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Renewable Energy a Winner for Stewart Island
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 4:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for a new source of power for Stewart Island. “It is ironic that New Zealand has done a fantastic job in assisting the Pacific nations of Tokelau and Tuvalu with state-of-the-art solar power generation but our third ... More >>
A Lot More than a Cup of Tea
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 4:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters is calling for Minister for Justice Judith Collins to be sacked from the Cabinet over the conflicting accounts and lack of information she has given about her trip to Shanghai where she visited milk company ... More >>
Rush through Ban on Lasers Says New Zealand First
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 1:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for a bill banning powerful hand-held lasers to be rushed through Parliament and made law today. More >>
Flag’s Significance Dawns on Prime Minister
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 2:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
The importance of the World War I anniversary to New Zealanders has finally dawned on the Government, says New Zealand First spokesperson for Veterans’ Affairs Andrew Williams. More >>
Democracy Begins at Home
Monday, 10 March 2014, 5:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
It’s time for political leaders to listen to the people and desist from imposing their will to force through change, says New Zealand First spokesperson for Local Government Andrew Williams. More >>
New Zealand First Welcomes September 20 Election
Monday, 10 March 2014, 4:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has welcomed the announcement of an early election date of September 20. “And we will be ready for it,” says New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Prostitutes Being Beaten While Government Procrastinates
Saturday, 8 March 2014, 10:44 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Le’aufa’amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor is calling on the government to immediately pass her “Prostitution (Control of Street Prostitutes and Their Clients) Amendment Bill to provide a form of safety for prostitutes and their local ... More >>
Flag Referendum This Year Would Be Ill-Advised
Friday, 7 March 2014, 2:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
A referendum on the New Zealand flag this year would be completely inappropriate and badly timed, says New Zealand First. “We are now about to commemorate the centenary of World War I, a war in which 18,000 New Zealanders died and 40,000 were wounded,” ... More >>
Health Report Whitewashed
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is disappointed the Government has whitewashed significant health recommendations. More >>
Glib Responses on Quake Issues
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 4:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Government is completely out of touch with the suffering of Christchurch residents and the ongoing effect of the earthquakes, says New Zealand First. More >>
Determined Walker on Way to Achieving a New Zealand First
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 3:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MPs welcomed Brando Yelavich on the steps of Parliament today and congratulated the 20 year old for his perseverance and self-sacrifice as he completes an extraordinary walk around the New Zealand coast. More >>
Schools Pay Cost of Failed Novopay
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 3:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Government is forcing schools into debt to pay for the repeated mistakes of its education payroll system Novopay, says New Zealand First. More >>
Supergold Card a Kiwi Success Story
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 3:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased that its 2007 ‘baby’, the SuperGold Card, continues to reach new heights of popularity with both users and participating businesses. More >>
Tenants Stuck in Quicksand by Excessive Rents
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 2:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First challenges the Government to take immediate measures to stop the exploitation of people forced to pay excessive rents. More >>
KiwiRail Fails to Maintain Ferry Lifeboats
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 4:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has accused KiwiRail of failing to properly maintain lifeboat equipment on the Cook Strait ferry Arahura. More >>
Call to Set New Zealand Log Price
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 4:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters is calling for a log price to be set to end the regional devastation that is occurring as sawmills close. More >>
Power Price Rises Will Punish Struggling Families
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 2:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Government should ensure that energy is supplied at a fair and reasonable price for consumers says New Zealand First. More >>
Kiwi Children Being Rushed into Chain Store Schooling
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 11:54 am | New Zealand First Party
Kiwi Children Being Rushed into Chain Store Schooling New Zealand First is alarmed overseas companies are circling to snap up taxpayers’ dollars for a slice of the charter school pie. According to reports, foreign businesses are showing interest ... More >>
KiwiRail Being Deliberately Run Off Rails by the Government
Monday, 3 March 2014, 4:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
The discovery of asbestos in Chinese-built KiwiRail locomotives has again exposed the folly of the Government’s short-sightedness in its deliberate policy of running down the railway system. More >>
Tunnel Vision in Government Buying Proves Disastrous
Saturday, 1 March 2014, 5:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
The asbestos scare in Chinese-made KiwiRail locomotives reflects the Government’s appalling shortsightedness in awarding contracts to overseas industry, says New Zealand First. “The Government has persisted in awarding government contracts on purely ... More >>
