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Bailout Or Takeover
Wednesday, 28 November 2001, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Associate Finance spokesperson David Carter shares the growing concern amongst analysts that the Government bailout of Air New Zealand is effectively a takeover. More >>
Bailout Now Costs Over 1 Billion
Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 4:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government bailout of Air New Zealand is now costing taxpayers over 1 billion dollars and there is no guarantee that's where it will end, according to National's Associate Finance spokesperson David Carter. More >>
Sowry - still no clear treatment payouts criteria
Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
Still no clear criteria for Australian radiation treatment payouts The Health Minister has backed down on her earlier decision to only reimburse those cancer patients who commenced radiation treatment in Australia on or before 6 September 2001, says National's ... More >>
National committed to regional growth
Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Regional development has a critical part to play in the future shape of New Zealand, says Opposition Leader Bill English. More >>
National calls for halt on libel law
Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 1:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has today agreed to support leave in Parliament for the Government to withdraw a tough new criminal defamation clause, which was slipped into the Electoral Amendment Bill (No. 2) at the last minute. More >>
Expect All Talk And No Action With Virgin Blue
Monday, 26 November 2001, 9:56 am | New Zealand National Party
The public will have little faith in the Government having meaningful talks with discount airline, Virgin Blue. More >>
Pay or Delay, Smith tells Govt on NCEA
Friday, 23 November 2001, 6:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Students will be the big losers if the Government tries to implement the new school qualification system, NCEA, on the cheap, says Opposition Education spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
OSH law another business stranglehold
Friday, 23 November 2001, 6:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's proposed workplace law is yet another academic idea from Margaret Wilson that will punish business, National's ACC spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Govt continues run down of health services
Friday, 23 November 2001, 6:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's official Public Health Financial statistics show that the current Government continues to run the health system into the ground, with a deficit increase of over 50 percent in the last quarter, National's health spokesperson Roger Sowry said. More >>
Scheme for cancer treatment in Australia unfair
Friday, 23 November 2001, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Cancer patients who've paid for their own radiation treatment in Australia to avoid long waiting lists in New Zealand are being unfairly penalised, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Game And Forest Foundation A Good Move
Thursday, 22 November 2001, 10:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National is welcoming the establishment of the Game and Forest Foundation, an umbrella group which will lobby the Government on the 'sustainable use' of game animals in New Zealand. More >>
Safety questions over attempts to cut waiting time
Wednesday, 21 November 2001, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
More concentrated radiotherapy treatment is being considered for cancer patients to cut growing patient waiting times. More >>
Bill English Speech: A Strong NZ Economy
Wednesday, 21 November 2001, 9:34 am | New Zealand National Party
A strong economy helps the many, not just the few. For people on lower incomes a strong economy means the prospect of a job, or a better job, and increasing wages and salaries. For the entrepreneur and the investor a strong economy encourages more ... More >>
Second level nursing shouldn't downgrade eldercare
Tuesday, 20 November 2001, 3:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is dumbing down nursing training by reintroducing a one-year nursing course, National Senior Citizens spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott said today. More >>
National moves on last-minute libel law
Monday, 19 November 2001, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National will next week seek leave of the Parliament to change a tough new defamation clause which was slipped into the Electoral Amendment Bill (No.2) at the last minute. More >>
Raw Deal For Students Sitting S.C.
Monday, 19 November 2001, 9:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Students sitting their first School Certificate exams tomorrow have been robbed of their best preparation by six weeks of industrial disruption to their classes," says National's Education Spokesperson Dr Nick Smith. More >>
Strike shows Govt ignoring cancer problems
Friday, 16 November 2001, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's vote by radiation therapists to strike is no surprise and shows how far the Health Minister is prepared to go to avoid addressing the problems in cancer treatment, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Investigation Needed Into Report Findings
Friday, 16 November 2001, 10:45 am | New Zealand National Party
National welcomes the Auditor General's report into the New Zealand Defence Force deployment into East Timor but it raises issues that need further investigation, National Defence spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Doha Agreement Welcomed
Thursday, 15 November 2001, 9:33 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP John Luxton welcomed today's WTO agreement to launch a new round of trade talks which will include negotiations on the export subsidies for agricultural products, he said from Doha today. More >>
Praise for WTO Head Mike Moore
Thursday, 15 November 2001, 12:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Bill English today praised former Prime Minister Mike Moore for his outstanding achievement in winning an historic agreement from the World Trade Organisation, which he now heads. More >>
