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Govt closing good schools and saving bad
Monday, 13 October 2003, 8:50 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokesman Nick Smith is questioning the Government's programme to close hundreds of schools, shutting the doors on good ones while saving under-performers. More >>
NZ must toughen up laws on gangs
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 9:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
National says it supports the comments of an Australian police officer that New Zealand's soft laws toward gangs make it a target after a crack down on gangs in Australia. More >>
National welcomes Act education book
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 9:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
Deborah Coddington's new book "Let Parents Choose" adds weight to the evidence that the education system needs major reform to give parents greater choice, and encourage innovation within the sector, says National Education Spokesperson Dr Nick ... More >>
Labour changed contracts to allow paid lobbying
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government changed contracts with non-government organisations (NGOs) so that the organisations could support new Government legislation, National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott says. More >>
Supreme Court a Trojan horse for hidden agenda
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's failure to gain widespread support for its Supreme Court further undermines its credibility," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Minister punishes non-union principals
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
School principals who are not members of the teachers union are to be punished by several thousand dollars in the latest pay settlement, says National's Education Spokesperson Nick Smith, after being approached by angry principals. More >>
US seeks to clarify relations with NZ
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
"More evidence has emerged today about the Labour Government's attempts to deceive the public over the nature of the relationship with the United States," according to Rangitikei MP Simon Power. More >>
Student debt up, up and away
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 8:49 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party says it's clear Tertiary Education Minister Steve Maharey has lost control of soaring student debt. More >>
Foreign policy deception is exposed
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 8:33 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Government's official optimism over trade negotiations with the US has turned out to be an elaborate deception on New Zealand exporters," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Dr Cullen gets it wrong again
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 8:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Don Brash is totally rejecting misleading claims made by Dr Michael Cullen about National Party tax policy. More >>
Foreign Policy link to failed trade agreement
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 3:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Trade spokesman, Lockwood Smith, says it's now clear Labour's poll driven foreign policy can take some of the blame for New Zealand's failure to win a free trade deal with the US. More >>
Labour blocks inquiry into Goon squad
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's decision to block further investigation into the alleged brutalities and excesses of the Goon Squad is an appalling cover-up, says National Member of the Law and Order Select Committee and MP for Rakaia, Brian Connell. More >>
What happened to free speech at Victoria Uni?
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Tertiary Education spokesman Simon Power says he's disappointed that the US Ambassador was denied the opportunity to speak at Victoria University today, after being targeted by protesters. More >>
Labour cost rises worrying sign for business
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 2:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The biggest rise in annual Labour costs for six years is more evidence that the Government's pro-union agenda is starting to hit business," says National Party Industrial Relations spokesman Roger Sowry. More >>
Rich irony in today's Agenda for Children demand
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 11:56 am | New Zealand National Party
There appears to be real irony in the Commissioner For Children's urgent call for action on the 'Agenda For Children', says National Party Welfare spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
The Right Talk, The Leader's View - 7th October
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 11:39 am | New Zealand National Party
Ask any New Zealander if this country is any closer to settling the argument over who owns our beaches and they'll probably be unable to give you an answer. The majority of us are in exactly the same position and that includes the Government. Labour's ... More >>
National says target gangs to crack 'P'
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
"With recent media coverage of the appalling human cost of P, it's high time the Government turned the spotlight on the drug dealing gangs flooding the community with this insidious drug," says National's Police spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Government has no mandate to scrap Privy Council
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 2:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The turnaround by United Future with its eleventh-hour decision to oppose the Supreme Court Bill must make the Government reconsider its plan to ram the legislation through, says National's Justice spokesman Richard Worth. More >>
Govt obsesses over rail ownership
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's ideological obsession with ownership has again been exposed in the bizarre decision to spend taxpayer money buying the Wellington Railway Station buildings, says National Party Transport spokesman Roger Sowry. More >>
Govt limiting patient choice to doctors
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 2:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government can't complain about what it calls 'doctor shopping' when it is restricting patients to seeing only one GP practice under its new Primary Health Organisations (PHO) system, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
