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Click-bait Journalism At Its Worst
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 12:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand’s click bait journalism is taking a turn for the worse, with yet another example of sensationalist, wilful-misrepresentation of the facts. “New Zealand First has worked constructively with its Coalition partner on hundreds of pieces ... More >>
Coalition Commitment Establishing Mental Health Commission Delivered
Friday, 26 June 2020, 4:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes the passage of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Bill through its final reading in Parliament today fulfilling a coalition agreement commitment. “This is an important step in saving the lives of New Zealanders and ... More >>
New Zealand First Welcomes PGF Investment In Wairarapa Water
Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 4:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First List MP Hon Ron Mark welcomes the announcement of Provincial Growth Funding investment of $1.4 million to help secure the Wairarapa’s water supply. The funding boost will allow the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC), and ... More >>
New Zealand First MP Mark Patterson Selected As Candidate For Taieri
Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 12:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First list MP Mark Patterson has been selected to represent the party in the newly formed Taieri electorate at the upcoming election. Mr Patterson, his wife Jude and two daughters farm sheep and beef at Lawrence and Waitahuna. He previously ... More >>
Fleeing Drivers Hit New Record-High Yet Again
Monday, 22 June 2020, 10:09 am | New Zealand First Party
Recently released Police fleeing driver statistics have shown yet another increase in incidents with another record-high in the latest quarter. More >>
Fletcher Tabuteau Selected As Candidate For Rotorua
Saturday, 20 June 2020, 10:30 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Fletcher Tabuteau is pleased to be confirmed today as the party’s candidate for the Rotorua electorate. Speaking at the Rotorua AGM for New Zealand First, Mr Tabuteau said this is an election that is incredibly important for the ... More >>
New Zealand First’s Ron Mark Confirms Bid For The Wairarapa Seat
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 6:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP and Minister for Defence and Veteran’s Affairs Ron Mark has confirmed his bid for the Wairarapa seat. “The Coalition Government has done a lot of good work throughout the Wairarapa, but many constituents have told me that ... More >>
New Zealand First Welcomes Second Tranche Of Candidates
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 4:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased to release the names of its next tranche of candidates for the 2020 election. We’re proud to announce these hardworking New Zealanders that have put their hand up to fight for a commonsense and resilient future. Jamie ... More >>
New Zealand First Brings Balance To Arms Legislation
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 6:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is supporting the Coalition Government’s Arms Legislation Bill with amendments “New Zealand First held many reservations following the second reading of this Bill. We’ve listened to submissions, and have worked hard to bring ... More >>
Tracey Martin Selected As Ohariu Candidate
Sunday, 14 June 2020, 5:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin was today confirmed as the party’s candidate for the Ōhāriu electorate. “I’m looking forward to giving the people of Ōhāriu another choice and the chance for them to influence the shape of the next Parliament ... More >>
New Zealand First’s Disgust At Wave Of Wokeism
Friday, 12 June 2020, 1:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader today expressed his outrage at the wave of idiocy surrounding the role of historic statues in our country’s history. “Why do some woke New Zealanders feel the need to mimic mindless actions imported from overseas,” stated ... More >>
Covid-19 Roadblocks: New Member’s Bill Forces Police To Remove Illegal Roadblocks
Friday, 12 June 2020, 12:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Darroch Ball has tabled a new Member’s Bill that would ensure police must immediately stop the setting up of unauthorised roadblocks as were seen in Northland and the East Coast. “What we saw was a group of people who decided ... More >>
NZ First MP Ron Mark Calls For Independent Review Into Armed Police
Friday, 12 June 2020, 8:33 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Ron Mark today welcomed the scrapping of the Police Armed Response Teams and is now calling for an independent review into why frontline police officers are being armed with military-grade assault rifles. “It’s time to reconsider ... More >>
New Zealand First Praises Move To Level 1
Monday, 8 June 2020, 3:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters welcomes today’s announcement that New Zealand will be moving to Alert Level 1 at midnight tonight. “There has been a lot of ill-informed speculation about the government parties being divided ... More >>
Hon Shane Jones Announces Candidacy For The Seat Of Northland
Saturday, 6 June 2020, 12:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Hon Shane Jones has today announced his candidacy for the electorate of Northland. Speaking at a New Zealand First meeting in Kerikeri, Northland, Mr Jones said it was a privilege to be selected by the Party and pledged a bold and ... More >>
New Zealand First Confirms Its First Tranche Of Candidates
Friday, 5 June 2020, 3:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased to release the names of its first tranche of candidates for the 2020 election. The includes all sitting New Zealand First Members of Parliament except Clayton Mitchell MP who earlier today announced he will not be seeking re-election. ... More >>
New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell Not Seeking Re-election
Friday, 5 June 2020, 3:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell has decided not to seek re-election in this year’s General Election. “After serious consideration and discussion with my family, I have decided to pursue other passions in my life and spend a lot more time ... More >>
New Zealand First Ensures Commercial Rent Dispute Clause Fairly Applied
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 10:53 am | New Zealand First Party
NZ First acknowledges that some small businesses have been struggling to meet fixed costs due to the loss of revenue by COVID-19. We also know some businesses are at greater risk of insolvency when they cannot come to a reasonable agreement about ... More >>
New Zealand First Disappointed That Section 70 Spouses Won’t Get Relief
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 2:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is disappointed that the removal of the spousal deductions has had to be delayed by the Ministry fo Social Development, due to COVID19 workload pressures. “New Zealand First has always stood for fairness when it comes to superannuation ... More >>
Budget 2020: Jobs, Business And Balance
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 4:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
Introduction Acknowledgements to all Cabinet colleagues, and party ministers Tracey Martin, Shane Jones and Ron Mark, Under-Secretary Fletcher Tabuteau and to caucus colleagues. Thank you for your support, your hard work and your successes announced ... More >>
