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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 >>

Rural Health Neglected by National

Monday, 16 March 2015, 9:17 am | New Zealand First Party

Prime Minister John Key must explain why the government is considering closing the Wellsford community health office in Northland, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland by-election candidate Rt Hon Winston Peters. “This is a deprived area ... More >>