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Stop piddling down our backs and telling us it’s raining
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for the opportunity to be here today and to start with this acknowledgement. More >>
Rest Home Caregivers Urgently Need Pay Top Up
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 5:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rest home caregivers earn over $100 a week less than others doing the same work for District Health Boards, and it’s unfair, says New Zealand First. More >>
Government Cutting Corners to Build More Homes
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 5:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealanders may lose out if building contractors end up favouring overseas suppliers as a result of the Government’s decision to lift import tariffs on a range of building products, says New Zealand First. More >>
Dysfunction Result of Government’s Meddling
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 4:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First condemns the contradictory statements from Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully over the case of a Malaysian diplomat and the embarrassment his conduct has caused to New Zealand. More >>
Foreign Ownership Neglect at Heart of Trolley Bus Axing
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 12:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
Wellington ratepayers are paying the price for neglectful foreign ownership of the electricity company that powers the city’s trolley buses, says New Zealand First. More >>
Forgotten Regions Get “ Piglet Barrel” Crumbs for Roads
Monday, 30 June 2014, 3:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
Prime Minister John Key could have sealed, widened and built new bridges all over regional New Zealand if he hadn’t flogged off state assets for a paltry sum, says New Zealand First. More >>
Track Record Puts Doubts Over Aratere
Monday, 30 June 2014, 2:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Aratere may well be back on the Cook Strait run soon but is it fixed, asks New Zealand First. “Given its past problems and the fact that KiwiRail went ahead with extending it against sound maritime advice, who says the troubles are over,” says ... More >>
Answers on Cancellation of Passport Unsatisfactory
Friday, 27 June 2014, 9:33 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the government to state clearly why a New Zealander had his passport cancelled, and his property and business raided, and why the SIS was involved. “We raised questions about the treatment of New Zealand businessman ... More >>
Cut- Price Deal for Asbestos Material Carries Risk
Friday, 27 June 2014, 9:00 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is dismayed that Christchurch City Council-owned company City Care has done a cut-price deal to transport hundreds of thousands of tonnes of asbestos-contaminated waste to a sub-standard dump in Southland. More >>
Crimes by Young People a Wake-Up Call for Government
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 4:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
Young people growing up in poverty see bad behaviour as normal, particularly in South Auckland, says New Zealand First. “South Auckland is overrepresented in statistics showing poverty, poor education, bad health and high rates of crime, violence and ... More >>
Brownlee Off Rail And on Road to Nowhere
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 12:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
The National Government has confirmed it has no plan to make smart use of rail to relieve traffic congestion in either Auckland or Christchurch, says New Zealand First. More >>
Brownlee Off Rail And on Road to Nowhere
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 11:05 am | New Zealand First Party
The National Government has confirmed it has no plan to make smart use of rail to relieve traffic congestion in either Auckland or Christchurch, says New Zealand First. More >>
Police Stretched, Rural NZ Virtually Unpoliced Overnight
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 9:15 am | New Zealand First Party
Police Minister Anne Tolley must explain why rural police are left to face potentially dangerous situations alone, and at night, says New Zealand First. More >>
Rural NZ Virtually Unpoliced Overnight
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 5:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
Police Minister Anne Tolley must explain why rural police are left to face potentially dangerous situations alone, and at night, says New Zealand First. More >>
Helping Hand for Children Gets Closer
Friday, 20 June 2014, 3:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
About 12,000 orphaned or unsupported children living with family, often grandparents, are likely to receive a much needed clothing allowance, thanks to New Zealand First. More >>
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 >>
