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Hodgson admits doing nothing about looming crisis
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 5:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Energy Minister Pete Hodgson should be congratulated for his honesty, finally admitting that he knew about the looming electricity crisis but did nothing about it, according to National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee. "When I floated the prospect ... More >>
Family Commission an election bribe
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 5:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's Family Commission announced today is an election bribe which won't make any difference to families in need, says National Social Services Spokesperson Katherine Rich. More >>
Race Relations Commissioner Claims Immunity
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 5:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Race Relations Commissioner, Joris de Bres, has formally claimed immunity from his own legislation in papers filed in the Human Rights Disputes Tribunal (see attached). More >>
National wins fight for Agent Orange inquiry
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 5:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party says a select committee inquiry into the effects of Agent Orange on our troops in Vietnam is yet another example of what can happen when the opposition works together, this time with help from the Greens and United Future. More >>
Where's the evidence on private prison brutality?
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 5:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
National wants the Greens to produce evidence to back up their claim that the operator of New Zealand's private prison has a record of allowing officer brutality and sexual misconduct in its prisons in Australia. More >>
Don Brash Writes… N°7, 30 April 2003
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Last week, I took part in hearings on the Government's RMA Amendment Bill — but not formal hearings by the relevant Parliamentary Select Committee. Instead they were convened by my colleague Dr Nick Smith, with only National, ACT, and New Zealand ... More >>
Vision blurred on business confidence
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister is hiding the true picture of a rapidly slowing economy with his claim that the drop in business confidence is "unsurprising", says National's Finance spokesman, Don Brash. More >>
SARS border control needs to be stepped up
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand's first probable case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome means that our border control to prevent entry of the disease needs to be stepped up, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
RMA changes just keep getting worse
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 10:51 am | New Zealand National Party
National says businesses, farmers and homeowners looking for relief from the costs and uncertainty of the Resource Management Act will be sorely disappointed with the Amendment Bill, as reported back to Parliament by the Select Committee today. More >>
Minister misleads over Dobson hydro
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 9:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Conservation Minister Chris Carter's misleading of Parliament and the public over the Dobson Hydro Project would put the Iraqi Information Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahaf to shame, says National Environment Spokesperson Dr Nick Smith. More >>
More money spent on invalid and sickness benefits
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 9:06 am | New Zealand National Party
Steve Maharey's announcement that he is commissioning a $400,000 research project on the increase in the number of people receiving sickness and invalids benefit is a waste of money, says to National Party Welfare Spokesperson Katherine Rich. "In ... More >>
Free rein for fraudsters no surprise
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 12:26 am | New Zealand National Party
Reports of Auckland fraudsters being let off the hook because police are too overworked to prosecute them comes as little surprise, says National's Police spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
More academic babble from Maharey
Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 4:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The new funding package for social scientists shows how totally out of touch Labour is, according to National's Tertiary Education spokesperson Simon Power. More >>
PM leads NZ further away from the US and UK
Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
All New Zealanders should be horrified by the Prime Minister's latest attempts to distance New Zealand from our traditional friends - Australia, the US and Britain. More >>
Govt hiding full story over apology
Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 8:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The offence Prime Minister Helen Clark has caused in Washington with her critical comments on the coalition war effort in Iraq was clearly more serious than the public in New Zealand had realised, National Leader Bill English says. More >>
Probation service needs more than numbers
Monday, 28 April 2003, 5:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Corrections spokesman Tony Ryall says it'll take more than a boost in staff numbers to take the Probation Service out of the headlines. More >>
Government finally sees the light on power crisis
Monday, 28 April 2003, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says the Government's finally facing up to the looming power crisis with its decision to boost the savings target for the government sector to 15%. More >>
English supports keeping Starship name
Monday, 28 April 2003, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Bill English says he backs the overwhelming support for Starship Children's Hospital to keep its name. "This is not just an Auckland issue. The name matters a lot to families throughout New Zealand. More >>
NZ hospitals must be prepared for SARS
Monday, 28 April 2003, 2:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders need an assurance that our hospitals can deal with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome patients and prevent the spread of the disease, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Smith demands urgent inquiry into parent custody
Monday, 28 April 2003, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nelson MP Nick Smith is demanding an urgent inquiry into a child custody dispute in which the parents have been legally fighting for over three years to get back custody of their six-year-old son. More >>
