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The buck stops with the minister on asset sale
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 1:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Paul Swain's made an unpromising start to his career as the Minister for State Owned Enterprises, after ducking responsibility for a backroom asset sale done in secret," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Urgent action needed on killer road
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
Government interference and a lack of funding means that much-needed improvements to State Highway 2 haven’t even been started, says National’s Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson. More >>
IRD must clarify Tamihere’s tax actions
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 10:52 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the Commissioner of Inland Revenue needs to explain immediately whether or not John Tamihere's actions over his tax payments are acceptable. More >>
More taxpayer money wasted in CEG lolly scramble
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 5:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Another audit report and another damning indictment on Labour's approach to spending taxpayer money," says Katherine Rich, commenting on the release late today of an audit report into a CEG grant to Te Hiku TV in Northland. More >>
National selects Dunne challenger
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 5:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party last night selected Katrina Shanks as its challenger to Peter Dunne in Ohariu-Belmont for next year’s election campaign. More >>
National awaits SFO report on Tamihere
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is interested in seeing the Serious Fraud Office Report on John Tamihere following the release today of the Douglas White QC report ordered by Helen Clark. More >>
MP Rips Up Physios Christmas Cheque
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Paul Hutchison has stepped in to support physiotherapists who stand to lose their businesses as a result of new Government controls. More >>
Balance of Payments similar to Asian crisis period
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 1:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It is extraordinary that our current account position is so bad when New Zealand commodity prices and the terms of trade are so high," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key, commenting on the current account deficit reaching 5.8% of GDP. More >>
English: It's time to listen to parents
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 1:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says it's time the Government and the NZQA listened to the concerns of parents and employers about the NCEA. More >>
Skilled migration in crisis
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 11:28 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand needs a more disciplined approach to immigration if we are to get more skilled people contributing to our country’s future, says National’s Immigration spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Labour must come clean on secret asset sale
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 10:52 am | New Zealand National Party
“Labour must explain why it won’t tell the public the terms of a significant asset sale which will see New Zealand Post-owned Express Couriers sold to a German company,” says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Govt turns blind eye to drug wastage
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 10:35 am | New Zealand National Party
By turning a blind eye to drug wastage, the Government is throwing millions of health dollars away, says National’s Associate Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Report shows Minister should have been fired
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 12:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The Health and Independence Report released today shows that Health Minister Annette King should have been fired in today's Cabinet reshuffle, says National Party Health spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
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 >>
