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Cigarette Plain Packs Will Keep Lawyers Busy for Years
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 4:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is asking why the Government is introducing plain packaging of tobacco products while it is negotiating the deeply-flawed Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. More >>
Democracy at Risk in Flawed Marriage Equality Process
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 3:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is dismayed that the Government denied more than 200 people the opportunity to make oral submissions on the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill. More >>
Horrific Birthing Event Highlighs Need for Maternity Review
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 3:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is renewing its offer to the Government to help form a bipartisan committee to review maternity services and recommend improvements. More >>
PM Not Exonerated Over Sleazy SkyCity Deal
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 3:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Deputy Auditor General’s report into the SkyCity Convention Centre fiasco is only as good as the information supplied during the inquiry. More >>
Facebook Election Announced to Find Winston Peter’s Youth MP
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 10:08 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 19 February 2013 Facebook Election Announced to Find Winston Peter’s Youth MP New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters will use a Facebook “election” to help uncover a deserving youngster to ... More >>
Minister Sends Shockwaves through Christchurch Schools
Monday, 18 February 2013, 2:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is urging the 19 Christchurch schools still slated to close or merge to keep up the fight to save their communities. The Education Minister has announced today that seven Christchurch schools will close and 12 will merge as part ... More >>
Transparency Lacking in Traditional Maori Healing
Sunday, 17 February 2013, 7:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
Traditional Maori healing organisations receive annual Government funding of about $1.9 million despite the Ministry of Health not knowing how many patients they have or how effective the treatments are. More >>
Join Winston Peters at the reopening of the Backbencher
Friday, 15 February 2013, 3:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters is auctioning a VIP ticket for two to the reopening of the Backbencher “Gastropub” and the unveiling of newly commissioned puppets of well-known politicians. More >>
Full Compensation Pledged For Christchurch Landowners
Friday, 15 February 2013, 9:05 am | New Zealand First Party
Denis O’Rourke MP Christchurch Earthquake Issues spokesperson 15 February 2013 Full Compensation Pledged For Christchurch Landowners All Christchurch uninsured red-zoned land owners who accept the current Government’s 50 per cent compensation ... More >>
Cup Of Tea Charter Schools – Another Sign Of A Weak Govt
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 4:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 14 February 2013 Cup Of Tea Charter Schools – Another Sign Of A Weak Government It’s time the National Party showed some guts and ditched the shonky ideas of its coalition partner says New Zealand ... More >>
Government Witholds Documents Linked To Mainzeal Collapse
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 3:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 14 February 2013 Government Witholds Documents Linked To Mainzeal Collapse New Zealand First says Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples and Foreign Minister Murray McCully should release all correspondence ... More >>
Statement From Richard Prosser MP
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 10:05 am | New Zealand First Party
Richard Prosser MP 13 February 2013 Statement From Richard Prosser MP Terrorism and airline safety worldwide is a serious issue which consumes great resources and causes major disruption. The issue requires positive solutions, and my article in ... More >>
Statement Regarding Richard Prosser MP
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 4:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 12 February 2013 Statement Regarding Richard Prosser MP I have spoken with Mr Prosser regarding the Investigate magazine article. He wrongfully impugned millions of law-abiding, peaceful Muslims. Mr Prosser ... More >>
Fears Novopay Debt Collectors Will Come Knocking
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 1:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Novopay debacle is putting an Auckland deputy principal’s personal credit rating at risk says New Zealand First education spokesperson Tracey Martin. “Principals are demanding millions of dollars compensation for the hours of extra time they’ve ... More >>
Peter Dunne Too Slow On Implementing New Party Drug Laws
Friday, 8 February 2013, 2:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne must move forward the date to implement a new law on party drugs. Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart says news that free lollies are being given when dairies sell party drugs is another step ... More >>
Mainzeal Directors Dodging Their Responsibilities
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the directors who resigned from Mainzeal on Tuesday are hiding behind the law so they don’t have to explain their part in the company’s liquidation. More >>
National Relying on Australia for Its Employment Policy
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 12:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 7 February 2013 National Relying on Australia for Its Employment Policy New Zealand First says the latest unemployment figures are a disastrous result for the Government which is relying on the economic ... More >>
Reserve Bank Amendment Bill Back In The Mix
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 9:25 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 7 February 2013 Reserve Bank Amendment Bill Back In The Mix New Zealand First says predictions that our seriously over-valued dollar will reach US90 cents is further cause for an urgent overhaul of the Reserve ... More >>
NZ First Speech: Whangarei Office Opening
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 12:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
Speech: Whangarei Office Opening New Zealand First Parliamentary Office, 83 Bank Street, Whangarei Monday 4 February 2013, 4pm Speech for Rt Hon Winston Peters It is a pleasure to be in Whangarei to open New Zealand First’s northern out-of-parliament ... More >>
New Regional Fund Needed to Revitalise NZ
Monday, 4 February 2013, 4:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is today releasing details of its Royalties for Regions (RFR) scheme which will make life easier and fairer for many New Zealanders. More >>
