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Free trade deal good but misses Apec goals
Wednesday, 1 December 2004, 5:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Foreign Affairs & Trade spokesman, Lockwood Smith, has welcomed the New Zealand-Thailand Free Trade Agreement announced today. More >>
English challenges Buck over profits
Wednesday, 1 December 2004, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Vicki Buck could clear the air over Christchurch Polytechnic's COOL-IT scandal by declaring she will not share in the profits made from it by the company she partly owns, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Incompetent teachers will be registered
Wednesday, 1 December 2004, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The Education Review Office confirmed today that new teachers it regards as ineffective are likely to be registered anyway, says National’s Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Don Brash backs public mandate on civil unions
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 5:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says he supports a public mandate by way of referendum on moral issues as important as the Civil Union Bill, which is likely to be rammed through Parliament under urgency this week. More >>
Minister can't pass the buck on land sales
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 5:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It is totally irresponsible of Treaty Negotiations Minister Margaret Wilson to blame the National Party for the way Ngai Tahu is buying and selling surplus Crown land at huge profits," says National Party MP David Carter. More >>
Government must follow police lead on trust
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich says the Government must follow the police lead, and launch a proper probe into the activities of the Manukau Outrigger Canoeing Whare Nui Trust. More >>
No end to marine farming Treaty settlements
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's track record of revisiting 'full and final' settlements will mean no end to Maori claims on marine farming space, says National's Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
No end to marine farming Treaty settlements
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's track record of revisiting 'full and final' settlements will mean no end to Maori claims on marine farming space, says National's Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Maharey must sack CPIT boss
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says Christchurch Polytech must sack CEO John Scott for his gross mismanagement of the conflict of interest at the heart of the COOL-IT scandal. More >>
Aged-care services in crisis
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 10:48 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Senior Citizens spokeswoman, Lynda Scott, says it is now crucial that the Government urgently addresses the funding of aged-care services. More >>
Gaming Act: time for Govt to come clean
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Internal Affairs spokesman, Lindsay Tisch, says the Government is hiding the true cost of proposed new gaming legislation. More >>
Brash: Superannuation is secure speech
Monday, 29 November 2004, 6:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tonight, I want to talk about superannuation. And in doing so, I will announce some significant new policy, about which there has been a degree of media speculation in recent days. When I first talked about superannuation earlier in the year, I wanted ... More >>
Security in Superannuation
Monday, 29 November 2004, 6:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Don Brash tonight confirmed the National Party's support for the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. More >>
Gambling Act: schools set to lose $3.8m
Monday, 29 November 2004, 11:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, says schools are poised to lose millions of dollars when new gaming laws come into effect. Figures released by the Charity Gaming Association show that in the three months to September 30, 700 schools received ... More >>
Report backs call for choice in education
Monday, 29 November 2004, 8:35 am | New Zealand National Party
A New Zealand Council of Educational Research report shows that parents in low-decile areas are frustrated by the lack of choice when it comes to their children’s education, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
National deplores calls for violence
Monday, 29 November 2004, 8:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash today deplored Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples’s call for Maori to ‘fight to the death’ over the foreshore and seabed legislation and Treaty issues. More >>
National Signs Up To Big Government
Friday, 26 November 2004, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today that he was disappointed that National had signed up to the Cullen Fund for political purposes. More >>
Newsworthy - November 26 2004
Friday, 26 November 2004, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party
Rum, sodomy and the lifejacket – It’s almost 200 years since Lord Nelson’s famous naval victory over the French and Spanish in the Battle of Trafalgar. To kick-start the anniversary celebrations, an actor dressed as Nelson posed for pictures on the ... More >>
Time for Inspector-General to rule
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Immigration spokesman, Tony Ryall, says the Inspector-General of Security should hurry up and make a decision on Ahmed Zaoui. More >>
Report confirms NZ is a high tax country
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 2:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
"A report that claims Australian tax rates are too high and damaging the economy also suggests New Zealand's rates are far worse," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
