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New Tourism Spokesperson For National
Wednesday, 12 June 2002, 12:42 am | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Bill English has announced the appointment of Katherine Rich as the party's new Tourism spokesperson. More >>
National Committed To Restoring Air Combat Wing
Wednesday, 12 June 2002, 12:35 am | New Zealand National Party
National is committed to air combat capability, and working with Australia to achieve that for the New Zealand Defence Force, National Leader Bill English said announcing National's Defence Policy today. More >>
Govt Gags Negative Stories On Run-Down Health
Tuesday, 11 June 2002, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Northland District Health Board stopping a senior surgeon from talking to the media about his concerns regarding patient safety is the result of the Government's gagging of DHBs, National Health Spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Tourism Sector Adds To Growing Business Concern
Tuesday, 11 June 2002, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Government is being arrogant in the extreme in refusing to consider the business sector's justified and very real concerns about its Kyoto Protocol policy," says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Govt. Seriously Misjudged Teachers' Mood
Tuesday, 11 June 2002, 9:40 am | New Zealand National Party
The resounding rejection of the secondary teachers' pay deal proves how badly the Prime Minister and Education Minister, Trevor Mallard, have blundered on the issue, says National Leader Bill English. More >>
National To Fund Fertility Treatment
Monday, 10 June 2002, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
National will commit to more funding for infertility treatments, it announced today at the launch of New Zealand Infertility Awareness Week in Wellington. More >>
Ongoing Trouble Regardless Of Teacher Vote
Monday, 10 June 2002, 9:17 am | New Zealand National Party
"Secondary education will remain in crisis regardless of tomorrow's PPTA vote on the latest pay offer," says National Leader Bill English. More >>
Wilson Up To Usual Arrogant Tactics
Monday, 10 June 2002, 9:15 am | New Zealand National Party
"Reports that former unionist Joris de Bres is the likely contender as the next Race Relations Commissioner proves that Margaret Wilson has learnt nothing from her past appointment disasters," says National's Justice spokesman Wayne Mapp. More >>
Farmers the best stewards of the land
Saturday, 8 June 2002, 1:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has, today, unveiled a component of its agriculture policy that places emphasis on farmers protecting and enhancing New Zealand's clean, green image. More >>
Sutton full of hot air on Kyoto
Saturday, 8 June 2002, 1:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Claims by Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton that farmers have been exempted from paying for his Government's decision to ratify the Kyoto Protocol are nothing but hot air," says National's Agriculture spokesman Gavan Herlihy. More >>
Principals' Council letter to PM worsens dispute
Saturday, 8 June 2002, 1:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
School principals are warning the Prime Minister of impending industrial chaos in schools if the Education Minister doesn't change tack over teacher pay negotiations, says National's Education spokesperson, Nick Smith. More >>
Plain English - Fight Of A Lifetime
Friday, 7 June 2002, 5:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
I have kept the Fight for Life to a minimum distraction from the campaign around the country, but it took over yesterday. As my trainer Chris Kenny says, people play golf and play rugby, but no-one plays at boxing. There's no spin, no angles and no ... More >>
Get on with it Jim!
Thursday, 6 June 2002, 5:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton has been given a clear message by woolgrowers and he should act on it," says National's Agriculture spokesman Gavan Herlihy. Mr Herlihy's comments come in the wake of the recent woolgrower referendum that has ... More >>
Leaked memo spells disaster for secondary ed.
Thursday, 6 June 2002, 5:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Secondary schools will be in chaos if Education Minister, Trevor Mallard, carries out his threats as outlined in a leaked email sent to school principals, says National Education spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
Winston's lashing out again no surprise
Thursday, 6 June 2002, 1:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
No one should be surprised that Winston Peters is again using the immigration issue to get publicity and votes in the lead up to the election, National Ethnic Affairs Spokesperson Pansy Wong said today. More >>
Ministers fail to front up at select committee
Thursday, 6 June 2002, 1:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Government has abused parliamentary process by allowing its Ministers to refuse to front up to the Finance and Expenditure select committee and account for their spending," says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
PM's Kyoto photo-op just got costlier
Thursday, 6 June 2002, 11:33 am | New Zealand National Party
"New Zealand's rush to ratify the Kyoto Protocol will prove even more costly to our economy now that Australia has opted out," says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Goff hiding the truth on youth crime figures
Thursday, 6 June 2002, 11:30 am | New Zealand National Party
Claims by Justice Minister, Phil Goff, that youth crime figures are dropping are a misleading attempt to cover up what's really happening with youth offending, says National's Justice spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
TPK aligned with radical Maori separatists
Thursday, 6 June 2002, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Murray McCully has accused the Ministry of Maori Development of "aligning itself with radical Maori separatists" following the release of their advice to Ministers on local government reform. More >>
Sowry sounds warning on rail deal
Wednesday, 5 June 2002, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Wellington Regional Council decision to join with Stagecoach in a bid to buy Wellington's commuter train network raises considerable concerns for ratepayers of the region, National MP Roger Sowry said today. More >>
