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F16 decision will have long term impact
Monday, 20 March 2000, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour/Alliance Government's decision to cancel the F16 contract will do long term damage, both to the Defence Force and to New Zealand's international reputation, says Opposition Defence Spokesperson Wayne Mapp. More >>
Govt Could Afford F-16s
Monday, 20 March 2000, 4:48 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government could afford to buy the 28 F-16s if it wanted to, Opposition Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. More >>
Quigley recommends keeping some F-16s
Monday, 20 March 2000, 2:50 pm | New Zealand National Party
Derek Quigley has told the Government what the Opposition has said all along - that cancellation of the F-16 contract would be a dramatic departure for New Zealand's defence policy with far-reaching implications, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said ... More >>
Chinese school certificate announcement welcomed
Monday, 20 March 2000, 1:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Ethnic Affairs Spokesperson Pansy Wong has welcomed the announcement that Chinese will be a School Certificate Examination subject from this year. More >>
Govt. must explain F-16 implications
Monday, 20 March 2000, 7:51 am | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley today called on Prime Minister Helen Clark to make it absolutely clear to New Zealanders whether the cancellation of the F-16 contract will mean a dramatic downgrading of New Zealand's strategic defence capability prior ... More >>
Environmental recklessness unacceptable
Saturday, 18 March 2000, 12:09 am | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Conservation Spokesman Eric Roy today called for a self-closing breathing valve to be compulsory in the fuel tanks of all large fishing vessels operating in New Zealand waters, following an oil spill off the coast of the Chatham Islands last ... More >>
PM Asked To Show Compassion To Créche Children
Friday, 17 March 2000, 4:08 pm | New Zealand National Party
Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley today called on Prime Minister Helen Clark to show compassion to the parents of the Christchurch Créche children and arrange to fund their legal costs for the Government-imposed inquiry into the Ellis case. More >>
Smoking Issues Must Be Carefully Considered
Friday, 17 March 2000, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
New ACT MP Stephen Franks is not a smoker. He says he “detests” smoking. Despite that he’s disgusted by Government talk of changing the law to sue tobacco companies. More >>
Regret at O’Regan decision to step down
Friday, 17 March 2000, 2:33 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader Jenny Shipley today accepted with regret Katherine O’Regan’s decision to step down from politics and be taken off the party list. More >>
Threatening Noises Disguise Lack Of Solutions
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 6:14 pm | New Zealand National Party
Energy Minister Pete Hodgson's threatening noises on line company regulation disguise the lack of real solutions to consumers' worries, Opposition Energy spokesperson Pansy Wong said today. More >>
Dak okay but baccy not says Govt
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 6:12 pm | New Zealand National Party
The government is exhibiting double standards over smoking and cannabis - indicating a willingness to talk about suing tobacco companies over health effects of tobacco while debating changes to cannabis use, says National Youth Affairs spokesman Simon ... More >>
New employment bill based on false premise
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 5:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Government’s revealing just how out of touch it is with what goes on in the New Zealand workplace, Opposition Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today during the debate on the Employment Relations Bill. More >>
Govt. turns its back on small business and staff
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 4:32 pm | New Zealand National Party
National is vowing to represent the employers and staff in small and medium sized businesses, who are taken aback by the Government’s extreme approach on employment law and ACC, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
Govt Bill hobbles Auditor General - Nats
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 2:51 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Labour/Alliance Government will effectively hobble the Auditor General's independence with the Public Audit Bill says National MP David Carter, former chair of the Finance & Expenditure Select Committee. More >>
National Launches www.dinosaur.org.nz
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 11:58 am | New Zealand National Party
National will be communicating directly with the more than a million New Zealanders on line to make sure they know the full impact of the new Employment Relations Bill. More >>
Inquiry critical to clear Waipareira
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must instigate an inquiry into operations at Te Whanau O Waipareira so the trust can clear its name and get back to doing what it does well - providing social services to Maori in West Auckland, says National Maori Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
Upton-on-line : Turfing out the consultants
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 10:21 am | New Zealand National Party
Upton-on-line has been having some fun figuring out exactly what the new Government's attitude to consultants is. With Derek Quigley retained almost from day one to find a way of jettisoning the F-16s, the policy of doing away with consultancies always ... More >>
Union lock out threatened at port say leaked paper
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 9:54 am | New Zealand National Party
Wellington based unions are already bullying and strong-arming a major local Hawke’s Bay employer the same day the government introduces new legislation to give the unions more power, says National MP Anne Tolley. More >>
Minister weaseling out of student loan debacle
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 9:51 am | New Zealand National Party
WINZ officials today at Parliament’s Social Services Select Committee confirmed they advised Government against proceeding so quickly with changes in the student loan scheme, because of implementation concerns that they had insufficient time to conduct ... More >>
Inquiry critical to clear Waipareira
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 12:00 am | New Zealand National Party
The Government must instigate an inquiry into operations at Te Whanau O Waipareira so the trust can clear its name and get back to doing what it does well - providing social services to Maori in West Auckland, says National Maori Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
