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Does Commissioner Recall ‘The Speed Limit is not 100ish'?
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 4:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Police Commissioner has regretfully missed the point in a media statement issued today trying to explain the failed ‘Reach the Beach’ summer road safety campaign. More >>
Minister Throws Drivers & Bobbies under the Bus
Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 5:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Minister of Police, Michael Woodhouse, to apologise to frontline police and the public for the failed Reach the Beach campaign that has massively confused Kiwis over road safety. More >>
Stewart Islanders Flock to Shark Dive Meetings
Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 4:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has set up two additional public meetings today after a large turnout in Stewart Island to discuss the impact of new Shark Dive regulations. More >>
Foreign Ownership Register Bill Gaining Support
Sunday, 11 January 2015, 10:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
With New Zealand First’s register of foreign land and housing ownership awaiting introduction to Parliament, all political parties are being urged to support it. More >>
High Dollar Proof ‘It’s Not Working’
Thursday, 8 January 2015, 5:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
While the recent second consecutive price recovery in global dairy prices is welcome, New Zealand’s exporters are being crucified by a strong dollar due to the government’s economic mismanagement. More >>
Odds of Getting Surgery Are Getting Worse
Thursday, 8 January 2015, 3:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has found that in some District Health Boards New Zealanders have more chance of winning Instant Kiwi than getting surgery. More >>
Speed Zero Tolerance is Policing by Numbers
Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 2:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
With the massive increase in 2014/15 summer holiday road toll, New Zealand First is not only concerned the Police Minister is missing in action, but we believe the time has come to separate traffic enforcement from general policing. More >>
Bowel Cancer Screening Needed Now
Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 1:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for a National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme without delay, given 1200 people a year die from bowel cancer, says New Zealand First’s Health Spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
End Zero Speed Limit Tolerance Experiment Says NZ First
Saturday, 3 January 2015, 11:52 am | New Zealand First Party
Ron Mark Spokesperson for Police 2 JANUARY 2015 End Zero Speed Limit Tolerance Experiment Says New Zealand First More >>
Stand Down Law & Order Select Commiitee Chair Says Peters
Sunday, 28 December 2014, 5:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First believes it is not tenable for Mike Sabin MP to remain chairperson of Parliament's Law and Order Select Committee while Police investigate an assault allegation against him. More >>
Farmer Fined $16,000 for Removing Weeds. What Next? Asks MP
Wednesday, 24 December 2014, 10:51 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Primary Industries spokesperson, Richard Prosser, will seek a ‘please explain’ from Local Government Minister Paula Bennett over the Waikato Regional Council prosecuting an award winning farmer for removing weeds and pest plants. More >>
Supreme Court Delivers Christmas Cheer for Aged Care Workers
Wednesday, 24 December 2014, 8:33 am | New Zealand First Party
Aged care workers who do so much for our elderly will have something extra to smile about over Christmas with the Supreme Court not accepting an appeal by the New Zealand Aged Care Association. While not fully settled it opens the door to pay parity. More >>
Skycity “Go Ahead, Make My Day” And Walk Away
Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 4:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Leader of New Zealand First, Rt Hon Winston Peters, is encouraging SkyCity to walk away from the so-called National Convention centre. This comes after SkyCity bosses put out the corporate begging bowl despite that company making a $123 million ... More >>
Marines & Army Deliver Christmas to Sick Wellington Kids
Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 9:08 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First appreciates the goodwill generated at Wellington’s Regional Children’s Hospital by the New Zealand Army last week and the United States Marines today. More >>
Ngapuhi Parties Urged to Get Back to the Table
Friday, 19 December 2014, 3:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First backs the call by the Waitangi Tribunal for the dissenting parties within Ngapuhi to sit down and sort their differences out. More >>
Nothing New in Phillip John Smith Report
Friday, 19 December 2014, 3:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
Phillip John Smith exploited a system that should have been fixed two years ago when the loopholes were identified, says New Zealand First. More >>
John Key’s Court Costs a Bill for Taxpayers?
Friday, 19 December 2014, 1:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
Taxpayers could be saddled with a huge legal bill as John Key defends himself over his teapot tapes comments, says New Zealand First. More >>
Those the Gods Would Destroy They Make Mad First
Friday, 19 December 2014, 12:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says that the new records being set each month in immigration are utter madness. More >>
Worksafe’s Excessive Fines for Farmers
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 3:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
WorkSafe NZ is risking a perception of revenue generation following another fine imposed on a farming couple for not wearing helmets and carrying children as passengers on a quad bike, disproportionately higher than fines for other safety breaches, says ... More >>
Brownlee’s Misplaced War on Acronyms
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 1:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
The beleaguered Minister of Defence who reportedly cannot tell an RFL (required fitness level) from an AWQ (annual weapons qualification) has declared war on military acronyms while proving the proverb about those in glass houses. More >>
