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Has Sutton Missed Chance To Remove Lamb Tariffs?
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 12:29 am | New Zealand National Party
We can only hope that in the last few hours the New Zealand Government has forced the United States to arbitration over lamb tariffs, National's International Trade spokesperson John Luxton said today. More >>
Skill base lost in Air Force chop for army
Monday, 13 August 2001, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The redundancies of 300 RNZAF personnel is the human cost of the Government's decision to get rid of the Air Force, a huge mistake for New Zealand defence policy and one which the country will come to regret, National's Defence spokesperson Max Bradford ... More >>
It's all about the future, Helen!
Monday, 13 August 2001, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister's latest comments confirm what I've suspected for some time: she doesn't understand that Treaty settlements are all about the future for Maori and New Zealand and not the past, National's Treaty Negotiations spokesperson Georgina ... More >>
Putting responsibility back into parenting
Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:27 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Tony Steel is campaigning to reduce youth offending by making parents financially responsible for the crimes of their children. More >>
Congrats to health boards for rejecting Govt
Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party
District health boards making a stand against the Government for underfunding are to be congratulated, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
NZ in chiller over foreign policies
Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's cancellation of his two-day visit to New Zealand in October is further evidence that New Zealand is being put in the chiller by Australia, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Policing from the Beehive
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 6:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's plans to take control of the police force will have major implications for the independence of the police and should not proceed, National's Police Spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Shipley Speech to New Zealand Marine Export Group
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 6:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rt Hon Jenny Shipley Speech to New Zealand Marine Export Group (MAREX) Auckland Thursday 9 August More >>
Industrial Relations Chickens Coming Home To Roost
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 4:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
The country's starting to pay the price as unions flex their muscle under the Government's Employment Relations Act, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson, Lockwood Smith said today. More >>
Government Hiding Over Rankin Case
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Prime Minister Helen Clark's promises don't mean much when she says the Government will release a document, then refuses to," National Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Minister Ignored Looming Nursing Shortages
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 3:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
Minister of Health Annette King must ensure than the cancellation of hundreds of surgery cases at Auckland's Starship hospital does not happen again, National's Associate Health spokesperson Paul Hutchison said today. More >>
Maharey Does About-Turn On Judge's Criticism
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 9:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Social Services Minister, Steve Maharey, has finally admitted that the Judge in the Christine Rankin case disbelieved his evidence, but he still doesn't want to accept the Judge's criticism, National's Social Services spokesperson, Bob Simcock, said ... More >>
Mallard Couldn't Run A Bath Let Alone Education
Wednesday, 8 August 2001, 4:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trevor Mallard couldn't run a bath without first forming a committee, and schools are tiring of his endless statistics that point out the obvious, National's Education spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Minister Misleads Over Big Health Deficit
Wednesday, 8 August 2001, 4:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Annette King can't face the fact that district health board deficits will be $215 million over the next year, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Govt GM Freeze Denies Access To Vaccines
Wednesday, 8 August 2001, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of New Zealanders travelling to cholera-infected countries are being denied access to safer and more effective GM vaccines because of the Government's ongoing moratorium on genetically modified organisms, National's Environment spokesman Nick ... More >>
National Objects To Anti-Democratic MMP Report
Wednesday, 8 August 2001, 2:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
National strongly objects to the conclusions of a select committee on MMP which favour sticking to the status quo and exclude allowing the public to have a say on the future of MMP. More >>
Law changes more bureaucracy for retailers
Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 5:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Law changes which will see the Minister of Labour approve each and every exemption from the current ban on shop trading on certain days spell more mindless bureaucracy for retailers, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Lockwood Smith said today. More >>
Huge health funding blowout of $215m
Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 5:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand's 21 district health boards have blown out to a combined deficit of $214.96 million, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Maharey Ducks For Cover On Apology
Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Social Services Minister, Steve Maharey, is playing foolish games over whether he used four-letter words in his dealings with Christine Rankin, National's Social Services spokesperson, Bob Simcock, said today. More >>
Toughening Up Comes With Serious Trade-Off
Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 4:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Justice's new sentencing and parole laws will not satisfy the public as the provisions will only apply to our worst criminals and not to drug traffickers, career burglars and drivers who kill, National's Justice spokesperson Dr Wayne Mapp ... More >>
