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Government Must Act On Back Alley Tattooing
Monday, 1 July 2013, 8:59 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has warned of a big rise in blood borne infections and diseases if the Government continues to leave safety guidelines regarding tattoo safety to local councils to enforce. More >>
Tunnels were always the right answer – former Mayor
Friday, 28 June 2013, 1:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
“We have known for a decade or more that another harbour crossing is essential and that road and rail tunnels are by far the best option”, says former North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams, the NZ First spokesperson for Local Government. More >>
Don’t Tax Police Clothing Says NZ First
Friday, 28 June 2013, 10:25 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says moves by the Inland Revenue Department to tax Police clothing allowances should be halted immediately. More >>
Book launch of ‘Persona Non Grata’ by Michael Green
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 6:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
It is probably no secret that being a Foreign Minister is one of the most challenging and exciting roles in politics. More >>
Government Fails to Move Promptly Over CTV Building
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 5:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First spokesperson for Christchurch Earthquake issues Denis O’Rourke says the Government has failed to move promptly against those responsible for fatal defects in the CTV building in which 185 people died in the February 2011 earthquake. More >>
Street Prostitution Thrives While Police Stations Close
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 1:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
27 June 2013 Street Prostitution Thrives While Police Stations Close New Zealand First’s campaigner against street prostitution Asenati Lole-Taylor says it’s disappointing that the Otara and Papatoetoe police stations close tomorrow while ... More >>
Street Prostitution Is Not Confined To South Auckland
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 5:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is concerned that the Government is shifting the responsibility of dealing with street prostitution on to local councils, who don’t have the power to deal with the issue. More >>
Street Prostitution Is Not Confined To South Auckland
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 5:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is concerned that the Government is shifting the responsibility of dealing with street prostitution on to local councils, who don’t have the power to deal with the issue. More >>
Race Relations - Cover Up or Compromise
Monday, 24 June 2013, 3:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
In George Orwell’s novel 1984 there was an organisation called the Ministry of Truth [where another Winston worked]. Oceania’s propaganda ministry was responsible for any necessary falsification of historical events. More >>
Kiwis Line up for Dole While National Boasts About Jobs
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:57 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First social policy spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor says the dole queues are getting longer by the day while Social Development Minister Paula Benefit continues to boast about all the new jobs her Government is creating. More >>
Hillbilly Heroin Over-Prescribed
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
Recent statistics showing that Oxycodone (Hillbilly Heroin) has become a more popular painkiller than morphine is alarming. “Serious addiction problems are being created,” says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Animal Limb Find Highlights Biosecurity Weakness
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 1:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the discovery of part of an animal limb in a shipment of Palm Kernel extract from Asia shows the Government's “hands off" approach to biosecurity is failing. More >>
Grim But True Reading for NZ in Human Trafficking Report
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 1:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the latest report from the United States pointing the finger at New Zealand for forced labour and sex trafficking of underage girls simply confirms a situation that the country’s leadership and media ignore. More >>
"Northland’s Future Derailed By National" Hon Peters Speech
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 9:11 am | New Zealand First Party
I am very pleased to be here with you today and have this opportunity to speak to you on how NZ First sees the future of railways in Northland. Put simply, we see investment in rail infrastructure as vital for Northland’s development and future ... More >>
Mediaworks – How Crony Capitalism Works – Peters
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The National Party is turning a blind eye to the public deception in the MediaWorks ‘Technical Receivership’,” says NZ First Leader Rt. Hon Winston Peters. More >>
MediaWorks Deal Another Giant Ripoff
Monday, 17 June 2013, 3:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the soft “technical” receivership and financial restructuring of MediaWorks will cost taxpayers millions in unpaid taxes and once again show that New Zealand is at the mercy of foreign financiers. More >>
Child Abuse Victims Left On a Failing System
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First Social Policy/Welfare spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor is shocked by cases revealed by District Court Judge Carolyn Henwood that show a failing protection system currently in place for abused children. More >>
Staffing Crisis Affects Welfare Reform Obligations
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First Welfare and Social Policy spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor is appalled that a financial crisis in Early Childhood Centres (ECE) will deter beneficiaries from complying with recent welfare changes that require them to enrol young children in ... More >>
Teachers Supported Over Computer System
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
17 June 2013 Teachers Supported Over Computer System New Zealand First says the decision by teachers and principals to boycott the trial of a national standards computer system shows they’ve had enough of being pushed around by the Government. ... More >>
Manufacturing Inquiry:NZ First Response to Report
Monday, 17 June 2013, 10:34 am | New Zealand First Party
Manufacturing has been the “Cinderella Sector” of the New Zealand economy for too long. NZ First joined with other Parliamentary Parties in conducting this Inquiry because we felt we had to put our political differences aside and act for the common ... More >>
