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Student Debt Burden Set To Skyrocket
Monday, 20 December 1999, 5:55 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Opposition today issued a warning to tertiary students not to be sucked into taking out student loans now that interest won’t be charged while they are studying. More >>
Tough Talk Was All Just An Election Stunt
Monday, 20 December 1999, 5:43 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Social Services Minister Steve Maharey’s brave bold talk before the election to clean up WINZ was just that – talk,” says National’s Work and Income spokesperson Belinda Vernon. More >>
NZ's Credibility On Line With F-16's - Mapp
Monday, 20 December 1999, 9:40 am | New Zealand National Party
New Zealand’s credibility as a western democracy prepared to pull its weight is on the line over the F-16 fighter contract, says National Party Defence spokesperson, Dr Wayne Mapp MP. More >>
Time For Minister To Remember Promise To Students
Friday, 17 December 1999, 1:44 pm | New Zealand National Party
“For the second time this week the Minister of Social Services and Employment has proved that his word means nothing” says National’s Work & Income spokesperson Belinda Vernon. More >>
Tertiary qualifications not answer for WINZ staff
Thursday, 16 December 1999, 11:05 am | New Zealand National Party
National’s spokesperson on Work and Income (excluding Employment) Belinda Vernon MP is keen to identify and remedy policy shortcomings by working with those who deliver services from Work and Income NZ, and those who receive them. More >>
MP Young allocated Revenue and Wellington seats
Wednesday, 15 December 1999, 4:23 pm | New Zealand National Party
Jenny Shipley announced today that Annabel Young is the National party spokesperson on Revenue. Prior to coming into Parliament, Annabel was a tax specialist. She is a lawyer and an accountant. More >>
Labour’s Defence Plans will Damage Credibility
Wednesday, 15 December 1999, 4:20 pm | New Zealand National Party
“Labour’s Defence plans will seriously imperil our relationship with Australia and the United States,” says new National Defence Spokesman, Dr Wayne Mapp. More >>
Opposition Teams And Responsibilities List
Wednesday, 15 December 1999, 3:47 pm | New Zealand National Party
The Leader of the opposition has allocated her members into five teams. The following is the full list of the teams, and each members responsibilities within the groups. More >>
Shadow Cabinet List - Leader Of Opposition
Wednesday, 15 December 1999, 3:37 pm | New Zealand National Party
1 Rt Hon Jenny Shipley Leader 2 Rt Hon Wyatt Creech Deputy Leader Health 3 Hon Bill English Finance 4 Hon Roger Sowry Leader of the House, State Services,Transport & Civil Aviation 5 Hon Max Bradford Economic Development, Labour, Industrial Relations ... More >>
IRD should be run by best person for the Job
Wednesday, 15 December 1999, 9:05 am | New Zealand National Party
No time for political correctness. The best person available should head the IRD, says National MP Annabel Young. More >>
National Party On Tauranga Recount
Thursday, 9 December 1999, 3:34 pm | New Zealand National Party
National Party President John Slater announced today that National MP and Candidate Hon Katherine O'Regan will be applying for a recount of the electorate votes in the Tauranga Electorate. This application will be filed as soon as possible in order ... More >>
Wellington Museum gets $112,500 from Govt
Thursday, 2 December 1999, 11:50 am | New Zealand National Party
Local National MP Annabel Young said that a grant of $112,500 to Wellington’s City and Sea Museum recognized the importance to Wellington of having a museum of local history.. Minister of Tourism, Lockwood Smith, made the grant on 25 November. More >>
When the Heat Comes on Martin Gallagher Tells Lies
Friday, 26 November 1999, 3:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
Today Martin Gallagher circulated a letter that said, “the current National local Member of Parliament refused to vote to allow the community to be consulted about the casino proposal”. More >>
Hide's Defiance Impacted On Prebble
Thursday, 25 November 1999, 12:40 am | New Zealand National Party
"Rodney Hide's defiance of wiser counsels in ACT to stand as a constituency candidate in Epsom has helped erode his leader's position in Wellington Central", said Epsom National candidate Richard Worth today. More >>
Labour Support For Nat An Historic Shift
Wednesday, 24 November 1999, 5:59 pm | New Zealand National Party
The decision of local Labour campaigners to back the National Epsom candidate marks an historic shift in Auckland politics, said National's candidate for Epsom constituency, Richard Worth, today. More >>
There's little hope for the left…
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 2:41 pm | New Zealand National Party
There's little hope the Left could form any sort of Government, if they have so much trouble trusting each other over disabled parking spaces, said Roger Sowry. More >>
What National Is Doing For Health
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 9:43 am | New Zealand National Party
Tomorrow’s hand over of Te Puia Hospital on the East Coast to Ngati Porou Hauora Maori is yet another example of the National Governments philosophy of ensuring that communities have a say in their future. Contrast this to the Labour party who have ... More >>
Young Nats Reject Fitzsimons' "Wild" Accusations
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 8:29 am | New Zealand National Party
Young Nationals have rejected claims made by Green co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons that it is current Young Nationals policy to support the legalisation of cannabis. More >>
Epsom Voters Reject Extremism
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 8:26 am | New Zealand National Party
Epsom voters have a long track record of rejecting extremism in any form, the National candidate Richard Worth said today in response to claims from the Epsom Labour candidate that Act is a fascist party. More >>
Alliance would force absurd petrol price increases
Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 12:40 am | New Zealand National Party
“If Jim Anderton got his way, New Zealand families would be lumped with significant petrol price increases. Prices for petrol and other everyday goods would increase at least 5% if Alliance’s crazy tariff policy was implemented,” said Ilam MP Gerry ... More >>
