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Winston Peters - What a Week
Friday, 31 May 2013, 1:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
Later today we will be opening the new New Zealand First office in Tauranga at 801 Cameron Road More >>
Reserve Bank Lacks Mandate to Act
Thursday, 30 May 2013, 2:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Reserve Bank Governor has the power to intervene in the high New Zealand dollar, but the Bank lacks the specific mandate to do so – and this situation will only keep feeding the appetite of speculators to play the New Zealand dollar says New ... More >>
Arrogant Abuse of Parliamentary Written Questions
Thursday, 30 May 2013, 1:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Prime Minister John Key is holding Parliament in contempt by giving evasive answers to written parliamentary questions. Mr Key has repeatedly told MPs and journalists to put questions to him in writing and he would get “get ... More >>
Checkout Operators Are Skilled Workers
Thursday, 30 May 2013, 12:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is raising questions over how 49 Essential Skills visas were issued in 2012 for checkout operators, when there are 146,000 unemployed New Zealanders who are looking for work. More >>
Peters: Beyond Selling Off and Cutting Back
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 3:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
To understand anything about selling off and cutting back we need to first jump back seventy years to the words of a great Hungarian thinker – Karl Polanyi. More >>
Call in the Experts Over Aratere Says NZ First
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 3:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Government to bring in outside expertise to sort out the problems plaguing KiwiRail’s Cook Strait ferry Aratere. More >>
Government’s Jobs Plan – An Extra 354 WINZ Staff
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 3:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government has broken its election promise of creating 170,000 new jobs between 2011 and 2015. More >>
Government Eats Humble Pie over Kids’ Kai
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 3:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government’s decision to become involved in feeding children at school should come with an apology to principals who’ve been dealing with children battling to reach their potential because they’ve come to school ... More >>
NZ First Acknowledges Pacific Language Weeks
Saturday, 25 May 2013, 12:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Social Policy 25 May 2013 NZ First Acknowledges Pacific Language Weeks New Zealand First spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Asenati Lole-Taylor wants to acknowledge Pacific Language Weeks and their value of ... More >>
NZ First Opposes Commercial Marlin Fishing
Saturday, 25 May 2013, 12:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says it will vigorously oppose any attempts to reclassify the game fish marlin under the Quota Management System. More >>
Peters: “Auckland’s Future – SuperCity or Sin City?”
Friday, 24 May 2013, 2:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
There are major issues facing our country and they affect all of us here today. They are not new More >>
End Immigration Investment Madness
Friday, 24 May 2013, 10:41 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has called for an end to the immigration “madness” of allowing foreign property buyers to invest in New Zealand real estate to secure permanent residence here. More >>
Pen Pushers Win with School Mergers
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 4:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says “super-sizing” Christchurch schools will do nothing to improve education and will only create jobs for pen pushers. More >>
Follow Salisbury’s Lead Says NZ First
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 3:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Salisbury School and its supporters are an inspiration to all Kiwis fighting for decent treatment for young people less fortunate than themselves. More >>
GCSB Case Bungled by Prime Minister
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 4:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the report by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security into breaches of the Government Communications Security Bureau Act reveals bungles by the Minister in charge – John Key. More >>
A Hand Up For Pacific Island Students Needed
Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:57 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants the Government to respond to the stark, unpalatable fact that Pacific people are over-represented in unemployment and low-skilled, low-paid jobs. More >>
Groser Shows Contempt For Transparency
Monday, 20 May 2013, 3:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Trade Minister Tim Groser’s refusal to acknowledge or answer Official Information Act (OIA) requests, brings the Minister’s performance of him and his office into question. More >>
Law Discriminates Against Disabled Adults and Family
Friday, 17 May 2013, 1:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is disappointed at the Government sneaking through a piece of legislation, which will breach the rights of disabled adults and their family members. “They should be ashamed of themselves,” says Disability Issues spokesperson, Barbara ... More >>
Budget Leaves Borders Wide Open
Friday, 17 May 2013, 12:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says that cuts to Customs and Biosecurity in the Budget will create gaping holes in New Zealand’s defences against foreign pests and diseases. More >>
Budget Strips Education Funding
Friday, 17 May 2013, 9:10 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the Government of stripping critical education dollars from mainstream schooling for pet projects. More >>
