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Committee steps in after Clark wimps out
Thursday, 6 April 2000, 11:39 am | New Zealand National Party
The Commerce Select Committee has had to step in and demand action over the Hawkesby affair because the Prime Minister and Minister of Broadcasting have wimped out, says National's Broadcasting spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
More legislation by media
Wednesday, 5 April 2000, 5:45 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government needs to get its act together over tax legislation - instead of rolling out tax law as a series of media releases, Opposition Revenue Spokesperson Annabel Young said today. More >>
Govt. broken record on West Coast doesn't wash
Wednesday, 5 April 2000, 4:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's arrogance towards the West Coast has reached new heights - it's broken its own pre-election promises to Coasters but continues to dismiss their protests out-of-hand, Opposition Forestry spokesperson Phil Heatley said today. More >>
Alliance May White-Ant Legal Aid Changes
Wednesday, 5 April 2000, 4:19 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Alliance has not yet agreed to support the Government's legal aid changes, says National MP Tony Ryall. More >>
PM's law change discriminatory and sexist
Wednesday, 5 April 2000, 4:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
"Helen Clark's latest legislative threat could be extremely damaging to women in the business world," National's spokesperson for Women's Affairs, Anne Tolley said today. More >>
Goff’s Bail Amendment on the Skids
Tuesday, 4 April 2000, 5:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Alliance Minister Matt Robson has put the skids under Mr Goff’s proposed amendments to the Bail Bill, says National’s Justice spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
Clark exempt from her own accountability
Tuesday, 4 April 2000, 5:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
Prime Minister Helen Clark's credibility is looking shaky as she scrambles for excuses to avoid holding high profile MP John Tamihere to account, says Roger Sowry. More >>
Govt. Keeps Putting The Knife Into Coasters
Tuesday, 4 April 2000, 4:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
Why is the Labour-Alliance Government so determined to keep putting the knife into West Coasters? Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley asked today. More >>
West Coast is not an island
Tuesday, 4 April 2000, 4:24 pm | New Zealand National Party
It's time Prime Minister Helen Clark visited the West Coast if she believes the West Coast economic situation is no different to the Chatham Islands, says National MP David Carter. More >>
Govt goes too far imposing property rights
Tuesday, 4 April 2000, 2:49 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is wrong and has gone too far with its proposed changes to relationship property rights, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Govt goes too far imposing property rights
Monday, 3 April 2000, 6:38 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government is wrong and has gone too far with its proposed changes to relationship property rights, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Govt dictates changes to property rights
Monday, 3 April 2000, 9:42 am | New Zealand National Party
National understands that the Cabinet will tomorrow consider major changes to the way in which matrimonial, de facto and same-sex property rights will be handled, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today More >>
Govt short-changes NZers on April 1
Saturday, 1 April 2000, 6:26 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's short-changing New Zealanders with its April 1 changes, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Clark must front up to West Coasters
Friday, 31 March 2000, 5:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark should get out of the Auckland and Wellington circles where she feels comfortable and front up to West Coasters to explain the Government’s rescue package, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Surprise For 15,000 State Tenants - No Cheap Rents
Friday, 31 March 2000, 4:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Thousands of state house tenants are about to find out that they won't qualify when Labour introduces income-related rents, National's Housing spokesman Tony Ryall said today. More >>
Upton Online: Legislating for Virtue on Venus
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 5:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Employment Relations Bill is guaranteed to provide a level of fireworks Parliament hasn't seen since the mother of all budgets. Written by a university lecturer and a unionist of radical middle class extraction it would probably provide a useful ... More >>
Govt Split On Bail Bill Bail Bill Delayed
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 4:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
Labour has been forced to delay consideration of the Bail Bill and amendments because of major disagreements with its junior coalition partner, says National Justice spokesman Tony Ryall. More >>
No heads will roll over $6m Hawkesby payout
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 1:25 pm | New Zealand National Party
No heads will roll at Television New Zealand management over the $6 million Hawkesby payout despite Prime Minister Helen Clark’s pledge, says National MP Tony Ryall. More >>
Select Committee head compromised
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 9:11 am | New Zealand National Party
National wants the head of the select committee considering the Employment Relations Bill be removed from the position, Opposition Industrial Relations Spokesperson Max Bradford said. More >>
Govt. scraps RMA improvements
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 9:10 am | New Zealand National Party
Farmers will be dismayed that the new Government is refusing to back changes to the Resource Management Act that would've improved the way it operates and cut down on the cost of compliance, National's Agriculture spokesperson Gavan Herlihy said today. More >>
