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$7.8m to house grounded Skyhawks
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
It is time the Government came clean about what is happening to the remnants of our once proud Air Force combat wing, says National's Defence spokesman Simon Power. More >>
Minister must get to grips with CYFS
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 11:21 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Katherine Rich is asking what it takes to set the alarm bells ringing at CYFS after a baby, whose two siblings had already been removed from their mother's care, was left fighting for his life with head injuries. More >>
English welcomes CPIT inquiry
Monday, 21 June 2004, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman, Bill English, welcomes the Auditor-General's inquiry into conflicts of interest at Christchurch Polytech Institute of Technology (CPIT). More >>
Marriage comments cynical and confused
Monday, 21 June 2004, 8:41 am | New Zealand National Party
David Benson-Pope's suggestion that politicians enter marriage to 'remove barriers' is a typical approach from this cynical government, says National's Families spokeswoman, Judith Collins More >>
When will the fisheries madness end?
Monday, 21 June 2004, 8:31 am | New Zealand National Party
Last week the Government gave Maori 20% of marine farms and shortly they'll be giving Maori 20% of tuna caught outside of New Zealand's exclusive economic zone. More >>
Labour horse-trading with Maori on fish farming
Friday, 18 June 2004, 12:10 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's deal with Maori on aquaculture is a politically expedient cave-in to spurious Treaty of Waitangi claims by Maori, says National's Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Dyson: "I have checked the file" - yeah right
Thursday, 17 June 2004, 5:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Katherine Rich is pleased that Labour ministers seem to have recovered their memories about Labour's involvement in the Glenelg Health Camp complaints in 1989. More >>
Export Credit Office skating on thin ice
Thursday, 17 June 2004, 10:17 am | New Zealand National Party
Three years and $3 million later the Export Credit Office is yet to do any business, says National's Associate Commerce spokeswoman, Pansy Wong. More >>
Crisis at Auckland DHB Predictable
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 4:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The crisis at Auckland District Health Board was predictable, says National's Associate Health spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
ERO doubt about NCEA bad for students
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 4:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parents and students need urgent reassurance that schools are running NCEA correctly, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Decile funding: another U-turn looms
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
An indication from the Education Minister today that his review of race-based funding in schools has forced the Government to reconsider the decile funding formula looks like another U-turn in the making, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
No surprise Minister abandons OECD target
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 2:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Deputy Finance spokesman John Key says it is no surprise Labour has forsaken its pro-growth goal of getting New Zealand back into the top half of the OECD. More >>
Brash-Report - No. 32, 16 June 2004
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 2:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
It's a sad day when the Government is so unconvinced of the merits of its own policies that it feels the need to employ advertising agencies to sell them to the public. But that's exactly what is happening with this year's Budget. More >>
More flip-flopping from anti-business Government
Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 3:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour Minister Paul Swain must act immediately to amend the Holidays Act to ensure the law is clear by Labour Weekend," says National Party Industrial Relations spokesman Roger Sowry. More >>
One standard of broadcasting for everyone
Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 11:37 am | New Zealand National Party
"It's pretty clear the state broadcaster knows who is paying the wages following the so-called 'documentary' about the Prime Minister screened on TV One last night," says National Party Broadcasting spokeswoman Georgina te Heuheu. More >>
Collins Comments 14 June 2004
Monday, 14 June 2004, 5:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Budget Blunder Labour's big spending will force many working families onto state dependence. Just how bad this 2004 budget is for New Zealand has recently been shown by National revealing the following take-home figures for 2007 More >>
Child sex abuser should not get bail
Monday, 14 June 2004, 5:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Habitual offenders like Peter Liddell should not be let out on bail, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Govt caves in on NZ as birthplace of convenience
Monday, 14 June 2004, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government has caved into political correctness by not preventing automatic citizenship rights for parents using New Zealand as a birthplace of convenience, says National's Immigration spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Celebrating Families 14 June 2004
Monday, 14 June 2004, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Lack of emphasis on family The only word I can think of to describe the budget was disappointing. Having been told that the budget would be called working for families, I held out some hope that there really would be an emphasis on supporting the family ... More >>
Govt lets tertiary institute off the hook - again
Monday, 14 June 2004, 11:17 am | New Zealand National Party
"The country's largest tertiary institution Te Wananga o Aotearoa has failed its second performance audit yet the Minister is refusing to take more than just remedial action," says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
