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Home comforts for rapists
Monday, 12 June 2000, 9:33 am | New Zealand National Party
Matt Robson has yet again shown how completely out of touch he is with New Zealanders with his latest proposal to allow rapists home detention, says National's Justice spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Bob Harvey's exit would be timely for South
Friday, 9 June 2000, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
Reports that the Prime Minister is pushing Labour President Bob Harvey not to stand for re-election are good news for South Islanders, says Canterbury National MP David Carter. More >>
What About Knickers Mr Mallard?
Thursday, 8 June 2000, 4:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
It's great that bras have been stripped of their tariff but knickers should come down too, says National MP Annabel Young. More >>
Govt. gets new wake up call on ERB
Thursday, 8 June 2000, 3:28 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's being delivered a fresh wake-up call over the Employment Relations Bill following an analysis of submissions to the select committee, Opposition Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Life's tougher by $30 pw for average Kiwi Family
Thursday, 8 June 2000, 3:18 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hard-working New Zealand families will have to get some relief in next week's Budget after a very tough start to the year, according to figures released today by Opposition Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Hawkins toying with police cars
Thursday, 8 June 2000, 9:55 am | New Zealand National Party
Any moves to continue to reduce the road toll will be welcomed by New Zealanders but we should not be throwing money away on cosmetic changes, says Opposition Police spokesman Brian Neeson. More >>
Schools in a haze over dope debate
Thursday, 8 June 2000, 8:35 am | New Zealand National Party
The debate on cannabis decriminalisation is sending all the wrong signals to young people about the dangers of the drug, says Opposition Education spokesman Nick Smith. More >>
English Speech: Cullen's Bridge to Nowhere
Wednesday, 7 June 2000, 5:58 pm | New Zealand National Party
Next week the Government will set the tone of this term in office in its first Budget. Dr Cullen is preparing that Budget against the background of a growing economy, yet there is a good deal of apprehension in the wider community about where the economy ... More >>
What Happened To The Mandate?
Wednesday, 7 June 2000, 5:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
On a daily basis the Labour-led coalition tells New Zealanders that it has to proceed with the Employment Relations Bill, the re-nationalisation of accident insurance and the abolition of bulk funding because it campaigned on these issues and it therefore ... More >>
Tax Breaks Gone: Govt. muddled over business
Wednesday, 7 June 2000, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Dr Cullen's admission that the Labour/Alliance Government is not proceeding with an expansion of tax breaks for R&D will be greeted with anger and dismay by thousands of entrepreneurial businesses throughout New Zealand," Opposition ... More >>
Helen Clark's Auckland Arrogance Rides Again
Wednesday, 7 June 2000, 2:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The fact the South Island has been virtually ignored in the Budget process is yet another indication of the Government's supreme arrogance," says National MP Katherine Rich.. More >>
Bob's Slight On South Islanders Beyond The Pale
Tuesday, 6 June 2000, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Labour Party President Bob Harvey has already embarrassed his party with everything from his theory that the CIA was involved in the death of Norman Kirk, to his alleged public 'down-trou'. But he has gone way too far with his latest faux pas," says ... More >>
Govt Cares More About Ballet Than Burglary
Tuesday, 6 June 2000, 3:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's pre-budget burglary announcement is a slap over the wrist with a damp pledge card for burglars, says Opposition Police spokesman Brian Neeson. More >>
Govt. Split Last Thing Business Needs
Tuesday, 6 June 2000, 11:41 am | New Zealand National Party
The public infighting between Labour and the Alliance is creating more uncertainty and concern among the business community, Opposition Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Der Spiegel brands talkfest a 'global coffee club'
Tuesday, 6 June 2000, 9:08 am | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark's Third Way talkfest in Berlin may be nothing more than a global coffee club, according to the authoritative German weekly, Der Spiegel. More >>
Cannabis select committee rejected
Tuesday, 6 June 2000, 8:51 am | New Zealand National Party
National Leader Jenny Shipley has rejected Annette King's call for National to participate in a Parliamentary select committee to review the legal status of cannabis. More >>
Will Labour give pie-warmers back to the workers?
Friday, 2 June 2000, 5:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
"313,000 new jobs may have been created over the past nine years - but that may have taken a toll on the warmth of worksite pastry-goods," says National's Whangarei MP Phil Heatley. More >>
Arbor Day gift should be end of SILNA logging
Friday, 2 June 2000, 3:07 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's lack of action over the clear-felling of native forests in Southland shows how duplicitous they are on conservation issues says Opposition Conservation Spokesman MP Eric Roy. More >>
Helen Clark must not get away with heritage attack
Friday, 2 June 2000, 10:06 am | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark is slowly, brick-by-brick, dismantling every aspect of the heritage which still holds a resonance for the majority of New Zealanders," says National's Northland MP John Carter. More >>
NZ should celebrate the Day of Tanemahuta, 5 June
Thursday, 1 June 2000, 5:52 pm | New Zealand National Party
National MP Georgina te Heuheu, has renewed her call for Arbor Day to be "New Zealandised" and become known as the Day of Tanemahuta, translated in Maori as "Te Ra o Tanemahuta." More >>
