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Police Must Assist Hope And Smart Families
Friday, 22 June 2001, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley today expressed shock over reports that Police 'cannot afford' to recover two objects which they believe have a 'high probability' of being the bodies of murdered Blenheim teenagers Ben Smart and Olivia Hope. More >>
Goff's Rank Hypocrisy On Mongrel Mob Appointment
Friday, 22 June 2001, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Corrections spokesperson Brian Neeson has accused Justice Minister Phil Goff of rank hypocrisy over the appointment of former Mongrel Mob frontman Harry Tam to a senior position in a Government Department. More >>
Poor Treatment Of Health Prompts Resignation
Thursday, 21 June 2001, 2:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The resignation of an Auckland District Health Board member because he's so disgusted at the Government's lack of funding and support to boards shows how badly the Government is misreading the importance of health services, National's Health spokesperson Roger ... More >>
Govt Should Indicate Position On Home Tax
Thursday, 21 June 2001, 11:01 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government should move to stop the deep anxiety amongst homeowners that they are going to be taxed on their private houses, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Inquiry Likely Into Lyttelton Roadblock Actions
Thursday, 21 June 2001, 12:35 am | New Zealand National Party
Under questioning from National MP Tony Ryall at today's Law and Order Select Committee, the Assistant Police Commissioner Steve Long advised that he was considering asking the Police Complaints Authority to investigate. More >>
Tax review a 'golden opportunity' for debate
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 5:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
National leader Jenny Shipley has welcomed the strong statement made today by the chairman of the Tax Review, when he said; 'The structure of the tax system has changed dramatically in the last 35 years, in line with a growing view that broad-based low-rate ... More >>
Tough Sentencing Guidelines Needed For Judges
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
Questions in Parliament today by National's Justice spokesperson Wayne Mapp revealed that the Government is not going to provide tougher sentencing guidelines to Judges for cases of child abuse or killing. More >>
Political Fingerprints On Rankin Case
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Crown's appeal of Christine Rankin's damages case has political fingerprints all over it, National's State Services spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
'Can Do' Approach Needed On Foreign Ownership
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 10:40 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must act promptly on the Singapore Airlines proposal to increase its shareholding in Air New Zealand, National's Transport spokesperson Belinda Vernon said today. More >>
Fat Cat Payments Take Precedence Over Services
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
Government Ministers have taken an amazing u-turn on promises there would be no 'golden handshakes' in the Government's unnecessary restructure of the health system, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry says. More >>
SOE endorsement of Labour MP raises questions
Tuesday, 19 June 2001, 6:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Jenny Shipley has demanded an explanation from the Government over suggestions that money from a State Owned Enterprise has been used to promote the Labour MP for Christchurch Central, Tim Barnett. More >>
Private Trainees Denied Govt Support
Tuesday, 19 June 2001, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Education Minister Trevor Mallard today clearly signalled the Government's attitude to future funding of private training establishments, said National's Education spokesman Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Secret Report On Cuts To Health Services
Tuesday, 19 June 2001, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Major cuts in health services are before the Bay of Plenty District Health Board, National's Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Lamb Tariffs In US Must Go
Tuesday, 19 June 2001, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand Government must push for the removal of US lamb quotas as soon as possible, National's spokesperson on International Trade John Luxton said today. More >>
Time to put dairy industry politics behind us
Monday, 18 June 2001, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Now is the time to put industry politics behind us and work to deliver a vertically-integrated dairy industry with the world's marketplace the focus, National's Agriculture spokesman Gavan Herlihy said today. More >>
Peters sells out for zero price tag
Monday, 18 June 2001, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
People will look back on today as the day the future stability of our economy was decided by a backroom deal with Winston Peters, National's Finance spokesman Bill English said today. More >>
National welcomes dairy farmers' decision
Monday, 18 June 2001, 4:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Jenny Shipley has welcomed news that dairy farmers have made a clear and decisive decision in support of the formation of Global-Co. More >>
Sentencing Must Reflect Our Serious Concern
Monday, 18 June 2001, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
The Children's Commissioner Roger McClay has raised a fundamentally important question over whether our society is actually serious about protecting children, National's Justice spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Borrowing for Superfund underway soon
Monday, 18 June 2001, 12:23 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government will begin the process of borrowing for the Superfund in July this year, National's Finance spokesman Bill English said today. More >>
No time for Hodgson to attack and blame
Friday, 15 June 2001, 5:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Personalised attacks upon critics have become the hallmark of Labour's push to market a strong leadership style. The latest victim is Todd Energy CEO Richard Tweedie, National's Energy spokesperson Pansy Wong said today. More >>
