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Chief Justice beware of wading into politics
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 5:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Justice spokesman, Richard Worth, says the Chief Justice should be more cautious about wading into political debate. More >>
Labour set to lift power prices by 35-40%
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 5:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government must tell New Zealanders if it intends to allow electricity prices to rise by 35 to 40%, as has been projected, says National's Commerce spokesman, Brian Connell. More >>
The End Of The Line For The Treaty Gravy Train?
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 5:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
"There must be one law for all New Zealanders regardless of race, and National will be pleased to support Winston Peters' Treaty principles bill to select committee," says National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee. More >>
DOC job losses a disgrace
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
A cost-cutting exercise that caused 15% of the Department of Conservation's permanent conservation science staff to lose their jobs is a disgrace, says National's Conservation spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Power welcomes NCEA inquiry
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Associate Education spokesman, Simon Power, has welcomed a select committee inquiry into political bias in an NCEA question. More >>
No accountability for scholarship debacle
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Associate Education Minister, David Benson-Pope, has defied calls today in Parliament for accountability in the NCEA scholarship debacle, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Cullen keeps petrol tax up his sleeve
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Finance spokesman, John Key, says Labour is stalling over the introduction of a new petrol tax because it does not want to introduce it before the election. More >>
No need to sock motorists again
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson, says there is no need for Labour to sock motorists with a further 5.6 cents per litre petrol tax at a time when international prices are so high and when it is sitting on a massive surplus. More >>
Chinese New Year for all New Zealanders
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash today extended Chinese New Year greetings to all New Zealanders. More >>
Labour should put pressure on UN
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 9:13 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Foreign Affairs spokesman, Lockwood Smith, says the Labour Government should be demanding the United Nations prove it can act to protect innocent people from troops under government control, rather than just calling for it to renew its ... More >>
King must reassure public about vaccine
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 8:56 am | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health must act quickly to reassure New Zealanders about the safety of the meningococcal vaccine, after a media website published an article alleging its effectiveness had been misrepresented, says National's Health spokesman, Paul ... More >>
NCEA discrepancies unacceptable
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 8:55 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's admission that there are unacceptable discrepancies in NCEA scholarship results is a disgrace because it cheats thousands of young New Zealanders striving for excellence, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Working For Families A Pathway To Debt
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 8:55 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Finance spokesman, John Key, says hundreds of thousands of families could find themselves in debt because of Labour's badly designed Working For Families package. More >>
King encourages waste of scarce health dollars
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health is encouraging the waste of scarce health dollars, says National Party Health spokesman, Paul Hutchison. More >>
IRD will be too little, too late
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's claims that families have 'nothing to worry about' when calculating their annual income for the purposes of Working For Families grants are rubbish, says National's Finance spokesman, John Key. More >>
IRD will be too little, too late
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 12:24 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's claims that families have 'nothing to worry about' when calculating their annual income for the purposes of Working For Families grants are rubbish, says National's Finance spokesman, John Key. More >>
Report proves LAV purchase a disaster
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Defence spokesman, John Carter, says the Defence Force's $677 million purchase of 105 light armoured vehicles has been proven to be an ill-advised decision and a big waste of taxpayers' money. More >>
Labour forced to back down on propaganda campaign
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says the suspicions about Labour's Working For Families propaganda campaign have been proved correct now the cost has been substantially trimmed. More >>
Most prisoners rip off benefits
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 10:52 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall, says criminals should automatically lose their welfare benefits the day they arrive in prison. More >>
Plan for killer road insufficient
Monday, 7 February 2005, 10:25 am | New Zealand National Party
A plan by Transit, the Police and Transport New Zealand to confront conditions on State Highway 2 at Maramarua will not solve the horrendous problems facing drivers, says Port Waikato MP Paul Hutchison. More >>
