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Gross Debt To Rise To $43 Billion
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Dr Cullen has become Dr Debt with the figures released in today's December Economic and Fiscal Update says Nationals Associate Finance Spokesperson David Carter. More >>
Serious Security Breach By Government Officials
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark must immediately launch an inquiry into a serious breach of security around the deployment of SAS troops to Afghanistan, says National Leader Bill English. More >>
Bureaucrats 1, Business Nil
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's response to the Business Compliance Cost Report is completely unimaginative and demonstrates how much it's been captured by the bureaucrats, say National's Tony Ryall and Warren Kyd. More >>
Taxpayers Foot Bill For Bathgate
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 2:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is an absolute outrage that taxpayers will be paying $30,000 towards the legal costs of triple dipping lawyer Susan Bathgate, National's Labour and Industrial Relations Spokesperson Simon Power said today. More >>
'Fast Forward' to another turf war
Monday, 17 December 2001, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The turf war between Industry New Zealand and Trade New Zealand continues with Jim Anderton's announcement of yet another pilot programme for business, says National's Economic Development spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Clark puts Cullen in awkward position
Monday, 17 December 2001, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister has announced her Government is heading for its second spending blow out. The question has to be now asked why has it come from her and not Finance Minister Michael Cullen. More >>
Poverty grows despite Govt promises
Monday, 17 December 2001, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
After two years of a Labour-Alliance Government it is now clear that the poor are just getting poorer, and there is no excuse for it, National's Social Services spokesperson Bob Simcock said today. More >>
Poverty Grows Despite Govt Promises
Monday, 17 December 2001, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
After two years of a Labour-Alliance Government it is now clear that the poor are just getting poorer, and there is no excuse for it, National's Social Services spokesperson Bob Simcock said today. More >>
Clark Puts Cullen In Awkward Position
Monday, 17 December 2001, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister has announced her Government is heading for its second spending blow out. The question has to be now asked why has it come from her and not Finance Minister Michael Cullen. More >>
Carbon tax on animal emissions on Govt agenda
Monday, 17 December 2001, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Minister of Agriculture Jim Sutton refused to rule out a carbon tax or quota on farm animal emissions in Parliament today. More >>
Double whammy for low income families
Monday, 17 December 2001, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Low-income families will be the hardest hit in the New Year if the Government increases petrol tax and bans the importation of used cars which don't meet new frontal impact standards, says National's Transport spokesperson, Belinda Vernon. More >>
Southland Schools Shafted By Policy Change
Friday, 14 December 2001, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rural Southland schools are being hammered by a change in Government education policy, according to National leader and Clutha-Southland MP Bill English. More >>
Action Called For On Shrinking Thin Blue Line
Friday, 14 December 2001, 11:46 am | New Zealand National Party
It is hardly surprising that violent crime is skyrocketing in Auckland when there is virtually no police presence on the streets at night, says National's Police spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Tertiary Education Strategy? Tick Off!
Friday, 14 December 2001, 9:18 am | New Zealand National Party
In its fourth report, released last month, TEAC had gone a long way towards some concrete suggestions on how to move forward in tertiary education, National's Tertiary Education spokesperson, Maurice Williamson said today. More >>
Paid Parental Leave Off Target - National
Thursday, 13 December 2001, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The focus of paid parental leave has swung too much towards employment rights rather than a scheme that assists and supports all working families, says National's Women's Affairs spokesperson, Anne Tolley. More >>
Christmas Present For Special Helpers
Thursday, 13 December 2001, 1:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Christmas Shopping will be especially enjoyable for Shandy and Barlow, two Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, because now they can legally accompany their hearing impaired owners in public places, National MP Marie Hasler said today. More >>
Alzheimer's suffers miss out on funding
Thursday, 13 December 2001, 10:24 am | New Zealand National Party
"The PHARMAC budget for the next three years needs to be increased, so it can fund Alzheimer's drugs", said Dr Lynda Scott, National's Senior Citizens Spokesperson. More >>
Directions in Social Policy - Bill English Speech
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 3:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Our nation will change considerably over the next 20 years. There will be more older people. Our ethnic mix will change as more New Zealanders are Maori, Pacific Island and Asian. We have the chance to create a new face of New Zealand, as a confident ... More >>
English Signals National Policy Directions
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 3:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Bill English today said National wanted to send a very strong signal on sentencing and was considering a policy that meant life imprisonment would mean life for the worst offenders. More >>
No Ultimatum Over Future - Shipley
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 10:04 am | New Zealand National Party
Suggestions I have said "promote me or I'll go" are sheer nonsense, says Jenny Shipley. More >>
