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Prime Minister John Key Is The King Of Overseas Holidays
Friday, 22 March 2013, 9:48 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 22 March 2013 Prime Minister John Key Is The King Of Overseas Holidays New Zealand First says Prime Minister John Key is taking so many holidays that his own office staff either can’t keep track, or ... More >>
Government Not So Colour-Blind
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 3:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government is talking rubbish when it states that its immigration policies are colour-blind when in fact they are exceptionally favouring Chinese reunion parents. More >>
Health Service Cuts Puts Lives at Risk
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 3:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Government’s reduction in health services in Marlborough will have a negative impact on people living in the region, says New Zealand First. More >>
Farm Debt Laws Need to Be Overhauled
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 5:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the case of a farm receivership in Taranaki, which resulted in a farm debt negotiator and a journalist allegedly being assaulted, highlights the need for Parliament to consider introducing a Farm Debt Mediation Bill. More >>
Christchurch Rebuild Hampered by Widespread Fraud
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 4:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is accusing the Government of dithering over wide-scale fraud associated with the Christchurch rebuild. It is understood that fraudulent activity includes the deliberate over payment of contractors, and full payments to contractors for ... More >>
Pasifika People Unfairly Targeted by Government’s Youth Wage
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 1:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Pasifika people will be seriously disadvantaged under the Government’s misguided minimum and youth wage policy which should be scrapped. The Government’s policy will from next month see the minimum wage increase by a ... More >>
Protect the Savings of New Zealanders
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 1:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for the introduction of a bank depositors’ guarantee scheme to protect the savings of blameless Kiwis during any financial crisis. The policy would provide a government guarantee for deposits of up to $100,000 in New ... More >>
Review Finds More Problems with Novopay
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 4:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says that after weeks supposedly spent trying to fix the faulty Novopay system, Minister Steven Joyce has today signalled that the very first pay period of the new financial year may introduce even more new issues. More >>
Government Stalling Ahead of Joyce Announcement
Monday, 18 March 2013, 4:57 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Ministry of Education is using stalling tactics ahead of the release tomorrow of the technical review into the Novopay debacle. More >>
“Liquidation Sale – New Zealand Inc”
Saturday, 16 March 2013, 1:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
The great Scottish poet Sir Walter Scott wrote a poem called The Lay of the Last Minstrel. More >>
Time for the Government to Value Education
Friday, 15 March 2013, 5:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the latest rumblings of discontent show the Government has no respect for the education sector. More >>
Basin Reserve Flyover Should Be Hit for Six
Friday, 15 March 2013, 12:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
Andrew Williams MP Environment Spokesperson 15 March 2013 Basin Reserve Flyover Should Be Hit for Six More >>
Government’s Pregnant Pause on Neonatal Units Unacceptable
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 3:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is asking the Government whether it intends to issue pregnant mothers with frequent flier cards in case they need to be airlifted to specialised intensive care units. More >>
Pay Back the Hobbit Subsidy Say National’s Own Supporters
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 3:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is unsurprised that 70 per cent of New Zealanders believe Hollywood companies should pay back the $67 million Government subsidy to make The Hobbit . More >>
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 >>
