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China free trade agreement makes sense
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
A free trade agreement with China makes sense and would help remove the blockages to a trade deal with Hong Kong as well, National's Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman, Lockwood Smith, said today. More >>
Dollar for dollar deal a good start
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 2:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rangitikei MP Simon Power says the Government's plan to match dollar-for-dollar funds raised by nationwide appeals for flood victims is a good start. More >>
New Act will protect soldiers' jobs
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 2:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Members of the territorial and reserve forces will welcome today's expected enactment of the Volunteers Employment Protection Bill, says the Bill's sponsor, National Party MP Dr Wayne Mapp. More >>
Finance Minister should hang his head in shame
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Finance Minister Michael Cullen should be ashamed by the sneaky way he is attempting to introduce CPI indexation for petrol tax, says National Party Deputy Finance Spokesman John Key. More >>
Superannuation Is Not At Risk
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Don Brash has called for honesty in the way in which political parties deal with the superannuation issue. More >>
Mediator or Facilitator: What's the difference?
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard’s proposal for a mediator in school closure disputes is a bad idea and should be avoided, says National’s Education spokesman Bill English. More >>
Miserable sods!
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 11:00 am | New Zealand National Party
“At last the Labour Government is getting the message that they must reduce the crippling tax burden afflicting New Zealand business,” said Brian Connell, MP for Rakaia and National’s Commerce spokesman. More >>
The biggest load of hot air since the Hindenburg!
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
“John Tamihere’s Timaru speech on business was the biggest load of hot air since the Hindenburg disaster,” according to Brian Connell, MP for Rakaia and National party Commerce Spokesman. More >>
Return of the King - Peter Jackson that is!
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 8:23 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is tonight congratulating Peter Jackson and the huge number of New Zealanders who helped take our own middle earth to the top of the movie world. More >>
National on Mark Prebble appointment
Monday, 1 March 2004, 5:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The new State Services Commissioner will have a huge task ahead of him if he wishes to rebuild National Party confidence in himself and his new role, says National Party State Services spokesman Murray McCully. Mr McCully says the role played by Mark ... More >>
Meeting an opportunity not to be squandered
Monday, 1 March 2004, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tomorrow's annual meeting between Helen Clark and Australian Prime Minister John Howard is an opportunity not to be squandered, says National's Trade and Foreign Affairs spokesman, Lockwood Smith. More >>
Burglars wife-bashers shoplifters off scot-free
Monday, 1 March 2004, 9:08 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government has revealed a quarter of all offenders who do not turn up for their community work sentences get convicted and discharged with no additional penalty. In fact, many get their sentences wiped altogether, says National's Law and Order ... More >>
Govt forces Small Claims Court hearings delay
Monday, 1 March 2004, 9:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Hundreds of people turning up at the Small Claims Court are being told to come back in six to twelve weeks as the Government dithers over a strike by the referees who judge small claims cases, says National's Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
More classroom disruptions likely
Monday, 1 March 2004, 9:06 am | New Zealand National Party
More classroom disruptions are likely as the Minister of Education, Trevor Mallard, moves to cut teaching time requirements yet again, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
PAC shows Govt out of step with parents
Monday, 1 March 2004, 9:05 am | New Zealand National Party
The new parents' lobby group, Parents Against Closures, shows just how far the Government and teacher unions are out of step with parents, says National's Education spokesman, Bill English. More >>
National Committed To Private Prisons - Speech
Friday, 27 February 2004, 5:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Why does the Labour Government want to pay more for running the country's prisons by taking away the opportunity for private enterprise to be involved in the prison system? More >>
State Schools Suffer Int. Students Look Elsewhere
Friday, 27 February 2004, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
State schools are having to tighten their belts as international students numbers continue to fall, says National MP Pansy Wong. More >>
National warned about Judge's past last year
Friday, 27 February 2004, 11:22 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Associate Justice spokeswoman Judith Collins says she warned Margaret Wilson and the Government about the appointment of Anthony Christiansen in February last year. More >>
Ombudsman Exposes Shabby Cover-up
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 1:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's Ombudsman's report into the Immigration Service exposes the internal report by the Secretary of Labour as "a shabby cover-up" and poses serious questions of those who were responsible for it, says National MP Murray McCully. More >>
Brash hammers employment Bill
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 10:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party leader Don Brash has launched a vigorous assault on the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill and promised a concerted campaign to oppose it. More >>
