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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 >>
Government Must Bring in the Experts to Sort Strait Ferries
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 1:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the government to bring in maritime experts to sort out the Cook Strait ferries, including the ships, the management and command structure. More >>
Dairy Price Lift, Need for Fonterra to Deliver Value-Add
Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 3:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
While the 2.4 percent rise in GlobalDairyTrade, the biggest increase since 3 December 2013, is good news for New Zealand’s embattled dairy farmers at Christmas time, what they really need is for Fonterra to deliver on the value-add promise made at ... More >>
Phillip Smith’s Victims Forgotten
Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 1:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
The rights of the victims of murderer Phillip John Smith are being completely overlooked, says New Zealand First. More >>
Dishonesty Only Thing in Surplus in Forecasts
Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 1:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
The National Government has once again played its regular conjuring trick with the fiscal balance, says New Zealand First. More >>
C17 Fantasy Not for New Zealand
Monday, 15 December 2014, 1:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is stunned by news that the New Zealand Defence Force has enquired about buying the $400 million C17 Globemaster III. More >>
Ruataniwha Saga Is Not Common Sense
Monday, 15 December 2014, 9:04 am | New Zealand First Party
With spring delivering below average rainfall on Hawke's Bay’s Ruataniwha and Heretaunga plains, New Zealand First is gobsmacked at the roadblocks being erected before the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme. “New Zealand used to be a country of ... More >>
Free GP Visits for Seniors Makes Economic Sense
Sunday, 14 December 2014, 10:36 am | New Zealand First Party
Giving three free GP visits to SuperGold cardholders makes economic sense -- the freebie to see the doctor will save health dollars, says New Zealand First. More >>
New Zealand First Resists Power Grab for Vector
Sunday, 14 December 2014, 10:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First will resist any attempt to nationalise the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT), the majority owner of Vector, unless it has the full backing of households, flats and businesses in Auckland, Manukau and northern parts of Papakura. More >>
Calling for a Halt to Shark Dives While Evidence Collected
Friday, 12 December 2014, 3:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants a moratorium on shark diving until more research is done on potential dangers to paua divers. More >>
Chief Exec Pay Rises Way Over the Top
Friday, 12 December 2014, 12:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
Why is National allowing a poorly performing chief executive to get a pay rise bigger than many workers’ salaries, asks New Zealand First. More >>
Energy Exploration within Sanctuaries is Not OK
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 1:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s decision to award an oil and gas exploration permit in an area that overlaps with a North Island West Coast Marine Mammal Sanctuary contradicts the clean green image that our Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism is extolling, says New ... More >>
Bans Solely on Recreational Fishers Unfair
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 3:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
Discrimination against recreational fishers, particularly in Marlborough, needs to stop immediately, says New Zealand First. More >>
National’s Wrecking Ball Ruining Lives And Economy
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 1:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s narrow thinkers are wedded to failed economic policies that the OECD says are hurting Kiwis and the country as a whole, says New Zealand First. More >>
Fonterra Bosses Should Share Pay Cut
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 11:02 am | New Zealand First Party
Fonterra’s big earning management and directors need to show solidarity with supplier-shareholders by taking a pay cut themselves after today’s announcement by Fonterra that their forecast payout to dairy farmers has practically halved, says New Zealand First. More >>
Purchased an Ageing Rustbucket - 12 Careful Owners
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 10:44 am | New Zealand First Party
As already announced by New Zealand First, KiwiRail is replacing the ageing but reliable Arahura with the Stena Alegra. More >>
