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State sanctioned plunder of fisheries
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Fisheries spokesman Phil Heatley is condemning the Government for its failure to police customary fishing regulations. More >>
Figures show Labour is failing Maori
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 3:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
New figures reveal Government policies are failing those in need, allowing the 'development and growth of a Maori underclass,' says National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Labour's immigration policy in chaos
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government's new immigration policy is in chaos and is preventing many highly skilled, desirable migrants from settling in New Zealand, says Dr Wayne Mapp, National's Immigration Spokesman. More >>
Self-employed deserve paid parental leave too
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 8:53 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich is again questioning why the Government has so far failed to extend paid parental leave to the self-employed. More >>
Women's action plan rich rhetoric thin detail
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 8:52 am | New Zealand National Party
"It's a bit rich for the Labour Government - in its fifth year - to only now be launching a a new strategy for 52% of the population," says National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Labour Must Accept Blame For Seabed Shambles
Monday, 8 March 2004, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour only has itself to blame for the shambles which is now swirling around the future ownership of our foreshore and seabed. More >>
Call for Clark to sack Tamihere
Monday, 8 March 2004, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Helen Clark should sack Associate Maori Affairs Minister John Tamihere for breaching Cabinet collective responsibility, says National Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Violent crime keeps skyrocketing
Monday, 8 March 2004, 2:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Police spokesman, Tony Ryall, says latest crime figures show the massive impact gangs are having on street crime and serious drugs. More >>
Race-based bonuses must go
Monday, 8 March 2004, 9:04 am | New Zealand National Party
Work and Income should stop paying bonuses to staff based on the ethnicity of their clients, says National's social services spokesperson Katherine Rich. More >>
Don Brash Responds To His Critics - Speech
Friday, 5 March 2004, 6:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
DON BRASH RESPONDS TO HIS CRITICS An address to the Northern Club, Auckland, 4 March 2004 More >>
Helen Clark's hypocrisy knows no bounds
Friday, 5 March 2004, 5:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark must explain why she chose Christchurch Cathedral as the venue to delivering what was intended to be an attack on the National Party and its Leader, Don Brash," says National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Massive Waiting List No Sign Of Success
Friday, 5 March 2004, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Income Related Rent Housing policy claimed as a success by Helen Clark last night has been a dismal failure, says National's Housing spokesman David Carter. More >>
More spin from Govt over productivity
Friday, 5 March 2004, 11:53 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's new Workplace Productivity Working Group can't be taken seriously unless they look at the rigidity of New Zealand's labour laws, starting with the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill, says National MP Roger Sowry. More >>
Govt plans to dump foreshore issue on councils
Friday, 5 March 2004, 11:38 am | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's shifty plan to dump the contentious foreshore and seabed issue in the lap of local councils is divisive and shows a complete failure of leadership," says National Party Local Government spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
Govt failing to stop rocketing car burglaries
Friday, 5 March 2004, 11:16 am | New Zealand National Party
Out-of-control burglary from cars in some parts of the country will be a serious feature of the national crime statistics to be released shortly, says National's Law and Order spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Durie a welcome appointment to Law Commission
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 9:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The appointment of Justice Eddie Durie to the Law Commission is welcomed by National, says Justice Spokesman Richard Worth. More >>
No-go zones a jobs joke
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 9:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should be embarrassed by the dopey no-go zones policy, in light of proof that there is no tidal wave of unemployed people heading to these 259 targeted rural areas, says National's Social Services spokesperson Katherine Rich. More >>
Veterans deserve more from Govt
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 9:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Our veterans deserve more than a token representation on the Prime Minister's official party to the 60th anniversary of the battle of Monte Cassino, says National's Defence spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
Health funding must be based on need
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health funding should be based on income and high health needs, not race, say the National Party's two medical doctors. More >>
Education Minister ducks for cover
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 8:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard’s attempts to deflect criticism of his school closure programme by criticising an alleged National policy are misleading in the extreme, says National’s Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
