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Golden anniversary that shouldn't be celebrated
Monday, 28 June 2004, 9:08 am | New Zealand National Party
Nearly 300 families have spent more than 50 years in the same state house - a golden anniversary that should never have been celebrated, says National's Housing spokesman, David Carter. More >>
No confidence in export education management
Monday, 28 June 2004, 9:07 am | New Zealand National Party
A proposal by school principals to establish a quality mark to improve the reputation of New Zealand schools overseas is more evidence of the lack of confidence in the Government's ability to restore the credibility of the export education industry, ... More >>
Polytechs face huge funding cuts
Monday, 28 June 2004, 12:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's policy to cut enrolments in community education courses by 30% will mean significant funding cuts for polytechs says National education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Ashraf Choudhary MIA (again)
Friday, 25 June 2004, 10:42 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins says she is disappointed that Ashraf Choudhary has again failed to do his democratic duty. More >>
Overseas Investment Amendment Bill
Friday, 25 June 2004, 12:53 am | New Zealand National Party
This bill amends the process of consent for an overseas person purchasing land adjacent to the sea, any river or lake by requiring consideration to be given to issues of public access. More >>
Aquaculture: Four bites of the cherry for Maori
Thursday, 24 June 2004, 1:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's proposed marine farming legislation will ensure Maori get four bites of the cherry, says National's Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. "Not only will Maori be allocated 20%, they will also be able to tender for the general allocation, and ... More >>
Minister must come clean on vaccine
Thursday, 24 June 2004, 1:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health must explain why she said the meningococcal vaccine is safe and will work, only to have it revealed the next day that Medsafe had not licensed the vaccine, says National's Associate Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
TVNZ guilty of bully-boy tactics
Thursday, 24 June 2004, 10:42 am | New Zealand National Party
TVNZ is guilty of breaching its Statement of Intent with it's anti-competitive behaviour and bully-boy tactics, says National's Broadcasting spokeswoman, Georgina te Heuheu. More >>
New schools: students given the run-around
Thursday, 24 June 2004, 8:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard's ad-hoc decisions to close and merge schools around the country have seen students, parents and teachers given the run-around, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Ministry bogged down over organ donation
Thursday, 24 June 2004, 8:44 am | New Zealand National Party
While people with life threatening diseases wait for transplants, Labour is dithering over obstacles to reform rather than finding solutions to urgent organ donation problems, says National's Associate Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Smith mourns the loss of WOW show to WLG
Thursday, 24 June 2004, 12:19 am | New Zealand National Party
"The decision of the World of Wearable Art to relocate its show to Wellington is a body blow for Nelson", says Nelson MP Nick Smith. More >>
Mapp Speech To Maori Legal Forum
Thursday, 24 June 2004, 12:17 am | New Zealand National Party
The last few months have seen an intense examination of our nationhood. On the surface it has been about race relations. But in a deeper sense it is a debate about the values that underpin our democracy. There should be little question that the idea ... More >>
Ministry bogged down over organ donation
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
While people with life threatening diseases wait for transplants, Labour is dithering over obstacles to reform rather than finding solutions to urgent organ donation problems, says National's Associate Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Coal route review highlights risk in rail
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
"National Party Energy spokesman Roger Sowry says the KBR review of the South Island Coal Route released today by LTSA is hugely worrying for the taxpayer and should be of great concern to the Government. More >>
Govt should be upfront about new refugees
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 2:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must tell the whole story about how many refugees will really result from an Immigration Service visit to Nauru, says National's Immigration spokesman, Dr Wayne Mapp. More >>
New schools: students given the run-around
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard's ad-hoc decisions to close and merge schools around the country have seen students, parents and teachers given the run-around, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
40% of violent inmates serving at least third term
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 6:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nearly 40% of all inmates jailed for violent offences are serving at least their third term of imprisonment, according to Corrections Department figures. More >>
National decision on ship visits issue
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 6:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party caucus has decided to leave unchanged the anti-nuclear legislation banning visits to New Zealand of nuclear armed and nuclear powered ships. More >>
Immigrants are taking taxpayers for a ride
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
More than 10,000 new immigrants have been granted the unemployment or unemployment hardship benefits in the past four years, according to figures released by National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Treasury condemns Budget as 'ineffective'
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Finance spokesman John Key is accusing the Government of deliberately misleading taxpayers with its public statements about the Budget. More >>
