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Cullen doesn't have the cash
Monday, 28 May 2001, 1:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
Dr Cullen doesn't have the cash to do everything he wants to do, National's Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Govt Buried Employment Reviews Under Budget
Monday, 28 May 2001, 9:48 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government purposely avoided scrutiny of its controversial employment reviews by releasing* them on the eve of Budget day, National's Industrial Relations Spokesperson Lockwood Smith said today. More >>
Rising Deficit Latest Health Epidemic
Monday, 28 May 2001, 9:41 am | New Zealand National Party
Revelations today that public hospitals will only get an increase of $900,000 in funding to be shared by the country's 21 District Health Boards is horrifying, National's Health spokesman Roger Sowry said today. More >>
No Investment To Prevent Child Abuse
Friday, 25 May 2001, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
In spite of public demand for the Government to do something to reduce the level of child abuse and neglect the Budget failed to invest in any prevention programmes, National's Social Services spokesperson Bob Simcock said today. More >>
CYFS Still Going Backwards
Friday, 25 May 2001, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
Yesterday's Budget will leave CYFS under increasing pressure to care for children with inadequate resources, National's Social Services spokesperson Bob Simcock said today. More >>
Venture Capital Fund Is Not New Money
Friday, 25 May 2001, 9:38 am | New Zealand National Party
The $100 million announced in the budget for a venture capital fund is money that has been pinched from other sectors of the economy, National's Research Science & Technology Spokesperson Maurice Williamson said today. More >>
Tertiary Students Get 37 Cents A Day
Friday, 25 May 2001, 12:33 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Government's offer of a 2.6% increase to tertiary institutions doesn't even keep pace with inflation and equates to only 37 cents per student per day," National's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maurice Williamson said today. More >>
Govt ignores health crisis in Budget
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 5:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government putting an additional $246 million into health in the Budget is only barely enough to keep up with the inflation rate, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Labour's small change Budget
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 5:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
A complacent Government today presented a small change Budget. A confusing bunch of small politically-driven schemes aren't going to transform the economy, National's Finance spokesman Bill English said today. More >>
Economic Vision Missing In Budget
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 5:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
This Budget's lack of a vision for the future leaves it failing to ignite any confidence that the Government will make the transformations the New Zealand economy needs, National's Finance spokesman Bill English said today. More >>
For Police, Call 'None None None'
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 4:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today's Budget will do little to address understaffing and low morale in the New Zealand Police Force, National's Police spokesman Tony Ryall said. More >>
Fitzsimons Votes With Lee
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 9:59 am | New Zealand National Party
Jeanette Fitzsimons tonight abandoned her electorate's wish by voting with the Government and ensuring the Whitianga Waterways problem won't be quickly resolved, National's Caretaker MP for the Coromandel Lindsay Tisch said. More >>
Govt Holds Tertiary Institutions To Ransom
Wednesday, 23 May 2001, 5:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand's public tertiary institutions are being held to ransom by a Government desperately trying to pass the cost of keeping their pre-election promises on to the institutions, National's Education spokesman Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Govt Must Come Clean Over Its Contempt
Wednesday, 23 May 2001, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Exactly what is the Government up to with it's Social Security Bill?" National's Social Services spokesperson Bob Simcock asked today. More >>
Budget Must Respond To Skyrocketing Food Prices
Wednesday, 23 May 2001, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ann Hercus' shopping basket has skyrocketed in price by $25 since Labour came to office 18 months ago. On the eve of the Budget, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley has called on the Government to deliver relief for low and middle-income New Zealand ... More >>
Congrats Sutton, you've finally woken up
Wednesday, 23 May 2001, 8:35 am | New Zealand National Party
National is pleased Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Jim Sutton has finally woken up to the huge concerns of New Zealanders about foot and mouth disease by bringing the introduction of instant fines forward, National's Biosecurity Spokesperson Eric ... More >>
Smith welcomes Lashlie reinstatement
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 5:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Nelson MP Nick Smith today welcomed the reappointment of Celia Lashlie as the advisor to Nelson schools to assist in developing programmes that will help at-risk pupils. More >>
Govt Buckles to Waitangi Tribunal Threat
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 5:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Conservation spokesperson, Nick Smith, is outraged that the Government has broken its commitment to pass legislation today to resolve the problem of retrospective application of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act to the Whitianga Waterways Development. More >>
Taxing time for Dr Cullen
Monday, 21 May 2001, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
If it's not one new tax, it's another for the Finance Minister to explain, National's Bill English said today. More >>
Govt tries to blackmail tertiary institutions
Monday, 21 May 2001, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Vice chancellors and polytechnic chief executives should stand their ground and reject the Government's latest funding offer, National's Tertiary Education Spokesperson Maurice Williamson said today. More >>
