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Foreign Investors Rip the Welcome Mat From Kiwis
Monday, 8 December 2014, 1:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand cannot blame foreign residential investors for taking advantage of New Zealand’s lax investment rules, despite New Zealanders being either shunted out or finding it harder to buy property, says New Zealand First. More >>
New Zealand First “Will Say a Little Prayer”
Friday, 5 December 2014, 12:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is not prepared to support any change to Parliament’s prayer and has written to the Speaker to inform him of this. “There is nothing wrong with Parliament’s prayer and New Zealand First will not countenance a change,” says ... More >>
National Scared of Real Figures on Foreign Ownership
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 4:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
National is running scared of the real facts on the foreign buy up of New Zealand, says New Zealand First. More >>
Taxpayer Gives More for PM’s ‘Private’ Golf Tournament
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 2:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
There is serious hypocrisy in the government’s funding of golf in New Zealand, says New Zealand First. More >>
Wellington Super City Plan ‘Deadly’
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 12:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
A Wellington Super City will be the death knell for smaller centres and local decision making, says New Zealand First. “If the Local Government Commission and the National Government get their way any independence and power will be removed, with Wellington ... More >>
Troops Are Training in Waiouru for Iraq
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 9:31 am | New Zealand First Party
Both the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence have potentially misled Parliament that the government has not instructed the Defence Force to prepare for deployment in Iraq. New Zealand First sources have revealed that troops knew as early as mid-November ... More >>
National Does Not Care About Dairy Farmers
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 11:23 am | New Zealand First Party
More needs to be done to relieve pressure on the dairy industry, says New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. “With the latest GlobalDairyTrade result certain to see Fonterra slash its milk price payout forecast to well under $5 per kilogram ... More >>
Poverty ‘Greets’ Many Immigrant Children
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 5:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
Many Asian and Indian children immigrate to New Zealand only to end up living in poverty, says New Zealand First. “New Zealand has not delivered a better life for these youngsters and their families,” says Spokesperson on Ethnic Affairs Mahesh ... More >>
Talking Solutions to Poverty
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 4:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
The government needs to start talking about solutions to child poverty and acting on them, says New Zealand First. “We need a proactive attack on child poverty and less of the Government’s reactive stance,” says Spokesperson on Social Policy ... More >>
Save Hato Petera Maori School
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 11:43 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to step in immediately to save Māori Catholic co-ed school, Hato Petera College. “If it was good enough for the National government to rescue private school Whanganui Collegiate, which had run up huge debt, ... More >>
Zero Hours Contacts: NZ First’s Stand
Monday, 1 December 2014, 12:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
In a former life I used to be a delegate for the lowliest union in the country – that’s how they described it – the Labourers Union. More >>
Peters Warns of More Cook Strait Ferry Chaos Ahead
Monday, 1 December 2014, 9:35 am | New Zealand First Party
Peters Warns of More Cook Strait Ferry Chaos Ahead KiwiRail’s Cook Strait ferry service will be thrown into further chaos when the company announces shortly after Parliament rises for the year that it has purchased the rust bucket Stena Alegra ... More >>
Supporting Corrections Minister 'Stressed Sam'
Monday, 1 December 2014, 7:30 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is baffled by the intemperate media release issued by Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga late on Friday afternoon. This follows New Zealand First Police spokesperson, Ron Mark’s interview on Morning Report this morning ... More >>
Actions Speak Louder than Words
Friday, 28 November 2014, 3:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
Actions Speak Louder than Words Ministers Adams and Tolley need to break the cycle of endlessly acknowledging reports and recommendations surrounding family violence and take some action, says New Zealand First. “‘The People’s Blue-Print’ ... More >>
Westland Milk Forecast Revision Deeply Cynical
Friday, 28 November 2014, 10:03 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is critical of New Zealand’s number two dairy cooperative, Westland Milk Products, for not being more upfront with its supplier shareholders over payout forecasts. This follows it slashing the payout forecast 40 cents on the same day ... More >>
Sound System Saves Sinking Sam
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 10:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Phillip Smith debacle has seriously undermined public confidence in the Department of Corrections but Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga doesn’t think anyone should be held accountable, says New Zealand First. More >>
Climate Change Report Needs Urgent Action
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 5:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
Denis O’Rourke Spokesperson for Climate Change 27 NOVEMBER 2014 Climate Change Report Needs Urgent Action New Zealand First says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report on Changing Climate and Rising Seas released today ... More >>
Decile Review Reveals Rocketing Rate of Poverty
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 4:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy Leader and Education Spokesperson Tracey Martin says the latest decile review is telling a story that the government doesn’t want to admit – the appalling rate of poverty in this country. More >>
NZ First to Seek Urgent Debate on Philip Smith Debacle
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 2:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is to ask the Rt Hon David Carter to reconsider its request for an urgent debate on the Philip Smith debacle, following yesterday’s request being turned down due to a Ministerial review. More >>
Anger as Attacker Gets Bail
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 12:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
Victims of crime need to be protected from the perpetrator – the victim's rights should supersede that of the perpetrator, says New Zealand First. "On White Ribbon Day this week, we learnt of a case of violence against a woman going unpunished on ... More >>
