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Engineering Election Results An Insult To Voters

Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 12:48 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the next General Election should be decided by voters and not by a series of backroom deals between political parties. Rt Hon Winston Peters says the party is making its position clear from the outset that it will not be part ... More >>

Crew Refused to Stay with Failed Cook Strait Ferry

Friday, 17 January 2014, 1:25 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has revealed that the crew who brought the replacement Cook Strait ferry to Wellington rejected offers by KiwiRail to keep working on the ship while it was used on the Cook Strait run. More >>

Ferry Decision Another Kick In the Guts For Kiwi Firms

Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 10:25 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is appalled by the Government decision to award a contract to a Bangladesh-based firm to build a ferry instead of New Zealand-based boat builders. More >>

Struggling Families Left to Fend For Themselves

Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 3:09 pm | New Zealand First Party

Families are feeling the brunt of welfare reforms as parents struggle to provide for their children at the beginning of the school year says New Zealand First spokesperson for social policy Asenati Lole-Taylor. More >>

Residents Should Be Safe In Their Homes

Friday, 10 January 2014, 2:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

Local communities in Auckland fear for their safety in their own homes after an elderly woman was assaulted, tied up, and burgled this week in broad daylight at her home in Papatoetoe says New Zealand First. Associate spokesperson for Police Asenati Lole-Taylor ... More >>

Speech: Peters - 2013 Conference on Cultural Diplomacy

Sunday, 22 December 2013, 10:19 pm | New Zealand First Party

2013 Conference on Cultural Diplomacy Institute of Cultural Diplomacy Berlin, Germany Weekend 21st – 22nd December 2013 CULTURAL DIPLOMACY: A SOUTH PACIFIC PERSPECTIVE Thank you for your invitation to attend this conference on a subject of particular ... More >>

Cover-ups of Domestic Violence Within Ethnic Minorities

Thursday, 19 December 2013, 9:58 am | New Zealand First Party

Family violence campaigns need to better target ethnic minorities in New Zealand in order to break the silence and encourage people to report domestic violence before it’s too late says New Zealand First. More >>

Child Support Scheme Delays Penalise Families

Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 2:25 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has questioned the Government’s lack of preparation in implementing reforms to the Child Support Scheme Amendment Act. Inland Revenue informed the Government that more time is needed to implement the new scheme, which will not come into place ... More >>

Public Safety and Trust in Police Is Strained

Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 2:18 pm | New Zealand First Party

The operational capability and effectiveness of our Police force are being strained by budget cuts and limited resources, says New Zealand First. The New Zealand Police published their performance indicators’ table today, which revealed concerning ... More >>

More Police Funding Needed to Combat Criminal Activity

Monday, 16 December 2013, 4:20 pm | New Zealand First Party

Several criminal incidents that occurred in South Auckland over the weekend prove that police are seriously underfunded says New Zealand First. More >>

Vulnerable Families Seeking Government Help

Monday, 16 December 2013, 2:36 pm | New Zealand First Party

Vulnerable children and their families are desperately seeking help from government agencies as the holiday season approaches says New Zealand First. Social policy spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor says a mother of three from Otara contacted her this morning ... More >>

Worksafe First Step towards Safer Workplaces

Monday, 16 December 2013, 2:04 pm | New Zealand First Party

The creation of WorkSafe NZ is a step in the right direction towards making workplaces safer says New Zealand First Labour and Industrial Relations Spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>

Government Intervention Needed In Obesity Pandemic

Monday, 16 December 2013, 10:56 am | New Zealand First Party

The Health Minister’s rejection of “nanny state” measures to combat our adult obesity rate is par for the course says New Zealand First Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>

Minister’s Announcement Misses the Point of Bill

Monday, 16 December 2013, 9:25 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Deputy Leader Tracey Martin, has called on the Government to continue its support of her member’s bill that seeks to give equality to orphans and unsupported children raised by kin carers with those of children raised by foster parents. More >>