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Govt. Treats Junior Doctors With Contempt
Thursday, 24 August 2000, 4:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is treating the country's hospitals, junior doctors and patients with an arrogant contempt over the junior doctors' strikes, National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Goofs And BooBoos
Thursday, 24 August 2000, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
I am sure that the Finance Minister means the Generic Tax Policy Process - or is the Good Tax Policy Process a secret and previously unannounced development? More >>
New Health Boards used to pay back party stalwarts
Thursday, 24 August 2000, 8:43 am | New Zealand National Party
A first look at the new health appointments reveals the Government has brought in union mates and party stalwarts to run the new District Health Boards, National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Hon Bill English - Capital Business Show Address
Thursday, 24 August 2000, 8:26 am | New Zealand National Party
Last week we lost $1.5 billion off the New Zealand economy. That’s $1,5billion fewer goods and services, jobs and opportunities. More >>
Bill English Address to Capital Business Show
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 5:09 pm | New Zealand National Party
Last week we lost $1.5 billion off the New Zealand economy. That’s $1,5billion fewer goods and services, jobs and opportunities. More >>
Kiwis Paying For Crisis Of Confidence
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are paying the cost of the Government's gutting of confidence in the New Zealand economy, National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Govt panics over property legislation
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Tony Ryall and Anne Tolley say the Government's late deadline extension for select committee consideration of matrimonial property legislation shows they are panicking at the damning criticism from the legal profession. More >>
Army-Only Policy Wrong For Maritime Nation
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 4:04 pm | New Zealand National Party
Under the guise of re-equipping the Army, the Government is effectively stripping the rest of the armed forces of their capability and their options, Opposition Defence spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Wool Industry Restructuring Vote Welcomed
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 9:54 am | New Zealand National Party
National's Agriculture Spokesperson Gavan Herlihy has welcomed the overwhelming mandate farmers have given for a major restructuring of the wool industry. More >>
Tame Iti Deal An Invitation To Protestors
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 9:51 am | New Zealand National Party
National MP and former Conservation Minister Nick Smith says that special funding of roading and the proposal to set aside areas of the Urewera National park for Maori is a nationwide invitation for activists to protest. More >>
Greens Now Control Defence Policy
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 9:46 am | New Zealand National Party
"Labour has rolled over to extreme Green isolationist views," National Defence spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Wilson's law: ERB Mark II
Tuesday, 22 August 2000, 3:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
The fact that the Associate Minister of Justice can't explain how her own legislation should be interpreted shows how difficult it will be for judges to apply it in real life, National Justice spokesman Tony Ryall said. More >>
Ministers Trying To Stifle Child Abuse Debate
Tuesday, 22 August 2000, 1:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Minister of Maori Affairs and one of his Associate Ministers are intent on stifling debate about the abuse of Maori children, in an obscene attempt to deny the problem exists," National's Bob Simcock said today. More >>
Get tough on crims George, not cops
Monday, 21 August 2000, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The call for an end to moonlighting by police is ironic coming from the Government's ultimate moonlighter George Hawkins, National Police spokesman Brian Neeson said today. More >>
Opt-out contracts may not be worth the paper
Monday, 21 August 2000, 3:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Justice spokesman Tony Ryall says the increased number of de facto and gay couples trying to opt out of matrimonial property laws may be wasting their money. More >>
Severe funding cuts for North Shore Schools
Monday, 21 August 2000, 1:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
North Shore MP, Dr Wayne Mapp, says local schools are quite rightly outraged by the Government’s funding announcement and they have every reason to feel aggrieved. More >>
Severe Funding Cuts For North Shore Schools
Monday, 21 August 2000, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
North Shore MP, Dr Wayne Mapp, says local schools are quite rightly outraged by the Government’s funding announcement and they have every reason to feel aggrieved. More >>
Jenny Shipley Address To National Party Conference
Monday, 21 August 2000, 8:48 am | New Zealand National Party
The year 2000 began as a time of hope. A time when new things felt possible. More >>
Bill English Address To National Party Conference
Monday, 21 August 2000, 8:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Let's get economic policy in proportion. Remember we live in a country and a community first and an economy second. New Zealanders see economic policy as it really is, a tool, for achieving our ends, a platform for aspiration and success and a strong ... More >>
"Focus Latin America" - Where Is It?
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The long awaited announcement of the minority Government's Latin American strategy is well overdue, National's Trade spokesperson John Luxton said today. More >>
