National Party Leader John Key says a National-led Government will make $8.6 billion available for new infrastructure projects over the next six years, while reducing development delays.

Mr Key today announced National's Infrastructure Plan - 'Building for a Brighter Future'.

24 October 2008 - The High Country Accord says the National Party's high country policy would be good for the environment, farmers and taxpayers.

24 October 2008 - New Zealand First made a donation of $78,000 this year to the Susan Couch and Crime Victims Charitable Trust, Rt Hon Winston Peters announced this evening.

24 October 2008 - The Maori Party is calling on all political parties to lift their game in respects of young New Zealanders.

"Every party should be concerned that 22% of 18 -to-24 year olds may miss out on the opportunity to vote" says Maori Party MP for Waiariki, Te Ururoa Flavell.

24 October 2008 - The Green Party is calling on New Zealanders to be wary of the National/Act two-headed monster that is threatening New Zealand's clean and green reputation, a reputation that underpins our export economy. This is in response to Key's comments about a five-headed monster.

24 OCTOBER 2008 - Workers Party Christchurch Central candidate Byron Clark is surprised at some of the reactions he's got since refusing to shake hands with Labour candidate Brendon Burns at a recent candidates forum.

24 October 2008 - Cementing and building on New Zealand's international clean green image is central to the Green Party's new Agricultural Policy.

There's yet more proof of how gridlocked the country's hospitals are becoming with the latest emergency department waiting time report from the Government, says National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall.

23 October 2008 - "I find it laughable that Shane Jones is talking about reducing red tape in the building industry when less than 12 months ago he told Parliament that the consent process was going 'swimmingly well'," says National Party Building & Construction spokesman, Nick Smith.

23 October 2008 - The confusion about what National really has in mind for the Emissions Trading Scheme continues now they have released their agriculture policy, Labour's climate change spokesperson David Parker said today.