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'Bro TV' gets slot on Maori Television Service
Friday, 13 June 2003, 9:53 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Tony Ryall says New Zealand taxpayers should be extremely worried about their investment in the Maori Television Service, after unveiling the line-up of shows commissioned for the Government's new brain-child. More >>
English Address: Piako Electorate Fund Dinner
Friday, 13 June 2003, 8:09 am | New Zealand National Party
Bill English Address to the Piako Electorate Fund Raiser Dinner at the Matamata Club, Matamata More >>
So much for a 'principled' stand on Iraq
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
The revelation that a plan was drawn up in January to deploy troops to Iraq following the war is yet another example of this Government's blatant dishonesty, says National's Foreign Affairs spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Minister dodges responsibility for heart deaths
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 4:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Heart patients are dying while on hospital waiting lists but the Health Minister simply doesn't want to know, says National health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
New regional petrol tax not ruled out
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is refusing to rule out a new 10c a litre regional petrol tax to pay for regional roading initiatives, says National Party Transport spokesman Roger Sowry. More >>
Govt Must Honour Promise On Tranz Rail
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 1:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must abide by fresh assurances that it will not enter into a bidding war for control of Tranz Rail, says National Party Transport spokesman Roger Sowry. More >>
Minister against inquiry into heart patient deaths
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 5:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
National says it is appalled that the Minister of Health doesn't support an inquiry how two men who had cardiac surgery delayed at Wellington Hospital, died of heart attacks while awaiting operations. More >>
Air deal gets worse for NZ
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 4:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party's repeating its opposition to the proposed Air New Zealand Qantas merger after the release of figures that show the downside for New Zealand is worse than all predictions. More >>
Asian environmental achievements recognised
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Pansy Wong says the Auckland Chinese Conservation Education Trust scooping two environment awards only a year after its establishment, shows that caring about the environment is a priority for Chinese people. More >>
Cullen plays Russian roulette with taxpayer cash
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party's gobsmacked by admissions from Finance Minister Michael Cullen that the cost of bailing out Tranz Rail is already starting to escalate. More >>
First a mite, now a moth
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The decision to dump eradication of the Gum Leaf Skeletoniser Moth in favour of 'long-term management' opens the door to another varroa bee mite disaster, says National's Biosecurity spokesman, Shane Ardern. More >>
Govt ignores Auckland police plea for more staff
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 3:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has ignored the pleas of the Police Commissioner for a major staffing boost in Auckland, says National's police spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Labour says fathers no longer need to be men
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 3:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Bill English says Labour's new Care of Children Bill creates female fathers. More >>
The Right Talk, The Leader's View - 10 June 2003
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 9:27 am | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Helen Clark's backward flip on troops for Iraq was inevitable, to make up for her unwise foray into foreign affairs commentary during the Iraq War, when she managed to insult both the Americans and the Australians. National supports ... More >>
Smith welcomes more open court in new bill
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 8:16 am | New Zealand National Party
Nelson MP Nick Smith has welcomed provisions in a new Care of Children's Bill that provides for greater openness in proceedings of the Family Court. More >>
Goff will face tough questions on sentencing law
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 8:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Justice spokesman, Richard Worth, says the Justice Minister will face tough questions over his failings with sentencing and parole laws when he appears before the Justice and Electoral select committee tomorrow. More >>
Don Brash Writes... No. 10, 11 June 2003
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 12:02 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party has just released a paper by Katherine Rich, our welfare spokeswoman, called "Saving the next generation from welfare dependency". It's on National's website (www.national.org.nz) and is thoroughly worth reading. Katherine tackles ... More >>
Dangerous driver 1/2 sentencing sets bad precedent
Monday, 9 June 2003, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
A "dangerous precedent" may have been set by the High Court in deciding to halve Ding Yan Zhao's two-year jail term in return for a substantial reparation payment by his family, says National's Police Spokesman and former Justice Minister ... More >>
Clark zig-zags with decision on Iraq
Monday, 9 June 2003, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Bill English says today's announcement to send up to 60 engineering and support staff to help with reconstruction work in Iraq and up to 100 to Afghanistan is an attempt by Helen Clark to curry favour with Washington. More >>
McCully Writes To Solicitor General
Monday, 9 June 2003, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party
I write to lay a formal complaint with you against the Principal Family Court Judge, Patrick Mahony for his public statements on National Radio on Tuesday 29 April 2003 about a specific case before the Family Court in respect of which he commented on ... More >>
