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Nats question huge pay rise for Genesis boss
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 9:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee is questioning the huge pay rise handed out to the chief executive of state owned Genesis Power. More >>
Consultants Get $6.5 Million - Public Gets Zip
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 4:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
"A public hungry for fair and timely resolution of Treaty settlements will get no satisfaction from the Government's Treaty Education programme, but bureaucrats and consultants will get fat off taxpayer dollars," says National Party Maori ... More >>
Crown Counsel fails in Waitangi Tribunal mission
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Justice spokesman Richard Worth is slating today's admission by the Acting Prime Minister that Crown Counsel was not properly briefed at the judicial conference before the Waitangi Tribunal on the foreshore and seabed. More >>
Through the looking glass to the future - Speech
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 4:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Healthcare systems around the world face challenges and New Zealand is no exception. One of the biggest challenges that all developed nations face is the ageing population. More >>
Patient distress needs national study
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
A Taranaki study which finds patients are becoming depressed and even suicidal after being dumped from surgery waiting lists shows the Government is callous in dropping thousands of people from any chance of surgery, says National Health Spokesperson ... More >>
Doctors only speak out for patient safety
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott says she hopes sense will prevail in the decision over the future of an Auckland surgeon who expressed concerns about a reduced number of beds at Auckland's new hospital. More >>
CYF lets truants fall through the cracks
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 12:00 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Katherine Rich says CYF is letting too many of our most vulnerable children fall through the cracks by failing to keep proper tabs on school enrolment. More >>
Govt doesn't care about patients
Monday, 20 October 2003, 2:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government will ignore a survey of doctors which shows families are carrying the weight and stress of surgery cut backs, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
National says target CYF, not parents
Monday, 20 October 2003, 9:29 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Bill English says the Government's lost all sense of priority in dealing with the growing problem of child abuse and neglect. More >>
Hodgson the fall guy on flatulence tax
Monday, 20 October 2003, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Agriculture spokesman David Carter says Climate Change Minister, Pete Hodgson, is the fall guy in the Government's backdown on the flatulence tax. More >>
Fight not over for farmers
Friday, 17 October 2003, 2:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's backdown on the flatulence tax is a victory for farmers, but the battle against rising rural costs isn't over, says National Agriculture Spokesman David Carter. More >>
Cash for consent deals on Project Aqua
Friday, 17 October 2003, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's confirmation today that Meridian Energy is paying cash for consent deals over Project Aqua, is its most glaring admission that the Resource Management Act (RMA) is seriously flawed and needs a dramatic overhaul, says National Energy ... More >>
Labour Greens defeat Dobson dam
Friday, 17 October 2003, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The Green and Labour Parties have sabotaged one of the most important regional development projects for the West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough, by voting down an amendment that would have allowed the Dobson Hydro Project," says Nelson MP Nick Smith. More >>
Opposition forces flatulence tax backdown
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 8:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Political opposition and farmer fury can claim victory in forcing the Government to back away from the controversial flatulence tax, says National Party Agriculture spokesman David Carter More >>
So much for new, home-grown television
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 5:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Broadcasting spokeswoman Katherine Rich says Charter money is being used to prop up shows previously funded by TVNZ or NZ On Air instead of focusing on new shows. More >>
Information on Zaoui must remain classified
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 1:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The request by Ahmed Zaoui's lawyer's to the High Court for sensitive security information, no doubt on legal aid, is fundamentally flawed, says National Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Dr Wayne Mapp. More >>
Unions size up OSH laws as fighting tool
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 12:44 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is accusing the CTU of hijacking the new Health and Safety in Employment Act to use as a weapon against employers. More >>
Attorney General must consult on judges
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 10:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Margaret Wilson is wrong to think she'll escape political flak over the appointment of judges to the new Supreme Court by following the recommendations of an advisory committee - which she herself has set up, says National's Justice spokesman Richard ... More >>
Don't blame the victim Jim!
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 10:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jim Anderton's attack on our forestry sector is a classic case of a 'blame the victim' approach, says National Forestry Spokesman Brian Connell. More >>
Govt must stay out of Air NZ industrial wrangle
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 10:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour MPs can't help themselves from siding with their union sympathisers - even when the target is a company owned by the Government," says National Party Transport spokesman Roger Sowry. More >>
