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Rural Youth Miss Out On Mental Health Initiatives
Sunday, 3 November 2013, 9:30 am | New Zealand First Party
NZ First says the Government’s initiatives to tackle youth mental health are geared towards urban youth and the tragic loss of life in a Far North area shows that National is out of touch with the challenges faced by rural communities More >>
Education Minister Should Call It Quits Over Phillipstown
Friday, 1 November 2013, 4:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Education Minister to call it quits and admit defeat over the Phillipstown School merger in Christchurch rather than launch another round of unsettling consultation. More >>
Waiting List May Be Shorter, But Will You Qualify For It?
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 2:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government initiative to shorten waiting lists from six months to four months has simply pushed people in pain below the radar for joint replacement surgery. More >>
Targeted Funding for Youth Mental Health
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 3:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has asked whether the $62 million dollars for youth mental health is reaching the right people, after a Far North community is reeling from the sudden deaths of five young people. More >>
Heat Smart Not So Smart
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 4:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
In Parliament today New Zealand First MP Asenati Lole-Taylor revealed that the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart programme for providing insulation for homes is not as successful as the Government has been claiming. More >>
Government Has Failed Christchurch Policy Holders
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 2:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
The situation faced by many insurance policy holders in Christchurch is a national disgrace because of the long delays in settling claims and rebuilding houses, says Earthquake Issues spokesperson Denis O’Rourke. More >>
Government Reneges on Better Public Services
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 2:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Government is reneging on its promise to deliver better public services, says State Services spokesperson Denis O’Rourke. “Its announcement that New Zealand Post will slash urban mail deliveries from six days per week to just three is just ... More >>
NZ First Deputy Leader Elected
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 1:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
At a meeting of the New Zealand First caucus this morning, Tracey Martin was elected Deputy-Leader of the Parliamentary team. Ms Martin entered Parliament at the 2011 General Election as second on the List behind Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Bill to Help Children Passes First Reading
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 11:25 am | New Zealand First Party
Bill to Help Children Passes First Reading Tracey Martin’s Social Security (Clothing Allowances for Orphans and Unsupported Children) Amendment Bill has unanimously passed its First Reading in Parliament. The Bill would give orphans and unsupported children ... More >>
Government Backs $22 Billion Kiwisaver Ripoff
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 2:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has accused the Government of failing KiwiSaver contributors by allowing the finance industry to take more than $22 billion from them over the next thirty years. More >>
New Zealand First Selects New President
Sunday, 20 October 2013, 3:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has elected Anne Martin as the new party President. Mrs Martin had been the secretary of New Zealand First for the past six years. More >>
New Zealand First More Relevant Than Ever
Sunday, 20 October 2013, 2:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for your welcome and for being here. We have just passed our twentieth anniversary – and we have watched a lot of others fall by the wayside. We are strong because of what we believe in and what we do. More >>
New Super Fund to Replace Kiwisaver $22 Billion Gravy Train
Sunday, 20 October 2013, 2:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
A new superannuation fund to save billions of dollars for KiwiSaver contributors over the next thirty years will be a central plank for New Zealand First at the 2014 General Election. More >>
Claim 14,000 Illegally in NZ is ‘Low Number'
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 5:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
Accordingly to the Minister of Immigration, over 14,000 people unlawfully living in New Zealand is “a low number”, says New Zealand First. More >>
Safety of Women Prisoners Must Not Be Compromised
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 4:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants the Government to ensure that appropriate measures have been put in place to protect women prisoners when transgender prisoners are transferred out of male prisons into female prisons. More >>
TPP Secrecy Creates Serious Risks
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 3:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has warned that the secrecy surrounding the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement negotiations means future New Zealand governments could be trapped, without warning, at the mercy of multinationals. More >>
Latest Mighty River Power Share Buyback Financial Roulette
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:27 am | New Zealand First Party
Latest Mighty River Power Share Buyback Financial Roulette New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters says that the latest move by Mighty River Power is nothing short of playing financial roulette with the taxpayers interests. This follows the ... More >>
Peters: Political Panel - NZ CTU Biennial Conference
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 5:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
This has got to be a red letter day. Despite being a former union delegate for the most lowly union in the country, the labourer’s union, a student of industrial law and having a long career in New Zealand politics, this is the first time I have ... More >>
Police Resources Strained to Maintain Law & Order
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has warned that serious problems will keep emerging while Police are not given sufficient resources to maintain law and order. More >>
Alarmist Campaign to Raise Pension Age
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 2:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has again warned against the concerted campaign to soften up the public to fundamental changes to the New Zealand Superannuation (NZS) scheme. More >>
