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Greens play cheap politics
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 5:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is deeply concerned about racial prejudice and division in New Zealand. It is our goal to build a tolerant and cohesive society that embraces everyone. This is precisely why we don't support the Bay of Plenty Bill, National's Justice Spokesperson ... More >>
More Money Next Year - Yeah Right
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maurice Williamson today urged universities not to give in to blackmail from desperate Government Ministers over the fee freeze deal. More >>
Govt Pockets Cash As Electricity Consumers Suffer
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 10:31 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must urgently address the fact its own companies are profiteering from the current electricity crisis, National's Tony Ryall and Pansy Wong said today. More >>
Mallard steals credit
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 9:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
It's typical of Education Minister Trevor Mallard to 'jump out in front of the parade and start waving a banner' by claiming credit for the improvement in literacy standards from 1996 to 2000, National's Education spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Labour Wimps Out On Parental Leave
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 3:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
A no-show from Labour at a paid parental leave rally at Parliament today speaks volumes about their commitment to paid parental leave, National MP Marie Hasler said. More >>
Maori TV But No Strategy Or Autonomy
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 9:58 am | New Zealand National Party
Today's announcement on a new Maori television channel is an important initiative in Maori Language Week and I am pleased the Government has built on the platform for a Maori television service developed by National, National Maori Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
Innovation and competition cut out of tertiary ed.
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 6:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
Private Training Establishments look set to be the first casualty of the Tertiary Education Advisory Commission, National's Education spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Superfund cripples elderly care
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 5:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
Senior citizens and the country's elderly will be the big losers with the Government putting aside $600 million into a superfund this year, $1.2 billion next year and $2 billion the following year, National's Senior Citizens spokesperson Lynda Scott ... More >>
Death Knell For Tomorrow's Schools
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
From now on 'Tomorrow' means back to the 1970s for New Zealand's schools, National's Education spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Govt Using Sledgehammer To Crack Peanut
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 4:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maurice Williamson says the Government is using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut in imposing a rigid monitoring and intervention regime on universities. More >>
PM Confirms Taxes On Charities Likely
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister has today confirmed that the Government will consider increasing the taxes on churches and charities. More >>
Government fails on promise to be frugal
Monday, 23 July 2001, 5:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
The promise by the Prime Minister of belt-tightening by her Ministers has been exposed by the Commerce Select Committee as a sham, following questions from National's spokesperson on Economic and Regional Development, John Luxton. More >>
Government under fire over consultants
Monday, 23 July 2001, 5:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's excessive use of consultants is proving, once again, that it says one thing yet does exactly the opposite, National's Economic and Regional Development spokesperson, John Luxton said today. More >>
King must act urgently on cancer crisis
Monday, 23 July 2001, 3:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Annette King needs to take immediate action and show some leadership over the crisis in waiting times for cancer treatment," National's Health spokesman Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Campaign Starts Before 'Broken Hearts Day'
Monday, 23 July 2001, 9:32 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP Tony Ryall says the Government's $300,000 campaign to inform New Zealanders about the implications of the Property (Relationships) Amendment Act is completely inadequate. More >>
Police Independence In Jeopardy
Monday, 23 July 2001, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
Cabinet is today considering sweeping changes to the statutory independence of the Police Commissioner, National's Police spokesman Tony Ryall said. More >>
Shipley to National Party 65th Annual Conference
Sunday, 22 July 2001, 12:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Picture a New Zealand with world-class healthcare, one with a completely transformed education system in which students are passionate about learning, and enthusiastic, innovative and entrepreneurial in their pursuit of excellence. More >>
National welcomes West Coast indigenous logging
Friday, 20 July 2001, 8:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The resumption of sustainable logging of indigenous forests on the West Coast this week exposes the hypocrisy of the Government's expensive Timberlands policy, National's Environment spokesperson Nick Smith said today. More >>
Inquiry Re Advice To Govt's On Lavs Needed
Thursday, 19 July 2001, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
As a result of this year's select committee estimates and substantial information emerging from within the defence forces, I am calling on the Government to support a full inquiry into the proposed purchase of the army armoured personnel carriers, ... More >>
No excuse for premeditated murder
Thursday, 19 July 2001, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Justice spokesperson Wayne Mapp says that the Government's plans for sentencing reform for battered defendants are too sweeping and run the risk of allowing people to use the defence of abuse whenever they are accused of murder. More >>
