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Mallard in fairyland
Wednesday, 26 September 2001, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Trevor Mallard's speech to the PPTA is another example of the Labour Government talking the talk but its policy not walking the walk, National's Education spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Tertiary Ed - the Maharey principle on steroids
Wednesday, 26 September 2001, 12:42 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maurice Williamson says tertiary students should be asking what happened to Steve Maharey and Liz Gordon on the way to the Government benches. More >>
PM's loose lips suspend Air NZ shares
Wednesday, 26 September 2001, 12:39 am | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Helen Clark's loose lips on Air New Zealand's future have forced the sharemarket to suspend trading on Air New Zealand shares today, National's Transport spokesperson Belinda Vernon MP said today. More >>
Govt. stumbling creates union botch-up
Tuesday, 25 September 2001, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The shambles surrounding the invalidation of 40 unions is yet another example of the Government stumbling over its own legislation, says National's Industrial Relations spokesperson, Lockwood Smith. More >>
Police recruitment in disarray
Tuesday, 25 September 2001, 3:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's police recruitment programme is in disarray with one of this year's two remaining recruitment wings deferred until next year, National's Police Spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Government dithers while shareholders hurt
Tuesday, 25 September 2001, 3:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's refusal to tackle the Air New Zealand situation is leaving thousands of kiwi mum and dad investors exposed to significant financial losses, National's Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Govt misleading public over asylum seekers
Tuesday, 25 September 2001, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is misleading the New Zealand public about how it will handle asylum seekers who don't make the grade to be a genuine refugee, National's Immigration spokesperson Marie Hasler said today. More >>
Public needs Govt assurances over Air NZ
Tuesday, 25 September 2001, 11:49 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must stop chasing its own tail over Air New Zealand and give New Zealanders some reassurances over the future of domestic air travel, National's Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Mapp promotes 'life means life' sentences
Tuesday, 25 September 2001, 11:48 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Justice spokesperson Wayne Mapp expressed his support for 'life means life' sentences in Christchurch today. More >>
Housing scheme a free ride for select few
Monday, 24 September 2001, 1:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Pouring nearly $2 million of taxpayers' money into a housing scheme for private homeowners is creating a gravy train for a select few, says National's Housing spokesperson, David Carter. More >>
Govt profiteering from power crisis
Monday, 24 September 2001, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
Official papers released late today confirm that the Government has pocketed tens of millions of extra profit out of the power crisis, National's Commerce spokesman Tony Ryall said. More >>
Minister forced to release documents
Friday, 21 September 2001, 10:07 am | New Zealand National Party
There is a disturbing and remarkable similarity between the covert army campaign outlined in the Gordon letter and the Communications Trumps communications strategy which the head of the army ordered to be destroyed, National's Defence spokesperson ... More >>
Don't panic! Mad scramble to cover botch-up
Friday, 21 September 2001, 10:03 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government was today in a mad scramble to fix its botch-up with the Commerce Amendment Act, a stark contrast to its 'don't panic, don't panic' message 24 hours earlier, National's Commerce spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Army Mess Deepens
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 10:22 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's decision to purchase LAV3s at a potential financial cost of more than $700 million was thrown in further doubt today at Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, National's Defence Spokesperson Max Bradford said. More >>
Govt Inaction Risks $3 Billion
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 10:02 am | New Zealand National Party
A Court of Appeal decision has made a mockery of the Government's soothing words to business over the Commerce Amendment Act 2001 and has put $3 billion of commercial transactions at risk, National's Commerce spokesperson Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Fox Appointment Cynical
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 9:59 am | New Zealand National Party
The appointment of Mr Derek Fox to chair the board of the Maori television service is a cynical manoeuvre designed to remove the prospective founder of a new Maori political party from the scene, National's Murray McCully said today. More >>
National MPs Celebrate Women's Suffrage
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand women were the first women in the world to win the right to vote on 19 September 1893 and National MPs celebrated that important occasion with a picnic in the sunshine on the front lawn of Parliament today. More >>
Hobbs destroys TVNZ
Tuesday, 18 September 2001, 4:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's announcement that TVNZ's net profit and dividend are down 30% on last year confirms National's concerns about the deterioration of TVNZ's financial position, National's Broadcasting spokesperson Katherine Rich said today. More >>
Wake-up call for Govt over Air NZ
Tuesday, 18 September 2001, 4:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Government needs to wake up to the fact that it has days, not weeks, to decide on a course of action over the Air New Zealand crisis," National's Finance spokesman Bill English said today. More >>
MPs' Rights Muzzled By Bill
Tuesday, 18 September 2001, 12:52 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's changes to electoral legislation to stop 'party hopping' are an anti-democratic breach of free speech, National's Electoral Issues spokesperson Tony Ryall said today. More >>
