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Energy crisis set to deepen
Monday, 17 March 2003, 8:57 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders should be drawing no comfort from the Government's half-hearted attempts to prepare for an inevitable energy crisis. More >>
Airport security needs review
Monday, 17 March 2003, 8:57 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to issue an assurance that our airports are as safe as they can be, according to National Party MP Tony Ryall. More >>
TVNZ Charter costing viewers already
Monday, 17 March 2003, 8:56 am | New Zealand National Party
More evidence is emerging showing the Government Charter is already biting into TVNZ ratings and eroding the value of a prime state asset. More >>
Govt failed to read controversial Taleban speech
Monday, 17 March 2003, 8:55 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Murray McCully's uncovered a paper trail which shows Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres sent his controversial 'Taleban' speech to two Government ministers to read before it was delivered. More >>
Right Talk: National Pledges Welfare Reform
Friday, 14 March 2003, 5:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has just made the DPB a lifetime choice for young women with few prospects, given its move to abolish work testing for people on the benefit. More >>
Further inquiry needed on mental health spending
Friday, 14 March 2003, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is calling for a further inquiry into health boards spending mental health money on other services. More >>
National to force vote on Painted Apple Moth
Friday, 14 March 2003, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will next Thursday force the Environment Select Committee to a vote on an inquiry into the Painted Apple Moth saga. More >>
Local Government Act fears shared by officials
Friday, 14 March 2003, 3:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
A justifiable "we told you so" from the National Party today after secret papers revealed the Government was warned against pushing ahead with controversial Local Government legislation. More >>
TVNZ Charter off to disastrous start
Friday, 14 March 2003, 11:33 am | New Zealand National Party
Ratings figures show that TVNZ Charter programmes are already losing viewers, says National's Broadcasting spokesperson Katherine Rich. More >>
Govt. must not bow to pressure over GATS
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 5:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must advance New Zealand's interests in the current WTO negotiations on the General Agreement on Trade in Services, and not kowtow to its union friends, says National's Trade spokesperson, Lockwood Smith. More >>
National calls for inquiry into Ryder case
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 5:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Tony Ryall says he's staggered that the Corrections and Justice Ministers knew of the dangers posed by serial sex offender Barry Ryder, but did nothing. More >>
Bad day Steve?
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 5:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Obviously John Tamihere is making Steve Maharey hypersensitive because his latest press release is so full of errors he seems to have lost his grasp, says Social Services Spokesperson Katherine Rich. More >>
Government tries to silence Tamihere again
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The proposed merger of the Ministry of Youth Affairs into the Ministry of Social Development is a public slap in the face for John Tamihere, says National MP Simon Power. More >>
Clark should take Tamihere seriously
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Bill English is challenging Helen Clark to take her shadow Social Services Spokesperson John Tamihere seriously, after more revelations that he stands by his comments on welfare reforms. More >>
Naughty Johnny strikes again
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
John Tamihere's controversial comments in an Auckland newspaper today demonstrate that Helen can't keep a good MP down, says National Social Welfare Spokesperson Katherine Rich. More >>
More centralisation of education
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 8:17 am | New Zealand National Party
The merger of the Early Childhood Development agency into the Ministry of Education deserves scrutiny, says National's early education spokesman Phil Heatley. More >>
Commissioner tries to hide from own Act
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 8:16 am | New Zealand National Party
A bid by the Race Relations Commissioner to claim immunity from the Race Relations legislation to duck a complaint against his Taleban speech is a double standard of breathtaking proportions, says National MP Murray McCully. More >>
National outlines welfare reforms
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 8:15 am | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Bill English has attacked Government policies which encourage welfare dependency and avoid helping those in need, in a speech outlining some of National's plans to toughen up on welfare. More >>
Speech – Bill English: Outline of welfare reforms
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 8:14 am | New Zealand National Party
This week Labour abolished work testing for people on the DPB. This follows a trend. In 2001, they abolished capacity testing for people on Sickness and Invalids benefits. More >>
Action needed, not more consultation
Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 3:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
The release of a "discussion paper" before the Building Industry Authority (BIA) has done even one thing to deal with the rotting home crisis shows the continuing failure of the Government and the BIA to get to grips with the problem, says National's ... More >>
