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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 >>
Tribute for one of out great storytellers
Monday, 11 October 2004, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Arts, Culture and Heritage spokeswoman Georgina te Heuheu today paid tribute to Maurice Shadbolt, who died yesterday, describing him as 'one of the great storytellers of our time'. More >>
Don Brash congratulates new mayors and councillors
Monday, 11 October 2004, 9:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says he is looking forward to working with the newly elected councils around New Zealand to help get rates down for ratepayers. More >>
Labour should’ve seen poor turn-out coming
Monday, 11 October 2004, 9:32 am | New Zealand National Party
“The confusing mix of STV, FPP and MMP-style voting introduced into local elections by Labour has proven to be a dismal failure,” says National’s Local Government spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Nick Smith predicts record low poll
Friday, 8 October 2004, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Tomorrow's local body elections are on track to post a record low turnout which can be largely blamed on Labour's confusing mix of voting systems," says National Party Local Government spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
NZQA, ERO blind to Cambridge problems?
Friday, 8 October 2004, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The one question unanswered in the Education Review Office's report into Cambridge High is why government agencies failed to pick up the problems despite regular visits to the school, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Labour can't be trusted on lake claims
Friday, 8 October 2004, 12:11 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Labour Government has been caught out again telling one story to Maori and another to non-Maori," says National Party Leader Don Brash. More >>
National MP instigated Agent Orange inquiry
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Contrary to what George Hawkins says, everyone knows it was Judith Collins who instigated the latest Agent Orange inquiry and took it to the parliamentary health select committee, says National's Veteran's Affairs spokesman, John Carter. More >>
