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Last ditch bid for Govt to rethink Air NZ sale
Monday, 16 December 2002, 10:21 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party’s making an eleventh hour appeal to the Government to hold off on any hasty decision on whether to proceed with the proposed partial sale of Air New Zealand to Qantas. More >>
The Right Talk: Why Airline Competition Matters
Friday, 13 December 2002, 2:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Why is National leading the argument over the proposed Qantas/Air New Zealand deal? Airline competition matters because the winners are New Zealanders. It is in the national interest to back what is good for the travelling public, exporters and our ... More >>
Paua smugglers slipped through beneficiary net
Friday, 13 December 2002, 1:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
News that Zhang Yuan Da, and his wife Zhong Hui Hong, were among five beneficiaries found guilty of smuggling $1.1 million of paua to Hong Kong will be a shock to hard working New Zealanders, says Katherine Rich National Spokesperson for Social Services. More >>
Govt should be target for Kawerau workers
Friday, 13 December 2002, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
Kawerau workers training their sights on Fletcher Challenge Forests are taking aim at the wrong target, according to the National Party. More >>
Outrage at parole loophole
Friday, 13 December 2002, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party’s outraged and appalled by suggestions as many as 234 inmates could be released from prison this Christmas under a loophole in the parole laws. More >>
No money for Water Safety
Friday, 13 December 2002, 12:10 am | New Zealand National Party
George Hawkins has let the people of New Zealand down by not taking steps to secure the funding of Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) says National's Judith Collins. More >>
Trade data continues recent trade downturn
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 7:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
National’s Trade Spokesperson Lockwood Smith says the merchandise terms of trade data for the September quarter confirm the recent negative trade trend. More >>
Kaitaia Hospital needs 24-hour service
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 7:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The independent review of Kaitaia Hospital’s 24-hour surgery service puts the ball in the Government’s court to fulfil its pre-election promise that Kaitaia would keep a 24-hour surgery service, says Northland MP John Carter. More >>
Government should be target for Kinleith workers
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 7:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Kinleith workers training their sights on Fletcher Challenge Forests are taking aim at the wrong target, according to the National Party. More >>
Fund NCEA implementation properly
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 6:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Education and Science select committee have rightly unanimously condemned the shambolic implementation of NCEA, and the Government must now move to properly fund the new qualification, says National Education Spokesperson Dr Nick Smith. More >>
Business to Government – too much red tape
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 6:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ministerial silence on the ‘Firm Foundations’ report shows the Government still doesn’t understand that its own laws are a deadweight on business, says National's Commerce spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Nats stunned by Government response to RSA killing
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 6:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party is stunned by the way the Government’s shrugged off suggestions of a formal Police investigation into the events leading up to Auckland’s RSA murders. More >>
Acute mental health bed shortage
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 5:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott says she’s alarmed that police are charging mental health patients with minor offences to keep them in police cells, because there is nowhere else for the patients to go. More >>
Corrections must front up on William Bell
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 5:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Department of Corrections needs to explain its complete and utter failure in the parole of William Duane Bell, says National Corrections spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
The buck stops nowhere on rotting homes
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 2:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister of Internal Affairs George Hawkins has refused to be accountable for his failure to "exercise judgement and political awareness", under questioning over rotting homes at the Government Administration select committee today. More >>
Police under-resourcing linked to RSA case
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 10:54 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Government’s pledge to crack down on burglary’s been exposed as a sham after convictions in connection with Auckland’s RSA murders. More >>
Border control down to fly spray and good luck
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 9:30 am | New Zealand National Party
The Customs Minister should talk to the Biosecurity Minister before making claims about effective container checks and anti-terrorism customs controls, says National's spokesperson on Biosecurity and Customs, Shane Ardern. More >>
Thousands of South Auckland patients miss out
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 9:29 am | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of Counties-Manukau patients are missing out on surgery because their health board can't afford to treat them, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Govt too busy for briefings on Local Govt Bill
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government intends to ram through the Local Government Bill before Christmas despite growing opposition among local bodies and business, says National Local Government Spokesperson Gerry Brownlee. More >>
United weeks behind on rotting homes
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party
National Housing Spokesperson Dr Wayne Mapp says he is pleased United Future has finally grasped the rotting homes issue and called for the resignation of Bill Porteous. More >>
