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Government subsidises union membership
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 2:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's $500 bonus payments to members of the NZEI is state-subsidised unionism," says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Don Brash: Gov. Taken To Task By Auditor General
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
In the 16 June edition of this newsletter, I noted that the Government was planning to spend an astonishing $21.15 million advertising its so-called "Working for Families" package, announced in the Budget, and that this quite unprecedented ... More >>
National looks forward to Charities Bill re-write
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
“It was only a question of when Parliament time was going to be wasted fixing Labour‘s fundamentally flawed Charities Bill,” says National Internal Affairs spokesman Lindsay Tisch, welcoming an apparent back down today. More >>
Back to the future with the ERB
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s Labour spokesman Wayne Mapp says a threat by the National Maritime Union to take Auckland’s port strike nationwide is a sign of things to come. More >>
Finance Minister's explanation all spin
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key is questioning an explanation from Michael Cullen for a potentially serious Parliamentary blunder made in the House today. More >>
EU Commissioner confirms issue over NZ trade
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Potential problems for Kiwi beef and lamb exports to new European Union member states have been confirmed by EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy while in Wellington today, says National Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman Lockwood Smith. More >>
Govt fails to act on birth defect prevention
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government could have helped prevent approximately 100 cases of neurological defects in babies if it had acted more vigorously four years ago, says National's Associate Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. "The Government missed an opportunity ... More >>
Cullen must explain potential protocol breach
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says Michael Cullen must explain why he appears to have broken all the protocols surrounding interest rate announcements. More >>
Homeless wait while HNZ vacancy numbers rise
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 10:49 am | New Zealand National Party
While 11,960 people are waiting on Housing New Zealand waiting lists, almost 1,200 HNZ properties lie vacant, says National’s Housing spokesman David Carter. More >>
Community education gravy train steams on
Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 6:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
“The construction industry and supermarkets are the latest beneficiary of the community education gravy train,” says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Community Education Gravy Train Steams On
Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The construction industry and supermarkets are the latest benefactors of the community education gravy train," says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
PM confirms plane talk all hot air
Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 8:39 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key is relieved that Helen Clark has confirmed she was never serious about buying an exclusive Prime Ministerial jet. More >>
Prisoner Payouts: Here We Go Again
Monday, 6 September 2004, 4:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Mismanagement by Corrections Minister Paul Swain may end up costing taxpayers dearly, says National's Law and Order spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Parents meet schools' funding shortfall
Monday, 6 September 2004, 4:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman Bill English says parents are paying about one third of school operating costs. More >>
Academics prove PM wrong
Monday, 6 September 2004, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Treaty spokesman Wayne Mapp is concerned by the reluctance of some academics to distance themselves from claims of 'civil war' over the Foreshore and Seabed legislation. More >>
Labour Must Show Hand On Maori Issues
Monday, 6 September 2004, 1:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says the rise of Tariana Turia's Party should force Labour to come clean on its agenda for Maori and its plan for race relations should it win the next election. More >>
Community groups targeted in another tax grab
Friday, 3 September 2004, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Community organisations stand to be the big losers from a Government move to increase the problem gambling levy on gaming operations to $54.51 million over three years. More >>
News Worthy: By Richard Worth
Friday, 3 September 2004, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
Murray McCully the National MP for East Coast Bay has carried out a tally of the press secretaries who work for the Government and has noted a head count of 42. More >>
Hip-hop report highlights a catalogue of disasters
Friday, 3 September 2004, 9:41 am | New Zealand National Party
“A damning report detailing a catalogue of internal funding failures demonstrates that Steve Maharey’s flagship social policy scheme was an embarrassing flop,“ says National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Skyhawk non-sale a $10m shambles
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 7:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
The failure of the Labour Government to sell the mothballed Skyhawks and Aermacchi jet trainers has become a very expensive shambles, says National's Defence spokesman, John Carter. More >>
