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Kaipara Accountability Pushed Aside Yet Again
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 1:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
The government has again ignored Kaipara ratepayers, already burdened with heavy debt, by failing to thoroughly investigate issues before reappointing council commissioners, says New Zealand First. More >>
Fonterra Drop Not the End of It – Government Doing Nothing
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 12:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is concerned for New Zealand’s dairy farmers with Fonterra dropping its benchmark milkprice forecast 20 cents a kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS) to $4.50 and New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters believes it will go much lower ... More >>
Mobil Needs to Explain Tauranga Oil Spill
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 10:32 am | New Zealand First Party
Mobil should front up and explain exactly what caused the oil spill in Tauranga Harbour and affected wildlife in the area, says Spokesperson for Conservation and Tauranga-based MP Clayton Mitchell. More >>
Citizens Miss Out But Full NZ Super an Easy Path
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 9:17 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants a law change so Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau residents are not required to live five years over the age of 50 in New Zealand to be eligible for NZ Super. “The matter can be solved with a simple exemption from Section 8(c) ... More >>
Putting a Freeze on Auckland Port Expansion
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 8:49 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is taking action to stop any further commercial expansion of Auckland’s port. More >>
Key’s Sloppy Comments a Risk to Kiwi Defence Deployment
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 3:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
Prime Minister John Key’s sloppy and thoughtless remarks in the Middle East are a risk to both New Zealand and Australian forces going into Iraq, says New Zealand First. More >>
Government Way Too Slow to Get Usar Deployed
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 8:37 am | New Zealand First Party
The decision not to deploy Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) to Nepal reveals the governments embarrassingly inadequate planning and its antiquated protocols, says New Zealand First. More >>
Trade Minister Cheers Big Corporation Over Ordinary People
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 12:57 pm | New Zealand First Party
Trade Minister Tim Groser’s cheerleader role for the United States to speed up the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is worrying, says New Zealand First Trade Spokesperson Fletcher Tabuteau. More >>
We Have a Flag And Don’t Need a Referendum - Peters
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 12:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Leader of New Zealand First, the Rt Hon Winston Peters, has written an uncompromising opinion on the flag referenda process in today’sOtago Daily Times . More >>
Workers’ safety paramount
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 11:54 am | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for inviting me to speak today on the occasion of International Workers’ Memorial Day. More >>
Government Told to Get Search & Rescue to Nepal
Monday, 27 April 2015, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is accusing the government of being a bad Samaritan by not immediately dispatching Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams to Nepal. More >>
Minister Does Nothing While Hato Petera Fights for Its Life
Monday, 27 April 2015, 2:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for a mediator to break the impasse between Auckland school Hato Petera and the Catholic Church before the iconic institution is forced to close. More >>
Housing Warrant of Fitness Must Be Enforceable
Friday, 24 April 2015, 3:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
It is heartening that Housing Minister Nick Smith has finally accepted that there is a rental housing problem in Christchurch, says New Zealand First Housing Spokesperson Denis O'Rourke. More >>
Bill Targets Registration of Social Workers
Friday, 24 April 2015, 2:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
“We should demand the highest of standards when it comes to the care of our children,” says Spokesperson for Social Development Darroch Ball. More >>
More House Buying Gloom for Auckland with Record Migration
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 4:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
The latest record migration figures continue to cast a shadow of gloom over Auckland house hunters, says New Zealand First. More >>
More House Buying Gloom for Auckland with Record Migration
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 4:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
The latest record migration figures continue to cast a shadow of gloom over Auckland house hunters, says New Zealand First. More >>
Death Sparks Questions Over Vetting of Refugees
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 1:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
While it is sad to hear of the death of refugee Kadhem Chilab Abbas, 42, in Iraq , there are serious questions that should be raised over the vetting of refugees coming to New Zealand, says New Zealand First. More >>
Drive to Enrol More Children Puts Quality at Risk
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 11:27 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy Leader Tracey Martin says the government continues to promote early childhood education for increasing numbers of preschool children to meet National’s artificial Better Public Service Target. More >>
New Zealand First Announces New List Member of Parliament
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 2:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased to announce that Ms Ria Bond will become a list Member of Parliament for New Zealand First. With the New Zealand First Leader now the Member of Parliament for Northland the next available New Zealand First list nominee becomes ... More >>
Mama And Pepi Packs Deserve National Roll Out
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 11:18 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes the Waikato District Health Board’s decision to fund Mama and Pepi (baby) Packs for expectant mothers and believes such an initiative should be adopted throughout New Zealand. “This is fantastic and will help Waikato ... More >>
