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New Zealand First – Protecting Senior Citizens
Friday, 20 June 2014, 1:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
This is Elder Abuse Awareness Week. It aims to raise awareness in our communities of elder abuse that does happen in New Zealand, and that most of it happens at the hands of families. This is totally unacceptable. More >>
Aratere Reported to Have Serious Engine Problems
Thursday, 19 June 2014, 10:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
KiwiRail sources have told New Zealand First that the Cook Strait ferry Aratere has blown an engine on its return voyage from Singapore and is approaching Australia at a reduced speed. More >>
Taxpayers’ Money at Risk in Charter Schools
Thursday, 19 June 2014, 9:47 am | New Zealand First Party
It is unlikely the government will ever recover money from a charter school’s land and buildings if the school fails, says New Zealand First. More >>
Call for Government to Take Action on Sexual Violence
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 2:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has asked what Justice Minister Judith Collins plans to do about New Zealand’s disgraceful record in the area of rape and sexual violence after she pledged her support to help end sexual violence at an international meeting. More >>
Peters: Time to Prepare for the Battle
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 1:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you in Upper Hutt today. You may have seen an item in the Dominion Post last week that pointed to the Hutt Valley as tops for ratepayer value. More >>
Support for Campaign with Focus on Kids
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 10:40 am | New Zealand First Party
Tick for Kids, the campaign that challenges political parties to focus on children and their welfare, is supported by New Zealand First, says Spokesperson for Family Affairs Barbara Stewart. More >>
Parents Deceived Over Russian Adoptions
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 9:08 am | New Zealand First Party
Desperate Kiwi couples have been deceived by the National Government into believing they had a clear path to adopt children from Russia, says New Zealand First. More >>
Positive Approach to Funding for Rail Link
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 10:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
The National Government is not ruling out funding to restore the Gisborne-Napier rail link, says New Zealand First. “In Parliament today Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee quickly denied a suggestion in my question that the government was preventing ... More >>
National Playing Game of Pretence
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 3:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Government needs to stop playing political games with the New Zealand public, says New Zealand First Spokesperson for Social Policy Le’aufa’amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor. More >>
Go for Gold – Not Match Fixing Political Pre Nuptials!
Monday, 16 June 2014, 11:00 am | New Zealand First Party
Right now there are only three words protecting the rights of senior citizens in this country. More >>
Price Increases Make Life Even Tougher for Families
Saturday, 14 June 2014, 4:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
Parliament Has Duty to Put Matters Right
Friday, 13 June 2014, 9:35 am | New Zealand First Party
Parliament must now make amends after the High Court of New Zealand, on 29 May 2014, overturned a Waitangi Tribunal decision that prevented two iwi from being heard by the tribunal, says New Zealand First. More >>
Kiwis Paying for Government’s Housing Mess
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 12:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
Kiwis Paying for Government’s Housing Mess Kiwi home loan borrowers and exporters are being sacrificed as the Reserve Bank desperately tries to deflate the country’s housing bubble, especially in Auckland, says New Zealand First. “The complete failure ... More >>
Health Ministry’s Prior Assurances Prove to Be Baseless
Friday, 6 June 2014, 1:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
The admission today by the Ministry of Health that they did nothing about a tipoff about financial Irregularities at Te Roopu Taurima O Manukau is appalling, says New Zealand First. More >>
The Regions Matter – Give Them a Share of Royalties
Friday, 6 June 2014, 1:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
The West Coast is reeling today from more job losses, and the National Government’s total neglect of the regions means there is nothing to soften the blow, says New Zealand First. More >>
Early Election All About the Banks’ Case
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 2:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Prime Minister’s decision to throw New Zealand into an early election was all about the John Banks’ court case – John Key was scared of today’s verdict, says New Zealand First. More >>
Key Running Scared Over TV Debates
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 1:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has accused John Key of running scared away from election television debates. More >>
Peters: Local Democracy Coalition Political Panel
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 2:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
For the next few minutes please consider the two words ‘local’ and ‘government’. Taken separately, we all know what these words mean but together, as part of a political expression and put in the local government context, somehow a sense of meaning has ... More >>
Patient Safety Compromised by Cost Cutting on Blood Tests
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 1:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on doctors in Wellington’s public health system to ignore instructions to cut back on blood tests to save money. More >>
Ministry’s Belated Intervention Purely Covering Its Derriere
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 4:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Ministry of Health’s latest intervention in the affairs of Te Roopu Taurima O Manukau Trust is nothing short of a derriere protection racket, says New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
