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Treasury tells it like it is: Labour should listen
Monday, 26 April 2004, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It's little wonder the Labour Government has stayed silent about the latest report from Treasury, which confirms its anti-business agenda is damaging our economy," says National Party Deputy Finance spokesman John Key. More >>
Carter: drop in rural confidence no surprise
Monday, 26 April 2004, 8:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Revelations that rural confidence has hit its lowest level in 18 months should not come as a surprise, says National's Agriculture spokesman David Carter. More >>
Urgent debate needed public health prioritisation
Monday, 26 April 2004, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Annette King's statement that a debate over the prioritisation of health care in the public sector would not be helpful shows a gross lack of knowledge about her portfolio, says National's Health spokeswoman Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
TVNZ uses charter to squash competition
Monday, 26 April 2004, 8:34 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's TVNZ charter has returned to bite it on the bum yet again, says National's Broadcasting spokeswoman Georgina te Heuheu. More >>
Govt pulls rug out from disabled & elderly
Friday, 23 April 2004, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has pulled the rug out from under older New Zealanders who find themselves unwell and disabled, says National's Health spokeswoman, Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Origin cuts back after Labour meddles
Friday, 23 April 2004, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Cutbacks in air services and staff by Nelson-based Origin Pacific are the result of Government meddling in the aviation industry and will hit provincial New Zealand hard, says Nelson MP Nick Smith. More >>
Trade reports excellent news, says National
Friday, 23 April 2004, 1:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Reports that ASEAN economic Ministers have recommended that Australia and New Zealand be invited to take part in discussions on a Free Trade Agreement is excellent news, says National's Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman, Lockwood Smith. More >>
English applauds Hood criticism of the TEC
Friday, 23 April 2004, 8:25 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must sit up and listen to the damning criticism its tertiary reforms have received from Auckland University's Oxford-bound Vice-Chancellor, says National Education Spokesman, Bill English. More >>
Courts in crisis as backlog grows
Friday, 23 April 2004, 8:23 am | New Zealand National Party
The justice system is in crisis as the backlog of court cases grows at an alarming rate, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
No problem with Maori health providers, says Brash
Friday, 23 April 2004, 12:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash told a Maori-run health and education trust in Papakura today that, contrary to popular belief, his party does not have a problem with Maori health and education providers. More >>
Tertiary funding priorities in disarray
Friday, 23 April 2004, 12:40 am | New Zealand National Party
Tertiary institutions which focus on providing quality teaching and which have missed out on the initial allocation of the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) will be frustrated to see how the tertiary dollar is spent haphazardly elsewhere, says ... More >>
Tax on boaties should be thrown overboard
Friday, 23 April 2004, 12:34 am | New Zealand National Party
If the proposed registration tax on boaties by Environment Waikato goes ahead it will open the floodgates for regional councils around the country to tax boaties unnecessarily, says National's Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley. More >>
Don Brash MP - Speech to: Kotahitanga Trust
Friday, 23 April 2004, 12:32 am | New Zealand National Party
"My quarrel is not with Maori but with the present Government, whose policies are ineffective in solving health, education, and other problems facing the Maori community, and which cause anger and resentment on the part of non-Maori, and are patronising ... More >>
AKL shouldn't accept orthopaedic complication rate
Thursday, 22 April 2004, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Delayed operations and growing waiting lists for orthopaedic surgery at Auckland City Hospital are part of a nationwide decrease in joint operations, says National's Health spokeswoman, Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Stagnant drug budget sees patients suffer
Thursday, 22 April 2004, 3:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders' tolerance for having medicines changed continually is staggering, says National's Health spokeswoman Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Brash Speech to Marine Industry Association of NZ
Thursday, 22 April 2004, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
I am delighted to be speaking to such a successful industry group, which combines the recreational passion of so many New Zealanders with world leading innovation, technology and craftsmanship. More >>
Predictable Outcome In Guinea Pig Case
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Justice spokeswoman Judith Collins is describing as "predictable" the outcome of an inquiry into the Government's treatment of the case that led to Lianne Dalziel's sacking. More >>
The Brash-Report - No. 28, 21 April 2004
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
On 7 April, one day before Parliament was to rise for the three-week April recess, the Government finally managed to cobble together enough votes to enable them to release a package of papers on the proposed foreshore and seabed legislation. More >>
Shambolic immigration policy threatens economy
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government's catastrophic mismanagement of our long-term immigration strategy has lead to people leaving New Zealand faster than we can replace them. This will prove disastrous for our economy, says National's Immigration spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Massey University Lecture Series - Simon Power MP
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Second, I have now been in Parliament for a term and a half, which has proved ample time, especially during those long, late nights in the debating chamber, for me to think about the nation's future - its challenges and its potential. More >>
