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New Zealand First Pays Tribute to Māori Battalion Member

Thursday, 28 November 2013, 5:42 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has paid their respects to Ngapotiki Tauhu Hopkinson, who was one of the last remaining members of the 28th Māori Battalion, and who passed away near Christchurch yesterday. Mr Hopkinson, when very young, served with the Maori ... More >>

Back NZ Families, Not Chorus And Foreign Shareholders

Thursday, 28 November 2013, 3:14 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is challenging the Government to back New Zealand families on copper broadband pricing, rather than surrendering to pressure from Chorus and its foreign shareholders. Communications and IT spokesperson Tracey Martin says the Government ... More >>

Devastating Cover-Up On Child Abuse And Neglect

Monday, 25 November 2013, 12:20 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First wants Social Development Minister Paula Bennett to apologise for hiding the true nature of child abuse and neglect happening around New Zealand. More >>

Evasion and Obfuscation from Kiwirail Executives

Thursday, 21 November 2013, 2:13 pm | New Zealand First Party

KiwiRail management seems intent on evading and obfuscating issues around the extent of the problems plaguing the Aratere and the closure of the Napier-Gisborne railway says New Zealand First. More >>

Serious Errors at Immigration “Visa Factory”

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 3:28 pm | New Zealand First Party

Immigration New Zealand has become a rubber stamping visa factory to cover up the numbers of Kiwis leaving the country, Rt Hon Winston Peters claimed in Parliament today. More >>

Does the Ministry Know What It's Doing Over Novopay?

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 1:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Education spokesperson Tracey Martin says stressed teachers are being put under pressure due to an overzealous Government demanding duplicate requests for repayment. More >>

Time to Recognise Pistol Grips As Safety Feature

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 9:54 am | New Zealand First Party

With the Arms (Military Style Semi-Automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill set to become law next month, New Zealand First is calling for pistol grips on sporting rifles and shotguns to be officially recognised as safety features, and ... More >>

Social Housing Moves Will Cause Social Damage

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 9:29 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the Government’s new housing legislation attacks vulnerable people rather than building more social housing to meet the needs of New Zealanders. More >>

New Zealand Borders Unprotected from Scam Immigration

Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 2:55 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has accused the Government of allowing an “open season” on immigration to New Zealand following reports that hundreds of illegal immigrants are arriving here from the Middle East. More >>

Further Serious Aratere Propeller Problems

Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 1:00 pm | New Zealand First Party

Further Serious Aratere Propeller Problems Rt Hon Winston Peters has revealed the Aratere problems are far more serious than KiwiRail has publicly admitted. with the danger of the other propeller dropping off if the ship struck severe weather and ... More >>

Tattoo Kits Need Regulation to Avoid Health Risks

Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 5:08 pm | New Zealand First Party

The Government has a responsibility to regulate the sale and use of tattoo kits and substandard inks to help avoid serious health risks, says New Zealand First Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>

The Perplexing Case of the Prostitute and the Property Owner

Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 3:18 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First MP Asenati Lole-Taylor has questioned why a Christchurch resident is being investigated by police after throwing a trespassing prostitute and her client off her property. More >>

MPs Asked To Support Export Future and Jobs

Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 2:42 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has appealed to all Members of Parliament to put aside their politics and vote to send his private members Reserve Bank Amendment Bill to a select committee for further consideration. More >>

Reserve Bank Favours Overseas Buyers

Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 2:18 pm | New Zealand First Party

Reports that foreign buyers are not constrained by the Reserve Bank’s recently imposed LVR restrictions will shut even more Kiwi home buyers out of the market, says New Zealand First Housing spokesperson Denis O’Rourke. More >>

NZ First Says No More Farm Sales to Non Resident Foreigners

Saturday, 9 November 2013, 12:09 pm | New Zealand First Party

9 November 2013 New Zealand First Says No More Farm Sales to Non Resident Foreigners More >>

Fish Factory Closure Highlights Economic Nonsense

Saturday, 9 November 2013, 12:07 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the closure of a Christchurch fish processing factory is an outrage, and epitomises the essential unworkable stupidity of free market economics. More >>

More Problems Revealed with Potential Death Trap

Saturday, 9 November 2013, 12:05 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has called on the Government and KiwiRail to explain the true cost of the potential death trap called Aratere and to have the decency to front up to a public inquiry into the shambles surrounding the ship. Mr Peters has revealed ... More >>

Level of Child Poverty Unknown

Friday, 8 November 2013, 2:18 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is concerned by a Child Poverty Action Group statement which highlights that the Government has no comprehensive strategic approach to address the issues that lead to child poverty in New Zealand. More >>

Winston Peters Speech to Institute of International Affairs

Friday, 8 November 2013, 10:07 am | New Zealand First Party

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you tonight and for your interest in international affairs. Let’s start by saying something reasonably obvious, which is that with some exceptions, New Zealand foreign policy is by and large a pretty bipartisan affair. More >>

Brownlee Admits Dissatisfaction with Earthquake Recovery

Thursday, 7 November 2013, 5:27 pm | New Zealand First Party

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee revealed today in response to questions from New Zealand First that he is ‘dissatisfied’ with the progress in Christchurch. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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