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Labour to unleash Kyoto police on farmers
Thursday, 4 July 2002, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
"As Labour continues with its head-long rush into ratifying the Kyoto Protocol farmers face the prospect of having inspectors roaming the countryside counting sheep and cattle," says National's Agriculture spokesman Gavan Herlihy. More >>
Voters Warned About Labour's New Taxes
Thursday, 4 July 2002, 1:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Voters should be asking Labour about its real intentions on tax rather than relying on pledge card spin," says National's Revenue Spokesperson Annabel Young. More >>
National Releases Welfare Policy For Under-20s
Thursday, 4 July 2002, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party
No young person should be leaving school without direction or support, or to go onto welfare, says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Labour And Greens All Wishy-Washy
Thursday, 4 July 2002, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
"Today's flip-flop on supply and confidence by the Greens shows the left will have real trouble in delivering future stable government," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Labour Treads Tired Path On Education
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 3:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour's education policy trots out the same tired promises, and doesn't bother addressing the one question New Zealanders are asking - what is the Government doing about the secondary education crisis? says National's Education spokesman, Nick Smith. More >>
Labour's Ridiculous PC-Agenda Unravels
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 3:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Reports that proposed new food safety laws may require people to obtain permits for fund raising barbeques and sausage sizzles is politically-correct law-making gone mad," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Student loans frustration grows
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 1:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Student frustration at Labour's inability to deal with the student loan issue is understandable, says National Leader Bill English. More >>
Stick to stevedoring Peter
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 1:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Peter Brown MP should consult the PSA Journal: State Sector Conference Special December 2000 before accusing me of "sullying" the reputation of a Radio New Zealand journalist, says National MP Tony Ryall. More >>
Ryall Speech: Law and Order - A Key Election Issue
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 1:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hon Tony Ryall National Police Spokesman Speech to Kawerau Community - Law and Order: A Key Election Issue More >>
Petrol Tax Rise Around The Corner
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party
"Road users should brace themselves for whopping increases in petrol tax and road user charges if Labour is re-elected," says National Transport spokesperson Belinda Vernon. More >>
National Will Reduce Costly RMA Delays
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
"National wants to reduce the amount of time and cost in getting decisions made under the Resource Management Act (RMA)," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
All NZers Are Paying For Labour's Inaction
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
"Households and businesses are now paying for Labour's inability to deal with the real issues that will raise New Zealand's long-term, sustainable growth rate," says National Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Fewer starting cancer treatment, latest statistics
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party
Fewer New Zealanders who need cancer treatment are starting treatment despite what the Ministry of Health will tell you, National Health Spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Another control-freak policy from Labour
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 9:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's tertiary policy is nothing but a rehash of tired old ideas from its exercise in bureaucracy called the Tertiary Education Advisory Commission, says National Tertiary Education Spokesperson Maurice Williamson. More >>
Greens criticism of National all hazy -- Smith
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 9:05 am | New Zealand National Party
"Jeanette Fitzsimons' criticisms of National's Environment and Conservation Policy - which was released today - for not addressing such issues as climate change, fishing or biosecurity are simply wrong," says National's Environment spokesman ... More >>
National Will Still Lift GM Moratorium
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 12:21 am | New Zealand National Party
"National's position on lifting genetic modification moratorium remains unchanged and follows the sound and comprehensive recommendations of last year's Royal Commission," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
School's Open - Clark's Latest Forgery
Tuesday, 2 July 2002, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark has sunk to new levels by having a school open during the holidays so she could visit it with a camera crew, National's Education Spokesperson Nick Smith said today. More >>
Labour’s Defence Concepts “Tragi-Comic”
Tuesday, 2 July 2002, 1:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
A National Government will not let New Zealand become a “defence beneficiary” as Labour intends through its plans for the future structure of the country’s defence forces, says Richard Worth, National Party Defence Spokesman. More >>
National Will Show Leadership On Environment
Tuesday, 2 July 2002, 10:21 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand needs a Government focussed on practical issues like land erosion, water quality and pests rather than pseudo-green issues like genetic modification, cannabis liberalisation and opposition to free trade, said National Leader Bill English today ... More >>
CYFS Needs Reform Now
Tuesday, 2 July 2002, 10:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The care and protection community for children needs to see some rapid change, according to National's spokesperson on Social Services Bob Simcock, who addressed a UNICEF conference on violence towards children yesterday. More >>
