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PM playing fickle politics with serious issue
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 8:54 am | New Zealand National Party
The Leader of the Opposition Jenny Shipley tonight reiterated National's support for Parliament debating property rights for de facto and same sex couples but said they should be in separate legislation from matrimonial couples. More >>
Hodgson Fails To Act On Fixed Charges
Monday, 7 August 2000, 4:03 pm | New Zealand National Party
Christchurch electricity consumers angry about the lack of service and higher daily fixed charges imposed by TransAlta should hold the Energy Minister Peter Hodgson accountable as well, National Energy spokesperson Pansy Wong said today. More >>
Teacher Exam Claim Bad Omen For ERB
Monday, 7 August 2000, 2:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Education Spokesperson Nick Smith says today's claims by teachers for a 70-100% increase for marking School Certificate and Bursary examinations is a sign of things to come under the Employment Relations Bill. More >>
Media Diary, Jenny Shipley
Monday, 7 August 2000, 11:11 am | New Zealand National Party
Rt Hon Jenny Shipley Leader of the Opposition Media diary Monday 7 August - Monday 14 August More >>
Gross interference leads to golden handshake
Monday, 7 August 2000, 7:53 am | New Zealand National Party
"A scandalous degree of interference from the highest levels of Cabinet has caused a complete breakdown in the much lauded 'partnership' between the Government and Local Government New Zealand," National's Murray McCully said today. More >>
Child Abuse Hui Call Close To Ministerial Support
Friday, 4 August 2000, 3:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Maori Affairs Spokesperson Georgina te Heuheu is welcoming signs that the Minister of Maori Affairs will support her call for a nationwide hui on the abuse of children. More >>
New Zealand not immigration-friendly
Friday, 4 August 2000, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand is not a welcoming place for new migrants, National Immigration spokesperson Marie Hasler said today. More >>
Decision on arms bill will be welcomed
Friday, 4 August 2000, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
National's decision to pull the plug on the Arms Amendment Bill will be welcomed by both outdoor recreational groups and the gun lobby, National's Conservation Spokesman Eric Roy said today. More >>
National withdraws support for arms bill
Friday, 4 August 2000, 9:42 am | New Zealand National Party
National MPs on the Law and Order Select Committee have withdrawn their support from the Arms Amendment Bill. More >>
Health Bill must be sent back to drawing board
Friday, 4 August 2000, 9:25 am | New Zealand National Party
National will seek Parliament's approval for the Health Minister to defer the first of the health reform legislation until she can sort out splits in the Government ranks over it, National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Govt sells out 280,000 low-income families
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 5:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today in Parliament we saw the sort of discrimination that we haven't seen in New Zealand for years, National's Housing spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Trevor Mallard redefines "overstayers"
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour's Trevor Mallard has changed the dictionary definition of the word 'overstayer'," National's Arthur Anae said today. More >>
Tourism Minister on holiday over ERB
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 2:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Tourism Minister may as well have been on holiday for all the good he has done for the tourism industry over the Employment Relations Bill, National's Tourism spokesperson David Carter said today. More >>
ERB 'charm offensive' an urban myth
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 11:18 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's so-called 'charm offensive' to business is fast becoming an urban myth, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Low confidence takes toll on number of workers
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 12:38 am | New Zealand National Party
"The latest Household Labour Force Survey figures indicate that many people have either given up on the chance of finding a job, or left our shores," National's Employment Spokesman Bob Simcock said today. More >>
Government snubs award to Timberlands
Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 5:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
"It is appalling that the Government has smugly condoned a DOC decision to boycott an environmental award which acknowledged the merits of sustainable rimu logging," National's Conservation Spokesperson Eric Roy said today. More >>
You've Seen The Bill, Now Get The Magnet
Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 3:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
It's going to take more than a fridge magnet to make the Government's employment relations law stick with business, National Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Annette says no to nurses and doctors
Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 2:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Health Minister has today delivered more bad news to hospitals and their nurses and doctors looking for pay rises to fix staff shortages, National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
PM Still Doesn't Get It
Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 11:08 am | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister is misleading New Zealanders in saying that employees who don't wish to join a union can still negotiate their own collective agreement, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Papers reveal Govt. health reform shambles
Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 8:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Nineteen health restructuring Cabinet papers dumped by the Government tonight reveal warnings of major risks around the Government's plans to set up District Health Boards, National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
