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.

9 July 2008 - State Services Minister David Parker today released a report by Kristy P McDonald QC, into the death of Nelson woman Debbie Ashton in December 2006.

The Government should explain why it is that a city council feels so neglected that it's considering hiring private security guards to patrol the streets, says National's Police spokesman Chester Borrows.

8 July 2008 - UnitedFuture today launched its Research, Science & Technology policy to the Agriculture and Horticulture Science Conference at Palmerston North's Massey University.

8 July 2008 - ACT Health Spokesman and Wellington-based MP Heather Roy today put her support behind doctors calling for the Government's review of maternity services to be extended into a wider inquiry, and said that Wellington is not the only region in crisis.

The discovery of personal signatures on the Charities Commission website is an unacceptable invitation to identity theft and should be stopped immediately, says National's Internal Affairs spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie.

National Party members of the Health Select Committee are supporting recommendations to make ambulances services safer.

National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman is welcoming the Minister's support for aspects of National's broadcasting policy which was released yesterday.

National must come clean on their plans for KiwiSaver after a second National MP has accidentally revealed plans to cut contributions to the scheme, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.