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Immigration pilot scheme, less than welcoming
Wednesday, 12 July 2000, 3:53 pm | New Zealand National Party
A Government attempt to make immigrants feel more welcome, could end up making them feel less welcome, National MP Pansy Wong said today. More >>
Job-machine in reverse
Wednesday, 12 July 2000, 3:29 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Jim Anderton's job machine is in reverse gear because so far it's destroying jobs, not creating them," National's Finance spokesperson and Clutha Southland MP Bill English said today More >>
Cutting corners on police training is unwise
Tuesday, 11 July 2000, 1:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The decision to decrease the amount of training given to new Police recruits could create serious problems down the track, National's Police spokesman Brian Neeson said today. More >>
Porirua health plan welcomed
Monday, 10 July 2000, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
"It is pleasing to see progress is being made on the work National started to improve health services in Porirua City," National's Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. More >>
Arts report should be made public
Monday, 10 July 2000, 8:39 am | New Zealand National Party
It is unacceptable that taxpayers money has been spent on a report that may never see the light of day, says National's Culture & Heritage spokesperson Simon Upton. More >>
Marian Hobbs takes 8 months to make waffle
Friday, 7 July 2000, 1:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The "high level policy paper" released by the Minister of Broadcasting last night was about as exciting as the TV test pattern, National's Broadcasting Spokesperson Katherine Rich said today. More >>
Government still doesn't get it
Friday, 7 July 2000, 1:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government still doesn't get the message that New Zealanders want a tougher stance on violent offenders, says National's Justice spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Pupils lose out to unions in Education Bill
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 7:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The abolition of bulk funding and the reintroduction of zoning is the price children must pay for the Government's political debts to the teachers union, says National's Education spokesperson Nick Smith. More >>
Child porn bill will go before Parliament
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 6:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Anne Tolley's Members Bill to ban child pornography in any Films, Videos or Publications in New Zealand has been drawn from the ballot and will get its day in Parliament. More >>
Hospitals to foot new $750,000 bill
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Papers released today reveal the country's hospitals face a new three-quarter-of-a-million dollar bill to pay for the extra appointees to new health boards," National's Associate Health spokesperson Lynda Scott said today. More >>
Eight Grudging Changes Wont Fix ERB
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 4:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Finance Minister has confirmed that all business will get is eight grudging changes to the Employment Relations Bill, and no substantive change to the other 256 clauses and seven schedules in the legislation," National Industrial Relations ... More >>
$2million binge on consultants by Jim's Ministry
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jim Anderton's new Ministry has spent-up on consultants to the tune of $2million in just four months, Opposition Industry and Regional Development spokesperson John Luxton said today. More >>
Labour sells out to Greens
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 11:36 am | New Zealand National Party
Labour's support for the Green Party's New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone Extension Bill is unprincipled political opportunism, National Defence spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Get on with it Minister
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 10:11 am | New Zealand National Party
Biosecurity Minister Marian Hobbs has twice today demonstrated her inability to make a decision in her biosecurity portfolio, says National's Biosecurity spokesperson David Carter. More >>
Cullen delivers more bad news for business
Wednesday, 5 July 2000, 5:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Finance Minister has confirmed there will only be cosmetic changes to the widely condemned Employment Relations Bill, Opposition Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Non-Co-Operation With Junior Govt. Whip
Wednesday, 5 July 2000, 3:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The National Opposition has withdrawn co-operation with the Junior Government Whip," Shadow Leader of the House Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Government must come out of denial
Wednesday, 5 July 2000, 1:15 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government must stop denying its responsibility for the continuing slippage in economic confidence, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Te Papa Vindicated By Review
Wednesday, 5 July 2000, 11:45 am | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Spokesperson on Culture and Heritage Simon Upton says the Review Team's report on Te Papa largely vindicates the Museum's record since opening in 1998. More >>
Yet Another Full-Scale Review
Friday, 30 June 2000, 1:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
The new driver licensing system has been hugely successful, but it is appropriate to do some fine tuning, Opposition Transport spokesperson Roger Sowry said today. More >>
Worrying signs in National Bank survey
Friday, 30 June 2000, 12:23 am | New Zealand National Party
Business confidence has taken another battering, and the pessimistic feeling is becoming entrenched, National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today More >>
