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CYF registrations increase
Monday, 4 April 2005, 9:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says Labour continues to fail the children of New Zealand. More >>
Taxpayers Pay for Sex Operations
Monday, 4 April 2005, 9:22 am | New Zealand National Party
A new government policy to fund sex change operations has got Rakaia MP Brian Connell hopping mad. ‘I feel deeply aggrieved and angry on behalf of the many constituents who contact my office with genuine health needs who can’t afford knee hip or dental ... More >>
Gerry In The House: Hawkins – need I say more?
Monday, 4 April 2005, 8:57 am | New Zealand National Party
This week has been an absolute shocker for poor old George. You do have to wonder just how much faith the 9th floor of the Beehive has in George Hawkins when it was revealed last week that he was offered 25th place on the Labour Party list for the ... More >>
Minister supplies details on PlunketLine meltdown
Monday, 4 April 2005, 12:04 am | New Zealand National Party
“Annette King has finally confirmed what was behind the meltdown of the PlunketLine Service in the busy December/January period,” says National Party MP Katherine Rich. More >>
Pope John Paul's legacy lives on - Don Brash
Sunday, 3 April 2005, 10:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is today sending his sympathies to the New Zealand Catholic Church and Catholics worldwide after the death of 84-year-old Pope John Paul. More >>
Tax from roads to be spent on roads
Friday, 1 April 2005, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash today announced that a National Government will spend all tax collected from the roads on improving the roads. More >>
Don Brash Speech: National's Plan for Better Roads
Friday, 1 April 2005, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Plan for Better Roads Address to the Automobile Association of New Zealand Annual Conference, Napier More >>
Council codes an expensive farce for ratepayers
Friday, 1 April 2005, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Local Government spokesman, Nick Smith, says the new code of conduct provisions of the Local Government Act are turning into an expensive farce for ratepayers and need to be examined. More >>
Minister should detail latest CYF failure
Friday, 1 April 2005, 3:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins is calling on the Minister in charge of CYF to explain the latest runaway incident in Dunedin, after a case two years ago where a pair of CYF runaways suffered datura poisoning. More >>
Labour’s school cash squeeze forces court case
Friday, 1 April 2005, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour’s squeeze on school cash has forced one secondary school into the drastic measure of taking court action against a parent, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Collins Comments: Pylons - a danger for Ardmore
Friday, 1 April 2005, 3:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Collins Comments Judith Collins Clevedon MP 1 April 2005 Pylons - a danger for Ardmore Flyers More >>
Accounts show Labour takes workers for fools
Friday, 1 April 2005, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
“The latest set of Government accounts show that Labour is continuing to take workers for fools,” says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
What's Going wONg: Dancing on a Pinhead
Friday, 1 April 2005, 11:24 am | New Zealand National Party
Dancing on a Pinhead When an Asian person makes the headlines, controversy is never far away. Most of the time the only stories that interest people are about crime or immigration scams. Instead of the spotlight being on the people at the centre ... More >>
News Worthy : So why is today “April Fool’s Day”
Friday, 1 April 2005, 10:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Ancient cultures, including those as varied as the Romans and the Hindu, celebrated New Year’s Day on 1 April. It closely follows the vernal equinox (20 March or 21 March). In medieval times, much of Europe celebrated 25 March, the Feast of Annunciation, ... More >>
Building botch-ups causing nightmares
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 5:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Building owners and designers have been left completely exposed by the serious flaws in Labour’s new Building Act which takes effect today,” says National Party Building and Construction spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
No order to purchase vaccine
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 5:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Though the Ministry of Health has said the less effective Vaxigrip flu vaccine will be available from April 18, Pharmac has made no order or commitment to purchase it, says National’s Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Assurance wanted over new helicopters
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Defence spokesman, John Carter, says the Defence Minister should give an assurance to taxpayers that the processes surrounding the buying of new helicopters for the Air Force are more robust that his previous shopping sprees. More >>
Cullen plays games with Law Society
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The new Attorney General is determined that the Lawyers and Conveyancers Bill will not pass in this session of Parliament, and has chosen to misrepresent the position of Opposition parties, says National’s Justice spokesman, Richard Worth. More >>
NZ's trade team must be resourced adequately
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 4:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Spokesman, Lockwood Smith, says it is vital that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is resourced adequately to provide a strong team to pursue the vitally important and broad trade agenda under way. More >>
Labour blind to flaws in families welfare package
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says Steve Maharey has proven in Parliament today that Labour is “blind to the fundamental flaws” in its Working For Families package. More >>
