National Party
Govt backtracks on limo statements
The Government has backtracked on previous statements that it knew nothing about a decision to replace its three-year-old BMWs with new ones.
Minister dismisses call for ACC review
The ACC system is being clogged up with surgery claims that have no hope of succeeding because of private insurance company requirements, ACC Minister Nick Smith says, as he dismissed the idea of a
Defence Force review - robbing Peter to pay Peter?
The joke doing the rounds of the military has it that there seems to be no spare cash for anything other than hiring expensive consultants to squeeze more money out of the Defence Force's budget to
Growing public frustration may give Labour traction
Brittle, uncertain, and full of surprises. No, that is not an assessment of former Labour Party MP Chris Carter's current state of mind.
Exemption policy heralds risks, hardball from Labour
Damned if he does; dog tucker if he doesn't. Phil Goff's promise to remove GST from fresh fruit and vegetables might be interpreted as a sign Labour has gone completely gaga.
Sorry Your Majesty, my country needs me
This is a climate which does not look kindly at penny-pinching by the state.
Value for money
The Government plans to make progress on its "private-public partnerships" proposals, having previously said it will use the system to construct a prison at Wiri, Auckland, and may do so when new s
National given a good old-fashioned hiding
Shame on National. That party's behaviour in Parliament over the past couple of weeks has on occasion veered close to being a disgrace, both to itself and the institution.
Activists' tactics will work against them
The left-wing activists who stormed the Sky City Hotel last Sunday in an inevitably futile attempt to force their way into the National Party conference should take a good hard look at themselves.