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From watch-dog to lap-dog on Treaty clauses
Thursday, 3 March 2005, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
"He was supposed to be the watchdog from Wainuiomata on race issues, instead he's become the lap-dog to Labour's double standard on the Treaty," says National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Boosting productivity and pay
Thursday, 3 March 2005, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says boosting productivity and reducing the tax burden are the best ways to increase income in a sustainable way. More >>
What's the story with Plunketline?
Thursday, 3 March 2005, 1:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Annette King has some explaining to do after the latest set of figures appear to show major problems with a taxpayer-funded phone service that new parents depend on," says National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
‘P’ scourge casts ever-darkening shadow
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 8:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall, says the scourge of methamphetamine is casting a dark shadow across crime in New Zealand. More >>
NCEA ‘expert’ a political poodle
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 8:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Teachers, parents and students can have no faith in the overseas ‘expert’ hired to review the NCEA because he is one of the architects of the system, says National’s Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Labour bungles NCEA backdown
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 4:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman Bill English says Labour's inquiry into the NCEA looks set to be as reliable as the exam results it is investigating. More >>
Got piles? Go private
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Patients with simple conditions such as piles face a choice: wait until your condition is so severe that surgery is finally warranted, or go private, says National's Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Too many Kiwi kids caught in poverty trap
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 1:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says the damage done by Labour's ham-fisted approach to welfare has been highlighted in a new report that shows New Zealand has some of the worst child poverty rates in the world. More >>
National Leader Welcomes List Decision
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is welcoming the announcement today that current standing MPs will be ranked within the top 30 places of the Party List at this year's election. More >>
Unions should target Labour
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 10:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says the EPMU should be targeting Labour over pay rates. More >>
Get into action Internal Affairs, says Collins
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 12:53 am | New Zealand National Party
The Department of Internal Affairs is dragging its feet in investigating potential paedophilia, says National's spokeswoman for Families, Judith Collins. More >>
When is a new tax not a new tax?
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 5:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson, says that today on Morning Report, Customs Minister Rick Barker confirmed that the extra 5c per litre petrol tax was in fact a new tax. More >>
Government shows contempt for students
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour revealed today that they do not back the credibility of the 2004 NCEA results, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Labour gave away chance to cap wananga growth
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Labour gave away the chance to cap the extraordinary growth of Te Wananga O Aotearoa. More >>
Labour's treatment of Air Force a joke
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 1:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Defence spokesman John Carter says Labour's treatment of the Air Force is a joke. More >>
Labour slackens noise control on cars
Monday, 28 February 2005, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
New regulations taking effect today will only make the problem of noisy cars and boyracers worse, says National's Environment spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Reviews can't rewrite history
Monday, 28 February 2005, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says the announcement of four reviews into tertiary education training and provision is an admission that Labour's tertiary education strategy has failed. More >>
Unions should target Labour on tax says Mapp
Monday, 28 February 2005, 8:20 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Industrial Relations spokesman Wayne Mapp says unions should be targeting the Labour Government if they’re unhappy workers haven’t been getting their share of the buoyant economy. More >>
Trade training takes a backseat to education waste
Monday, 28 February 2005, 8:19 am | New Zealand National Party
“Hundreds of young people and employers can’t start apprenticeships because of lack of government funding while Labour wastes millions on dodgy tertiary courses,” says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Mallard accepts failure on Treaty principles
Monday, 28 February 2005, 8:18 am | New Zealand National Party
“Trevor Mallard’s all but admitted defeat on Labour’s promise to sort out the mess created by the principles of the Treaty,” says National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee. More >>
