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Coast Protest Because Govt Won't Front

Tuesday, 28 August 2001, 9:41 am | New Zealand National Party

It is a disgrace that hundreds of West Coasters have to travel to Wellington today to have their voices heard, a trip made necessary because the Government won't front in person on the West Coast, says National's Environment spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>

GM moratorium - when will it end?

Monday, 27 August 2001, 6:34 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government has again kicked for touch by extending the GM moratorium for a further two months, leaving open the question 'when will it end?' says National's Environment spokesperson, Nick Smith. More >>

Minister flying blind on CAA Bill

Monday, 27 August 2001, 5:09 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Minister of Transport must urgently address the needs of pilots that are the unwitting holders of invalid medical certificates following Friday's High Court ruling, National's Transport Spokesperson Belinda Vernon said today. More >>

Boag: Address to Northern Club, Auckland

Monday, 27 August 2001, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party

ADDRESS BY MICHELLE BOAG, PRESIDENT, NZ NATIONAL PARTY. NORTHERN CLUB, AUCKLAND, MONDAY 27 AUGUST, 7.15 AM. More >>

South Island must fight for its hospitals

Sunday, 26 August 2001, 2:27 pm | New Zealand National Party

South Island MPs must act urgently to stop $30 million of health funding being stripped from southern hospitals to fund those in the North Island, National MP David Carter said today. More >>

Govt's head in the clouds over Air NZ

Sunday, 26 August 2001, 1:55 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government should put their doctrinaire philosophical hang-ups aside by lifting the cap on foreign investment in New Zealand and letting Air New Zealand's board decide the airlines own future, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>

Proposed ACC levy rises painful for self-employed

Sunday, 26 August 2001, 1:31 pm | New Zealand National Party

"ACC has some serious explaining to do in relation to its proposed increases in the fees levied on self-employed people," National's ACC spokesman Murray McCully said today. More >>

Government price gouging its own

Friday, 24 August 2001, 2:38 pm | New Zealand National Party

Hospitals are likely to face price gouging from Government-owned energy companies, says National's Finance spokesman Bill English. More >>

Proposed Defence restructure sinister

Friday, 24 August 2001, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Prime Minister's proposal to restructure the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force is sinister, National's Defence spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>

Incompetent Labour Ministers spending blindly

Thursday, 23 August 2001, 6:22 pm | New Zealand National Party

Reports today on a Treasury review of Budget spending by the Labour Alliance Government indicate Cabinet Ministers are groping blindly in the dark when it comes to prioritising their spending, National's Finance spokesman Bill English said today. More >>

Schools the losers in SOE profits

Thursday, 23 August 2001, 6:19 pm | New Zealand National Party

National's Education spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says schools must be given certainty over funding increases to compensate for hefty power bills. More >>

Minister Trying To Hide 'Bad Blood' In Defence

Thursday, 23 August 2001, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party

Minister of Defence Mark Burton is being flagrantly reckless in trying to pretend there is no on-going problem within the army that needs to be addressed, National's Defence spokesman Max Bradford said today. More >>

'Golden' Era On The Cards At TVNZ

Thursday, 23 August 2001, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party

Television New Zealand is liable for payouts totalling several millions of dollars for 'golden parachute' arrangements to senior executives as a result of the Government's decision to change TVNZ from an SOE to a CROC, National MP Murray McCully said today. More >>

Greens Blinkered Over Tourism Award

Thursday, 23 August 2001, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party

The narrow-minded attack on the tourism industry's annual awards programme by Green Party co-leader, Rod Donald, should sound a dire warning to New Zealand tourism operators, National's Tourism spokesperson David Carter said today. More >>

Bumper Spending Revealed At Radio NZ

Thursday, 23 August 2001, 11:02 am | New Zealand National Party

National MP Murray McCully is questioning the use of a promotional bumper sticker to advertise the non-commercial National Radio and Concert FM radio stations. More >>

Leave Household Electricity Prices Alone

Wednesday, 22 August 2001, 1:51 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Minister of SOEs, Mark Burton, must give an assurance the Government will not allow its electricity companies to hammer householders the same way they are hammering business, National's Bill English said today. More >>

Army Acquisition Process A Sham

Wednesday, 22 August 2001, 12:52 am | New Zealand National Party

The Auditor General's report on the Ministry of Defence's 'Acquisition of Light Armoured Vehicles and Light Operational Vehicles' confirms rumours of a significant dysfunctional relationship between the Army, and the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence ... More >>