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Patients play piggy in the middle
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 4:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is backing away from reports of blanket policies to exclude people from many operations that New Zealanders expect to be publicly funded. More >>
TVNZ pays heavily for political interference
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Broadcasting spokeswoman Katherine Rich says the state television network is paying a heavy price for the Government's ideological push to turn TVNZ into a political tool. More >>
Swain letting offenders shirk soft sentences
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 4:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is attacking the Government's new-look periodic detention scheme as a dismal failure. More >>
The Right Talk, The Leader's View: 15 October 2003
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 11:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Public opinion has turned strongly against Labour's move to abolish the right of appeal to the Privy Council. Labour is dreaming if it thinks that railroading this legislation through Parliament will be the end of the matter. More >>
The Brash Report: The Ant and the Grasshopper
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 12:15 am | New Zealand National Party
The old ant and the grasshopper parable, updated for New Zealand in 2003, has been sent to me by several readers recently. It's so uncomfortably close to describing many current New Zealand attitudes that I've decided to circulate it further. More >>
Public ignored in act of supreme arrogance
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 11:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The new Supreme Court starts out damaged at conception," according to National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Labour misses the point - again
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 11:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Not content with making 'vast changes to our constitution', Labour MPs are now trying to re-write history in their bid to scare up more support for Margaret Wilson's Supreme Court, says National Party Justice spokesman Richard Worth. More >>
Trade liberalisation focus needed from APEC
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 11:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The very thing Helen Clark has, in the past, criticised APEC for, is the very thing New Zealand desperately needs from the meeting this year," says National Party Trade spokesman, Lockwood Smith. More >>
Pig disease a warning not to be ignored
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 5:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The provisional diagnosis of the presence of a deadly pig disease (PMWS) on a Waikato farm is a warning not to be ignored, says National's Biosecurity Spokesman Shane Ardern. More >>
Labour must admit failing Maori on the DPB
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 5:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Katherine Rich says the Social Services Minister should check his facts before claiming there has been no rise in numbers receiving the DPB. More >>
Too little, too late on truancy
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
At last the Government is acknowledging there is a truancy problem, but the measures announced today look more like a public relations strategy than a serious attempt to tackle the serious problem, says National's Education Spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
National welcomes new deal for education
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Education Forum has added huge value to the debate on the future direction of education policy with its "A New Deal" paper, says National's Education Spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
National defeats dog fencing laws
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 2:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
National today welcomed the defeat of Government proposals to require all dog owners to provide a fenced off access to their front door. More >>
National Leader supports a New Zealand day
Monday, 13 October 2003, 10:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Bill English says he supports the call that New Zealand should look at a different day to celebrate the country's national day. More >>
Transport Bill fails to go the distance
Monday, 13 October 2003, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Transport spokesman Roger Sowry says the much-lauded Land Transport Management Bill is unlikely to provide the magic bullet answer for the country's urgent roading needs. More >>
Parole legislation too weak
Monday, 13 October 2003, 2:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is continuing to blindly ignore that its parole laws are far too weak, with the case of a convicted murderer raping a woman within a month of being paroled, says National Police Spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
New statistics show Labour is failing Maori
Monday, 13 October 2003, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Worrying new figures show Maori make up more than 40% of those receiving the DPB, says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Tinkering won't fix Family Court woes
Monday, 13 October 2003, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Minor changes to the Family Court fall way short of what is required to give children and families a better deal, says National MP Nick Smith, who is facing contempt of court charges for his criticisms of the court. More >>
Govt pushes agenda through sneaky handouts
Monday, 13 October 2003, 8:52 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokeswoman Lynda Scott is appalled and angry at revelations that more scarce health funding has been channelled into promoting Labour's political agenda. More >>
Labour TV turns viewers off in droves
Monday, 13 October 2003, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must pull the plug on charter TV following a slump in ratings, a drastic dip in the annual dividend and yet another scandal surrounding Brian Edwards, according to National Party Broadcasting spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
