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Minister's Outburst Leads To Grievance Claims
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 2:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The cost of Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel's outburst in Parliament where officials were accused of not telling her the truth about a 'dawn raid' has been revealed in select committee, National Immigration Spokesperson Marie Hasler said today. More >>
Wakey wakey Judith!
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 6:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
Judith Tizard's surprising admission in Parliament today that she was not even aware of Transit New Zealand's proposal to complete the motorway network by 2010 must alarm every motorist in Auckland, National's Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Good Health Wanganui Struggling Under Labour Govt
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National has obtained information that reveals Good Health Wanganui is struggling under the Labour Government, Rangitikei MP Simon Power said today. More >>
Change Puts Elderly Services At Risk
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 2:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
More change to the health system has the potential to put local elderly health services at risk, National Associate Health spokesperson Lynda Scott said today. More >>
Health Reforms Heading For Trouble
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 2:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's health reforms look to be heading for trouble if the widely held concerns heard at the select committee come to pass, National Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Goff's Sentencing Proposals Ironic
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Justice Minister Phil Goff's proposal for 'degrees of sentencing' is ironic given that he has been giving hard-hitting speeches for years opposing the idea as put forward in my private members bill, National's Police spokesperson Brian Neeson said ... More >>
Rediscovering the Kiwi Entrepreneurial Spirit
Monday, 13 November 2000, 6:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The role of an opposition is not simply to oppose the government of the day. It is to make clear our views, illustrate the points of difference and provide a coherent vision of the world and a positive programme for the future. More >>
Cabinet reshuffle an ineffectual non-event
Monday, 13 November 2000, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Cabinet reshuffle announced by the Prime Minister today will do nothing to address the Government's real problems, Opposition leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Tua Bout A Very Proud Pacific Moment
Monday, 13 November 2000, 8:48 am | New Zealand National Party
"When David Tua stepped onto the ultimate boxing stage in Las Vegas it was arguably the Pacific's proudest sporting moment," National Pacific Affairs Spokesperson Arthur Anae today. More >>
Shipley: PM Must Get Real On APEC
Friday, 10 November 2000, 3:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark is wrong to assert that APEC has run out of steam and is only focused on trade liberalisation, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today More >>
Govt Must Reveal True Cost Of Charter Madness
Thursday, 9 November 2000, 4:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has "a moral duty" to reveal the impact its Draft Charter will have on Television New Zealand's advertising revenue and audience share, National's Murray McCully said today. More >>
Labour Hits David Tua Below The Belt
Thursday, 9 November 2000, 4:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It's an outrage that Labour denied the opportunity for Parliament to officially recognise David Tua's huge success and wish him well for his weekend bout against Lennox Lewis," said Opposition Pacific Affairs Spokesperson Arthur Anae today. More >>
Government gambling with taxpayer money
Thursday, 9 November 2000, 9:45 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is effectively betting taxpayers' money on long-shots with its newly announced export credit guarantee scheme, National's John Luxton said today. More >>
Government U-Turn On Mining Exposed
Wednesday, 8 November 2000, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour and the Alliance have become so desperate to woo business that they have ripped up their conservation manifesto commitments on mining, former Conservation Minister Nick Smith said in Parliament during the General Debate today. More >>
Time To Pull The Plug On Clueless Minister
Wednesday, 8 November 2000, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Broadcasting portfolio clearly requires a replacement Minister when the Prime Minister does her pre-Christmas Cabinet reshuffle, National's Katherine Rich said today. More >>
What's gone wrong with TEAC?
Tuesday, 7 November 2000, 9:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
The sudden, immediate resignation of Tertiary Education Advisory Commission Chair Norman Kingsbury raises more questions than Steve Maharey's statement answers, National's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maurice Williamson said today. More >>
AUSA congratulated on democratic vote
Tuesday, 7 November 2000, 9:22 pm | New Zealand National Party
The vote for voluntary student union membership at Auckland University is a victory for democracy, National Youth Affairs spokesperson Simon Power said today. More >>
Lee's refusal to apologise sign of hostility
Tuesday, 7 November 2000, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
Associate Maori Affairs Minister Sandra Lee's refusal to apologise in Parliament today shows that the Government has divided into two hostile camps and that she does not view the Prime Minister as her leader, National MP Nick Smith said today. More >>
Weakness In Govt Defence Policy
Tuesday, 7 November 2000, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Defence spokesperson Wayne Mapp says the deployment of 14 New Zealanders to the Solomon Islands serves as a wake-up call to the Government on its flawed approach to defence. More >>
National Applauds Singapore Trade Deal
Tuesday, 7 November 2000, 4:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Trade deals such as the Closer Economic Partnership treaty with Singapore are a great long-term investment in the future of New Zealand exporters, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
