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Speech - Winston Peters: “Tiwai Point – Eyes Wide Open Facts Not Fiction”
Friday, 24 July 2020, 1:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
1pm, 24 July 2020, Invercargill Thank you for coming today. We are in the heart of Southland, the biggest exports per capita province in this country, to join the fight to save thousands of jobs in your region and the finest quality aluminium production ... More >>
More Work Needed on Sexual Violence Legislation
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 3:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants to ensure that victims of sexual violence, who are overwhelmingly women, receive support from the justice system. More >>
Speech: Winston Peters Campaign Launch
Sunday, 19 July 2020, 2:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
Introduction Good afternoon. Welcome to you all here today and party supporters watching from around the country. We appreciate your hard work keeping New Zealand First strong; thank you for keeping the faith. Sixty-three days out from Election ... More >>
National Auckland Transport on the Never Never
Friday, 17 July 2020, 2:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says the National Party’s Auckland Transport announcement today is a breath-taking plan on the never never. More >>
Investment In Community And Jobs In Southland And Otago Welcomed By New Zealand First
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 12:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
A range of projects announced by the Hon Shane Jones in Southland and Otago will build communities and create jobs, according to New Zealand First List MP Mark Patterson. The town of Gore received funding to build a new public library and perform upgrades ... More >>
New Zealand First Welcomes Infrastructure Funding For Masterton
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 6:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
Government funding into infrastructure projects in Masterton is a massive boost to the regional economy, Ron Mark, New Zealand First List MP based in the Wairarapa said. Construction of a revamped Hood Aerodrome will commence this year as a result ... More >>
New Zealand First Statement on Muller Resignation
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 8:49 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters acknowledged today the heavy price of trying to lead the National Party today. More >>
New Zealand Wool Industry Needs A Real Plan To Be Profitable
Friday, 10 July 2020, 4:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for more substantive actions to assist the wool industry following the release of a report by the Wool Industry Product Action Group. “Conceptually, it is a step in the right direction but a concrete plan is needed to boost this industry ... More >>
New Zealand First Welcomes Jian Yang’s Departure
Friday, 10 July 2020, 3:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters today welcomed the news that MP Jian Yang is retiring from politics. “With Jian Yang’s retirement the National Party now has the opportunity to publicly commit to not take any more donations facilitated ... More >>
New Zealand First Disappointed Rio Tinto Playing Games With Southlanders
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 12:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
Australian mining company Rio Tinto is playing games with the people of Southland, says New Zealand First List MP, Mark Patterson, following today’s announcement that Tiwai Point is to close. “It is unconscionable that despite massive support ... More >>
New Zealand First Calls For Tahr Cull Halt
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 4:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is supporting calls by hunters and the New Zealand Tahr Foundation (NZTF) to halt a large scale cull of Himalayan Tahr by the Department of Conservation in National Parks. The calls are supported by a 40,000 strong petition and the NZTF ... More >>
Response to Spin-off allegations
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 3:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters today scoffed at suggestions that a team of six political operatives have been dispatched to New Zealand to assist his campaign. More >>
NZ First Candidate For Tauranga Promises To Put Tauranga First, Starting With The Removal Of Tolls
Monday, 6 July 2020, 4:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First candidate Erika Harvey says it’s time we put Tauranga residents first, starting with our traffic issues. “As Tauranga continues to grow, traffic congestion is one of the biggest concerns I hear from our residents. Roading and infrastructure ... More >>
Jenny Marcroft MP to Represent New Zealand First in Auckland
Monday, 6 July 2020, 1:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased to announce Jenny Marcroft as the party’s election 2020 candidate for the Auckland Central electorate. Jenny spent years working in Auckland Central, having spent a vast proportion of her broadcasting career there. ... More >>
New Zealand First Welcomes Third Tranche of Candidates
Friday, 3 July 2020, 2:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased to announce the next tranche of candidates that will fly our flag at this year’s general elections. More >>
Fletcher Tabuteau Celebrates Rotorua Housing And Jobs Enabler
Friday, 3 July 2020, 7:59 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy Leader and List MP based in Rotorua Fletcher Tabuteau said the first round of infrastructure projects announced by Ministers Grant Robertson and Shane Jones on Wednesday will progress state highway upgrades and storm water ... More >>
Bill Raising Minimum Residency Requirement For NZ Super Passes First Reading
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 6:52 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First’s Fair Residency for Superannuation Bill passed its First Reading in Parliament today. The Bill makes a significant change to NZ Super by raising the minimum residency requirement from 10 to 20 years, after age 20. “Currently, a ... More >>
Harsher Penalties For Assaults On First Responders One Step Closer
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 6:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
A New Zealand First member’s bill in the name of Darroch Ball introducing a six-month minimum prison sentence for assaults on first responders has passed its second reading in Parliament. The new offence of "injuring a first responder or corrections ... More >>
Criminal Cases Review Commission Delivers Coalition Promise
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 2:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes the launch of the new Criminal Cases Review Commission, gifted with the name from Waikato-Tainui - Te Kāhui Tātari Ture, announced in Hamilton today by Justice Minister Andrew Little. “New Zealand First has long believed in ... More >>
New Zealand First Demands Answers From Meridian Energy
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 6:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is appalled that Meridian seems to have been unnecessarily spilling water from its dams to drive up its profits. "While New Zealanders have been coming together in some of our darkest hours, we don’t expect power gentailers ... More >>
