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Papers Show Treaty Clause Was Extended
Tuesday, 7 November 2000, 4:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National today released papers obtained under the Official Information Act which show that the Government extended the Treaty of Waitangi clause in the Singapore trade deal to go beyond mere Treaty obligations. More >>
Highway Patrol At Expense Of Crime Fighting
Monday, 6 November 2000, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister George Hawkins has pushed through his 'elite' highway patrol at the expense of police crime fighting, National's Police spokesperson Brian Neeson said today. More >>
Govt. Regional Development Policies Not Working
Monday, 6 November 2000, 10:25 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's regional development policies are failing to stop the loss of jobs in regional New Zealand, National's Economic Development spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
What Price Will Lee Pay For Holocaust Comments?
Monday, 6 November 2000, 10:23 am | New Zealand National Party
A Government Minister has again inflamed race relations using the word "holocaust" in relation to Maori, National Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Health Minister must explain cancer waiting lists
Friday, 3 November 2000, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health must explain why she has failed to take action to deliver reduced waiting times for cancer treatment, National Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Air Force faces serious staffing crisis
Friday, 3 November 2000, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Claims by Defence Force insiders indicating another Air Force staffing crisis are deeply disturbing, National MP Annabel Young said today. More >>
Doubt Cast Over Claims Of Muriwhenua Progress
Friday, 3 November 2000, 2:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Maori Affairs spokesperson Georgina te Heuheu says she has doubts over the Government's ability to meet the timetable it has set for settling the Muriwhenua Claim. More >>
Nats welcome apparent turnaround in unemployment
Thursday, 2 November 2000, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Employment Spokesman Bob Simcock says the Household Labour Force Survey unemployment figures released today are generally good news, but it's too early to say whether they represent a trend. More >>
Nothing New In Doone Report
Wednesday, 1 November 2000, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government spent at least $140,000 on the Doone report on Maori crime to tell us what we already know, National's Justice spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Front-Up With The Answers, Jim
Wednesday, 1 November 2000, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Jim Anderton should front-up to local communities and tell them how much the so-called Kiwi-banks are going to cost them,” Northland MP John Carter said today. More >>
TopCat And Tranz Rail Must Do Deal
Wednesday, 1 November 2000, 1:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tranz Rail must schedule extra sailings to make certain families don’t miss out on their travel bookings in the wake of TopCat’s closure, National Transport spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Dyson Defenders Have Questions To Answer
Wednesday, 1 November 2000, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The reaction from Labour MPs to the Ruth Dyson drunk-driving incident has been disappointing," National's ACC spokesman Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Late-Night Ministerial Decisions Need Reviewing
Wednesday, 1 November 2000, 1:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Ruth Dyson’s final late-night decisions as Minister must be reviewed and re-assessed, National ACC spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Great potential in meat and wool sectors together
Tuesday, 31 October 2000, 3:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Political advocacy for the Meat and Wool sectors would need to be a high priority for any potential new Statutory Board", National's Agriculture Spokesperson Gavan Herlihy told the Wool Board AGM in Dunedin today. Mr Herlihy made the comment ... More >>
Treading on dangerous ground over Race Office
Tuesday, 31 October 2000, 3:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is treading on dangerous ground with its proposal to scrap the Race Relations Office, National Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Pansy Wong said today. More >>
Government strain taking its toll
Tuesday, 31 October 2000, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
Less than a year in, the Government is showing too many signs of strain, Acting National Leader Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Race Relations Office Doomed
Tuesday, 31 October 2000, 9:24 am | New Zealand National Party
The Race Relations Office is doomed, following news the Government is considering subsuming the office into a new Human Rights Body, National's Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Bleak Christmas ahead, survey warns
Tuesday, 31 October 2000, 8:40 am | New Zealand National Party
It will be no surprise to families facing a steadily rising cost of living that business confidence continues to stagnate, National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Anderton Must Match Words With Action Over Mining
Monday, 30 October 2000, 5:01 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Eric Roy is deeply sceptical about whether Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton will follow through on his promise this morning to 'smooth' the way for mining ventures. More >>
Govt. Must Front Up With New Treaty Clause
Monday, 30 October 2000, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister should immediately release the new Treaty of Waitangi clause in the health reform legislation so people know what is planned, National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
