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Take Responsibility Minister: Fund Maori Language Teaching

Friday, 30 January 2015, 11:48 am | New Zealand First Party

The Government is failing New Zealand children by not supporting the teaching of Māori in schools. “The 2009 New Zealand Curriculum states clearly: ‘All students have the option to acquire knowledge of te reo Māori me ona tikanga,’” says ... More >>

Kiwi Buyers Losers against Cheap Foreign Money

Friday, 30 January 2015, 10:15 am | New Zealand First Party

Kiwis have little chance of outbidding a foreign buyer for New Zealand land, says New Zealand First. “Foreign buyers can pull the rug from under our feet when it comes to purchasing, says New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Stop Selling Off Our Forests

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 3:28 pm | New Zealand First Party

The National government is once again allowing more forests to fall into foreign ownership, says New Zealand First. More >>

Coleman Praises Free Health Checks

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 3:25 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is optimistic the National government will vote to give three free GP visits to all SuperGold cardholders when New Zealand First’s Bill is introduced into Parliament. More >>

Reserve Bank Act Fails Exporters Again

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 12:00 pm | New Zealand First Party

With the Official Cash Rate held at 3.5 percent, the Reserve Bank needs to take lessons from the Bank of Canada over how to surprise the markets, says New Zealand First Leader, the Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Key Selling State Assets, Pushing Crisis on to Charities

Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 3:09 pm | New Zealand First Party

Selling thousands of state houses to charities will do little to solve the country’s housing crisis, says New Zealand First. More >>

Student Visas ‘Sold’ as Back Door to NZ Residency

Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 2:22 pm | New Zealand First Party

Foreign students are being promised they will be able to stay here permanently, says New Zealand First. More >>

NZ Must Prioritise Ukraine/Russia In Security Council

Sunday, 25 January 2015, 4:04 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First wants the government to make resolution of the impasse between Russia and the Ukraine a serious priority for the Security Council. More >>

Thumbs up for Light Rail So Let’s Get on with It

Friday, 23 January 2015, 11:04 am | New Zealand First Party

Give the light rail proposal for Auckland the big tick off now and get on with sorting the money and construction, says New Zealand First. More >>

Fisheries Debacle Has Ministers Hiding Behind Sailors

Thursday, 22 January 2015, 1:37 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First believes the government is trying to spin itself out of the embarrassment of being fooled by three rusty trawlers flying false flags. More >>

RMA Changes a Town & Country Planning Act in Drag

Thursday, 22 January 2015, 12:38 pm | New Zealand First Party

Planned changes to the Resource Management Act will not deliver affordable housing because this government is unwilling to attack the real reasons for housing unaffordability. More >>

Kiwis Missing Out on Surgery for Lack of Beds

Thursday, 22 January 2015, 10:22 am | New Zealand First Party

Potentially life-saving surgery is being postponed in New Zealand hospitals due to bed shortages in Intensive Care Units, says New Zealand First. More >>

An Uber Rip Off for Taxpayers

Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 3:32 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is concerned the Uber ride service and multinational companies like it are using elaborate tax shelters to rip off hard working Kiwi taxpayers. The Party will be closely following the government’s newly announced review of ... More >>

Novopay Continues to Fail

Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 9:21 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Deputy Leader Tracey Martin is astonished the Minister Responsible for Novopay is trumpeting the latest payroll error rate as a step forward. More >>

Government Lets School Water Safety Sink

Monday, 19 January 2015, 6:54 pm | New Zealand First Party

“New Zealand is the third worst country in the developed world for drownings, the curriculum has an expectation that schools will teach water safety, but the government refuses to pay for school pools,” says New Zealand First Deputy Leader and Spokesperson ... More >>