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Jenny Shipley Address To Defence Seminar
Monday, 27 November 2000, 9:37 am | New Zealand National Party
Historically, the defence of New Zealand used to be something most of us could agree on. Sadly, that’s not the case right now. More >>
Wayne Mapp Address To Defence Seminar
Monday, 27 November 2000, 9:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The last twelve months have instilled deep concerns about the direction New Zealand is heading. Where are we going as a nation? More >>
Government must heed race warning
Friday, 24 November 2000, 5:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark must listen to the Race Relations Conciliator's highly critical assessment of the Government's Closing the Gaps policy, National Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Anderton Assurances Count For Nothing
Friday, 24 November 2000, 4:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Government must take two actions to completely quash community trust concerns that it plans to raid their $2 billion of assets to pay for regional development and the People's Bank, National Economic Development spokesperson Max Bradford said ... More >>
Our Prosperity, Our People, Our Future - Shipley
Friday, 24 November 2000, 12:45 am | New Zealand National Party
One year on, Labour is demanding that voters give them another two or three terms. More >>
Deputy Mayor should stop hassling police
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 8:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Mr Lepper should stop hassling our local police and deliver on the extra front line police his party promised during the election campaign last year,” National List MP for Rotorua Max Bradford said today. More >>
Super will still depend on tax
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 8:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
"As we debate the merits or otherwise of the Government’s proposed superannuation fund, people need to know what exactly it will do – and what it won’t do," National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today More >>
Gap between spin and reality gets clearer
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 6:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Despite the Government's rhetoric it is becoming even clearer that the Closing the Gaps policy is aimed solely at Maori, National's Research Science & Technology Spokesperson Maurice Williamson said today. More >>
Hodgson the absentee Minister
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 5:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Otago MP Gavan Herlihy says it is "despicable" that the Minister Responsible for Timberlands West Coast Limited, has yet to visit the company after a year in the job. More >>
Health sector suffers reform fatigue
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 5:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour-Alliance Government is responsible for imposing demoralising reform fatigue on the country's health system, National Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today during the Second Reading of new health restructuring legislation. More >>
Cullen Sees ACC Through Rose-Tinted Spectacles
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 4:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's new promises of better rehabilitation and enhanced compensation thanks to its new ACC law change have to be treated with suspicion, National ACC spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Hawkins Confirms Pay To Train Policy
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister George Hawkins confirmed in Parliament today that he thinks police recruits should pay for the privilege of being trained to be police, National's Police spokesperson Brian Neeson said today. More >>
Inheritances now in jeopardy
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 5:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Government is intent on passing legislation which will have dramatic effects on the rural community, despite warnings from the New Zealand Law Society about the consequences," National's Rural Affairs spokesperson Shane Ardern said today. More >>
Police Budget Stretched Beyond The Limit
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 4:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
News today about the Police Minister's plans to trim the 'fat' from the police force indicates a serious budget crisis in the police, National Police spokesperson Brian Neeson said today. More >>
Government's Deceptive Spin On Closing The Gaps
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Evidence from the Chief Executive of CYFS to a select committee today indicates that the Government's rebranding of Closing the Gaps is nothing more than a hollow piece of public relations, National MP Bob Simcock said today. More >>
Treasury Confirms Gaps In Gaps Policy
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 3:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Treasury has told the Finance & Expenditure Select Committee that there have been no changes to how the Closing the Gaps policy works," National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Govt Ban On Defence Seminar Stifles Debate
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
"It is now abundantly clear that debate on the future of our defence forces is being stifled under the current Government," National's Defence spokesman Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Future Dim For Bright Future Scholarships?
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 10:11 am | New Zealand National Party
National Economic Development spokesperson Max Bradford today released statistics obtained through parliamentary questions showing that 126 Bright Future scholarships were granted in the 1999/2000 year. More >>
Govt MPs Don't Understand Impact Of Bill
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
Today's debate on the Government's Property (Relationships) Bill demonstrated that even Government members don't know what the Bill will do, National Justice spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Qualifications Dumbed Down By Govt
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 9:26 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's decision not to record or report percentage results with the new National Certificate of Educational Achievement is a substantial dumbing down of New Zealand's school qualifications, National's Education spokesperson Nick Smith ... More >>
