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Paying the Price for Mishandling Solid Energy
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 2:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
Kiwis are paying the price for the government’s appalling mishandling of state-owned Solid Energy, says New Zealand First. More >>
Stinging Pentagon Assessment Casts Shadow Over PM Visit
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 1:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
While New Zealand Army personnel are doing their best, the Pentagon has slammed the Iraqi Government and quality of “elite” counterattack brigades now under training, says New Zealand First. More >>
Very Slow Broadband Limits Rural Users
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 1:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
While slow broadband is failing rural New Zealand, the government is side-tracked claiming its being bold with a new connectivity target, says New Zealand First. “The true picture is that rural people and businesses are crying out with frustration, ... More >>
Suicide Action Plan Failing Farmers
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 1:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
The failure of the Government’s Suicide Prevention Action Plan to address the issue of rural suicide is costing farmers their lives and the farming sector economically, says New Zealand First. More >>
Speech: Adult Illiteracy Costs Us
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 11:36 am | New Zealand First Party
It is a genuine pleasure to join the Adult Literacy Practitioners’ Association at your 2015 Forum, here, in the beautiful and sometimes winterless North More >>
Māori Women’s Welfare League Deserves Government Engagement
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 9:20 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First believes the Māori Women’s Welfare League’s (MWWL) deserves the opportunity to take a central role in addressing the needs of Māori children in state care. More >>
Crown Setting Worrying Trend for Treaty Obligations
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 12:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
Māori communities and interest groups are repeatedly being ignored by the government in decisions that affect them, says New Zealand First. More >>
Deal is About Corporate Influence Not Trade
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 10:46 am | New Zealand First Party
The TPPA has just made it a whole lot easier for foreign money to take over businesses in New Zealand, says New Zealand First. More >>
Minister Fails to Address WINZ Security
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 3:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
Failure to tackle risks at WINZ offices is leading to more and more armed security scares, says New Zealand First. More >>
New Bill to Stop Secrecy of Future Deals like TPPA
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 1:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants to change the law so international treaties are discussed and approved by Parliament before signing, preventing any government from making blank cheque commitments on behalf of New Zealanders. More >>
TPPA Deal Not What Government Promised
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 8:57 am | New Zealand First Party
The government’s promised “Gold Standard TPPA” and no sign up unless “absolutely in the best interests of New Zealand” has not come through. More >>
New Zealand First Congratulates Dr Joe Williams
Monday, 5 October 2015, 2:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First would like to congratulate Dr Joe Williams on his announcement as the inaugural patron of the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA). More >>
We Say It Yet Again – Serco Must Go
Monday, 5 October 2015, 2:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
The attack on a transgender prisoner at the Serco-run Wiri prison proves yet again that Serco’s continued management is damaging and pointless, says New Zealand First. “The latest report of an assault adds more proof Serco’s management of New Zealand ... More >>
Peters: Circus or Soap Opera and Foreseen Circumstances
Monday, 5 October 2015, 11:11 am | New Zealand First Party
The performance of the National led government resembles a unique blend of circus and soap opera. When there are major social and economic issues to be resolved – our future as a trading nation is at stake – the leadership is obsessed with pandas ... More >>
Clark urges TPPA signing but we've had other poor deals
Monday, 5 October 2015, 9:17 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on former PM Helen Clark to reveal details of the TPPA to the public. More >>
Restoring ‘First Cousin’ Status Rests on Immigration Policy
Monday, 5 October 2015, 8:51 am | New Zealand First Party
Restoring “first cousin” status with Australia will not happen while New Zealand allows random and record levels of immigration, says New Zealand First. More >>
Dog Death Highlights 1080 Dangers
Friday, 2 October 2015, 2:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
The death of a pet dog poisoned by 1080 in a “safe” area proves we need an immediate moratorium on aerial drops, says New Zealand First. More >>
Students first for funding, not failed foreign models
Friday, 2 October 2015, 1:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First believes in a funding model for education that is equity based on student needs not test scores,” says New Zealand First Education Spokesperson Tracey Martin. More >>
Memory fade hinders minister of senior citizens
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 2:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
1 OCTOBER 2015 Memory fade hinders minister of senior citizens Poor memory has hit Minister for Senior Citizens Maggie Barry as she “celebrates” the International Day of Older Persons, says New Zealand First. “The Minister rushed into print saying ... More >>
Fonterra's "five million dollar man" not delivering
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 1:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
Theo Spierings is ‘Fonterra’s Five Million Dollar Man’, but he is no hero, with the offer to freeze his pay coming after hundreds of job losses and an 18% pay increase. “Dairy farmers do not care what Mr Spierings is paid so long as he delivers ... More >>
