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Cullen suggests no hurry on Treaty claims
Monday, 7 February 2005, 9:44 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Maori Affairs spokesman, Gerry Brownlee, says Michael Cullen is now suggesting Labour is in no hurry to wrap up the Treaty claims process. He is commenting on a speech from Michael Cullen today on the meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi. More >>
Stranded travellers a reflection of legislation
Monday, 7 February 2005, 9:41 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says a stop-work meeting by Stagecoach bus drivers in Auckland, leaving thousands of people stranded, is a harsh reflection of Labour's industrial relations legislation. More >>
NZQA stalling over scholarship results
Monday, 7 February 2005, 12:57 am | New Zealand National Party
NZQA and the Associate Minister of Education are still stalling over dealing with dodgy NCEA scholarship results, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
TVNZ feasts at taxpayer expense
Friday, 4 February 2005, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour is so desperate to make its prescriptive charter work that it is throwing more money at the same organisation that the public has come to associate with a culture of extravagance," says National Party Broadcasting spokeswoman Georgina te ... More >>
Clark must clean up Hawkins' mess
Friday, 4 February 2005, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark must move quickly to clean up the disaster being caused by George Hawkins in the Police portfolio, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
News Worthy - 4 February 2005
Friday, 4 February 2005, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
Kilimanjaro There are seven summits in the world which draw climbers to them. They are Everest, McKinley, Aconcagua, Elbrus, Vinson, Kosciusko, and Kilimanjaro. I was beaten back on Aconcagua in 2002 because of the snow and an unfulfilled ambition ... More >>
NZ at risk as Australia looks at cutting taxes
Friday, 4 February 2005, 11:25 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says New Zealand risks losing more skilled labour and investment to Australia, given the news from across the Tasman that further tax breaks are planned for workers. More >>
Families first, not ''political masters''
Friday, 4 February 2005, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Families spokeswoman Judith Collins says Families Commissioner Rajen Prasad should be representing New Zealand families, not his "political masters" among the Labour Government. More >>
Grass Tax - It's Happened
Friday, 4 February 2005, 9:29 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government's decision to slap a tax on new farm grass is another example of taxation running out of control, says National's Associate Revenue spokesman, Brian Connell. More >>
Police Should Drop Foreshore Trespass Threat
Friday, 4 February 2005, 9:24 am | New Zealand National Party
Nelson MP Nick Smith has challenged police to drop a threat to issue trespass notices to people accessing the Wakapuaka Estuary, after a report tabled today in Parliament by Land Information New Zealand showed iwi did not have title. More >>
Officials Contradict Labour's Childcare Policy
Friday, 4 February 2005, 9:21 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Helen Clark's claims that Labour's commitment to childcare will increase women's participation in the workforce is at odds with her official advice. More >>
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 >>
