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Emerging Evidence Has Justice Minister in Deeper Mire
Friday, 2 May 2014, 5:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
Evidence has emerged that clearly contradicts Minister for Justice Judith Collins’ repeated assertion that the dinner she attended in China was purely a private affair, says New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Please Explain Minister
Friday, 2 May 2014, 3:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
Minister of Justice Judith Collins alleged on television today that New Zealand First had “a very relevant issue” around “interfering or seeking to interfere in police operational issues”. New Zealand First requests the Minister to please ... More >>
Government Doing Nothing for Struggling Families
Friday, 2 May 2014, 3:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says many New Zealanders have lost confidence in the Government’s ability to create an economy that will lead to job creation, secure housing and accessible education. “Residents from Papatoetoe in South Auckland and Porirua in Wellington ... More >>
Minister Pays Price for Colleague
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 11:47 am | New Zealand First Party
The resignation by the Minister of Customs, the Hon Maurice Williamson, has occurred in circumstances where clearly his offence was far less than that of the Minister of Justice Judith Collins, says New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
New Zealand Initiative More like New Zealand Submissive
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 11:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand Initiative More like New Zealand Submissive New Zealand First recommends the authors of the “Open for Business: Removing Barriers to Foreign Investment” report should bring themselves up to date. “Have the authors, the New Zealand First ... More >>
Companies Face Ruin Over Infant Formula Incompetence
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 11:01 am | New Zealand First Party
Fifty Kiwi businesses are staring disaster in the face thanks to the Government’s incompetence in handling issues around infant formula exports, says New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. “Some of these companies may go out of business, ... More >>
Save Our Economy by Urgently Updating Reserve Bank Act
Monday, 28 April 2014, 4:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to urgently support New Zealand First’s changes to the Reserve Bank Act to save manufacturers and exporters from the dire consequences of an overvalued dollar, says New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
Government Still in a Muddle Over Legal Highs
Monday, 28 April 2014, 4:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Government has done a U-turn on legal highs but still doesn’t understand, says New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Dunne Should Resign
Monday, 28 April 2014, 10:12 am | New Zealand First Party
Dunne Should Resign New Zealand First Spokesperson for Social Policy Le’aufa’amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor is calling for Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne to step down after he announced a hasty blanket ban on legal highs yesterday. Prime Minister ... More >>
Full Steam Ahead to Deal with Legal Highs Misery
Sunday, 27 April 2014, 3:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
Full Steam Ahead to Deal with Legal Highs Misery New Zealand First wants manufacturers of legal highs to be immediately required to prove the synthetic drugs are safe before being sold, says New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. “We are calling ... More >>
Save Our Sawmills And Jobs by Setting Log Price
Thursday, 24 April 2014, 5:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
The blame for the closure of yet another timber mill can be laid squarely at the feet of the National Government and its refusal to intervene in the New Zealand log market, says New Zealand First. More >>
Concerns About Settlement
Saturday, 19 April 2014, 11:07 am | New Zealand First Party
Concerns About Settlement New Zealand First has serious concerns about the Te Tau Ihu Claims Settlement Bill and as a consequence voted against the passing of the Bill in Parliament today. “This was an unusual but considered move, but the settlement ... More >>
Minister Reverses His Position Over Gisborne Rail Link
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 5:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
Answers given in Parliament today suggest Minister for Transport Gerry Brownlee has reversed his decision on the mothballed Gisborne-Napier railway, says New Zealand First. More >>
Collins Dishes Out Favours While Other Kiwi Firms Struggle
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 8:20 am | New Zealand First Party
While many Kiwi firms were left struggling by the Fonterra botulism scare in China, the Government rushed to bail out Oravida in an act of favouritism for Minister of Justice Judith Collins’ husband’s company, says New Zealand First. “Why did ... More >>
Important Work For New Pacific Advisory Group
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 11:39 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First’s Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Le’aufa’amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor has congratulated new members on their election to the Wellington City Council’s Pacific Advisory Group. More >>
Evidence Destroys Milkmaid’s Credibility
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 6:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
Evidence Destroys Milkmaid’s Credibility New evidence released by New Zealand First today reveals Justice Minister Judith Collins used her position to manipulate the Government to help her husband’s company, Oravida, after the Fonterra botulism ... More >>
New Zealand First Supports More Women in the Police
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 11:15 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Supports More Women in the Police New Zealand First supports all police recruitment drives, including adding more women to the frontline to strengthen police work overall and better represent the community. “New Zealand First’s ... More >>
Better Communities through Better Wages
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 11:13 am | New Zealand First Party
As the strong dollar tips more people onto the unemployment queue, the Government’s failure to create jobs is being highlighted, says New Zealand First. “People do want to work to lift themselves out of poverty but there are obstacles – few jobs ... More >>
New Zealand First’s Vision for New Zealand
Monday, 14 April 2014, 1:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
Ladies and Gentlemen, Rotary members and guests, thank you for inviting me here today. When the dust settles on election night 2014, New Zealand First will be in strong position which makes the policies we stand for extremely relevant. More >>
Economic Tinkering Has Wider Social Impact
Friday, 11 April 2014, 4:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
The National Government’s handling of the economy is making little difference to many Kiwis, says New Zealand First. “The Government’s plan to return the budget to surplus has made them blind to the realities around them where people are homeless, ... More >>
