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Warning Shot For Government In Aus Defence Review
Wednesday, 6 December 2000, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The fundamental lesson from the Australian Defence Review is that we live in a maritime region and the Government's 'army only' approach simply ignores the reality of our circumstances, National's Defence spokesman Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
State House Sales Back On The Agenda
Wednesday, 6 December 2000, 4:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
After nine years of saying they would stop State house sales, the Labour Alliance Government is planning a sell-off of their own, National's Housing spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Town Belt Saved By National Amendments
Wednesday, 6 December 2000, 8:52 am | New Zealand National Party
Health Minister Annette King's attempt under the health legislation to re-zone reserve lands, such as the Town Belt, has been halted by National Party Amendments in Parliament today, National's Wellington MP Annabel Young said today. More >>
Gosche No Maths Whiz
Wednesday, 6 December 2000, 8:47 am | New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Mark Gosche obviously doesn't understand how the abatement rate will work under his Income Related Rents policy, National's Housing spokesperson Tony Ryall said today. More >>
National and Greypower welcome talks
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 5:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Jenny Shipley and the President of Greypower have today met to discuss issues facing older New Zealanders and the retired. More >>
Useless Government Can't Handle The Truth
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 4:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Alliance Government has been so cavalier about it's ANZAC commitments that we have now been dubbed 'useless' by Australian defence analysts, National's Defence spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
National Strengthens Health Inquiry Laws
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 4:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has scored a victory for patients securing a law change over-turning the Government's plans to water down legislation covering inquiries into health mishaps, National Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Workplace Safety Review Flip Side To ACC
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Government's review of workplace safety law is the flip side to the re-nationalisation of ACC," National ACC and Associate Labour spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Police Face Three Month Wait For DNA Results
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 11:53 am | New Zealand National Party
Police are facing huge delays in solving crimes including homicides because of a hold-up in DNA testing, National's Police spokesperson Brian Neeson said today. More >>
Govt. Promoting Safety Or Strikes?
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 11:11 am | New Zealand National Party
The Labour Minister is going on another anti-business offensive with her plans to give new powers to unions to shut down workplaces under the guise of concerns about safety, National Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Surprise Appointment To Commissioner's Job
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 12:57 am | New Zealand National Party
The appointment of a 4th tier Australian to the IRD Commissioner's job is a bit of a surprise. Our new Commissioner comes to us from his position as a First Assistant Commissioner at the Australian Tax Office (ATO). More >>
Beware of political correctness in sex education
Monday, 4 December 2000, 5:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesperson Nick Smith says parents and schools must retain the control of content of sex education or risk Government forcing its own politically correct values on New Zealand teenagers. More >>
Hawkins demoralises police recruits
Monday, 4 December 2000, 1:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Police Minister's weekly ambush of police recruits is demoralising police and making it harder to attract people to the force, National Police spokesperson Brian Neeson said today. More >>
The Informer - Sunday 3 December 2000 - #28
Monday, 4 December 2000, 1:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Annette King tried her hardest to spin the Health Bill's rough ride through the House as "MMP in action," but it was abundantly clear that Labour cocked up the passing of such keynote legislation. Labour's relationship with the Greens hit an ... More >>
Statement in response to media speculation
Monday, 4 December 2000, 8:56 am | New Zealand National Party
"I would like to repeat what my Caucus colleagues and I have already said: that leadership is not an issue in the National Caucus, despite speculation in the media. I have not raised the leadership issue in public or in the caucus. Mrs Shipley has ... More >>
Appointment of Acting Senior Press Secretary
Friday, 1 December 2000, 3:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Mr Tull has been a Press Secretary in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition since May this year. Prior to that time he was in the Press Gallery for three years as Senior Political Reporter for IRN News. More >>
World Aids Day - December 1
Friday, 1 December 2000, 8:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley says she fully supports the important public health messages which are being promoted on World Aids Day. More >>
Don't tell the crooks!
Thursday, 30 November 2000, 5:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The absence of police in rural areas is a sign of things to come as police numbers are cut back and more police officers take annual holidays," National's Police spokesperson Brian Neeson said today. More >>
Not a sausage for 80% of low income families
Thursday, 30 November 2000, 5:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Housing Minister and Prime Minister will be trumpeting the implementation of Income Related Rents at a barbecue tomorrow but the four out of five low-income families who won't be getting a sausage from this policy aren't invited," National's ... More >>
Children's health should benefit from law change
Thursday, 30 November 2000, 5:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Children and pre-schoolers will benefit from changes to the Government's health reforms secured by National," National Associate Health spokesperson Paul Hutchison said today. More >>
