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Honesty Needed In Cancer Treatment Stats
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 4:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is time the Ministry of Health and the Minister of Health came clean and released the real cancer treatment waiting statistics, National Health Spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Govt's Dob-In Doctor Bill Counter Productive
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's plan to require Doctors to report incompetent colleagues on threat of professional misconduct charges if they don't - is carrying coercion of health professionals too far Dr Paul Hutchison National's Associate Health Spokesperson ... More >>
Confusion Reigns In Shoddy Electoral Deal
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
The stitched-up electoral deal between Prime Minister, Helen Clark, Alliance Leader, Laile Harre, and de facto Alliance Leader, Jim Anderton, is making a ridiculous sham of the Electoral Integrity Act, says National Shadow Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Cullen Using Taxpayers To Sell His Flawed Fund
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 1:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Using $1 million of taxpayers' money to try and sell the Cullen Fund to New Zealanders shows this Government's arrogance knows no bounds," says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Sutton Needs To Consider All Options
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party
"Jim Sutton should not rush into a knee-jerk reaction and ban feral venison exports without proper consideration of the ramifications of such a move," says National's Agriculture spokesman Gavan Herlihy. More >>
Grubby Electoral Deal By Clark And Harre
Monday, 22 April 2002, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Helen Clark and Alliance Leader Laila Harre are colluding to breach the principle of the Electoral Integrity Act, National Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Labour's Campaigns For Integrity In Govt A Joke
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 7:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
Laila Harre's election as leader of the Alliance in place of Jim Anderton raises important questions about the integrity of the Government, National Leader Bill English said today. More >>
WINZ Failing With Older Unemployed
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 7:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
WINZ is failing to meet the needs of older unemployed people, National's Employment Spokesman Bob Simcock said today. More >>
State Servants Liable For Millions
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 7:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of state servants will soon become personally liable for all costs and fines of up to $500,000 that result from prosecutions for breaches of OSH regulations in their work places, National ACC Spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Deception Over Maternity Care
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 7:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Ministry of Health has been deceptive in claiming that midwives, general practitioners and specialists offering maternity care are getting a pay increase in the revised maternity contract, National Associate Health Spokesperson Dr Paul Hutchison said ... More >>
Govt. Embarks On Clayton's Consultation - Again
Friday, 19 April 2002, 2:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has, once again, shown arrogant disregard for honest consultation in appointing a new group of Human Rights Commissioners, says National's Justice spokesman, Wayne Mapp. More >>
Lower Taxes Are Good For Growth
Thursday, 18 April 2002, 10:13 am | New Zealand National Party
"Claims in Parliament yesterday by the Finance Minister that tax reductions are not good for growth are blatantly wrong," says National Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Strike Figures Show Workers Losing Out
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 5:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Work stoppage figures released today prove the true impact the Employment Relations Act is having on workers, says National's Labour and Industrial Relations spokesman, Simon Power. More >>
National Wants Major Changes To Sentencing Bill
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill won't deliver what this country needs to fight violent crime, without some major changes, says National's Justice spokesperson Wayne Mapp. More >>
PM Must Resign As Minister Of Arts
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
'Paintergate' has become such an embarrassment for the Prime Minister she must do the honourable thing and resign her position as Minister of Arts and Culture, says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
National Supports Changes To MPs Pay
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National strongly supports proposals to bring the tax treatment of MPs remuneration in line with that of every other New Zealander, National's Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Not Enough Mental Health Beds In Auckland
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 10:28 am | New Zealand National Party
The sad case of the Burton family may have been avoided if there was not such an acute shortage of mental health beds and Mark Burton was not the subject of outdated mental health legislation, National Associate Health Spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott ... More >>
Government Policies Force Brash's Hand
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 10:13 am | New Zealand National Party
"Today's decision by Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash to lift the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent is due to growing concerns over rising inflationary pressures," says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
PM Must Sort Teachers' Strike Shambles
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 3:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister must step into the bitter secondary teacher pay row which is being handled so ineptly by her Education Minister, says National's Education spokesperson, Nick Smith. More >>
Super Safe Under National
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 3:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Claims by Labour and unions about superannuation entitlements under National are about as credible as a Helen Clark painting," says National's finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
