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Simich to seek list nomination only
Thursday, 29 July 2004, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP for Tamaki Clem Simich has announced that he will stand aside in Tamaki at the next election, seeking nomination as a list candidate. More >>
Kirk - President supports Clem Simich move
Thursday, 29 July 2004, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
President supports Clem Simich move National Party President Judy Kirk says she supports the decision of Hon Clem Simich who intends to seek election as a list Member of Parliament, and not to seek the National Party Tamaki nomination at the next election. More >>
Government gags business again
Thursday, 29 July 2004, 3:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has asserted in Parliament this afternoon that Transpower has changed its strongly held position of yesterday, that the proposed seabed and foreshore legislation has the potential to compromise power supplies, says National Party Energy spokesman ... More >>
Jock Hobbs for Finance Minister
Thursday, 29 July 2004, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark should stick to cuddling up with a book instead of interfering in yet another aspect of New Zealanders' lives about which she knows nothing," says National Sport, Fitness and Leisure spokesman, Murray McCully. More >>
Mallard all talk, no action
Thursday, 29 July 2004, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard has absolutely no credibility on Treaty issues when he can't even sort out the problems in his own portfolio area of education, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Australia on path to FTA with Malaysia
Thursday, 29 July 2004, 12:58 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Foreign Affairs spokesman, Lockwood Smith, is calling on the Labour Government to clarify our trade relationship with Malaysia following an announcement yesterday that Australia is working to develop a free trade agreement with them. More >>
Health vouchers a step in the right direction
Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Using vouchers to give patients faster access to treatment is a step in the right direction by two Auckland hospitals, says National’s Associate Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Brash-Report: Labour's Wasted Opportunity
Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 4:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
In my view, the Government is interpreting the current strength of the economy as giving it latitude to implement legislation which, while clearly bad for growth and bad for workers' incomes, will be politically convenient in delivering gains for ... More >>
National to review local government legislation
Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is pledging to work with local government to reduce costs for ratepayers. More >>
Brash Speech: To Local Govt New Zealand
Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 11:35 am | New Zealand National Party
Don Brash Speech: An Address To Local Government New Zealand By National Party Leader Don Brash More >>
Nats want end to spiritual nonsense in RMA
Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 10:48 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Environment Court fiasco over poltergeist claims by a local iwi relating to a Thames housing project only serves to make a mockery of the Resource Management Act,” says National Environment spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Minister should come clean on 111 calls
Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 9:04 am | New Zealand National Party
The Police Minister should come clean on his department’s failure meet its own guidelines on answering 111 calls, says National MP Brian Connell. More >>
Involve motorists in accident review
Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 12:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Motorists and truckies need to be involved in the proposed review of accident-clearing protocols in Auckland, says National's Police spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Turning Skyhawks into scrap
Tuesday, 27 July 2004, 5:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
The chances of the Air Force's 17 Skyhawk fighter aircraft and 17 Aermacchi jet trainers being busted up and sold for scrap seem to be getting greater by the day, says National's Defence spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Women waiting longer for free mammograms
Monday, 26 July 2004, 8:59 am | New Zealand National Party
Women are being forced to wait more than two years before they can even get an appointment on the BreastScreen Aotearoa programme, says National’s Health spokeswoman, Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Problems just beginning for Supreme Court
Monday, 26 July 2004, 8:57 am | New Zealand National Party
The Chief Justice’s attack on the Government’s new Supreme Court as ‘under funded’ and ‘under resourced’ is a sign of more problems to come, says National’s Justice spokesman, Richard Worth. More >>
Govt out of touch with parents, children
Friday, 23 July 2004, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has lost sight of what of the importance of parents in making decisions about early childhood education, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Labour stacks rail board with 'friends'
Friday, 23 July 2004, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Finance spokesman John Key is accusing the Government of pork barrel politics after stacking the board of its new rail company with notoriously "good friends of Labour". More >>
Another blow to defence credibility
Friday, 23 July 2004, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The credibility of New Zealand's defence forces has suffered another blow with the announcement that the Navy will not have a training ship for the two years leading to the delivery of its new ships, says National's Defence spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Rather read a book?
Thursday, 22 July 2004, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Helen Clark's statement that she would rather be at home reading a book than attending a rugby test is "disappointing but not surprising," according to the National Party spokesman on Sport, Murray McCully. More >>
