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PM Mustn't Beat Around Bush Over US Steel Tariffs
Thursday, 7 March 2002, 9:49 am | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark must tackle President Bush over his decision to slap tariffs on steel imports into the US when she meets with him later this month," says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Speech To Newmarket Rotary Club - Michelle Boag
Thursday, 7 March 2002, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party
The supposedly invincible Helen Clark, darling of the photo opportunity, is under funding health, she's messing up education, and she's out of touch with New Zealanders. More >>
Minister Breaks Promise With Exam Fees Hike
Wednesday, 6 March 2002, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Schools and families will be angry that fees for sitting school exams are being increased by the Government to bail out the New Zealand Qualifications Authority from a 4.2 million dollar deficit, says National's Education spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
PM Runs Off At The Mouth - Again
Wednesday, 6 March 2002, 11:20 am | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark's silly comments about Air New Zealand and Ansett Australia have - yet again - shown her complete lack of business acumen," says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Govt's Ad-hoc Refugee Policy Out Of Control
Wednesday, 6 March 2002, 12:56 am | New Zealand National Party
Employers, doctors, and teachers are being made the scapegoats for Labour's ill thought out ad-hoc refugee policy, National Immigration Spokesperson Marie Hasler said today. More >>
Rigid School Zoning Goes In Nats Enrolment Policy
Wednesday, 6 March 2002, 12:18 am | New Zealand National Party
National will repeal the Government's rigid school zoning policy and give parents more choice in where their children go to school, National Leader, Bill English, announced today. More >>
Government spikes business again
Tuesday, 5 March 2002, 6:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Business is yet again feeling the effects of a Government that is failing to deliver on its over-hyped rhetoric," says National's Finance spokesman David Carter. More >>
Actions speak louder than words
Tuesday, 5 March 2002, 5:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's 'Innovate' conference in Christchurch this week is another taxpayer funded ego boost for Jim Anderton, says National Leader Bill English. More >>
Answers required of Energy Minister
Tuesday, 5 March 2002, 5:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
"After Pete Hodgson meets with power company executives tomorrow, electricity consumers deserve answers to a number of questions," says National's Energy spokesperson Pansy Wong. More >>
Early Childhood Education In A Straitjacket
Tuesday, 5 March 2002, 4:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's equity funding system for kindergartens has again limited choice and diversity for parents, says National's Early Childhood Education Spokesperson Anne Tolley. More >>
Green-Friendly Govt Stops Research Progress
Tuesday, 5 March 2002, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's determination to befriend the Greens is preventing New Zealand diabetics from the opportunity of promising diabetes research, National's Biotechnology and Associate Health Spokesperson Dr Paul Hutchison said today. More >>
New Zealanders Conned By Petrol Tax Increase
Tuesday, 5 March 2002, 2:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour should explain why they put petrol tax up when the Government's roading agencies can't spend the money it already has, says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Government Deals Triple Blow To Maori
Tuesday, 5 March 2002, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party
"Government has dealt Maori a triple blow during the past week," says Georgina te Heuheu, National's Maori Affairs spokesperson. More >>
Tertiary Strike Direct Result Of Govt Promises
Tuesday, 5 March 2002, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party
The Tertiary Education Minister and his colleagues have very short memories on sorting pay deals for university staff, says National's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maurice Williamson. More >>
Donors Missing Out On Tax Rebates
Tuesday, 5 March 2002, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party
"People are missing out on hundreds of dollars of tax rebates because the Inland Revenue Department is failing to advise them of their rights," says National's Revenue spokesperson Annabel Young. More >>
English Calls For Urgent Action On Teacher Strike
Monday, 4 March 2002, 9:39 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark should step in and resolve immediately the increasing bitter stand off between the Government and teachers, says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
No Nonsense Approach To Biosecurity
Monday, 4 March 2002, 9:34 am | New Zealand National Party
"National will take a no nonsense approach to ensuring that New Zealand's all important biosecurity is protected," Bill English told the Blue-Greens Forum in Auckland, today. More >>
Plain English - Friday 1 March
Friday, 1 March 2002, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
This week I visited the Tauranga and Coromandel electorates, where National is putting in a big effort to beat the Greens and NZ First. There is already a mood of optimism among our party workers with issues like the petrol tax helping things along. Labour ... More >>
Reconnecting The WTO With The People
Friday, 1 March 2002, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Members of Parliament around the world have a key role in reconnecting people with the WTO, says National's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Lockwood Smith. More >>
Fund New School Qualification Properly Says Nats
Friday, 1 March 2002, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must address the underlying issue of today's teacher strike by properly funding implementation of the new school qualification, NCEA, says National's Education spokesperson, Nick Smith. More >>
