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Warning for rural NZ over District Health Boards

Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 9:59 pm | New Zealand National Party

"National supports the warnings issued today by Federation Farmers over the Government's health restructuring," National Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>

Warning For Rural NZ Over District Health Boards

Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 4:36 pm | New Zealand National Party

“National supports the warnings issued today by Federation Farmers over the Government’s health restructuring,” National Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>

Sit Up And Take Notice, Dr Cullen

Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party

The warnings signalled by the Reserve Bank Governor must be taken very seriously by the Government, Opposition finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>

Still No Action On Bill To Prohibit Child Porn

Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party

National MP Anne Tolley is flabbergasted that six weeks have passed since her private members bill on child pornography was referred to the Government Administration Select Committee yet public submissions still haven't been called for. More >>

Government 'Opening New Gaps'

Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party

The lame excuses offered by Social Services Minister Steve Maharey in Parliament today in no way lessen the very real human misery of growing unemployment, National leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>

Telecommunications Regulation Has Cost Overseas

Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 3:02 pm | New Zealand National Party

Telecommunications industry specific regulators as recommended by the Telecommunications Inquiry have not well worked overseas, and have in fact ended up costing consumers, National Communications spokesperson Lockwood Smith said today. More >>

Calls For Coast MP To Resign From Labour

Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 1:03 pm | New Zealand National Party

National and Act members called on West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor to resign from the Labour Party in a parliamentary debate last night on legislation which cancels the West Coast Accord. More >>

O'Connor Sitting Duck Over Whale Comments

Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 11:55 am | New Zealand National Party

West Coast Tasman MP Damien O'Connor is a 'sitting duck' for a Prime Ministerial edict censoring his comments supporting the World Council of Whalers Conference, Nelson MP Nick Smith said today. More >>

Labour Minister offends employers again

Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 8:26 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Labour Minister has dropped herself in it with employers - once again," National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>

Govt still don't have power consumers at heart

Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 8:24 pm | New Zealand National Party

The Government's response to the Caygill Electricity Inquiry is a wimp out, National spokesperson for Economic Development and Former Energy Minister Max Bradford said today. More >>

No Apologies Over Air Force Incident

Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 4:39 pm | New Zealand National Party

Dunedin based National MP Katherine Rich has confirmed that it was her request which lead to a Government decision to divert an Air Force Hercules aircraft back to Apia in Samoa to pick up a civilian. More >>

Minister Panics Over Brain Drain

Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party

There is a note of desperation creeping into the Labour Government's Immigration policy in a vain attempt to stop the brain drain, National Immigration Spokesperson Marie Hasler said today. More >>

Clark Hiding Lame Duck Ministers From Scrutiny

Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 3:16 pm | New Zealand National Party

"The Prime Minister's admission that some of her Ministers are 'sitting ducks' who it 'wouldn't be wise' to expose to media scrutiny says a lot about the way this Government operates," National's Roger Sowry said today. More >>

Nats Support Longer Deployment In East Timor

Monday, 2 October 2000, 3:46 pm | New Zealand National Party

Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley fully supports the continued deployment of New Zealand troops in East Timor. More >>

Govt. Doesn't Understand Business

Monday, 2 October 2000, 3:43 pm | New Zealand National Party

The blow to business confidence delivered by the Employment Relations Act is just the first in a series of batterings that New Zealand businesses will receive in coming months, National Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>

Cruel Irony In 'Backchat' Axeing

Monday, 2 October 2000, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party

31 October 1999: "Television has only one dedicated arts programme - the bold and independent Backchat. But in the last few days we hear that Backchat may be marginalised - that it may not fit the hip and groovy image the television managers appear to ... More >>