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Bill Will Protect Territorial Soldiers' Jobs
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 4:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
Territorial soldiers who serve overseas will have more security about having a job to come home to under legislation being promoted by National Defence spokesperson Wayne Mapp. More >>
Health Reforms Far-Reaching And Radical
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's health restructuring legislation is more far reaching and radical than Labour led voters to believe at the election, National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Conflicts Exposed In Ministerial Offices
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 3:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Nick Smith is astounded at the blatant conflicts of interest arising from staff working simultaneously for Government lobbyists and Government Ministers. More >>
Unfair funding punishes 500 schools
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 1:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Education spokesman Nick Smith says that the 500 schools disadvantaged by today's funding announcement have every reason to feel aggrieved. More >>
ALAC freed up to get on with its job
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 9:12 am | New Zealand National Party
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) has been freed-up to get on with its job of promoting moderation in alcohol use, National List MP Belinda Vernon said tonight. More >>
New Zealanders paying price of ERB
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 12:22 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders are already paying the price for the Employment Relations Bill, and it will only get worse, National Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Greens "all talk" on animal welfare
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 12:21 am | New Zealand National Party
"The Green Party's refusal to back National's amendment to protect animals under the Employment Relations Bill proves their posturing on animal welfare issues is just political rhetoric," National Agriculture spokesperson Gavan Herlihy said ... More >>
Police Shooting: PM has a lot to answer for
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 12:11 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister must immediately apologise to the Police Officer involved in the Waitara shooting, his family and the entire New Zealand police force for accusations of racism over the Waitara shooting, National's Justice spokesman Tony Ryall said ... More >>
This was dirt-digging, all-right
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 7:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister is being cute with the truth if she tries to deny the Labour Party was engaged in a dirt-digging exercise on Dover Samuels, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Jim "no-action" Anderton Minister of Petrol Prices
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 5:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jim Anderton should re-name himself the "Do-Nothing Minister of Petrol Prices", National's Industry and Regional Development spokesperson John Luxton said today. More >>
Wilson Must Listen This Time
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 1:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Justice spokesman Tony Ryall today said the review of guardianship, custody and access laws must be more than just a few wording changes. More >>
Clark owns up to Dover dirt-digging
Monday, 14 August 2000, 6:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark's confirmation that dirt dug up in the course of Bob Harvey's inquiries led to Dover Samuels' downfall is an extraordinary about-face, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Confirmation Jim's job's machine has no substance
Monday, 14 August 2000, 5:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Parliamentary select committee report released today confirms major gaps in the Deputy Prime Minister's understanding of the cost of his so-called jobs machine, National's Commerce spokesperson Lockwood Smith said today. More >>
Wakey wakey John and Mickey
Monday, 14 August 2000, 2:46 pm | New Zealand National Party
"A Finance and Expenditure Select Committee report released today should send a much-needed wake up call to Revenue Minister Michael Cullen and his intellectual mentor and Parliamentary Under-secretary John Wright," National's Annabel Young ... More >>
Wait for TVNZ charter halts progress
Monday, 14 August 2000, 2:42 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The much delayed Charter for TVNZ, which is being heralded as a cure-all for television, is nothing more than a feeble excuse to postpone some important broadcasting decisions," National's Broadcasting Spokesperson Katherine Rich said today. More >>
Law must include Parliamentary Review of ERA
Monday, 14 August 2000, 2:06 pm | New Zealand National Party
A bid will be made to include in law a Parliamentary review of the Employment Relations Act to assess it against the objects of the legislation and change it if needed, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
ACC premium rethink needed
Monday, 14 August 2000, 11:25 am | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister is under pressure to re-think ACC premiums in the wake of revelations the Government's ACC legislation has seen premiums sky-rocket, National's ACC spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
National wants annual check-up on ERB's impact
Monday, 14 August 2000, 9:23 am | New Zealand National Party
National is moving today to lock into law an annual check-up of the impact of the Employment Relations Bill on jobs, industrial action and growth, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Anti-business policies scaring overseas investors
Monday, 14 August 2000, 9:17 am | New Zealand National Party
"Why does Lianne Dalziel think her Government can attract overseas business investment when their 'anti-business' policies are already sending a stream of local businesses and entrepreneurs overseas?" National's Immigration Spokesperson ... More >>
Unions get Government pay-back
Friday, 11 August 2000, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Unions have had a big-time pay-back with the Government blocking amendments to the Employment Relations Bill that would've given employees more choice and curbed union powers, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
