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Is Tariana Turia Speaking For The Govt?
Wednesday, 30 August 2000, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister must reject out of hand the Associate Minister of Maori Affairs' views on colonisation, the Treaty and the position of Maori, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Independence of ERO could be at risk
Wednesday, 30 August 2000, 2:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's latest review of the Education Review Office is a repeat of one done in 1997 and is merely a front for the Minister to pursue his own agenda of amalgamating the ERO and the Ministry of Education, National Education spokesperson Nick Smith ... More >>
Hobbs And Bunkle The Do-Nothing Ministers
Wednesday, 30 August 2000, 1:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The decision by Marion Hobbs and Phillida Bunkle to cancel the proposed merging of border control services demonstrates their 'do-nothing' attitude," National's Biosecurity and Border Control spokesman David Carter said today. More >>
Treasury's Warning Can't Be Ignored
Wednesday, 30 August 2000, 1:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Treasury's warning that the recent slump in confidence will cost output and jobs risks the Government's entire fiscal strategy, National Finance Spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Still not out of the woods
Wednesday, 30 August 2000, 9:44 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Bank's confidence survey has been overtaken by events and does not show how businesses feel after the alarming drop in the dollar, National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Youth vote should extinguish cannabis debate
Tuesday, 29 August 2000, 5:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Youth MPs seem to be applying more common sense to the cannabis debate than their adult counterparts, National Education spokesperson Nick Smith said today. More >>
Govt downgrades war on crime
Tuesday, 29 August 2000, 4:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government has downgraded the war on crime with the move of the Crime Prevention Unit from the Prime Minister's Department to the policy focused Ministry of Justice, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Pull yourself together Tariana
Tuesday, 29 August 2000, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Tariana Turia's speech to a Psychological Society Conference in Hamilton today must qualify as the most off-the-planet speech made by a politician in living memory," National MP Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Announcement Of "Stop The Hurt" Conference
Tuesday, 29 August 2000, 10:56 am | New Zealand National Party
"The time has come to take serious action on the issue of child abuse and start examining the possible solutions to a problem which has already claimed many young lives and scarred many more," National's Social Services Spokesperson Bob Simcock ... More >>
Army Re-Equipment Programme - The Facts
Tuesday, 29 August 2000, 9:28 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's decisions on the Army are simply a completion of the tendering process started by National. It is simply not true that National sat on its hands and did nothing. More >>
Petrol Prices Hurting Kiwis - Wake Up To It
Monday, 28 August 2000, 1:40 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's hand-washing on petrol prices is letting down New Zealanders who are really hurting, Opposition leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Lee's resignation needed to achieve partnership
Monday, 28 August 2000, 12:28 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Government needs to secure the resignation of Local Government Minister Sandra Lee if it is serious about establishing a close partnership between central and local government," National MP Murray McCully said today. More >>
Buck Stops With Annette King
Friday, 25 August 2000, 3:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
"When will the Health Minister take responsibility for the impact of her health reforms?" National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech questioned today. More >>
Lashing Out Isn't Leadership, Dr Cullen
Friday, 25 August 2000, 3:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
Michael Cullen's temper tantrums this morning misjudge the proper role of a Minister of Finance, National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Helen Clark's Hunt For Cold War Ghosts
Friday, 25 August 2000, 1:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister is still trying to fight the defence debate on Cold War lines, National Defence spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
First Golden-Handshake Of Health Reforms Revealed
Friday, 25 August 2000, 9:31 am | New Zealand National Party
The first massive golden handshake of Annette King's health reforms has been revealed - with the former Healthlink South boss being paid out $265,000 for quitting her job, National Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Dr Cullen's ACC "own-goal"
Friday, 25 August 2000, 9:20 am | New Zealand National Party
Dr Cullen's scored the ultimate own goal with his loud claims of vindication for his ACC reforms, National's ACC spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today following the release of the ACC Annual Report. More >>
No excuses for violence
Thursday, 24 August 2000, 6:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
"We must not accept excuses for violence against women and children, Maori or otherwise" Georgina te Heuheu, National MP said today. More >>
Dame Silvia's appointment welcomed
Thursday, 24 August 2000, 6:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
Rt Hon Jenny Shipley Leader of the Opposition Thursday 24 August 2000 Dame Silvia's appointment welcomed More >>
Who's Running The Fire Service?
Thursday, 24 August 2000, 5:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government should not give in to Firefighters Union demands to have Brian Stanley removed as Deputy Chairman of the Fire Service Commission, National Internal Affairs spokesperson Lindsay Tisch said today. More >>
