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SARS screening still needed
Sunday, 6 April 2003, 10:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
National says screening of passengers at airports is needed to ensure we are doing enough to stop the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome disease coming here. More >>
PM must also apologise to Australia
Sunday, 6 April 2003, 10:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister must offer an apology to Australia now that she's conceded she made a serious diplomatic gaffe with the United States about the war on Iraq, says National Leader Bill English. More >>
Looming crisis calls for action on Kupe gas
Sunday, 6 April 2003, 10:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to take action over the development of the Kupe gas field. More >>
Show some spine on trade negotiations
Friday, 4 April 2003, 6:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
National says it's time the Government showed some firm leadership on international trade liberalisation work. More >>
Right Talk 4 April 2003 - Positioning for 2005
Friday, 4 April 2003, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The next steps in positioning National for the 2005 election fall into place at our Constitutional Conference on 12 April. The proposed changes are the biggest since National was founded and are designed to create the best organisation for an MMP ... More >>
MP makes a stand on Chinese delegation ban
Friday, 4 April 2003, 2:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Pansy Wong has turned down an invitation to address the Sister Cities Convention in Masterton tomorrow over the ban on the Chinese delegation. More >>
English Address: St Peters Cathedral Church Hall
Friday, 4 April 2003, 2:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Our worries are insignificant compared to the pain and suffering that's been inflicted on the Iraqi people. More >>
Survey proves RMA stranglehold on business
Friday, 4 April 2003, 2:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
National says it comes as no surprise that the stifling red tape of the Resource Management Act tops the list of concerns for small and medium-sized businesses in a just-released survey. More >>
Bill English Address to Tauranga Public Meeting
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
One of my boys said to me this morning - Dad, I'll vote for you as leader. More >>
Southern heart patients treated unfairly
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 5:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Southern South Island heart patients are being treated unfairly and put at risk because of surgery delays, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Another talkfest for bureaucrats
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The latest Regional Development conference announced by Jim Anderton today will be another expensive bureaucratic talkfest, says National's Regional Development spokesman John Carter. More >>
Biosecurity threat too big to play politics
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 5:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The huge threat destructive pests and diseases like the Asian gypsy moth and foot-and-mouth pose to our economy should surely be the catalyst for Helen Clark to take a lead on the woeful state of New Zealand's biosecurity, says National's Agriculture spokesman, ... More >>
Gypsy Moth today - Foot and Mouth tomorrow?
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 9:05 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's loosening grip on biosecurity is putting the country's primary industry, and the whole economy at serious risk, says National's Biosecurity spokesman, Shane Ardern. More >>
More confusion on overseas students policy
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 9:03 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's apparent relaxation on rules for foreign fee-paying students shows the ad-hoc and muddled way immigration issues are being handled, says National MP Pansy Wong. More >>
Insane primary care policy must be stopped
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 3:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's primary care policy has moved to the absurd level of elderly sick patients being forced to shift from their trusted doctor to an unknown one, essentially chosen by the Government, says National MP Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
'Strange bedfellows in an unnatural alliance'
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 3:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
"I've never seen an unlikelier alliance," commented Brian Connell, MP for Rakaia yesterday after watching both ACT and the New Zealand Green Party join forces. "They say that politics makes for strange bedfellows, but it doesn't get much ... More >>
Tinkering with the Resource Management Act
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 3:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Resource Management Act (RMA) was a useful step forward when it became law in the early 1990s, but it's been obvious for years that it also created some major problems. In 1999, the National Government tried to amend the RMA in 16 important ... More >>
Govt is not removing asset testing
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 12:07 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is raising the asset testing threshold for older people in care instead of removing asset testing as it is claiming in an announcement today, says National Senior Citizens Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Greens way off the mark on Street Racing Bill
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 6:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is labelling as "complete hypocrisy" the Greens' decision to vote against a law cracking down on street racers due to be passed under urgency this week. More >>
Govt not moving fast enough on SARS screening
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 6:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is calling for screening of passengers coming to New Zealand from areas affected by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, despite the Government's insistence that this can't be done. More >>
