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No Call to Change the Anthem
Thursday, 30 July 2015, 12:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
Prime Minister John Key is wrong to suggest New Zealand First made a call to change the New Zealand anthem – we did no such thing. More >>
NZ at Risk of Losing 30 Per Cent of Meat Sector Ownership
Thursday, 30 July 2015, 11:19 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand at Risk of Losing 30 Per Cent of Red Meat Sector to Foreign Ownership More >>
More than Ministry Encouragement Needed for Te Reo
Thursday, 30 July 2015, 9:52 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Education Minister Hekia Parata needs to do more to ensure te reo Māori is supported throughout Secondary education so the language is not lost to all New Zealanders. More >>
Increase in Double Bunking Pure Folly
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 4:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
Disaster looms over Mt Eden prison unless double bunking is stopped, with its population exceeding its maximum today, says New Zealand First. More >>
Little Public Pressure for Flag Change
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 1:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the government to withdraw from changing the New Zealand flag immediately. More >>
New Zealand First Shut Out of Debate on TPPA
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 10:33 am | New Zealand First Party
National finally admitted medicines will cost more once the TPPA deal is signed, yet denied New Zealand First time in Parliament to debate the issues around this so-called trade agreement. “The TPPA is in its final days of negotiation in Hawaii ... More >>
Travel Tax Harmful for Tourism Industry
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 9:19 am | New Zealand First Party
The travel tax the National Government announced in the May Budget will discourage tourism and adversely impact on one of this country’s largest revenue streams, says New Zealand First. “New Zealand First agrees with the Tourism Industry Association ... More >>
Parliamentary Walk Out
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 3:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First walked out of Parliament before Question Time today after the Speaker ruled out New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters from being there. More >>
Fears of Massive Foreign Farm Buy-up
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 1:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
Foreigners will be lining up to snap up New Zealand farms as highly indebted dairy farmers are forced off the land, says New Zealand First. “It’s already happening in Australia and, as we saw on TVNZ’s Sunday , farmers are going broke while foreigners ... More >>
Party Leaders Should Just Give up And Join New Zealand First
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 1:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
The leaders of both Labour and National will receive membership forms from New Zealand First, along with a message of encouragement to join the party. More >>
Waikato Hospital Dependent on Foreign Qualified Doctors
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 10:06 am | New Zealand First Party
Close to half the doctors employed by Waikato District Health Board are overseas trained, says New Zealand First. “In the mental health department, in which an alleged fraudulent psychiatrist was working, there are two overseas qualified doctors ... More >>
National Does "Cut And Paste" Double U-Turn
Monday, 27 July 2015, 9:09 am | New Zealand First Party
The Prime Minister's statement on sending migrants outside of Auckland might look like a concession to sound policy, but it is not, says the Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Could Southland Become “New Zealand’s Norway” for Salmon?
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 8:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is hoping that Stewart Island will be chosen by King Salmon as the location for its new Salmon Farm. More >>
Privatisation of Prisons Down the Drain Where It Belongs
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 8:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
It is about time the government stepped in to attempt to rectify the mess they’ve created by privatising New Zealand prisons but it’s still not good enough, says New Zealand First. More >>
Diver Killed by Shark Highlights Stewart Island Fears
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 8:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
A recreational scallop diver killed today by a Great White Shark in Tasmania highlights the risk commercial divers face in Stewart Island and the callous disregard shown by Conservation Minister Maggie Barry, to Stewart Islanders who want cage diving ... More >>
Health And Safety Reforms – a Pandora’s Box for NZ
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 10:10 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand needs health and safety regulations that incorporate common sense, says New Zealand First. More >>
Minister of Social Development U-Turns on Serco Comments
Friday, 24 July 2015, 3:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
Minister of Social Development U-Turns on Serco Comments Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley has attempted to dodge New Zealand First’s questions in Parliament relating to comments she made on TVNZ’s Q+A programme last week – but she has ... More >>
Accident Compensation Ombudsman Urgently Needed at ACC
Friday, 24 July 2015, 3:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for the establishment of an Accident Compensation Ombudsman to stop New Zealanders being unfairly disadvantaged when challenging ACC decisions. More >>
Charter School Announcement No Surprise
Friday, 24 July 2015, 1:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced that the failing Whangaruru charter school will remain open despite receiving advice to the contrary – not only will it remain open but surprise, surprise this government will funnel over $100,000 more ... More >>
Looming Dental Therapist Crisis Concern for NZ First
Friday, 24 July 2015, 10:33 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says there is a looming shortage of dental therapists in towns and regions across New Zealand and the Minister of Health is asleep at the wheel. More >>
