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National To Increase Maori Participation
Wednesday, 24 July 2002, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party
The way forward for Maori will be defined by their full participation in New Zealand society, secured through economic independence and self-reliance, National's Maori Affairs spokesperson Georgina te Heuheu said today. More >>
Qantas Purchase Of Air New Zealand A 'Done Deal'
Wednesday, 24 July 2002, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
The Qantas purchase of a strategic shareholding in Air New Zealand is a done deal according to industry sources, says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Govt Must Take Responsibility For World Cup Loss
Wednesday, 24 July 2002, 8:55 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must take some responsibility for New Zealand missing out on joint-hosting the Rugby World Cup, says National Leader Bill English. More >>
Sharemarket Upheaval Shows Risks Of Cullen Fund
Wednesday, 24 July 2002, 12:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The dive in the international sharemarket this month reinforces the risk of the Cullen fund, says National Leader Bill English More >>
Teachers' Vote An Election Band-Aid
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 5:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's effectively scored itself a vote of 'no confidence' with the decision by the PPTA to go to arbitration over the teachers' pay dispute, says National's Education spokesperson, Nick Smith. More >>
Sutton has rocks in his head over Kyoto
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jim Sutton has rocks in his head if he thinks signing up to Kyoto before our major trading competitors is good for New Zealand farmers, says National Agriculture spokesperson Gavan Herlihy. More >>
Maori Television needs to be investigated (again)
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Serious questions need to be answered over Maori Television after the resignation of a fifth director, the third in just a few weeks, says National's Broadcasting spokesperson Katherine Rich. More >>
Minister Won't Sack Dishonest Board Chair
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Annette King is setting new standards by allowing a district health board chairperson to continue in the job after lying about collecting meeting fees for meetings she did not attend, National Health Spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Govt Won't Commit Funding For Northland Health
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 2:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must assure Northlanders that it will back up its claim to have solved the Northland Health crisis with cold hard cash, National Health Spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Answer the questions Dr Cullen...
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 1:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Yesterday I challenged the Minister of Finance to answer 20 questions about how Labour's policies will help get New Zealand back to the top half of the OECD. More >>
National Has Done Its Figures - Carter
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 1:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
"National has a proud and strong fiscal record, which we will carry on during our next term of government," says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Big Deficit Threatens Canterbury Health Services
Monday, 22 July 2002, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The future of Canterbury GP services hanging in the balance shows that the region's health system is only just being held together, says National Health Spokesperson Roger Sowry. More >>
Sentencing Law Failing The Test
Monday, 22 July 2002, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
There is no point the Justice Minister claiming his new Sentencing Act needs a 'settling down' period, when the law itself is so seriously flawed, says National's Justice spokesperson, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Smith Files Court Action Against CYF
Monday, 22 July 2002, 2:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nelson MP, Nick Smith, today filed a private prosecution in the Wellington District Court against Child, Youth and Family for not ensuring a child in its care had been enrolled and was attending school. More >>
20 Questions Cullen Must Answer
Monday, 22 July 2002, 1:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Finance spokesman David Carter is challenging Michael Cullen to provide real answers on how Labour intends enhancing New Zealand's future economic prospects. More >>
Election Result Now Wide Open
Monday, 22 July 2002, 10:21 am | New Zealand National Party
The latest political polls show that this Saturday's election is now wide open with a definite shift to the centre-right, says National's Deputy Leader Roger Sowry. More >>
Workers Fall Further Behind With Labour
Monday, 22 July 2002, 8:36 am | New Zealand National Party
"Wage increases have been seriously eroded by higher inflation under the Labour/Alliance Government's economic management," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Cullen Must Front Up On Air NZ/Qantas Sale
Monday, 22 July 2002, 12:02 am | New Zealand National Party
"Michael Cullen has a duty to inform taxpayers - before the election - exactly what Labour's plans are about selling Air New Zealand to Qantas," says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Youth Vice President joins student protest
Friday, 19 July 2002, 5:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
"I joined over 2000 of my fellow students marching through Christchurch protesting over the massive increase in student debt," National's Youth Vice President Grant Tyrrell stated. More >>
Supporting Science In New Zealand
Friday, 19 July 2002, 3:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is the only major political party that has supported evidence-based science consistently, says National's Biotechnology spokesman Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
