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Tax laws a dog's breakfast
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 12:07 am | New Zealand National Party
Today's announcement of even more tax avoidance law creates huge uncertainties for taxpayers and the retrospective nature of it is appalling, Opposition Revenue Spokesperson Annabel Young said. More >>
Minister not interested in New Zealanders' views
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 5:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Minister for the Environment has told the Local Government and Environment Select Committee that submitters are wasting their time appearing before the Select Committee to support their submissions on the Resource Management Bill as the Government's ... More >>
The colonisation of our public service
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 4:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
This Government wants to colonise the public service with sycophants, said Opposition Timberlands Spokesperson Tony Ryall speaking in today’s general debate. More >>
Prime Minister Should Sack Wilson From Review
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 4:05 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Prime Minister should sack Rodney Wilson from the Te Papa review to prove to New Zealanders that she has an open mind on the future of the National Museum, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said in Parliament today. More >>
New Law Gives Govt Bullies A Platform
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 4:00 pm | New Zealand National Party
Government MPs and unions are banding together to abuse the select committee process on the Employment Relations Bill, Max Bradford, Opposition Industrial Relations spokesperson revealed today. More >>
Anderton unfit for security committee
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 11:44 am | New Zealand National Party
“The Deputy Prime Minister has shown he is unfit to be a member of the Parliamentary Security Intelligence Committee,” Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Health Minister's black prognosis for wage round
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 11:42 am | New Zealand National Party
The Health Minister has revealed today she has refused to find any extra funding to ensure nurses and doctors get a pay rise, Opposition Health Spokesperson Wyatt Creech said. More >>
Government “announcement” just restores status quo
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 11:40 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s announcement to raise eligibility for community services card is nothing but a patch-up ] of its own bungle over eligibility for the card, says National’s Work and Income spokesperson Belinda Vernon. More >>
Nats welcome completion of Biodiversity Strategy
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 12:57 am | New Zealand National Party
National has welcomed the completion of the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy saying it will provide a consistent policy framework for issues spanning the management of parks and protected areas, resource management on private land and management ... More >>
Health Minister's black prognosis for wage round
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 5:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Health Minister has revealed today she has refused to find any extra funding to ensure nurses and doctors get a pay rise, Opposition Health Spokesperson Wyatt Creech said. More >>
Government "announcement" just restores status quo
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 5:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government's announcement to raise eligibility for community services card is nothing but a patch-up of its own bungle over eligibility for the card, says National's Work and Income spokesperson Belinda Vernon. More >>
Looking At The Fridges In Te Papa
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 3:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark has insulted New Zealanders with her admission that she has launched her tirade against Te Papa without even visiting the place since she became Prime Minister or Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley ... More >>
Govt. blocks more time for NZers to have their say
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 2:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
The arrogance of Government MPs is reaching new heights - they have again blocked New Zealanders getting time to have their say on the Employment Relations Bill. More >>
Bulk Funding Double Standard
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 11:19 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government's revealed a glaring double standard by scrapping bulk funding for schools, but deciding to introduce bulk funding for doctors, National List MP Max Bradford said today. More >>
Health professionals need more certainty than this
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 8:27 am | New Zealand National Party
"No-one doubts the need for a primary health care strategy - but the Government has raised more questions than it has answered with the document released today," Opposition Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said. More >>
Govt. sidelines parents and compromises standards
Monday, 27 March 2000, 6:31 pm | New Zealand National Party
Changes to school enrolment announced today by the new Government will compromise standards and side-line parents, says National's Education spokesman Dr Nick Smith. More >>
S & P's warning shot well-timed
Monday, 27 March 2000, 5:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Standard & Poor's has sent New Zealand a warning: the Labour-Alliance's policies risk doing real damage to the country and its people, Opposition leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Clark naïve to deny threat to NZ
Monday, 27 March 2000, 4:35 pm | New Zealand National Party
Helen Clark is defying the lessons of history and logic if she believes New Zealand never has and never will face any security threats, Opposition Defence Spokesperson Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
New Tax - New Headache
Monday, 27 March 2000, 3:57 pm | New Zealand National Party
Dr Cullen's brand new tax on superannuation savings breaks his pre-election promise of no new taxes and creates administrative headaches for employers and employees, Opposition Revenue Spokesperson Annabel Young said today. More >>
Helen Clark is out of step on Te Papa
Monday, 27 March 2000, 2:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
Millions of New Zealanders love Te Papa and if it doesn't suit Helen Clark's tastes, she is the one who is out of step, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
