10 July 2008 - Greater public transparency in how the Government and government departments spend money is essential says UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne.

10 JULY 2008 - Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Tom Dowie agrees with Greymouth Mayor Tony Kokshoorn that it is unacceptable for West Coast women to be forced to travel to give birth, due to the critical shortage of obstetricians.

Labour is showing they have no significant ideas for improving the faltering economy and are spending time dodging responsibility for the issues Kiwis are facing, says National Party Leader John Key.

The Green Party is concerned that residues of the highly toxic and controversial insecticide Endosulfan have been found in lettuce, strawberries and courgettes sold in New Zealand.

9 July 2008 - Minister of Corrections and Acting Minister of Police Phil Goff has welcomed the release of the ministerial inquiry into the death of Debbie Ashton and endorsed its recommendations.

9 July 2008 - Revelations that Attorney-General Michael Cullen treated with disdain the serious concerns about the scrapping of the Serious Fraud Office from its director David Bradshaw are most disturbing, says National's Justice spokesman, Simon Power.

9 July 2008 - The Government must accept some responsibility for the tragic death of Debbie Ashton because of the mismanagement of the offender by Police and Corrections, says Nelson MP Nick Smith.

9 July 2008 - Whitireia Community Polytechnic is now even better placed to contribute to trades training with a brand new Industry Training Centre, Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson said at the centre's official opening today where he was accompanied by Associate Economic Development Minis

9 July 2008 - Family First NZ says that the evidence is in that CYF's limited resources are being wasted, with a 'blow-out' in CYF notifications but the levels of actual abuse not increasing, or at worst not being caught.

9 July 2008 - The Family Party is calling on Government to explain why core policing should be offloaded on local councils.