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Secret Workplace Reviews Must Be Made Public
Monday, 21 May 2001, 10:01 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Industrial Relations Spokesperson Lockwood Smith is calling on the Government to release immediately the secret reviews it's been carrying out on key industrial relations issues. More >>
Commitment To Strikeforce Stands
Friday, 18 May 2001, 2:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Deputy Leader Bill English says media reports of diverging opinions within National over the issue of strike capability for the airforce are just plain wrong. More >>
Fern Flag The Right Decision - Original Promoter
Friday, 18 May 2001, 2:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Marie Hasler, who promoted the idea of a silver fern national flag when she was Minister of Culture, was thrilled to learn that the Tourism sector is keen to promote a New Zealand flag bearing the silver fern internationally, she said today. More >>
Canterbury University Protest First Of Many
Friday, 18 May 2001, 11:25 am | New Zealand National Party
News that Canterbury University is closing its doors for half a day next Friday in protest at the Government's secret fee-freeze deal highlights the huge level of frustration Vice Chancellors are feeling, National's Education spokesperson and Ilam MP Gerry ... More >>
Soft Deal For Young Criminals
Friday, 18 May 2001, 12:30 am | New Zealand National Party
At the very time when New Zealanders are demanding a tougher approach to crime, the Government has come out with a reported $26 million package designed to be soft on young criminals, National's Corrections spokesperson Brian Neeson said today. More >>
Bad Precedent Set By Retrospective Legislation
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The retrospective legislation proposed by Revenue Minister Michael Cullen to avoid refunding GST money to schools, businesses and other GST taxpayers is unfair and sets a dangerous precedent about the application of all legislation to backdated ... More >>
Foodbank Growth Shreds Any Credibility
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The last remains of Steve Maharey's credibility are in shreds after his refusal to acknowledge huge increases in foodbank demand in key parts of the country, including his own electorate Palmerston North, National's Social Services spokesperson Bob ... More >>
Habeas Corpus Bill Makes Law And History
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 2:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rangitikei MP Simon Power became only the second Opposition MP since 1991 to have a Private Member's Bill become law when the Habeas Corpus Bill was passed in Parliament last night. More >>
National Gives Public Say On Defence
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 2:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MPs today launched a petition at Wellington's Cenotaph for a Government policy that includes air and naval combat capability to protect our ground troops. More >>
Govt Breaks Promise On Surgery Waits
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 9:50 am | New Zealand National Party
District Health Boards are at risk of needing millions of dollars in the next year because they can't budget for unforeseen health risks under the health system restructured last year, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry says. More >>
Compliance Costs Policy In Tatters
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 4:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour-Alliance Government's lack of commitment to reduce compliance costs has been highlighted once again with its treatment of the Resource Management Amendment Bill, National's Compliance Costs spokesperson Warren Kyd said today. More >>
Govt's Double Standards Continue
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP David Carter today dismissed the Government's proposed legislation to prohibit smoking in bars and restaurants as just another gross double standard. More >>
Budget Holds Little Hope For Business
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 9:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Small and medium sized businesses have every reason to be concerned about their prospects in the run-up to this year's Budget, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said during a pre-Budget speech in Auckland this morning. More >>
Privileges Complaint
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 12:33 am | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley has today written to the Speaker over claims made by Attorney General Margaret Wilson about a secret payout to John Yelash after he was slandered by the Prime Minister. More >>
21 Health Boards Brace For Significant Cuts
Monday, 14 May 2001, 1:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The entire country faces longer waiting lists, cuts in services, and threats to quality and safety because of significant widespread cuts in health funding, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Progress must be made on a single food agency
Sunday, 13 May 2001, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Agriculture Spokesperson Gavan Herlihy today called on the Government to act with urgency in progressing the establishment of a single Food Administration Agency inside the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. More >>
Minister ignores plea for financial expertise
Sunday, 13 May 2001, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
The consultation process associated with the appointment of Dave Morgan as New Zealand's director on the board of shipping company Pacific Forum Line has been exposed as a sham, National's Transport spokesperson, Belinda Vernon said today. More >>
Govt thumps low-income families again
Sunday, 13 May 2001, 4:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Low-income families will be hit again under the Government's reported plans to introduce paid parental leave for working mothers and ditch the Parental Tax Credit for low to middle income families, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
NZ in the World - Getting it Right for the Future
Sunday, 13 May 2001, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today I want to talk about primarily about defence, where it fits into our foreign policy, and where National should be in charting New Zealand's role in the world. More >>
PM caught red handed over backroom deal
Friday, 11 May 2001, 6:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
Margaret Wilson's admission that Prime Minister Helen Clark used taxpayers money to make an out-of-court settlement will anger many New Zealanders, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
