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HDHB blowout report damning
Wednesday, 8 December 2004, 3:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
A damning report into a budget blowout at Hawke's Bay DHB highlights the gross waste and total lack of accountability in the health sector, says National's Health spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
Anderton should resign over report
Wednesday, 8 December 2004, 11:28 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee is calling for Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton's head after a damning report on the Trade and Enterprise business grants scheme. More >>
Maharey backs down part of the way
Wednesday, 8 December 2004, 8:26 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman, Bill English, says Tertiary Education Minister Steve Maharey has backed down part of the way over Canterbury Polytechnic’s COOL-IT enrolment scandal. More >>
Public purse pays for Labour pipe dream
Tuesday, 7 December 2004, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Michael Cullen's policy to allow the Reserve Bank to intervene in the currency market is proving not only futile, but it's outrageously expensive as well," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Labour fails young NZers
Tuesday, 7 December 2004, 2:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
A report into literacy and numeracy shows that the policies of the Labour Government are failing young New Zealanders, says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
National will do better on tax
Tuesday, 7 December 2004, 2:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour needs to re-think its ideological opposition to tax cuts if the main argument is that it's better for the Government to spend our taxes than hard-working New Zealanders," says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
Private hospitals could help cut lists
Monday, 6 December 2004, 3:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Health spokeswoman, Judith Collins, says Labour’s ideological opposition to private health providers is putting people’s lives at risk. More >>
True intention of Civil Union Bill revealed
Monday, 6 December 2004, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Prime Minister's dismissal of 'civil relationships' as a workable alternative to the Civil Union Bill reveals the government's intention all along has been to introduce same-sex marriage", says National Justice Spokesman Richard Worth. More >>
"Civil Relationships Bill” - a better option
Monday, 6 December 2004, 9:00 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Justice spokesman, Richard Worth, has introduced an amendment to the Civil Union Bill which has been dogged by claims of dishonesty and undue haste. More >>
Taxpayers fund blatant propaganda
Monday, 6 December 2004, 8:41 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Judith Collins has written to the Auditor-General asking him to examine a calendar advertising Labour Party policy that was paid for with public money. More >>
Civil union alternative offered up
Monday, 6 December 2004, 8:41 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Justice spokesman Richard Worth is launching an 11th-hour bid to change the controversial Civil Union Bill by introducing an amendment called the Civil Relationships Bill. More >>
Clark failing on youth crime promise
Friday, 3 December 2004, 5:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is still failing to get on top of the youth crime rate as it promised, says National's Police spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Another Mallard U-Turn
Friday, 3 December 2004, 2:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Trevor Mallard has been forced into another embarrassing backdown, this time over his early childhood policy, says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Holiday home-letting tax wrong, say Nats
Friday, 3 December 2004, 2:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Councils should not be able to slap extra rates and charges on people who rent their homes out to holidaymakers," says National Party Local Government spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Sort out your priorities, Dyson
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 4:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MPs David Carter and Paul Hutchison say the ACC Minister needs to sort out her priorities to make sure the right people are getting the support they need. More >>
Another opportunity lost in latest RMA tinkering
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 4:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Government has again failed in its latest announced changes to the Resource Management Act," says National Environment spokesman Nick Smith in response to the tabling of another Resource Management Amendment Bill. More >>
DHBs struggle, King under pressure
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
After years of ducking responsibility for her 21 dysfunctional District Health Boards, Annette King has been forced to step in and admit Auckland DHB cannot cope despite millions of dollars being poured into it, says National's Health spokeswoman, Judith ... More >>
Don Brash Writes Special Edition: Superannuation
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 11:31 am | New Zealand National Party
On Monday I addressed a meeting of the North Shore Rotary Clubs outlining National's policy on the New Zealand Superannuation Fund ("The Cullen Fund"). In this special edition of my newsletter I have included the full text of this address below, ... More >>
Don Brash Writes: No. 45, 1 December 2004
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 11:06 am | New Zealand National Party
Two days ago, I repeated earlier assurances that, under a National Government, all those currently receiving New Zealand Super will continue to receive it on the same basis as currently - 65% of the average wage for a married couple, at age 65, without ... More >>
Land access concerns for city dwellers
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 8:27 am | New Zealand National Party
Ilam MP, Gerry Brownlee, says urban property owners who have waterways on their properties could soon have members of the public wandering onto their land. More >>
