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Government Trims Veterans’ Services During Anzac Remembrance

Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 3:11 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has warned the Prime Minister to abandon a cost-cutting plan to sack individual contractors who provide treatment to veterans and replace them with new “streamlined” services. Veterans have been ... More >>

A Major Shift in New Zealand’s Political Landscape

Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 2:12 pm | New Zealand First Party

Most of you are in your first year of political science studies at a time when there has been a seismic shift in the New Zealand political landscape as a result of the Northland by-election. More >>

Penny Pinching Creating Sh3 Manawatu Gorge Problems

Monday, 18 May 2015, 3:30 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First List MPs, Ron Mark and Darroch Ball, believe that underinvestment in SH3 through the Manawatu Gorge is why this key route has become vulnerable to rock fall. More >>

PM’s Net to Catch Property Gains Not the Key

Monday, 18 May 2015, 11:45 am | New Zealand First Party

The Prime Minister’s solution for housing speculation is not the key but a pittance and completely ignores the issue of offshore purchases of New Zealand land and massive immigration, says New Zealand First. More >>

Greens Baby Kick Start a Stolen Policy

Sunday, 17 May 2015, 11:55 am | New Zealand First Party

Greens Baby Kick Start a Stolen Policy The Greens are slow off the mark calling for babies to be enrolled in KiwiSaver - New Zealand First announced an automatic KiwiSaver kick start for babies before the General Election last year. “Stealing ... More >>

Call for Inquiry into Rail Services And Sea Freight

Friday, 15 May 2015, 3:41 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First wants an inquiry into the performance of passenger rail, rail freight and sea freight and especially the effect of these upon regional economic development. More >>

Prison Job Losses to Send Money Offshore

Friday, 15 May 2015, 11:25 am | New Zealand First Party

Kiwis are losing jobs in prisons as the government puts profits before people, says NZ First. More >>

3500 Teen Parents Losing Chance to Study

Friday, 15 May 2015, 9:18 am | New Zealand First Party

15 MAY 2015 3500 Teen Parents Losing Chance to Study Three and a half thousand teenagers are missing out on schooling in teen parent units, says New Zealand First. “The government is not funding enough places, forcing communities to make up some of the ... More >>

Thousands of Students Left in the Lurch

Thursday, 14 May 2015, 2:35 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Badly thought out rule changes by Education Minister Hekia Parata are letting down thousands of teenagers with learning difficulties,” says New Zealand First Deputy Leader Tracey Martin. “Students needing the most help, including those with ... More >>

Helping Farmers as Receivership Threatens

Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 4:20 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has lodged a Bill to help farmers facing financial strain stay out of receivership. More >>

Another Slap in the Face for Our Teachers

Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 3:13 pm | New Zealand First Party

Education Minister Hekia Parata told a Te Awamutu audience yesterday that if teaching was a “higher-performing profession” it would attract more men. More >>

EpiPen Funding Needed Now Before It’s Too Late

Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 2:22 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is calling on the government to fully fund EpiPen auto-injectors before it costs a New Zealander their life. “One in 10 children aged five and under have a food allergy and the numbers are increasing rapidly,” says New Zealand First ... More >>

Firearms Safety Confuses Government

Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 1:19 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Why is the Associate Minister of Conservation Peter Dunne calling for a review when it is a police matter?” says Outdoor Recreation spokesperson Richard Prosser. More >>

Road Policing Insult to Provincial New Zealand

Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 12:49 pm | New Zealand First Party

Road Policing Insult to Provincial New Zealand New Zealand First believes police brass continue to take the wrong approach to road policing with a narrow focus on infringements instead of true road safety. “Police brass and especially Assistant ... More >>

Missing the Point on Runaway Housing Market

Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 12:19 pm | New Zealand First Party

13 MAY 2015 Missing the Point on Runaway Housing Market The Reserve Bank’s tinkering avoids critical issues of the runaway Auckland housing market, says New Zealand First. “We are still on a collision course for a financial catastrophe when the bubble ... More >>

Unease Grows as More Farms Fall to Foreign Corporates

Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 9:22 am | New Zealand First Party

Foreign corporate buy-up of farms should be ringing alarm bells with the government, says New Zealand First. “There’s growing unease around the country that we are losing control of our own land,” says Spokesperson on Commerce, Trade and Revenue ... More >>

Groser’s ‘Little Helper’ Role Over TPPA Suspect

Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 9:20 am | New Zealand First Party

Questions need to be asked why New Zealand has been Big Business’s "little helper" in trying to push US politicians to fast-track the secret and questionable TPPA deal, says New Zealand First. “The failure to get the fast track through the ... More >>

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