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Calling for a Fair Go for Kiwi Sports Fans

Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 11:48 am | New Zealand First Party

8 JULY 2015 Calling for a Fair Go for Kiwi Sports Fans Sports fans are being shut out of live coverage of the All Blacks-Manu Samoa game today for no sound reason, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston ... More >>

Statement on Curwen Rolinson

Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 5:57 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member of Parliament for Northland 7 JULY 2015 Statement on Curwen Rolinson A remit proposing to formalise a youth wing is coming before the New Zealand First Convention in August. Mr Curwen Rolinson was ... More >>

Ignore Public Sector Results until Audited

Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 3:09 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealanders should ignore all “results” from the public sector, including education, police and social services, until they are independently scrutinised, says New Zealand First. More >>

NZ First Asks Government to Adopt Its Farm Debt Bill

Sunday, 5 July 2015, 7:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Deputy Leader and Wairarapa list MP, Ron Mark, says New Zealand First’s Receiverships (Agricultural Debt Mediation) Amendment Bill should be adopted as a Government Bill. More >>

Tracey Martin Congratulates New Deputy Leader

Friday, 3 July 2015, 10:09 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin congratulates Ron Mark as he takes up his new role as New Zealand First’s Deputy Leader. More >>

Report From New Zealand First Caucus

Friday, 3 July 2015, 10:04 am | New Zealand First Party

As is the practice of New Zealand First following a General Election a vote is taken at an appropriate time for Caucus positions. The vote is always taken after MPs have had some time to familiarise themselves with both their roles and their colleagues More >>

Park the Cycleways, Fix the Gorge First

Thursday, 2 July 2015, 4:11 pm | New Zealand First Party

Cycleways are great to have, but first the Gorge road must be fixed, says Palmerston North based New Zealand First MP Darroch Ball. More >>

Bleak Times for NZ as Dairy Prices Continue to Slide

Thursday, 2 July 2015, 11:39 am | New Zealand First Party

Bleak Times for NZ as Dairy Prices Continue to Slide The outlook for the New Zealand economy, as dairy prices took another huge tumble overnight, is bleak as New Zealand First has consistently warned. “On one hand we have an economy at a standstill ... More >>

Livestock Threatened, Farmers Face Unfair Competition

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 7:27 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand farm livestock could be under threat from contaminated grain, but the government refuses to act. More >>

Minister Refuses to Guarantee Social Bonds

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 7:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

Fears that the social bonds experiment on the mentally ill will turn into a simple drive to make money were reinforced in Parliament today, says New Zealand First. More >>

Roll Out of Free GP Visits Welcomed

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 12:39 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First welcomes the free GP visits for under-13 year olds being introduced today, but why were families made to wait over a year? More >>

Postcode Healthcare Affecting Suicide Rates

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 9:32 am | New Zealand First Party

Postcode Healthcare Affecting Suicide Rates Regional New Zealand continues to suffer from a suicide rate comparatively higher than in cities – the government must take some of the blame for cutting health services, says New Zealand First “Its investment ... More >>

Big Station Sold to US Joint Venture

Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 8:24 pm | New Zealand First Party

Another huge tract of Crown land has now gone into foreign hands, says New Zealand First. More >>

They Double-Crossed That Bridge When They Came to It

Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 8:22 pm | New Zealand First Party

Only three months after the Northland by-election, National has double-crossed on seven bridge promises by falling to deliver on the 10 two-lane bridges they promised, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston ... More >>

Stop Picking on Farmers Over Milk, Focus on the Supermarkets

Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 2:38 pm | New Zealand First Party

Stop Picking on Farmers Over Milk, Focus on the Supermarkets Blaming farmers for the price of milk is wrong when supermarkets are creaming profits, says New Zealand First Primary Industries Spokesperson Richard Prosser. “It is concerning that farmers ... More >>

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