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Peters Gets Nod For Intelligence Committee
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 6:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Bill English has nominated New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters for an opposition roll on the committee overseeing the country's intelligence service. More >>
Abolition of Bursary premature
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 5:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The decision to abolish Bursary in 2004 and replace it with Level 3 of the NCEA is grossly premature, says National's Education spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
Spending must be matched by swifter resolution
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 5:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
It has been a fair expectation for both Maori and the public that significant expenditure would result in more timely Treaty settlements, says National Treaty and Maori Affairs Spokesperson Georgina te Heuheu, responding to a report on legal costs of the Treaty ... More >>
Health Minister Challenged to Act on Strike
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 5:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
The National Party's accusing the Health Minister of double standards by failing to wade into the pay dispute that's paralysing Auckland Hospitals. More >>
Govt hiding credit card use by departments
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 9:14 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is covering up how many credit cards government departments use and what the cost of them is, says National MP Simon Power. More >>
Lives at risk and still Annette King does nothing
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 12:32 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is ignoring the plight of critically ill patients being moved around the country because of industrial action at Auckland hospitals, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Big rates rises under new legislation
Monday, 28 October 2002, 8:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Residential and commercial property owners across the country face large rate rises under new legislation that will load extra costs onto local authorities, says National Local Government Spokesperson, Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Public gets it right on defence - Govt wrong
Monday, 28 October 2002, 8:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
TVNZ's poll showing a large majority of New Zealanders are concerned that New Zealand wouldn't be able to respond to a terrorism incident shows the Government is well out of touch with public opinion, says National's Defence spokesman Richard Worth. ... More >>
Apology over El Alamein visit
Friday, 25 October 2002, 4:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
"I understand there has been media comment about my absence from the Maori Battalion Service at El Alamein on Friday 18 October 2002," National MP Richard Worth said today on his return from the El Alamein anniversary. More >>
ACC concerns still not addressed
Friday, 25 October 2002, 12:41 am | New Zealand National Party
The recent controversies for ACC, including labelling of claimants as 'stock' and allegations of blacklisting of case managers are worrying signs of a culture problem within the company, says National's ACC spokesperson Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
Minister ignores strike-affected patients plight
Friday, 25 October 2002, 12:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Annette King is ignoring the plight of thousands of patients affected by hospital strikes which will prevent patients getting treatment where and when they need it. More >>
PM complied with Armstrong plan of favours
Thursday, 24 October 2002, 5:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Papers released today detailing notes of a meeting between business people and the Government, link Helen Clark directly to the Public-Private Partnership fiasco, says National Deputy Leader Roger Sowry. More >>
National demands release of meeting papers
Thursday, 24 October 2002, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to immediately release the remaining papers relating to the Public-Private Partnerships fiasco by Ross Armstrong. More >>
Why is Hawkins letting rotting homes inquiry stop?
Thursday, 24 October 2002, 12:36 am | New Zealand National Party
National Housing Spokesperson Wayne Mapp says National is most concerned that an inquiry into why the Building Industry Authority had not acted sooner on the rotting homes syndrome has been indefinitely postponed. More >>
Government must learn from mishandling of Waiho pr
Thursday, 24 October 2002, 12:34 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Government must review its approach to Civil Defence Hazard warnings after the fiasco last week over the Waiho River," says National's Environment spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
National response on SAS incident
Wednesday, 23 October 2002, 3:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
All New Zealanders will be distressed to hear of the serious injuries suffered by three SAS soldiers in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan, says National’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Minister ignores desperate measures for GP service
Wednesday, 23 October 2002, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Annette King cannot sit by and ignore the desperate measures taken by three health workers hunger striking for services in Taumarunui, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Officials sidelined in “Insider” Group Meeting
Wednesday, 23 October 2002, 11:47 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s raising questions over the total exclusion of public servants from meetings with Dr Ross Armstrong over his so called “insider” group. More >>
Health reforms behind health strike disruptions
Wednesday, 23 October 2002, 10:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Patients affected by hospital strikes in Auckland and Wellington have Health Minister Annette King to thank for disruptions occurring at the hospitals this week, says National Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott. More >>
Bureaucracy gone mad in teacher qual debacle
Wednesday, 23 October 2002, 10:15 am | New Zealand National Party
“The education bureaucracy has gone mad when teachers qualifications held by the Teachers Council cannot be assessed by the Ministry of Education because of the Privacy Act,” says National’s education spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
