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Three Strike Rule Should Apply to John Key
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
Prime Minister John Key looked like a ridiculous schoolboy in Parliament today when withdrawing an incorrect statement he made in regards to his knowledge over the SkyCity convention centre deal, says New Zealand First. More >>
Support Grows For Member’s Bill Banning Street Prostitution
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 4:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Social Policy 26 February 2013 Support Grows For Member’s Bill Banning Street Prostitution New Zealand First has been inundated with calls of support for its Member’s Bill to ban street prostitution. Support ... More >>
Fast Fix For Defence Force Needed From The Government
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 3:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
Richard Prosser MP Associate Spokesperson for Defence 26 February 2013 Fast Fix For Defence Force Needed From The Government New Zealand First says the Government must take quick, decisive action over problems facing the Defence Force after revelations ... More >>
National’s Education Decisions Based on Flawed Logic
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 1:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says flawed logic is behind Prime Minister John Key’s decision to bail out Wanganui Collegiate on the grounds it has community support, while ignoring the high level of community support for Christchurch schools facing amalgamation ... More >>
High Dollar is Killing New Zealand’s Future
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 10:41 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 26 February 2013 High Dollar is Killing New Zealand’s Future New Zealand First says Prime Minister John Key is living in Lala Land if he believes that the popularity of the NZ dollar with currency speculators ... More >>
Fiordland Transport Projects Require Careful Scrutiny
Monday, 25 February 2013, 1:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government’s proposed tunnel and monorail projects linking Queenstown with Milford Sound appear to fall short of some major objectives. More >>
Tribute to Ralph Hotere
Monday, 25 February 2013, 12:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage 25 February 2013 Tribute to Ralph Hotere New Zealand First joins with all New Zealanders in mourning the loss of Ralph Hotere, ONZ. Arts and culture spokesperson Tracey Martin says Mr Hotere ... More >>
Alternative Healers Place Clients at Financial Risk
Monday, 25 February 2013, 10:41 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 25 February 2013 Alternative Healers Place Clients at Financial Risk New Zealand First says unqualified Rongoa Maori alternative healers may well be putting patients at financial risk should they be injured during ... More >>
TVNZ Board Member Has Some Explaining To Do
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 3:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters said today that TVNZ Board Member Barrie Saunders has some serious explaining to do on the question of TVNZ’s “lack of knowledge” over land it owns being targeted by the SkyCity Convention proposals. More >>
PM Up to His Neck in SkyCity Land Sale Offer
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 12:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 21 February 2013 PM Up to His Neck in SkyCity Land Sale Offer New Zealand First says Prime Minister John Key must apologise and withdraw his false statement made yesterday in Parliament in relation to the ... More >>
Reduction in Rural Mail Delivery Services a Step Too Far
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 10:54 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First opposes plans by New Zealand Post to further reduce rural mail delivery services. Primary Industries spokesperson Richard Prosser said the proposed move from the current five and six day a week delivery and collection, to between ... More >>
Care Workers Victims of National’s Low Wage Economy
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 5:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is dismayed that the Government is refusing to increase the pay of thousands of residential aged care staff. More >>
Member’s Bill to Ban Street Prostitution
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 4:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has submitted a Member’s Bill into the ballot that if passed into law would make street prostitution illegal, effectively restricting prostitution to brothels. More >>
PM Implicated In TVNZ Land Sale Offer to Skycity
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 3:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the National Government must have instigated backroom deals to offer TVNZ land on Hobson St to SkyCity to build its convention centre. Rt Hon Winston Peters says secret deals by Mr Key, his officials, or other Government Ministers ... More >>
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 >>
