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Labour's tertiary ed strategy an expensive failure
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 10:20 am | New Zealand National Party
Massive enrolments in heavily funded, low-value, low-cost courses have lead to budget blowouts and have shown Labour's much-heralded tertiary education strategy to be nothing more than an expensive failure, says National's Education spokesman, Bill ... More >>
Don Brash welcomes Creech report
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has welcomed the report of the taskforce chaired by former Deputy Prime Minister Wyatt Creech as "a useful contribution to public debate on New Zealand's security arrangements." More >>
Care of Children Bill falls short
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Care of Children Bill does not go far enough to open the Family Court's work to scrutiny, says National's Family and Associate Justice spokeswoman, Judith Collins. More >>
The Brash Report - No. 29, 5 May 2004
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 2:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
At a time when most of the focus of political attention is on the extraordinary mess which the Government has created with its seabed and foreshore policy - with a belated ministerial sacking, a by-election, a hikoi, and all the rest - it is worth remembering ... More >>
Integrated schools: another Mallard back down
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard has been forced to back down on his plans to bring integrated schools under full government control, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
$4.5m price of PC on Ruapehu lahar
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 8:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Spending $4.5 million to protect the Tangiwai Bridge from the expected Mt Ruapehu lahar is madness when it would cost just $60,000 to remove the risk with earth-moving work at the crater lake, says National's Environment spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
Report makes grim reading for Labour
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
"Another report out tonight poses further questions about Labour's stewardship of the economy," according to National Party Deputy Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Helen Clark should sack incompetent Minister
Tuesday, 4 May 2004, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The resignation of Tariana Turia has provided room for Helen Clark to conduct a complete a Cabinet reshuffle and sack Ruth Dyson, says National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
English: rural school housing disgraceful
Tuesday, 4 May 2004, 11:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Rural teachers are being treated like second-class citizens by the Labour Government as they are forced to live in decrepit conditions, says National Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Ruth Dyson's office breaches children's privacy
Tuesday, 4 May 2004, 10:11 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich is questioning how safe the public's personal details are following the release of more than 1300 children's names in an answer about CYF foster placements. More >>
Judicial Matters Bill - a Government gaffe
Monday, 3 May 2004, 5:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Justice spokesman Richard Worth is describing the Select Committee report into the Judicial Matters Bill as a 'wild miss-hit'. More >>
National to support unbundling plan
Monday, 3 May 2004, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party says it will support the recommendations by the Telecommunications Commissioner, Douglas Webb, made in relation to local loop unbundling. More >>
Zero-tolerance for criminal immigrants
Monday, 3 May 2004, 4:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
A zero-tolerance approach is needed in dealing with temporary New Zealand residents who breach the law, says National's Immigration spokesman, Dr Wayne Mapp. More >>
No-show Ag Minister past use-by-date
Monday, 3 May 2004, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Agriculture Minister's no-show at the signing of an important bilateral agreement is proof Mr Sutton is past his use-by-date," says National's Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Power - Defence Address National Party Conference
Monday, 3 May 2004, 8:46 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister of New Zealand, during a debate about the cancellation of the F16 contract in March 2000, said, "we are very lucky to live in an exceptionally benign strategic environment". More >>
Kirk Speech to Central North Island Conference
Monday, 3 May 2004, 8:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Madam Chair, Dr Don Brash, Members of Parliament, Board of Directors, General Manager Steven Joyce, Electorate Chairs and Members of the National Party. More >>
Brash - What Sort of Nation Do We Want?
Monday, 3 May 2004, 8:43 am | New Zealand National Party
What Sort of Nation Do we Want? An address by Don Brash, Leader of the National Party, to Central North Island Regional Conference, Thames This is the first Regional Conference that I have had the privilege of addressing in my capacity as Leader of ... More >>
Lockwood Smith Speech - The Power of Trade
Monday, 3 May 2004, 8:41 am | New Zealand National Party
An address by Lockwood Smith National Party spokesman on Foreign Affairs and Trade To Central North Island Party Conference, Thames May 2, 2004 More >>
Locked gate exposes sham of foreshore policy
Monday, 3 May 2004, 8:41 am | New Zealand National Party
A new gate erected to block access to the Wakapuaka estuary, near Nelson, and controlled by local iwi exposes the sham of the Government's foreshore and seabed policy, says Nelson MP and National Outdoor Recreational spokesman Dr Nick Smith. More >>
Collins Comments 30 April 2004
Friday, 30 April 2004, 5:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Civil Union Bill The Labour Government is looking at the idea of giving same sex couples the rights in law of married couples. The debate has arisen because of the impending introduction of the Civil Union Bill. Those in favour of the Bill say that ... More >>
