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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 >>
Native flora and fauna must belong to us all
Monday, 28 February 2005, 8:17 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour must move quickly to clear up any confusion surrounding the Maori claim to property rights over New Zealand’s native flora and fauna. More >>
One year on 'needs-based' review goes nowhere
Friday, 25 February 2005, 5:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
"One year after Helen Clark appointed Trevor Mallard to conduct a review of race based policies, nothing has changed," says National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Public servants and the 'Treaty principles'
Friday, 25 February 2005, 1:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the next National Government plans to strip references to the vague 'principles of the Treaty of Waitangi' from public service employment contracts. More >>
Brash; Address to 'The Independent' luncheon
Friday, 25 February 2005, 1:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It is now clear that the Labour Party believes that government is the solution to pretty much everything, and that individual responsibility and enterprise have little role in modern New Zealand." More >>
HRC boss denies hurdles facing NZ scientists
Friday, 25 February 2005, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Many scientists will be concerned to hear Dr Bruce Scoggins, chief executive of the Health Research Council, imply our regulatory regime for biotechnology research does not create undue hurdles, says National's Science spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Labour's fire brigades backdown hailed
Friday, 25 February 2005, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rural communities will be relieved to hear Mark Burton's assurance that their volunteer fire brigades will not lose any appliances, says National's Internal Affairs spokesman, Lindsay Tisch. More >>
Column: Judith Collins
Friday, 25 February 2005, 10:17 am | New Zealand National Party
It's a lemon "It sounds good but, on closer examination, it's a lemon". That's what the New Zealand Herald editorial said this week about Labour's "single benefit" proposal. Another quote said "the ideal of folding the various ... More >>
Labour’s fingerprints all over wananga
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is describing Labour’s move to appoint a ‘ministerial observer’ at Te Wananga O Aoteraroa as a “complete nonsense”. More >>
ADHB financial crisis: King must face reality
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 2:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The reality of the enormous financial challenges facing the Auckland District Health Board must be faced up to by the Health Minister, says National's Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Dunne advises National to take the longer view
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 11:52 am | New Zealand National Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, says National’s spokespeople should think about the longer-term effects of their announcements before making them. More >>
NZQA: hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 8:29 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says parents and students can have no confidence in the NZQA’s ideas about fair NCEA results. More >>
Labour, NZQA deceive in unison
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 12:36 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Labour and the NZQA are working together to hide incriminating evidence about their knowledge of problems with scholarship and the NCEA. More >>
Burton should come clean over fire brigades
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 5:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Internal Affairs spokesman, Lindsay Tisch, says it is time the Minister Responsible for the Fire Service Commission came clean over what he plans to do with volunteer fire brigades. More >>
Don Brash says single benefit a ‘smokescreen’
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is describing Labour’s proposed single benefit programme as a smokescreen that aims to give the impression of action. More >>
Teachers frustrated with NCEA
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says a new wave of teacher complaints about the NCEA show the problems with the qualification are much wider than those surrounding the scholarship exam. More >>
Labour’s high country land grab
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Conservation spokesman, Simon Power, says Labour is forcing high country farmers off their land by manipulating the Land Tenure Review process. More >>
Soft touch immigration policy costing Kiwis
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Immigration spokesman Tony Ryall says New Zealand is being haunted by Labour's chaotic immigration policies with taxpayers forking out over $2 million for care of the so-called 'Tampa boys'. More >>
Employers in the dark with NCEA students
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 1:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says Labour and the NZQA must take the concerns of employers on board as part of their inquiry into discrepancies in the NCEA. More >>
Labour aims to hide inaction on welfare
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 12:00 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins remains sceptical of Labour's plan to recategorise New Zealand's 300,000 beneficiaries. More >>
