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Iti's wishes granted
Thursday, 7 September 2000, 5:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP and former Conservation Minister Nick Smith is astounded that Tame Iti's request to have his artwork displayed and sold by the Department of Conservation has been granted. More >>
Families' grocery bills sky-rocket under Labour
Thursday, 7 September 2000, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Families' grocery bills are sky-rocketing under the Labour-Alliance Government, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Keep your eye on New Zealand, Helen
Wednesday, 6 September 2000, 6:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
It is extraordinary for the Prime Minister to attack Australia for its handling of indigenous people when she is handling race relations so poorly at home, Opposition leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Territorials Deserve Job Security
Wednesday, 6 September 2000, 4:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The part-time Territorial Force soldiers who are holding together our deployment in East Timor need to know that their jobs are protected," National's Defence Spokesman Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Strong-Arm Tactics To Bring Turia Into Line
Wednesday, 6 September 2000, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Social Services Minister's extraordinary admission it took the strong-arm tactics of Labour's three most senior Ministers to get Tariana Turia to toe the line reveals just how shallow her apology is, Shadow Leader of the House Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Energy Minister must explain lack of action
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 5:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Energy Minister must explain to Aucklanders why he is only now taking a public interest in the possibility of a power crisis when he's known about it for two months, National's Energy spokesperson Pansy Wong said today. More >>
'Changing of the guard' isn't long term solution
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 5:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Keeping New Zealand soldiers stationed in East Timor indefinitely won't address the real problem in the region," National's Defence Spokesman Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Tame Iti taxpayer jaunt has former Minister fuming
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 5:27 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP and former Conservation Minister Nick Smith says it's outrageous that the taxpayer is funding Tame Iti's travel saying it rewarded protestors who had already cost the taxpayer a fortune. More >>
King And Bunkle At Loggerheads Over Health
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour/Alliance Government is running into trouble over health policy - with the Health Minister confirming she's at loggerheads with Consumer Affairs Minister Phillida Bunkle, National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Turia Confirms Her 'Holocaust' Views
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 5:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
Tariana Turia's apology was clearly dictated by the Prime Minister, rather than a heartfelt apology, as she made clear by sticking to her holocaust views, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
NIMBY Epidemic Hits Government
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 5:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The opposition by Labour MPs to housing developments in their neighbourhoods is symptomatic of a 'not in my backyard' epidemic that has hit the Government, National Housing spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Jim's Feeble Idea For Rising Petrol Prices
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 10:16 am | New Zealand National Party
Jim Anderton's idea of benchmarking petrol prices is an admission that his campaign to lower petrol prices has been a spectacular failure, National's Industry and Regional Development spokesperson John Luxton said today. More >>
External exams must stay as core of qualifications
Monday, 4 September 2000, 5:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Education spokesperson Nick Smith has welcomed three reports released today by the Education Forum calling for the implementation of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement to be put on hold. More >>
Govt. radio spectrum auction bungle
Monday, 4 September 2000, 3:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
Government attempts to revive the flagging radio spectrum auction are too little to late, National's Commerce Spokesperson Dr Lockwood Smith said today. More >>
What's next - soldiers on strike?
Monday, 4 September 2000, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Council of Trade Unions is flexing its new muscles under the Employment Relations Act with its bid to recruit soldiers into becoming rank and file union members, National's Defence spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
PM Caught Out On Snobbery, Hypocrisy
Monday, 4 September 2000, 11:12 am | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark's submission against the construction of a boarding house near her Auckland home is a crass example of snobbery and double standards," National's Housing Spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Zoning Lottery Bad For North Shore Students
Friday, 1 September 2000, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Parents have every right to be furious with Labour for dictating what school their children must go to, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
PM Must Pull Lee Into Line
Friday, 1 September 2000, 12:49 am | New Zealand National Party
Papers revealed today show that Conservation Minister Sandra Lee is treating her portfolio as a personal fiefdom and needs to be pulled into line by the Prime Minister, National MP and former Conservation Minster Nick Smith said today. More >>
North Shore Youth MP Says No To Decriminalisation
Thursday, 31 August 2000, 1:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
North Shore MP, Wayne Mapp congratulated Gilbert Goldie-Anderson, of Takapuna Grammar School, on his outstanding contribution to the Youth Parliament, which concluded in Parliament this week. More >>
Enough Of The Comedy Act, Dr Cullen
Thursday, 31 August 2000, 1:11 pm | New Zealand National Party
Dr Cullen should be trying to understand the difficulties faced by New Zealand families and businesses instead of mocking them, National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
