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Tizard tells homeowners to borrow money for rates
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is gobsmacked by suggestions from the Minister Responsible for Auckland that hard-up ratepayers should borrow the money to pay for big rates demands. More >>
Trade deficit up, up and away
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Trade Spokesperson 6 August 2003Trade deficit up, up and awayNational says today's trade figures showing the biggest June deficit since 1975 prove the economic tailwind driving New Zealand has fizzled out. More >>
Bassett Speech reconfirms Labour's Anti-US
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 3:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister's recent foreign affairs faux pas was clearly not a slip of the tongue says National Party Defence Spokesman Simon Power, in responding to comments by former Labour Minister Michael Bassett. More >>
National alarmed by alleged pilot licence scam
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 11:42 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is alarmed by reports of an alleged pilot licence scam connected to New Zealand. More >>
Another biosecurity blunder
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 12:41 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Biosecurity spokesman Shane Ardern is slamming the Government's slack attitude on biosecurity following reports that yet another dangerous pest has taken up permanent residency in New Zealand. More >>
Bombing contradicts 'benign environment' claim
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 12:40 am | New Zealand National Party
The tragic terrorist attack in Jakarta should serve as a sombre reminder to the Government that New Zealand is not operating in a 'benign strategic environment', says National Party Defence spokesman Simon Power. More >>
Government wastes legal aid on Algerian case
Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 5:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ahmed Zaoui case raises the need to change the Immigration Act regarding whether suspect refugees can appeal a finding against them, especially in the post-September 11 era, says National's Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dr Wayne Mapp. More >>
Jobs Joke of 10 'not so new' programmes
Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 5:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
National says New Zealanders won't be fooled by the Government's latest bid to "dress up" existing programmes and sell them as new ways to get people into work. More >>
Jobs announcement weak waffle
Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 8:16 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's announcements to get more people into work is a waffle fest that is short on detail and lacks any commitment to delivering results, says National Social Services Spokesperson Katherine Rich. More >>
Govt desperation over beach title
Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 12:03 am | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Helen Clark is stooping to desperation tactics in an attempt to deflect attention from her refusal to legislate to protect exclusive Crown title to New Zealand's seabed and foreshore, says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Vital research declined funding
Monday, 4 August 2003, 4:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
National says the loss of funding for varroa bee mite research will put not only the honey industry at risk but also have a profound impact on the horticultural and agricultural industries. More >>
One Standard of Citizenship not divisive
Monday, 4 August 2003, 8:46 am | New Zealand National Party
"The National Party will continue to advocate one standard of citizenship as the path ahead for New Zealand," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Govt must move on ChildFlight funding
Monday, 4 August 2003, 8:37 am | New Zealand National Party
It's inexcusable that the sick children of the Auckland region could end up paying the price for the Government's Mickey Mouse funding of the ChildFlight Trust, says National Party Health spokeswoman Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Claims already lodged on 2400km of coast
Monday, 4 August 2003, 8:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Claims covering five million hectares, some 2,400 km of New Zealand's coast are already before the Maori Land Court after the Government left open the door to such applications six weeks ago. More >>
Qualified support for Rodney Hide's rates Bill
Friday, 1 August 2003, 2:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is supporting ACT MP Rodney Hide's private members Bill to limit rates increases. More >>
Labour stitches up another secret deal
Friday, 1 August 2003, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government appears to have stitched up another secret deal with its Trade Union cohorts that will see employers forced to carry massive new costs. More >>
Housing scheme misses the target
Friday, 1 August 2003, 11:27 am | New Zealand National Party
National says the Government's Kiwibank home loan insurance scheme may help around 1800 New Zealanders buy their first home, but it does nothing for thousands of state house tenants locked into the rental trap. More >>
Farmers know when times get tough
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party says the Government can't pull the wool over farmers' eyes when it comes to business confidence. More >>
Farmers know when times get tough
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 4:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party says the Government can't pull the wool over farmers' eyes when it comes to business confidence. More >>
All Kiwis deserve a say on seabed
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It's not just iwi that are anxious about the prospect of Labour's in-house legislation surrounding our beaches and seabed," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
