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Parent programme falls short
Friday, 4 February 2005, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's new parent programme is a step in the right direction but it doesn't give parents what they really want - choice, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Jobs Jolt a joke
Friday, 4 February 2005, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says Steve Maharey's Jobs Jolt scheme has been proven a joke. More >>
King's failure in mental health spending a tragedy
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The underspending of $16.8 million by DHBs on mental health is a tragedy and a show of ministerial incompetence, says National's Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
Labour takes $1m more each day in tax
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 1:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Finance spokesman, John Key, says the latest tax revenue figures provide further evidence that the Government can afford tax cuts. More >>
Labour lets down Air Force again
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 11:14 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Defence spokesman John Carter says the grounding of a third Air Force plane on its way to help in tsunami relief is another embarrassment for Labour. More >>
Lack of US trade deal a massive policy failure
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 9:40 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Foreign Affairs & Trade spokesman, Lockwood Smith, says the Prime Minister's admission that New Zealand is still waiting to enter trade negotiations with the United States represents a massive foreign policy failure. More >>
Clark Plan Targets Mothers And Babies
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Helen Clark's plan to get more women into the workforce targets mothers of children under two and will make very little difference until Labour does something about its childcare policy. More >>
Scholarship results must be released
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 11:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says a ministerial review of NCEA scholarship results will be a waste of time if the NZQA won't cooperate and publicly release the national results. More >>
NZQA sings from Labour's songsheet
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 11:02 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Associate Education spokesman, Simon Power, says Labour's handling of concerns about the political bias of the NZQA has been insulting and irresponsible. More >>
Judith Collins Speech -Clevedon Lions Nov 2002
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 12:21 am | New Zealand National Party
This is the full text of the speech by Judith Collins that has led to some debate between Ms Collins and Minister of Social Welfare, Steve Maharey, The speech is available on Ms Collins website. More >>
Maharey says anything to hide his inaction
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 12:12 am | New Zealand National Party
"Steve Maharey should offer New Zealanders a cast iron assurance that there are absolutely no beneficiaries who 'sit around all day watching Sky TV, living off the taxpayer, letting their children run riot and getting stoned'," says National Party Welfare ... More >>
Brash - Speech: Address-In-Reply
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
"I move that this House has no confidence in the Government led by Helen Clark who, given the opportunity to outline her vision for New Zealand, has failed to even identify the big challenges which lie ahead for our nation;" More >>
Hutchison to take Labour to task over health
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's new Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison, says he looks forward to taking Labour to task over its inefficient and overly bureaucratic health system. More >>
Katherine Rich on reshuffle
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Economic Development spokeswoman Katherine Rich said today she was happy to handle whatever portfolios the leader asks her to work in. More >>
Judith Collins plans a fight for our kids
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 2:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Newly appointed National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says she plans to stand up for the nation's children because "Labour is increasingly failing our most vulnerable kids". More >>
Brash fine-tunes National line-up
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash today announces several changes to his shadow Cabinet line-up in what he describes as a fine-tuning for the parliamentary year, which starts today. More >>
NZQA must clear up scholarship rumours
Monday, 31 January 2005, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says the NZQA must act quickly to dispel rumours of heavily lopsided scholarship results. More >>
Call For Safe-Sex Campaign Aimed At Syphilis
Monday, 31 January 2005, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Health spokeswoman, Judith Collins, says there must be an urgent re-evaluation of the safe-sex promotion campaign if infectious syphilis is to be halted before it becomes an epidemic. More >>
Brash Responds To Maharey
Monday, 31 January 2005, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
This is a response to comments by Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey on aspects of Don Brash's speech at Orewa on January 25. More >>
Brash Attacks 'Deeply Troubling' NCEA Question
Monday, 31 January 2005, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is calling for an urgent explanation from Education Minister David Benson-Pope over a "deeply troubling" question in the NCEA history paper. More >>
