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Apirana Mahuika
Monday, 9 February 2015, 1:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
Ngati Porou leader Apirana Mahuika will be a huge loss to Ngati Porou and the whole of Maoridom, New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters said today. More >>
Number of Agriculture Students Woefully Inadequate
Monday, 9 February 2015, 9:33 am | New Zealand First Party
A campaign to encourage students to study the agricultural disciplines at university is being called for by New Zealand First. More >>
Northland Region Needs More than Words
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 5:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
The National Government needs to go further than just rhetoric to help the Northland region prosper. More >>
World Cancer Day a Time to Rehink Sun Bed Laws
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 4:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
World Cancer Day is a reminder for the National government to reconsider its position and ban commercial sun beds, says New Zealand First. “The evidence is strong that voluntary safety guidelines are not working in the industry with over half the sunbed ... More >>
Lower Dollar Boosts Dairy Auction But Makes Our Farms Cheap
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 12:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
The welcome surge in global dairy prices, like that of wool recently, has nothing to do with government policies but it now leaves our farms at the mercy of cashed up foreign buyers. More >>
PM Must Come Clean on When Troops Committed to Iraq
Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 3:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
Prime Minister John Key has been hoodwinking New Zealanders about the deployment of troops to Iraq, says New Zealand First. “After months of New Zealand First pointing out that troops were in pre-deployment training and months of the Prime Minister ... More >>
Stop Dilly-Dallying And Declare Drought
Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 2:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is lending its support to Otago Regional Council and will support drought declarations in regions affected by an increasingly worrisome adverse event. “It was time to declare drought on January 15 when we last made that call and in ... More >>
Registration of Paramedics Overdue
Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 11:51 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is backing the call by Paramedics Australasia (NZ) for an overall national registration under the Health Practitioners’ Competence Assurance Act. More >>
Will the Next Global Dairy Auction Follow Wool?
Monday, 2 February 2015, 5:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
With overseas-owned Synlait cutting its forecast and ahead of this week’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, the Rt Hon Winston Peters is highlighting how an overvalued New Zealand dollar has cost our exporters dearly with sharp recent falls against the United States ... More >>
Wealth Floods Out of NZ as Foreign Ownership Grows
Monday, 2 February 2015, 3:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
The wealth of rural towns is being exported as foreign buyers snap up New Zealand farms and businesses, says New Zealand First. More >>
Deaths Highlight Need for Review of Maternity Services
Monday, 2 February 2015, 2:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is renewing calls for the government to order an urgent independent review of maternity services. “The failure of a midwife to follow proper procedure was raised by the coroner when looking into the deaths of Casey Nathan and her baby ... More >>
Claims Regarding Ferry Service False
Monday, 2 February 2015, 10:45 am | New Zealand First Party
Claims made today [1/2/15] by the Taxpayers’ Union about New Zealand First and its position on the Interislander ferry service are false. More >>
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 >>
