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Govt Rams Through New Secrecy Laws
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 9:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Ratepayers have been short-changed by a new law that requires absolute secrecy in the determination of the salaries and allowances for New Zealand's 74 Mayors and 1006 Councillors, National MP Nick Smith said today. More >>
Moratorium Stops Marine Farm Developments
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 9:05 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's moratorium on aquaculture leaves a large number of jobs for Maori and others and business opportunities at risk, National Maori Affairs spokesperson Georgina te Heuheu said today. More >>
Clean Slate bill - so much for a safe society
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 4:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Bill introduced to Parliament last night will see too many repeat offenders slip through as if they were never convicted, says National's Justice spokesperson Wayne Mapp. More >>
Armstrong Rivals PM's Pay Packet
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 10:08 am | New Zealand National Party
TVNZ and NZ Post Chairman Ross Armstrong is being paid SOE directors fees totalling over $200,000 - almost as much as the Prime Ministers salary, according to National spokesperson for State Owned Enterprises Murray McCully. More >>
National welcomes Defence appointments
Monday, 10 December 2001, 5:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National welcomes the appointment of Air Commodore Bruce Ferguson as the new Chief of Defence Force. More >>
Three Billion To Health Spin - It's $1.2b
Monday, 10 December 2001, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's health funding announcement by Annette King won't be enough to hose down the mammoth underfunding problems she's created in health, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Health Crisis Forces Govt Into Early Announcement
Monday, 10 December 2001, 9:40 am | New Zealand National Party
Tomorrow's health funding announcement by the Government is effectively bringing forward next May's Budget announcement because the health system is under so much pressure, National Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Black Week For NZ Defence
Monday, 10 December 2001, 9:39 am | New Zealand National Party
This week is a black week for the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the defence forces in general, National Defence spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Margaret Wilson has a recurring bad habit
Saturday, 8 December 2001, 11:57 am | New Zealand National Party
Margaret Wilson the Attorney General is supposed to protect the parliamentary process but she is again introducing a late Supplementary Order Paper without notice, National's Justice spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Trade promotion authority through US good for NZ
Saturday, 8 December 2001, 11:52 am | New Zealand National Party
"Great news" was the reaction of National's Foreign Affairs spokesperson to the statement from President Bush that the House of Representatives had passed trade promotion authority. More >>
Clark must commit to US trade agreement
Friday, 7 December 2001, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark's stand-back approach is the wrong attitude towards a free trade agreement with the United States, National's Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lockwood Smith said today. More >>
Sir Peter An Inspiration To New Zealanders
Friday, 7 December 2001, 10:22 am | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Bill English today paid tribute to New Zealand yachtsman and environmentalist Sir Peter Blake. More >>
Greens Vote No-Confidence In Themselves
Friday, 7 December 2001, 10:19 am | New Zealand National Party
The Green Party's vote to bypass the Environment Select Committee, chaired by co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons, and instead send the Government's GM Bill to the Finance and Expenditure Committee will anger anti-GM campaigners, says National's Environment ... More >>
UN Conference Success Welcomed
Friday, 7 December 2001, 10:13 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Foreign Affairs spokesman Dr Lockwood Smith today welcomed news of the success of the UN Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn. More >>
Govt Ignores Problems It's Created In Health
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 4:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Roger Sowry is standing by the latest district health board deficit figures he has compiled which show the combined deficit for the 2001-02 financial year is over $240 million. More >>
Workplace Bill Targets Blame Not Safety
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's proposed workplace law is pitched in the wrong direction and will have little impact on improving safety in New Zealand workplaces, says National's Accident Insurance spokesman, Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Bill English Has Good Meeting With Australian PM
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Bill English today had a very cordial two-hour meeting with Australian Prime Minister John Howard. More >>
Health board deficit soars to $241 million
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 9:40 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Annette King is continuing to ignore a funding crisis in health while the combined health board deficit has increased by $27 million to $241.5 million in just four months, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Government Must Stand Dodson Down
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 9:40 am | New Zealand National Party
In light of information that has come forward today the Government has no choice now but to suspend Major General Dodson from his position as New Zealand Army Chief. More >>
Requirement Could Swell To Over $10 Billion
Wednesday, 5 December 2001, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
In the lead up to the release of the December Economic and Fiscal Update, market economists are taking a hard look at the Government's accounts - and they don't like what they are finding. More >>
