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Wool Board restructuring jeopardised
Thursday, 27 February 2003, 3:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's failure to give priority to legislation allowing for the dissolution of the Wool Board is seriously jeopardising wool industry restructuring, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter. More >>
PC brigade delay another roading project
Thursday, 27 February 2003, 11:21 am | New Zealand National Party
"Cringing political correctness threatens to delay yet another critical roading project, this time near Thames," says National Party Transport spokesman Roger Sowry. More >>
DHB system failing as deficits climb
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 6:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The large jump quarterly district health board (DHB) deficit is as alarming as the growing waiting lists and people dying while waiting for surgery, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Medical professionals speak out in desperation
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 6:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister of Health Annette King must answer the concerns of medical professionals concerned about cuts to health services which mean patients are being bumped off waiting lists and left to wait for treatment in pain, National says. More >>
MP pleased house found for family, but ...
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
Nelson MP Nick Smith is delighted that a home has been found for the Grey family, a case he highlighted yesterday in which the family with three children and twins on the way were living in a garage. More >>
Catalogue of incompetence on biosecurity
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
The discovery of a black widow spider in an imported truck in Invercargill was bad enough - but the difficulty encountered trying to report the find to MAF was even worse, says National's Biosecurity spokesman, Shane Ardern. More >>
Heart patients at risk - inquiry needed
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 5:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
National says reports Otago and Southland lives are at risk because of a ballooning heart surgery waiting list are further proof that an inquiry is needed into heart patient waiting lists and deaths. More >>
New Zealand should be supporting 2nd UN resolution
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 5:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
National says New Zealand should be supporting the US-British draft resolution seeking UN action against Iraq. More >>
English Repeats Treaty Challenge
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Bill English has been denied leave to table papers in Parliament which he says prove the Treaty of Waitangi's 'phantom Article IV' is being forced onto the public. More >>
Holidays Bill must change - Sowry
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party's promising to take no vacation from its opposition to the Holidays Bill after its first reading in Parliament. More >>
Bill English Speech: "Treaty Grows Another Leg"
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 8:42 am | New Zealand National Party
The question I hear most often is "What does National stand for?" The New Zealand National Party is a mainstream Party. We stand for:enterprise. personal responsibility. strong families and communities. freedom and choice. limited Government. national ... More >>
Treaty grows another leg - English
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 8:37 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Bill English is launching a stinging attack on Government policies and what he describes as a 'phantom Treaty clause' that's finding its way into common law. More >>
Family In Garage Highlights Housing Crisis
Monday, 24 February 2003, 1:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
"High rents and poor housing policy are forcing Nelson families to live in garages, tents, caravans and packing sheds," according to Nelson MP Nick Smith. More >>
The Right Talk - 21 February 2003
Monday, 24 February 2003, 10:58 am | New Zealand National Party
Next week National will launch an economic discussion document. Economic debate has long been characterised by public relations spin, but this document takes a long term view. It is unashamedly a basis for discussion; a starting point for a national ... More >>
PM's dishonesty over SAS exposed
Monday, 24 February 2003, 9:48 am | New Zealand National Party
Revelations over Government plans for the SAS show how much the Prime Minister has kept secret from the public, says National's Defence spokesperson Simon Power. More >>
Increasing bureaucracy costs Timaru a senior dr.
Monday, 24 February 2003, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The story of a senior doctor quitting work at Timaru Hospital over safety concerns is the result of a restructured health system that isn't working, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Tamihere exposes serious cracks in Labour
Monday, 24 February 2003, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
John Tamihere's frustrated outburst on welfare policy signals trouble for Helen Clark if she doesn't pull him back into line quickly, says National Leader Bill English. More >>
Labour Must Listen To Tamihere
Monday, 24 February 2003, 9:44 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour must listen to Cabinet Minister John Tamihere and change its attitudes to welfare, says National's Social Services spokesperson Katherine Rich. More >>
Forget the Wave, It's Helen's way or the highway
Monday, 24 February 2003, 9:40 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Bill English is accusing Helen Clark of failing to respond to the challenges of the taxpayer backed Knowledge Wave, by dismissing its recommendations before they're even finalised. More >>
Risk to aged care funding
Friday, 21 February 2003, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to ring fence funding for disability support services and aged care when it moves the responsibility of funding those areas from the Ministry of Health to district health boards, National says. More >>
