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Charities Bill spells disaster for sport
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 7:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Sporting groups have become dependent on grants from charitable trusts, but it is evident that funding will be cut, because amateur sport is not included in the Charities Bill's definition of 'charitable purposes'. More >>
Labour plunders victims' money
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 4:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is plundering money meant for the victims of crime to pay for bureaucracy, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Budget propaganda campaign breaks the rules
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Murray McCully has welcomed the report of the Auditor-General on the Government's planned $21.15 million post-Budget advertising programme released to him today. More >>
Parents underwrite schools' finances
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parents and communities deserve credit for underwriting the finances of schools by hundreds of millions of dollars each year, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Skilled migration in freefall
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 1:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Yet another reduction in the points requirement for skilled migrants shows the Government's policy is in freefall," says National's Immigration spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Ministers hysterical in the face of criticism
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 8:46 am | New Zealand National Party
“Increasingly hysterical claims by Trevor Mallard and Steve Maharey about my criticism of the NCEA shows the government is worried about the credibility of their policy. More >>
Look what Labour's taxing now
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 12:24 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government's decision to slap a tax on new farm grass is another case of taxation running out of control, says National's Associate Revenue spokesperson, Brian Connell. More >>
No employment guarantees for scientists
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 2:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
AgResearch has refused to give any employment guarantees to Wallaceville's world famous animal reproduction scientific team despite plans to split it up, says National's Science spokesman Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Minister Admits Flaws In Rugby League Grant Probe
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 6:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The latest CEG report into a $19,000 grant to Aotearoa Rugby Football League is a whitewash," according to National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Non-union teachers may have to pay PPTA fees
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 6:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Teachers who miss out on a $500 payment to union members only could be forced to pay $500 in union fees anyway, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Another embarrassing backdown from Govt
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 6:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Holidays Act Amendment Bill is another embarrassing backdown from a U-turn-happy government, says National's Industrial Relations spokesman Dr Wayne Mapp. More >>
Maori TV Should Come Clean On Audience Share
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 6:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Maori Television Service is behaving like an organisation with something to hide - releasing once again inadequate figures relating to its audience share," says National Party East Coast Bays MP Murray McCully. More >>
Brash should back English or sack him
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Trevor Mallard today called on National leader Don Brash to either back his education spokesman Bill English or sack him for wrongly insinuating Hauraki Plains College teachers and students were NCEA cheats. More >>
Winston misses the target - again
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Winston Peters's call for a return to compulsory military training for troubled youths is typical of him asking for something that is already in place, says National's Defence spokesman, John Carter. More >>
University must condemn 'civil war' statement
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 1:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's associate spokesman for Treaty and Constitutional Issues says the University of Auckland must distance itself from the extreme and divisive comments of one of its senior professors. More >>
Power prices rise again as Energy Minister tinkers
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 12:29 am | New Zealand National Party
"All New Zealanders are paying the price for the Labour Government's lethargic response to New Zealand's longer term energy crisis," says National Party Energy spokesman Roger Sowry. More >>
Minister must take good with the bad over NZ Idol
Monday, 30 August 2004, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
"When Steve Maharey gloated about the success of NZ Idol this year, he was accepting some responsibility for figures that show the taxpayer lost money on the show," says National Party Broadcasting spokeswoman Georgina te Heuheu. More >>
Schools must tell parents of threats to children
Monday, 30 August 2004, 8:48 am | New Zealand National Party
School policies which prevent parents finding out if their child could be the victim of a potentially serious crime should be changed, says National’s Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Overtaxed New Zealanders have earned a refund
Monday, 30 August 2004, 12:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman John Key says figures that show the Government's tax take has increased by 40% since Labour took office is further proof that New Zealanders are being overtaxed. More >>
English hands box over to NZQA
Friday, 27 August 2004, 5:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard needs to reassure parents and students that the Government will stop ignoring the problems with NCEA and get on and fix them, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
