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Don Brash on Tariana Turia
Friday, 30 April 2004, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the resignation of Labour MP Tariana Turia was an inevitable consequence of the Government's dithering over the foreshore and seabed issue. More >>
Spot the difference?
Friday, 30 April 2004, 12:26 am | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark's handling of the Tariana Turia affair appears to contrast starkly with the way David Lange dealt with Jim Anderton in 1988," says National Party Epsom MP, Richard Worth. More >>
National backs call on ERA Amendment Bill
Thursday, 29 April 2004, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour Minister Paul Swain now has all the ammunition he needs to argue for the withdrawal of the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill," says National Party Industrial Relations spokesman Roger Sowry. More >>
Mapp to address Hikoi
Thursday, 29 April 2004, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Equality before the law and equal participation in Government is the only way to advance not just Maori but New Zealand as a whole, says National's Treaty and Constitutional Issues spokesman, Dr Wayne Mapp. More >>
Labour U-turn on housing policy
Thursday, 29 April 2004, 1:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's housing strategy is an admission that their policy has failed, says National Housing spokesman David Carter. More >>
Govt refuses to release licence scam report
Thursday, 29 April 2004, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
Months after the Government was told of the licence scam, illegal immigrants are still being issued drivers licences, says National MP Tony Ryall. More >>
Band-aid fix won't solve problem
Thursday, 29 April 2004, 8:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's band-aid solution will do nothing to reduce burgeoning sickness and invalid benefits, says National's Health spokeswoman, Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Orthopaedic surgery grinds to a halt in Dunedin
Thursday, 29 April 2004, 12:54 am | New Zealand National Party
Otago District Health Board's budget blowout will see 210 people wait even longer for treatment as orthopaedic surgery grinds to a halt, says National's Health spokeswoman, Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
NZ passports under threat in 'benign environment'
Thursday, 29 April 2004, 12:04 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says the arrests in Thailand over fake New Zealand passports demonstrate again that we are not living in what Helen Clark has described as a 'benign strategic environment'. More >>
Tired rerun of benefit plan announced twice before
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 5:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The spin-obsessed Government is clearly running out of good news stories to tell after being forced to trot out a 'new' plan today that was widely reported in December, then again in February," says National's Welfare spokeswoman Katherine ... More >>
Playing hooky to hikoi unacceptable - English
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It is unacceptable that parents are excusing their children from school to take part in seabed and foreshore protests," says National Party Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Govt ignoring plea to clear drug testing backlog
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Alleged drug cooks may go free as the Government ignores a million-dollar plea to cut the drug testing waiting list, says National MP Tony Ryall. More >>
PM tears down constitutional conventions
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 2:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Prime Minister is tearing down the fabric of constitutional conventions that have underpinned New Zealand's democratic system of government," says National Party Justice spokesman Richard Worth. More >>
Tariana Turia should be gone already
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 11:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader and Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee says Tariana Turia should have been sacked already. More >>
Interim wahi tapu extreme and unreasonable
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party
Whangarei MP Phil Heatley is warning landowners that they may face additional costs and unacceptable delays following a move by the Whangarei District Council to impose interim blanket wahi tapu conditions. More >>
Business is right to question foreshore plan
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 10:26 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Wellington businesses are right to question the Government's foreshore and seabed plan. More >>
Minor reshuffle of portfolio responsibilities
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Broadcasting spokeswoman Georgina te Heuheu has been handed responsibility for the Arts, Culture and Heritage portfolio. She will also take on the role of Associate spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Trade. More >>
Helen Clark has no choice
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash says Helen Clark has no choice but to sack Associate Maori Affairs spokeswoman Tariana Turia in the face of her defiance on the seabed and foreshore legislation. More >>
Mother's Day A Tough Time For Childless Couples
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 1:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Health spokeswoman, Dr Lynda Scott, is calling on the Government to give an early Mother's Day gift to childless couples struggling to get fertility treatment. More >>
George Hawkins Should Act On Hikoi
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 11:06 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash is calling on George Hawkins to step into the seabed and foreshore protest march, which is threatening traffic chaos in Auckland today. More >>
