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Families will be horrified
Monday, 20 December 2004, 5:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The families of school children should be horrified at the elevation of David Benson-Pope to the Education portfolio, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
More of the same from the same 'tired old faces'
Monday, 20 December 2004, 4:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says Helen Clark's reshuffle signals "more of the same ideological PC mumbo jumbo that the Prime Minister's presided over for the past five years". More >>
A deal’s a deal – except with Labour
Monday, 20 December 2004, 9:13 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has released the details of a letter which proves the 13 Rotorua lakes being signed over to local Maori were legitimately sold to the Crown in 1922. More >>
Health Minister must go
Monday, 20 December 2004, 8:14 am | New Zealand National Party
Annette King is completely out of touch with the health portfolio and the Prime Minister must dump her in Monday’s Cabinet reshuffle, says National’s Health spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Meaningless jibber jabber infects ministry
Friday, 17 December 2004, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Katherine Rich is urging the person who'll be named to replace Steve Maharey as Social Development Minister on Monday, to campaign against the weasel words infecting the department's reports. More >>
Holiday home tax appals Nats
Friday, 17 December 2004, 8:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Local Government spokesman, Nick Smith, says he is appalled at the Labour Government’s endorsement of councils requiring resource consents for families renting out their holiday homes on a short-term basis. More >>
National trips up Govt on RMA bill fast-track
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 6:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Chief Whip Simon Power says Environment Minister David Benson-Pope should tidy up his act and learn how to do his job properly ahead of Monday's Cabinet reshuffle. More >>
Race to remain an issue in education
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 5:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says race will remain an issue in education despite funding changes announced today. More >>
Weasel words and apple pie in social report
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It's taken five years for Steve Maharey to produce a social report which can only be described as an absolute load of politically correct nonsense," says National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
National narrows down hunt for Dunne challenger
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 3:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party has narrowed down the hunt for a challenger to Peter Dunne in Ohariu Belmont during the next election campaign. More >>
Minister whimps on organ donation
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 1:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Health Minister has whimped out of accepting key recommendations of the Health Select Committee, says National's Health spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
TVNZ resignations all show
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The resignations offered by three Television New Zealand board directors and their rejection by the Government is a predictable sham aimed at protecting Labour's political mates," says National Party State Services spokesman Murray McCully. More >>
Pork barrel politics - not health
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 1:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has abandoned all fiscal credibility in its latest plan to buy votes in Otago. More >>
Please explain Prime Minister
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 11:16 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Prime Minister must explain why the relationship with Australia has deteriorated to the point that we are being left out of decisions affecting our own coastal waters," says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
PC compo bill puts prisoners first
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says prison inmates will still be lining up to collect compensation for things like 'hurt feelings' in spite of the Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Bill being introduced to Parliament tomorrow. More >>
Removing race? Yeah, right
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 3:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard's suggestion that he has removed the racial component of early childhood funding is nothing but smoke and mirrors, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. Mr Mallard announced today that separate contestable funding pools, based ... More >>
Labour does U-turn on border control
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's proved once again it can't be trusted to deliver on its promises, after today's U-turn on the issue of border control," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Sleight of hand in promise of business tax relief
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Michael Cullen's promise of tax relief for businesses is nothing more than a sneaky sleight of hand that shouldn't be believed," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Criminals savage tourism image
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 1:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand's tourism reputation is being savaged by increasing crime against visitors, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Labour's quick fix - another tax!
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's answer to every difficult situation is to impose a new tax," says National Party Energy spokesman Roger Sowry, commenting after Pete Hodgson's decision to impose a new 'oil storage tax' on Kiwi motorists. More >>
