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Rural Affairs Needs New Minister
Wednesday, 26 July 2000, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Rural Affairs need true representation in Cabinet, not just a token gesture", National's Rural Affairs Spokesman Shane Ardern said in the House today. More >>
Jim's Stab In The Dark Over Regional Development
Wednesday, 26 July 2000, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Deputy Prime Minister has admitted he is flying blind with his regional development policies," National's Economic Development spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Show us the details Minister!
Wednesday, 26 July 2000, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
National's Finance Spokesperson Bill English has today welcomed a more constructive approach from Dr Cullen on the issue of superannuation. More >>
Hobbs' ineptitude worrying sign for future
Wednesday, 26 July 2000, 8:59 am | New Zealand National Party
"Farmers have reason to be concerned while Marian Hobbs continues in the role of Minister of Biosecurity," National's Rural Affairs Spokesman Shane Ardern said today. More >>
Minister must take blame for bee fiasco
Tuesday, 25 July 2000, 5:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
"If Marian Hobbs had any doubters before, they've all been won over by her handling of the varroa bee mite incursion. It's now unanimous that she's a bungling idiot. More >>
Public Won't Be Fooled By Fiscal Cap Posturing
Tuesday, 25 July 2000, 5:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is fooling no-one with its posturing over the Treaty settlement process, National's Maori Affairs Spokesperson Georgina te Heuheu said today. More >>
Clark sharpens axe for Cullen's not-Super scheme
Monday, 24 July 2000, 7:58 am | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark may have broken her own speed record for rejecting policies developed by her colleagues," National's Finance Spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Who will pay for TVNZ's anti-sponsorship move?
Monday, 24 July 2000, 7:55 am | New Zealand National Party
TVNZ's decision to review the sponsorship of programmes could see taxpayers footing the bill, or programmes which are currently sponsored draining resources away from other local programming, says National's Katherine Rich. More >>
Hobbs Overlooked Importance Of Agricultural Sector
Friday, 21 July 2000, 11:26 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's cop-out on bee mites last week appears to have stemmed from the Minister of Biosecurity's preoccupation with greenie issues, National's Gavan Herlihy said today. More >>
Another Fumble From Bumbling Minister
Friday, 21 July 2000, 11:24 am | New Zealand National Party
Marian Hobbs' new found enthusiasm for instant fines for biosecurity infringements demonstrates, yet again, that she is out of touch with her portfolio, National's Biosecurity spokesperson David Carter said today. More >>
Asian Migrants Give Their IT Skills To School
Friday, 21 July 2000, 11:10 am | New Zealand National Party
A group of Asian migrants have decided to get together and use their IT skills to help children at a South Auckland school become co mputer-literate for the 21st century. More >>
Asian migrants give their IT skills to school
Friday, 21 July 2000, 10:18 am | New Zealand National Party
A group of Asian migrants have decided to get together and use their IT skills to help children at a South Auckland school become computer-literate for the 21st century. More >>
K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Steve)
Friday, 21 July 2000, 9:34 am | New Zealand National Party
Suggestions that a Universal Benefit will simplify the benefit system are wishful thinking, National's Work and Income spokesperson Belinda Vernon said today. More >>
Wilson's guiding principles are nothing new
Thursday, 20 July 2000, 5:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Maori and pakeha alike will be disappointed to learn that the best Margaret Wilson can do after eight months in the job is repeat obvious truisms as if they were nuggets of newly discovered wisdom," National's Georgina te Heuheu said ... More >>
Cullen Flying Solo On Superannuation
Thursday, 20 July 2000, 2:54 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister seems to be on a one-man political mission over his superannuation proposal, National's Finance Spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Govt stifling potential of biological revolution
Thursday, 20 July 2000, 1:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Agriculture Spokesman Gavan Herlihy says the Government is frustrating the agriculture sector's ability to embrace and benefit from the 'knowledge economy'. More >>
Tizard and Dracula a threat to CER
Wednesday, 19 July 2000, 5:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
Albany MP Murray McCully has expressed alarm that visits to Melbourne by both Judith Tizard and Dracula tomorrow may undermine good trans-Tasman relations. More >>
Cost Of Health Reforms Stab In The Dark
Wednesday, 19 July 2000, 5:30 pm | New Zealand National Party
Cabinet has been asked to approve massive health restructuring on a leap of faith with absolutely no sound evidence about what it will cost or save, Opposition Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
FBT Reality Bites Small Businesses
Wednesday, 19 July 2000, 4:56 pm | New Zealand National Party
The cold reality of the Government's anti-business policies is hitting thousands of new victims as the country's employers face their first fringe benefit tax bills under the new high rate imposed by Labour, National's Revenue spokesperson Annabel ... More >>
Family lawyers warn Wilson over 50/50 split
Wednesday, 19 July 2000, 3:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
The second day of oral submissions to the Select Committee has again seen family law practitioners identify serious problems with the Government's changes to matrimonial property, says National's Justice spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
