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High Kiwi Dollar to Wreck Havoc on Drought Stricken Farmers

Thursday, 14 March 2013, 9:31 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says predictions by analysts that the Kiwi dollar will peak at around US87 cents is a forecast for severe pain for farming communities and exporters. Rt Hon Winston Peters says the impact of the seriously overvalued New Zealand dollar ... More >>

Solid Energy a Micro-Meddled Mess Thanks to the Government

Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 4:40 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the Government has micro-meddled Solid Energy into bankruptcy while the company was using borrowed money to pay out dividends. More >>

Land-Grab Shows Need for a Foreign Land Ownership Register

Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 3:06 pm | New Zealand First Party

The time is long overdue for the introduction of a comprehensive register of foreign ownership of New Zealand land, says New Zealand First. No one knows how much New Zealand land is in foreign ownership with estimates on foreign control of our farmland ... More >>

Mandatory Registration Of Social Workers Gains Support

Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 2:01 pm | New Zealand First Party

Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Social Policy 13 March 2013 Mandatory Registration Of Social Workers Gains Support New Zealand First is renewing calls for the Government to implement the mandatory registration of social workers so their often vulnerable ... More >>

Debt Collection Groundhog Day Fears for Teachers

Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 10:36 am | New Zealand First Party

Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 13 March 2013 Debt Collection Groundhog Day Fears for Teachers More >>

Greens Disappoint in Its Dealings with a Rogue MP

Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 6:11 pm | New Zealand First Party

Greens Disappoint in Its Dealings with a Rogue MP New Zealand First is disappointed that the Green Party has agreed to cast disgraced Independent MP Brendan Horan’s vote when he is not physically in the debating chamber. Horan was dismissed as a ... More >>

Immigration Policy Doesn’t Give All a Fair Go

Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 5:15 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the Government’s parent reunion immigration policy is unfair and must be reviewed. More >>

Movie Argo Misleading Peters Tells Parliament

Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 3:45 pm | New Zealand First Party

The Hollywood movie Argo was misleading and belittled the New Zealand diplomats in Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979, Rt Hon Winston Peters told Parliament today. More >>

Clueless Tax Tinkering From A Clueless Government

Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 9:35 am | New Zealand First Party

Andrew Williams MP Spokesperson for Revenue 12 March 2013 Clueless Tax Tinkering From A Clueless Government More >>

Government Jumps the Gun on Charter Schools

Thursday, 7 March 2013, 10:09 am | New Zealand First Party

Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 7 March 2013 Government Jumps the Gun on Charter Schools New Zealand First says the Government is again running roughshod over the education sector by ploughing ahead with plans for charter schools before ... More >>

Steven Joyce in denial over Education Ministry in crisis

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 1:36 pm | New Zealand First Party

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce is delusional over the dysfunctional leadership of the Education Ministry, says New Zealand First. Mr Joyce claims there are no problems in the Ministry and Education Minister Hekia Parata isn’t to blame for the golden ... More >>

Census Was a Lost Opportunity

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 12:53 pm | New Zealand First Party

Andrew Williams MP Spokesperson for Internal Affairs 6 March 2013 Census Was a Lost Opportunity to Gather Better Information The first census in seven years was a lost opportunity to ask new pertinent questions, says New Zealand First. Internal Affairs ... More >>

One More Quisling Moment from Key

Monday, 4 March 2013, 3:06 pm | New Zealand First Party

The details announced today, or rather the lack of them, on state asset sales represents just one more quisling moment from the Prime Minister says New Zealand First. More >>

First Home Buyers Face a Kick in the Teeth From Govt

Friday, 1 March 2013, 4:15 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the Government’s proposal for house buyers to pay bigger deposits targets people not responsible for the over-heated housing market – first home buyers. More >>

Dunne Dilly-Dallying Unnecessarily Delayed Legal Highs Bill

Friday, 1 March 2013, 3:30 pm | New Zealand First Party

Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 1 March 2013 Dunne’s Dilly-Dallying Unnecessarily Delayed Legal Highs Bill More >>

Government Procurement Bill To Give NZ Firms Preference

Friday, 1 March 2013, 2:41 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is drafting policy that would make it compulsory for government departments, state-owned companies and local councils to give first preference to New Zealand firms over foreign competitors. More >>

More Measures Required To Tackle Diabetes

Friday, 1 March 2013, 1:45 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says our fast-food mentality and over-consumption of sugary drinks must be tackled if we are to reverse an impending diabetes epidemic. Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart says a University of Otago study which found 19 per cent of Kiwis ... More >>

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