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PM must not proceed with gutting of Air Force
Monday, 8 October 2001, 2:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley today called for the Government to immediately rescind its planned redundancies in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and put plans in place to restore New Zealand's air strike capability and upgrade our intelligence gathering ... More >>
Teachers' Strike Action Set To Take Off
Monday, 8 October 2001, 10:27 am | New Zealand National Party
Disruptive strike action is now a certainty for New Zealand secondary schools, National's Education spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Clark Reneges Airline Competition Pledge
Monday, 8 October 2001, 10:23 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister Helen Clark has reneged on the Government's commitment to ensure that New Zealand would have a competitive airline industry, National's spokesperson Belinda Vernon said today. More >>
National welcomes Wool Board disestablishment
Friday, 5 October 2001, 9:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National Agriculture spokesman Gavan Herlihy tonight welcomed news that the Wool Board would be seeking legislation to repeal the Wool Board Act. More >>
National exposes inquiry shortcomings
Friday, 5 October 2001, 9:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Cross examination by National in a parliamentary select committee today resulted in the Audit Office admitting that it would have extended its inquiry into the purchase of the Light Armoured Vehicles if it knew about the existence of an army campaign ... More >>
Govt's nationalism over Air NZ a bit rich
Friday, 5 October 2001, 9:06 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's claims that it is saving Air New Zealand is jingositic nationalism to mask the fact that it got taxpayers into this huge bail out, National's Transport spokesperson Belinda Vernon said today. More >>
Govt can't ignore rest home funding pleas
Friday, 5 October 2001, 9:05 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government can't continue to force more elderly people to lose out on elder care because it is squeezing rest home and geriatric hospital budgets, National's Senior Citizens and Associate Health spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott says. More >>
21 months of dallying in tertiary ed
Friday, 5 October 2001, 9:02 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's indecisive dallying over its plans for the tertiary education sector is deteriorating further, with the number of draft reports for the fourth TEAC report 'Implementing the Strategy' more than trebling those for the previous three reports, ... More >>
MP takes local outrage to Minister
Friday, 5 October 2001, 9:01 am | New Zealand National Party
Rangitikei MP Simon Power today confronted the Minister of Defence in Parliament following last night's public meeting in Bulls over the Government's Airforce cutbacks. More >>
The campaign billboards go up!
Thursday, 4 October 2001, 2:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley today launched National's 'Demand a Say on MMP' campaign by unveiling a billboard in Wellington with the help of members of the public and other National MPs. The billboard will be appearing in other major centres over the ... More >>
Price of PM's dithering and loose lips sky high
Thursday, 4 October 2001, 11:13 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders want a strong and successful Air New Zealand - but that has been put at risk by the Government's dithering during the middle of this year. "That dithering starved Air New Zealand of funds, forcing a situation where a huge amount ... More >>
Govt imposes another unavoidable tax
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 6:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Internal Affairs spokesperson Lindsay Tisch has labelled the Government's unexpected move to increase the cost of issuing birth, death and marriage certificates by over 40% as yet another unavoidable tax. More >>
Competition banned under Labour
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 5:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says the Government's plans to rid the tertiary education sector of competition will be bad news for students. More >>
Mallard bullies private schools
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 5:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Trevor Mallard's attack on the tax status of private schools is despicable and an abuse of his power as Minister, National's Education spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Giving sport one million but taking 50
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 5:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
While the Government's elite coaching scholarships may be good for a select few, the announcement does nothing for grassroots sports clubs still licking their wounds after news of a proposed higher tax, National's Sport, Fitness and Leisure spokesperson ... More >>
Fail and win under Labour
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 5:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
Government plans to reward student failure through higher levels of tuition subsidy have been criticised by National's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maurice Williamson today. More >>
Worst fears over ERA come to fruition
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Claims today, the anniversary of the enactment of the Employment Relations Act, that the Act is working well cannot go unchallenged, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Lockwood Smith said today. More >>
Govt confusion over US response causes criticism
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 9:38 am | New Zealand National Party
It's outrageous for Foreign Minister Phil Goff to create the impression that National has discredited New Zealand overseas, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Slash and burn at TVNZ
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 9:37 am | New Zealand National Party
TVNZ's cost-cutting exercise euphemistically called 'Project Renewal' would be better named 'Project Slash and Burn', National's Broadcasting spokesperson Katherine Rich said today. More >>
Bill gives 200 crims 'get out of jail early' cards
Tuesday, 2 October 2001, 2:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Justice Minister Phil Goff's abolition of suspended sentences under the Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill would give 200 criminals 'get out of jail early' cards, National's Justice spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
