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Govt refuses to say who'll miss out on cheap rents
Thursday, 4 May 2000, 5:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of State house tenants deserve to know now whether they'll be lucky enough to qualify when Labour introduces income-related rents, National's Housing spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Minister tells PM to butt out
Thursday, 4 May 2000, 1:10 pm | New Zealand National Party
Police Minister George Hawkins has taken a swipe at the Prime Minister over her comments on the Waitara Shooting, says Opposition Police Spokesman Brian Neeson. More >>
Govt. concocting a yarn on its 'shortfall'
Thursday, 4 May 2000, 8:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government is concocting a story to try to explain away its shoddy pre-election budget planning, National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Will the real Health Minister please stand up?
Thursday, 4 May 2000, 8:42 am | New Zealand National Party
Who is the real Minister of Health? Annette King or the Prime Minister's senior advisor Heather Simpson? More >>
Wake up call in job figures
Thursday, 4 May 2000, 12:42 am | New Zealand National Party
New unemployment figures out today revealing a rise in unemployment for the first time in 15 months are an early wake-up call for the Labour-Alliance Government, Opposition Employment spokesperson Bob Simock said today. More >>
Another IRD Botch Up - Cullen Must Act
Wednesday, 3 May 2000, 4:21 pm | New Zealand National Party
Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers are in for another shock courtesy of another IRD mistake - this time on IR3 tax forms, Opposition Revenue spokesperson Annabel Young said today. More >>
Labour Minister refuses to front on ERB
Wednesday, 3 May 2000, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
"The Labour Minister is revealing contempt of the democratic process with her refusal to front to the select committee on the Employment Relations Bill," Opposition Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. More >>
Helen Clark Insults West Coasters - Again
Wednesday, 3 May 2000, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark must stop engaging in ugly name-calling and start acting like a Prime Minister if she wants West Coasters to take the Government's $120 million package seriously, National MP Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Benefits larger and easier to get under Labour
Wednesday, 3 May 2000, 3:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government plans to remove all incentives for beneficiaries to get a job and plans to pay people more to stay on the dole, says National's Work and Income spokesperson Belinda Vernon. More >>
Last chance for official say on ERB
Tuesday, 2 May 2000, 5:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
New Zealanders have a last chance to have an official say on the Employment Relations Bill - with select committee submissions due in by tomorrow (3 May). More >>
Health Minister stumbling over health reforms
Tuesday, 2 May 2000, 4:02 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister of Health is failing to meet her self imposed health reform deadlines - creating uncertainty and undermining her plans to restructure the health system, Opposition Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech revealed today. More >>
West Coasters deserve more respect
Tuesday, 2 May 2000, 3:39 pm | New Zealand National Party
Dr Cullen has blown his top with the Greens over the honouring of the West Coast rimu logging contracts and has fallen into the Government's habit of insults when they disagree with another view, says National's Timberlands Spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
May Day mayday for workers
Monday, 1 May 2000, 3:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
May Day 2000 will go down in history as dragging back an industrial regime that most workers can't relate to and don't want, says Belinda Vernon, Auckland National MP. More >>
Road toll plummets a year on from new licenses
Monday, 1 May 2000, 1:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Today marks the first full year of the new driver licence system and the road toll results speak for themselves," Pakuranga MP and former Transport Minister, Maurice Williamson said today. More >>
Slater Speech To Wellington Regional Nats Conf.
Monday, 1 May 2000, 9:19 am | New Zealand National Party
A 1952 remit at dominion conference reads "that we oppose the imposition of import controls or excessive tariffs to protect uneconomic industries in New Zealand" (Waipa) More >>
Rt Hon Jenny Shipley - Dare to be radical
Saturday, 29 April 2000, 3:17 pm | New Zealand National Party
"We have to become radical conservatives. Don't fall off your seats. You haven't slipped into an ACT conference. I don't mean radical as in extreme." More >>
Dairy merger positive for NZ industry
Friday, 28 April 2000, 3:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand Dairy Board's move to take a shareholding in Bonlac Foods Limited, one of Australia's biggest dairy companies, has been welcomed by Opposition Agriculture Spokesman Gavan Herlihy. More >>
CTU supports non-union collective bargaining
Friday, 28 April 2000, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The CTU has opened the door for non-union agents to negotiate collective contracts, potentially putting it on a crash course with Labour Minister Margaret Wilson over the purpose of the ERB, says Opposition Labour spokesperson Max Bradford. More >>
Money must reach Pacific Island families
Friday, 28 April 2000, 12:53 am | New Zealand National Party
Pouring money in to improve the poor health and education of Pacific Island people is a waste of time if people won't seek help or don't know how, says National's Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Arthur Anae. More >>
There Must Be More, Annette
Thursday, 27 April 2000, 5:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Health Minister's plans to spend just over $20 million more on surgery are just a drop in the bucket on what Labour promised New Zealanders, Opposition Associate Health spokesperson Lynda Scott said today. More >>
