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Welfare reform requires more than a name change

Monday, 21 February 2005, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says beating welfare dependency in New Zealand requires more than just a superficial name change. More >>

Police deliver on Labour's 'traffic first' policy

Monday, 21 February 2005, 11:56 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Police spokesman Tony Ryall says the more than three-fold increase in officer issued speeding tickets is more proof of Labour's 'traffic first' policy. More >>

Brash speaks to candidates forum

Monday, 21 February 2005, 8:24 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Don Brash told National Party candidates, MPs and campaign volunteers this weekend that only National can deliver the changes that New Zealand must make if it is to move forward as a nation. More >>

Helen Clark should talk tax with Aussie PM

Monday, 21 February 2005, 8:23 am | New Zealand National Party

“Helen Clark should ask John Howard to give her a briefing on the benefits being passed to Australian workers from the drive to lower taxes across the Tasman,” says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>

NCEA grade point average is nonsense

Monday, 21 February 2005, 8:22 am | New Zealand National Party

National’s Education spokesman, Bill English, says parents and employers will be misled by the grade average included in the NCEA results, and it should either include failure or be abolished. More >>

Helen Clark should talk tax with Aussie PM

Monday, 21 February 2005, 8:21 am | New Zealand National Party

Labour still failing on US trade deal

Friday, 18 February 2005, 5:31 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman, Lockwood Smith, says that though the formation of the Friends of New Zealand Congressional Caucus is a positive move, far more work needs to be done to improve our relationship with the United States. More >>

News Worthy - 18 February 2005

Friday, 18 February 2005, 12:23 am | New Zealand National Party

We entered the Chinese New Year of the Rooster on 9 February 2005. Roosters are the perfectionist of the Chinese Zodiac especially when it comes to their looks. But don't let that appearance of vanity fool you. Hidden beneath their well-groomed façade, ... More >>

Collins: Stop bleating and start working for vets

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 5:14 pm | New Zealand National Party

New Zealand First MP Pita Paraone should stop bleating and put Vietnam veterans first, says National Party MP Judith Collins. More >>

Ministers cooperate in cover-up

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 5:02 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says it was confirmed in the House today that Education Ministers Trevor Mallard and David Benson-Pope worked together to keep shonky scholarship results from the public. More >>

Culture of low expectations continues at DHB

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

The culture of low expectations for Maori and Pacific Island children is alive and well at Hutt Valley DHB, says National's Associate Health spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>

Clark should leave Anzac alone

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Defence and Veterans' Affairs spokesman, John Carter, says Prime Minister Helen Clark should keep her nose out of areas which do not concern her. More >>

Helen Clark refuses to move with the times

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 1:09 pm | New Zealand National Party

"Helen Clark's heavy handed edict to ban contemporary musicians from this year's Gallipoli celebrations is elitist and short sighted," says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>

What is the real plan for volunteer brigades?

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party

National's Internal Affairs spokesman, Lindsay Tisch, says the Minister responsible for the Fire Service must tell rural New Zealand the real plans he has for the national volunteer brigade fleet. More >>

Helen Clark confirms NCEA cover-up

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party

Helen Clark confirmed today that the Education Minister was aware of the discrepancies in NCEA scholarship exam results well before they became public, says National's Education spokesman Bill English. More >>

Weathertight Homes Service leaking funds

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 12:38 am | New Zealand National Party

The Weathertight Homes Resolution Service should be more accountable for where its money is going, after increasing its staffing levels and downgrading its resolution targets, say two National MPs. More >>

Pita Sharples patronising to Maori educators

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 12:24 am | New Zealand National Party

National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is appalled by the suggestion from Maori Party spokesman Pita Sharples that Maori tertiary institutions should be treated differently to those that are non-Maori. He is referring to comments made ... More >>