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Labour finally axes 'hip-hop fund'
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 5:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich says it is hardly surprising the Government has acted to end the farce that was its Social Entrepreneur Fund. More >>
Breast screening extension misses start date
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Health spokeswoman, Dr Lynda Scott, says the hard-fought extension to the eligibility age for free mammograms should have come into effect today. More >>
TEC cover-up raises serious questions
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Tertiary Education Commission report on community education at Gisborne's Tairawhiti Polytechnic covered up serious failings in its community education courses, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Celebrating Families 1 July 2004
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
The Care of Children Bill does include some improvements over the Guardianship Act, 1968 but there are parts of the bill that represent significant negative outcomes for the family. The Care of Children Bill is just another example of some positive ... More >>
Time for Labour to reveal true costs of rail deal
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Finance spokesman John Key is challenging the Government to come clean about the real size of the taxpayer risk connected to the purchase of New Zealand's rail network. More >>
Zaoui wastes more taxpayer dollars
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 12:26 am | New Zealand National Party
The taxpayer is set to be landed with another colossal legal aid bill for suspected terrorist Ahmed Zaoui as his case comes before the High Court yet again, says National's Immigration spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Housing change shuffles chairs on rotting deck
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 5:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's move to reconfigure the government agencies that deal with housing and building is merely shuffling the chairs on a rotting deck, says National's Housing spokesman, David Carter. More >>
Minister Fails To Assure On Meningococcal Vaccine
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 5:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health failed to give any assurance to the Health Select Committee today that the meningococcal vaccination campaign would begin in the near future, says National's Associate Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Health Minister says buck doesn't stop with me
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Annette King says she is not responsible for our biggest health board, the Auckland District Health Board, despite the fact she knew it was repeatedly blowing its administration budget, says National's Associate Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
The Brash Report: No. 33, 30 June 2004
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 3:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
In metropolitan dailies this week you will see an advertisement by the National Party spelling out the exact nature of the con job that Labour is trying to put over the electorate. More >>
Outdated Law Disempowers Parents
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins is seeking to change the law that allows girls under 16 to get an abortion without parental notification. More >>
Care of Children Bill - anything but
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 9:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins says, "the Care of Children Bill is just another example of some positive initiatives coupled with and obscured by a social engineering agenda". More >>
Bill strengthens parents' rights in Family Court
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 9:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nelson MP Nick Smith, convicted in March for contempt of court after criticising the Family Court, has welcomed a further opening of the Family Court and new provisions that better recognise the role of parents. More >>
Don Brash backs more transparency in advertising
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 12:01 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is calling for more transparency in the spending of taxpayer dollars on communications funded by the Parliamentary Service Commission. More >>
'Rub Out The Crims' Ad Scandal Is Back
Monday, 28 June 2004, 5:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The infamous 'Rub Out The Crims' advertising scandal is set for a repeat as part of the Government's new Violence Action Plan, says National MP Tony Ryall. More >>
English’s amazing u-turn on community education
Monday, 28 June 2004, 5:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The government is accusing National of cynically playing parish pump politics after the party’s education spokesperson, Bill English, burst in to print this afternoon railing about community education funding cuts for polytechnics. More >>
Collapse In Skilled Migration Threatens Economy
Monday, 28 June 2004, 4:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
A dramatic reduction in the number of skilled migrants looking to come to New Zealand poses a serious threat to our economy, says National's Immigration spokesman, Dr Wayne Mapp. More >>
Joe Average shouldn't be driving police cars
Monday, 28 June 2004, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Non-sworn police officers should not be driving marked police cars, says National's Police spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Collins Comments 28 June 2004
Monday, 28 June 2004, 1:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Business competitiveness: The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook ranks 60 countries on their ability to create an environment that fosters the competitiveness of enterprises. In 2004 Iceland was placed higher than New Zealand in several rankings. More >>
Joe Average shouldn't be driving police cars
Monday, 28 June 2004, 1:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Non-sworn police officers should not be driving marked police cars, says National's Police spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
