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National gears up for election - Michelle Boag
Tuesday, 23 October 2001, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party President, Michelle Boag, today announced the appointment of Tina Symmans, as Director of Communications for the Election Campaign. More >>
Credit Card Pledge Falls Short
Tuesday, 23 October 2001, 11:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's credit card promise to crack down on youth crime has been exposed as empty rhetoric with latest Police figures showing a rise in youth offending under the Labour Government, National's Police spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Robson's Court Fee rort - as predicted
Friday, 19 October 2001, 3:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
At the end of the first week of Matt Robson's huge court fee increases, National Courts spokesman Richard Worth said that his worst fears had been realised. More >>
English Speech - Business Needs Certainty
Friday, 19 October 2001, 1:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The world changed on 11 September when the twin towers of the World Trade Centre collapsed. More >>
Govt should abandon competition test
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 5:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's attempt to harmonise with Australia's mergers and acquisitions regime has backfired, with the Australians planning to adopt New Zealand's previous 'market dominance test', National's Commerce spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Don't believe Anderton about the Greens
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 5:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jim Anderton can claim in Parliament that the Greens have signed up to support the Government, regardless of the upcoming decision on genetic modification, but the Greens actions as he was speaking demonstrated that this claim is simply not true, ... More >>
Govt stacks the deck on gaming reform
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 5:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Gaming Industry spokesperson Lindsay Tisch says the Government is hiding cards under the table with its decisions on gaming reform. More >>
Power profits tip of the iceberg
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's announcement of substantially increased profits for the three state-owned power companies shows merely the tip of a vast iceberg of windfall profits creamed during the electricity crisis, says National's Murray McCully and Pansy Wong. More >>
Consumer choice a key issue of GM
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 5:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National supports the right of consumers to have a choice on genetic modification but the Government is putting that very choice at risk, says National's Consumer Affairs spokesperson, Marie Hasler. More >>
NZ should do more for war against terrorism
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is calling on the Government to increase New Zealand's contribution to the war against terrorism. More >>
Govt ignores NZ on violent crimes
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Corrections spokesman Brian Neeson today called on the Government to support his Degrees of Murder Bill. Mr Neeson was speaking in the debate on the select committee's report on his Bill in Parliament tonight. More >>
National staff appointments
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 9:48 am | New Zealand National Party
"I have appointed Malcolm Fearn as Chief of Staff and Sue Foley as Chief Press Secretary," Hon Bill English said today. More >>
National commits to future security
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
National would work to bring back some form of strike force to New Zealand's defence capabilities, Opposition Leader Bill English and National Defence spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Strike figures show workers are suffering
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 9:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour Department figures released today on work stoppages show the true impact the Employment Relations Act is having on workers, says National's Industrial Relations spokesperson, Simon Power. More >>
Maharey's figures way off the mark
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 9:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Figures released today by the Social Services Minister hide the true story of urgent child welfare cases currently under Child Youth and Family management, says National's Social Services spokesman, Bob Simcock. More >>
Overseas investment vital to development
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 12:04 am | New Zealand National Party
"New Zealand needs to build a national consensus in favour of attracting overseas investment into the country," National's Economic Development Spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Minister asleep at the wheel
Wednesday, 17 October 2001, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Transport Minister Mark Gosche's failure to address a loophole relating to certain speeding offences is tantamount to sleeping at the wheel, National's Transport spokesperson Belinda Vernon said today. More >>
Lessons must be learnt from wrongful imprisonment
Wednesday, 17 October 2001, 11:46 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Justice spokesman Wayne Mapp says the imprisonment of three teenage girls for a crime they did not commit is a terrible mistake that must not be repeated. More >>
English - Open Letter On Genetic Modification
Wednesday, 17 October 2001, 9:38 am | New Zealand National Party
We are aware that the Government will soon be making decisions on the important issue of Genetic Modification. This is a key long-term strategic decision for New Zealand. I write to indicate National's willingness to constructively work with Government ... More >>
Nats offer Government numbers on GM
Wednesday, 17 October 2001, 9:36 am | New Zealand National Party
"Biotechnology is too important to New Zealand's future to let the Greens hold the Government over a barrel," National's Environment spokesperson Nick Smith said as the Government finalises its policy on genetic technology at a key cabinet ... More >>
