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Evidence Doesn’t Back up Cut to Limited Service Volunteers
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 4:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
A successful youth programme has been cut by the government despite evidence that proves its worth, says New Zealand First. “Places on the Limited Service Volunteer programme, run by the Defence Force, have been reduced from 1500 to 800,” says ... More >>
The Facts on Immigration And Reunion for the Uninformed
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 2:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Shamubeel Eaqub, who describes himself as an economist, should get real. More >>
Major Biosecurity Breach at Port Taranaki
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 1:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First can reveal there was a major biosecurity breach last night when a large amount of quarantined imported maize was spilt on New Plymouth’s Ocean Beach Parade and Bayly Road, ironically, near the Ministry for Primary Industries ... More >>
English Caught Out Over Official Information Act Responses
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 5:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
Finance Minister Bill English was caught out today in Parliament, proving the government is making a mockery of the Official Information Act. More >>
Why Are Doctors Begging for Money in Bowel Cancer Fight?
Monday, 24 August 2015, 1:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the government to give Christchurch doctors and researchers $400,000 to start a bowel cancer project using a breath-testing machine. “The machine has potential to detect bowel cancer, the deadliest cancer in New Zealand, but health ... More >>
On-Air Expletive a Sad Fact-Free Response
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 7:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub, who cursed the New Zealand First Leader on TV One’s Q&A today, was hopelessly out of his depth on immigration. More >>
Tainui’s Absurd Claim for Auckland
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 10:23 am | New Zealand First Party
National’s indulgence for Maori separatism is leading to ever more ludicrous claims, this time Tainui for Auckland, which was announced before the Prime Minister himself, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
Woodhouse’s Bungle Sees Animal Feed Classed High Hazard
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 10:15 am | New Zealand First Party
National’s scrambling beltway bureaucracy has inadvertently included animal feed crops such as hay and silage as “high hazards,” making pastoral farms high hazard by default. More >>
Tainui’s Absurd Claim for Auckland
Saturday, 22 August 2015, 3:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s indulgence for Maori separatism is leading to ever more ludicrous claims, this time Tainui for Auckland, which was announced by the Prime Minister himself, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
Massive Bungle Sees Animal Feed Classed High Hazard
Saturday, 22 August 2015, 3:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s scrambling beltway bureaucracy has inadvertently included animal feed crops such as hay and silage as “high hazards,” making pastoral farms high hazard by default. More >>
Foreign Students Prop up Industry
Friday, 21 August 2015, 3:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
A flood of foreign students to prop up the so-called Export Education industry has pushed the gain of migrants to a new record of nearly 60,000, says New Zealand First. More >>
Kiwi Business to Kiwi Business is Good for New Zealand
Friday, 21 August 2015, 3:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First questions why Kiwi companies are not trading with each other, but instead import from foreign suppliers. More >>
NZ First Makes Lone Stand for Small Business
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 4:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First’s efforts to protect small businesses from extra costs under the Health and Safety Reform Bill have been ignored. “We know small and medium sized businesses are finding it hard in the current economic environment, so adding ... More >>
Repair Failure Rate So Bad Brownlee Should Go
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 3:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
Minister for Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee must take full responsibility for a 36 per cent failure rate in earthquake underfloor repairs and resign, says New Zealand First Deputy Leader Ron Mark. “He is blaming cowboy builders for botched ... More >>
Minister Fails to Take WINZ Assaults Seriously
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 3:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
After interim spending of $11 million on security at WINZ offices the government has failed, with the number of assaults on staff doubling, says New Zealand First. “The Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley is just not taking the assaults ... More >>
Short-Sighted Government Costing New Zealand Lives
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 2:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
The National Government has chosen to save money rather than save lives, says New Zealand First. More >>
Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Bill
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 9:34 am | New Zealand First Party
NZ First has the commitment of the Labour Party and Maori Party to vote for NZS pro rata bill at First Reading next week. This will allow a NZ Super bill to go to Select Committee stage. More >>
Cost-Cutting Results in Serious Attack on Prison Officer
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 4:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
Just six weeks after the privately run Auckland South prison opened, a staff member was attacked by a prisoner and suffered serious head injuries, says New Zealand First. More >>
Army’s Rifle Choice Positive Sign for Defence Procurement
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 2:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased to see the Ministry of Defence has selected LMT’s AR15 as the preferred weapon to replace the Steyr rifle in service with the army, navy and airforce. More >>
Groser And Key at War Over Russia
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 1:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
The resumption of dairy exports to Russia is welcomed by New Zealand First but highlights a major disagreement on policy between the Prime Minister and the Minister of Trade. More >>
