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Northport the Answer for Port Expansion
Monday, 23 March 2015, 4:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader and candidate for Northland by-election Rt Hon Winston Peters is pleased the Auckland council have come to its senses over the expansion of the city’s port expansion. More >>
Lee Kuan Yew
Monday, 23 March 2015, 12:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
Our sympathies go to the people of Singapore on the death of Lee Kuan Yew, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland by-election candidate Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Northland Shortchanged On Road Spending
Sunday, 22 March 2015, 9:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s claim of spending $750 million between 2009 and 2015 on Northland roads is false, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland by-election candidate Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Force for the North Bus Tour Schedule
Friday, 20 March 2015, 10:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
Force for the North Bus Tour Schedule – Saturday, 21 March, Sunday, 22 March,Monday, 23 March More >>
Children’s Dental Care Needs Action
Friday, 20 March 2015, 3:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Health Spokesperson Barbara Stewart is calling on the Government to take action to address the appalling state of our children’s teeth on World Oral Health Day. More >>
Vulnerable Children Not Guaranteed Registered Social Workers
Friday, 20 March 2015, 2:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Government continues to blatantly ignore calls for mandatory registration of New Zealand’s social workers, says New Zealand First. More >>
Stop Skycity Gambling with Taxpayer Funds
Friday, 20 March 2015, 9:18 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy Leader Tracey Martin says Parliament now has the chance to protect both taxpayers and Auckland ratepayers from potential financial disaster. More >>
Poorest Families Still Bait for Loan Sharks
Friday, 20 March 2015, 9:14 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand’s poorest families will continue to be bait for loan sharks despite the recently released Responsible Lending Code, says New Zealand First. More >>
A Dose of Reality
Friday, 20 March 2015, 9:08 am | New Zealand First Party
A Dose of Reality New Zealand First says the latest Statistics New Zealand balance of payments data is not good news with no improvement over the previous quarter. “The current account deficit is the true measure of New Zealand’s reliance on ... More >>
NZ First Fighting Tppa with New Bill
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 2:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
A New Zealand First bill pulled from the Members’ Ballot today will axe the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement’s (TPPA) ‘Trojan Horse’ provisions, which allow foreign corporations to sue the New Zealand government for billions of dollars. More >>
Action Needed for Disabled Children Living in Poverty
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 9:41 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is shocked by the number of children with disabilities living in poverty and is supporting calls by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) to investigate the reduction in Child Disability Allowances granted. More >>
Something is Not Right at Corrections
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 11:24 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for an inquiry in to Department of Corrections’ processes given the latest revelation that a Probation Officer’s report was tampered with. More >>
Farmers Need Common Sense Leadership
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 11:03 am | New Zealand First Party
The Government needs to support the meat industry in its quest to restructure, says New Zealand First. More >>
Time for Government to Pay up
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 10:38 am | New Zealand First Party
The Quake Outcasts group’s win in court against the government has exposed the repeated ineptitude of government policy in making illegal and grossly unfair offers of only 50 per cent of the 2007 rates valuation for uninsured and bare land properties, ... More >>
Napier – Gisborne Rail Link Must Not Be Forgotten
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 9:59 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Kiwi Rail’s rejection of the Hawkes Bay Regional Council’s quest to lease part of the Gisborne to Napier rail line is a sad day for Hawkes Bay, and a backward step for the future of rail freight in New Zealand. More >>
National Caught Out Over By-Election Highway Promise
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 8:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
National Caught Out Over By-Election Highway Promise National has misled voters with its by-election bribe to build the Puhoi to Wellsford highway, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland candidate Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Government Destroying Swimming Pools Stroke by Stroke
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 12:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is distressed to learn that more schools face the prospect of losing their swimming pools through a lack of funding. More >>
Big Oil Rorting Kiwis at the Pump Six Year Lows
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 11:20 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the government to tackle the fuel companies who have kept fuel prices high despite oil falling to six year lows. More >>
Commission at Kaipara District Council Make Faulty Decision
Monday, 16 March 2015, 3:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Commission for the Kaipara District Council have made an extremely faulty decision not to assume legal action against consultants managing the $63 million Mangawhai sewerage scheme blowout, says New Zealand First. More >>
Dyslexia Awareness Week
Monday, 16 March 2015, 2:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy Leader and Education Spokesperson Tracey Martin is showing her support for Dyslexia Advocacy Week and for those students who require extra help at NCEA exam time. More >>
