompetence that allowed a multiple rapist to offend again. More >>
