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Labour should consult on tsunami aid
Tuesday, 18 January 2005, 10:54 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Foreign Affairs & Trade spokesman Lockwood Smith is congratulating the Government on its renewed focus on a major tsunami aid package. More >>
ACC has billions, considers cutting rescue chopper
Tuesday, 18 January 2005, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Simon Power says it is a scandal that ACC is considering axing Palmerston North’s rescue helicopter while sitting on investments worth billions of dollars and making hundreds of millions of dollars profit each year. More >>
Care of Children Act changes fall short
Tuesday, 18 January 2005, 12:25 am | New Zealand National Party
Family Court judges should be careful about releasing information to the media to justify their own actions, says National Party Family spokeswoman Judith Collins. More >>
Export education collapse cuts teacher shortage
Monday, 17 January 2005, 11:54 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Education spokesman Bill English says the collapse of the international student market is the reason for the decline in teacher vacancies. More >>
Brash honours tsunami victims
Monday, 17 January 2005, 8:27 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash today extended his condolences to all those touched by the Boxing Day tsunami tragedy. More >>
Tamihere should give back his wheels
Monday, 17 January 2005, 12:41 am | New Zealand National Party
“Labour MP John Tamihere should do the right thing and return the Toyota Landcruiser that was paid for by the disadvantaged constituents he claims to represent,” says National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Labour must explain dodgy Aussie numbers
Friday, 14 January 2005, 11:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Katherine Rich has released figures that make a mockery of the Government’s explanation and its excuses for failing to collect unpaid child support from liable parents in Australia. More >>
Govt must guarantee safety from lahar
Friday, 14 January 2005, 10:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government, the Department of Conservation and Chris Carter need to guarantee the people living near Mt Ruapehu that all that can be done has been done to protect life and livelihood, says National’s Conservation spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Minister must release McIntosh advice
Thursday, 13 January 2005, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Minister of Corrections to release all correspondence he has received from the community organisation supervising serial paedophile Lloyd Alexander McIntosh. More >>
Report confirms poor economic position
Thursday, 13 January 2005, 10:38 am | New Zealand National Party
Despite favourable economic conditions, New Zealand's economic position is not improving relative to other countries, says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
Get cracking tracking Kiwi dodgers in Aussie
Thursday, 13 January 2005, 10:27 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Katherine Rich says the Government must "get cracking tracking the Kiwi dodgers of child support payments who have escaped to Australia". More >>
Long waits for after-hours care in Auckland
Thursday, 13 January 2005, 9:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Patients are waiting too long for after-hours healthcare in Auckland this summer, says National Party Health spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
McIntosh supervision cut irresponsible
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must not allow any cuts to the supervision of serial paedophile Lloyd Alexander McIntosh, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
What's good for Nelson should be good for all
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Members of Parliament Simon Power and Tony Ryall want to know if a promise from ACC to retain the Nelson rescue helicopter will be extended to other districts. More >>
Govt prefers twilight golf to skills training
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government spent more on community education courses like twilight golf last year than it is prepared to put into trade training, according to official figures released today by National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Child support debt 'out of control'
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 10:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Child support debt has more than doubled under the Labour Government, according to figures released today by National Party Welfare spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
More beaches closed
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
Increasing numbers of beaches closed to shellfish collection are causing the loss of a great New Zealand family tradition, says National Party Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Holidays Act confusion continues
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 12:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says the Holidays Act caused unnecessary confusion for both employees and members of the public over the holiday season. More >>
Is DoC up to it?
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 12:07 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Conservation spokesman Simon Power says the Department of Conservation should focus on protecting our endangered flora and fauna and leave world heritage sites up to the experts. More >>
Still no end in sight to Zaoui bills
Monday, 10 January 2005, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ahmed Zaoui might be out of prison and out of the spotlight but his legal bills and cost to the taxpayer continue to grow, says National's Immigration spokesman, Tony Ryall More >>
