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Holidays Act may hit emergency services
Monday, 14 June 2004, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party says the costs of the Labour Government's new employment laws could mean fewer cops on the beat during public holidays. More >>
Don Brash congratulates Rodney Hide
Monday, 14 June 2004, 9:34 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says he is confident he will be able to work with the new leader of Act. More >>
Schools should back action on rugby thugs
Monday, 14 June 2004, 12:06 am | New Zealand National Party
Schools should back the NZRFU taking a tough line on rugby thugs, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Labour admits defeat in Treaty settlement process
Friday, 11 June 2004, 6:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
"All New Zealanders will be alarmed by Labour's concession of defeat on the Treaty of Waitangi settlement process," says National Party Treaty of Waitangi and Constitutional Issues spokesman Wayne Mapp. More >>
Labour's sorry record with Treaty settlements
Friday, 11 June 2004, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
"In five years, Labour has passed only four Treaty of Waitangi settlement acts dealing with historic grievances, adding up to $73.75 million," says National Party Treaty of Waitangi and Constitutional Issues spokesman Wayne Mapp More >>
Take 'career criminals' out of circulation
Friday, 11 June 2004, 10:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Career criminals will be out of circulation and in jail much longer under a National Government, says the party's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Why doesn't Mallard order CPIT audit?
Friday, 11 June 2004, 12:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Trevor Mallard should be consistent and order an audit into allegations of a conflict of interest at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Ministers telling different stories on Dobson
Thursday, 10 June 2004, 12:38 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Government must come clean and clearly state its position on the Dobson hydro scheme rather than having different Ministers saying different things," says Nelson MP Nick Smith. More >>
New programme beats feel-good school reports
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Bland, feel-good school reports will soon be a thing of the past, says National MP Bill English. More >>
New funding won't save health research
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 11:31 am | New Zealand National Party
Health research funding problems will continue regardless of the Government's $5.5 million Budget increase in funding, says Dr Paul Hutchison, National's Science and Associate Health spokesperson. More >>
Nats launch campaign with Grey Power Over Power
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 9:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Nats launch campaign with Grey Power, industry and councils to get Dobson power scheme reconsidered More >>
Taxpayer foots the bill for MinFish blunder
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 12:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The taxpayer will end up footing the bill for a Fisheries Ministry blunder that's seen the collapse of a case two years in the making, says National Party Fisheries spokesman Phil Heatley. More >>
Four-day working week now more attractive for some
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's narrowly targeted 'Working For Families' package will make a four-day working week more attractive for thousands of Kiwis, while the vast majority will miss out," says National Party Deputy Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Funding cuts set to bite at polytechnics & wananga
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Polytechnics and wananga should be preparing for significant reductions in government funding, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Fishers seek court declaration on scampi QMS
Monday, 7 June 2004, 10:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Scampi fishers that the Parliamentary inquiry recommended be paid ex gratia for wrongs by the Ministry of Fisheries are now seeking a court declaration, says National's Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Labour's vote buying campaign charts new territory
Monday, 7 June 2004, 10:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's $21 million taxpayer funded Budget ad campaign is worth nearly four times the total amount spent by all political parties on advertising at the last election," says National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Labour plays dangerous game with public info
Monday, 7 June 2004, 10:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's Ministers are either becoming increasingly lazy or, worse, they're deliberately subverting the flow of public information," says National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Labour driven further into the arms of the Greens
Friday, 4 June 2004, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour will be forced further into the arms of those on the extreme left following the Greens' pre-emptive concession of defeat in the electorates," according to National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Beer drinkers hit by post-Budget tax whammy
Friday, 4 June 2004, 12:21 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Finance spokesman John Key says beer drinkers are likely to be hit with a nasty post-Budget tax surprise from this weekend. More >>
Auditor-General must step in at CPIT
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The case for an investigation by the Auditor-General into the potential conflict of interest at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) has found new urgency says National Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
