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Bad day for New Zealand business
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 12:49 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says the passing of the anti-growth Employment Relations Law Reform Bill marks the start of bad times for business in New Zealand. The legislation was passed late last night. Dr Mapp says this legislation ... More >>
Helen Clark's double standard for Ministers
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The public of New Zealand has every right to expect Helen Clark to apply the same rules to John Tamihere as she did to Lianne Dalziel," says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
Questions linger after hijack of Corngate inquiry
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 1:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The select committee inquiry into Corngate failed to uncover the truth about what occurred because of the Government's abuse of its numbers on the committee," says National Party Environment spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Barker Suffers A Serious Case Of Tunnel Vision
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rick Barker is delusional if he thinks his Government's new employment relations legislation will increase choice for workers, says National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Police move a victory for motorists
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 10:59 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Police spokesman, Tony Ryall, is claiming victory for motorists with the announcement by the Police banning officers from hiding in bushes with their speed cameras. More >>
Fake psychiatrist should face extradition
Monday, 18 October 2004, 11:21 am | New Zealand National Party
The police should extradite fake psychiatrist Linda Astor from Poland to face fraud charges, says Nelson MP Nick Smith after TVNZ's Sunday programme found her in Poland. More >>
Brash Speech: Screen Directors Guild AGM
Monday, 18 October 2004, 8:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Don Brash MP Address to the AGM of the International Screen Directors Guild of NZ at the Kodak Theatre, The Production Village, More >>
Case of mistaken identity in poster PR sideshow
Friday, 15 October 2004, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Whangarei MP Phil Heatley says a case of mistaken identity in the Northland meningococcal vaccination poster debacle merely escalates the public relations sideshow surrounding the vaccination campaign. More >>
Labour keeps Te Arawa deal secret to the last
Friday, 15 October 2004, 1:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is questioning why the Government is being so secretive about the Te Arawa lakes deal, signed today. More >>
News Worthy
Friday, 15 October 2004, 11:23 am | New Zealand National Party
Political correctness – round 3 May 2003 - The New Zealand Herald carries reports of an incident the previous September in which a woman, whose daughter had been murdered, had to wait a whole day to be informed while Police attempted to find an iwi liaison ... More >>
Cullen playing politics over petrol tax
Friday, 15 October 2004, 8:22 am | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister is playing politics with his indication today that the Government may delay the planned rise in fuel tax, says National’s Finance spokesman, John Key. More >>
Papers confirm electricity fears
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 5:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Treasury papers released today confirm fears that the security of the electricity supply would be undermined, rather than enhanced, if Genesis built its gas generator at Huntly, National's Energy spokesman, Roger Sowry, says. More >>
100,000 STV votes likely to be discarded
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 1:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Bungled vote counting is just part of the problem with the Government's new STV local election system, says National's Local Government spokesman, Nick Smith, who predicts that nearly 100,000 votes will be disallowed. More >>
NZQA should mind its political manners
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 1:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The NZQA should heed a warning by the State Services Commissioner and remove a politically charged press release from a prominent position on its website, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Put your money where your mouth is, Mallard
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 8:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard should put his money where his mouth is over the half billion dollar shortfall in school funding, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Put your money where your mouth is, Mallard
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 5:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard should put his money where his mouth is over the half billion dollar shortfall in school funding, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
'PC censorship' won't protect our kids
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Whangarei MP Phil Heatley is appalled at the Northland District Health Board's edict to have meningococcal B vaccination posters withdrawn from Northland doctors' clinics because the photos may be 'culturally unsafe' More >>
NZ needs more police, says National
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 1:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
He is commenting on a statement by Police Association President Greg O’Connor who said today that more police must be seen on the beat to meet the public’s demand for greater security. More >>
The growing cost of a free education
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 10:28 am | New Zealand National Party
While the Ministry of Education has baled out 5% of schools, parents and communities are left to bale out the other 95%, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Labour's law ensured local election debacle
Tuesday, 12 October 2004, 5:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The debacle over the counting of thousands of STV votes was inevitable under Labour's complicated and confusing local electoral law changes, says National's Local Government spokesman, Dr Nick Smith. More >>
