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Don Brash Address - A New Agenda For Maori

Monday, 17 May 2004, 9:20 am | New Zealand National Party

May I begin by thanking you all - the President Judy Kirk, regional office-holders, electorate office-holders, delegates, Parliamentary colleagues - for the tremendous effort you have all put in over the last year. It has been a turbulent year. But ... More >>

Brownlee Address To Northern Regional Conference

Monday, 17 May 2004, 9:18 am | New Zealand National Party

The Labour Government has completely lost the plot. It has thrown its principles out the window, and it's resorting to increasingly hysterical scaremongering. More >>

Judy Kirk – Address To Northern Region Conference

Monday, 17 May 2004, 9:16 am | New Zealand National Party

Mr Chairman, Dr Don Brash, Members of Parliament, Board of Directors, General Manager Steven Joyce, Electorate Chairs, members of the National Party. More >>

Marriage back in fashion

Friday, 14 May 2004, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Families spokeswoman Judith Collins says it is no surprise that marriage is back in fashion. More >>

No secret agenda on ship visits - Don Brash

Friday, 14 May 2004, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader Don Brash says it's simply ridiculous to suggest, as Labour has, that there is any secret agenda on US ship visits. More >>

Note Of Caution On EU Offer

Friday, 14 May 2004, 9:15 am | New Zealand National Party

National's Foreign Affairs and Trade Spokesman, Dr Lockwood Smith, has expressed a note of caution following the European Union announcement to eventually eliminate export subsidies. More >>

Govt dumps on United again

Friday, 14 May 2004, 12:42 am | New Zealand National Party

The Government has dumped on United Future again with the confirmation today that our only private prison contract will be cancelled next year, says National MP Tony Ryall. More >>

High Court judge pans testing delays

Thursday, 13 May 2004, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party

Vital evidence in the case against an alleged methamphetamine drug cook may take two years to get tested, says National MP Tony Ryall. More >>

Classical Libs policy group established

Thursday, 13 May 2004, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

The National Party Board has approved an application to form a Classical Liberal Policy Advisory Group. National party members and supporters can apply to form such groups. More >>

Export education package pure cosmetics

Thursday, 13 May 2004, 3:58 pm | New Zealand National Party

Proposed changes to the export education sector are purely cosmetic and will do nothing to restore the damage that this Government has done, says National's Asian Relationships spokeswoman Pansy Wong. More >>

Murray McCully slams police 'spin merchants'

Thursday, 13 May 2004, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

National MP Murray McCully has labelled last night's media statement of the Acting Commissioner of Police Steve Long as "outrageous" and accused him of "behaving like a Beehive spin merchant rather than a professional law enforcement officer" over ... More >>

New Zealanders will make decisions for New Zealand

Thursday, 13 May 2004, 11:52 am | New Zealand National Party

"The legislative ban on nuclear-powered warships is a matter for New Zealanders to decide," says National Party leader Don Brash. More >>

Aquaculture set for the backburner again

Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party

The multimillion-dollar aquaculture industry looks set for the backburner again, says National's Fisheries spokesman Phil Heatley. More >>

PC rhetoric substituted for facts

Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 5:16 pm | New Zealand National Party

National Party Treaty of Waitangi spokesman Wayne Mapp says the Government is hiding behind 'PC rhetoric' in answers to written questions targeting Te Puni Kokiri capacity building grants. More >>

Cancer patients pay price for ideology

Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party

More and more patients are being sent to Australia for private radiation therapy treatment as Labour fails to deal with the crisis in care, says National's Health spokeswoman, Dr Lynda Scott More >>

Lack of mental health services alarming

Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party

It is an indictment on the Labour Government that a key finding of this week's Mental Health Commission Report shows 'inpatient beds for children and young people is only at 60% of recommended levels, says National's Associate Health spokesman Dr Paul ... More >>

Ardern staggered at police pressure

Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 3:45 pm | New Zealand National Party

National MP Shane Ardern says he is staggered to discover that police put pressure on the Prosecutions Service to charge him over driving a tractor up the steps of Parliament last year. More >>

Collins Comments 12 May 2004

Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 11:52 am | New Zealand National Party

The Foreshore and Seabed Bill has turned into a huge mess for the Government. The decision of the Court of Appeal was essentially that Maori could bring claims in the Maori Land Court as to ownership of the seabed and foreshore. Instead of lodging ... More >>

Celebrating Families 12 May 2004

Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party

Care of Children Bill The Care of Children Bill is just another example of politically correct provisions being hidden in legislation with a fuzzy, family friendly name but with very dangerous provisions for families. This is the Bill that the Government ... More >>

Export education package pure cosmetics

Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 9:00 am | New Zealand National Party

Proposed changes to the export education sector are purely cosmetic and will do nothing to restore the damage that this Government has done, says National's Asian Relationships spokeswoman Pansy Wong. She is commenting on a multimillion-dollar cash injection ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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