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Urgency Needed On Mandatory Registration Of Social Workers
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 10:33 am | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Social Policy/Welfare 31 January 2013 Urgency Needed On Mandatory Registration Of Social Workers New Zealand First is renewing calls for the mandatory registration of social workers after the Government announced ... More >>
Government Impotent on Tackling Diabetes And Obesity
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 6:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government must live up to its health responsibilities and instigate a national strategy to tackle our burgeoning diabetes and obesity epidemics. Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart says the Government must also implement a diabetes ... More >>
Government pits schools against each other for survival
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 5:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says a Christchurch school which has turned on other schools for its survival is the latest example of the Government’s terrible ‘Divide and Rule’ tactics. Woolston School said in a submission to the Government that it should consider ... More >>
Government’s Defence Policy is a Complete Shambles
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 5:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Auditor-General’s report on the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Civilianisation Project is a damning indictment on the failed defence policies of the National-led Government. More >>
More Police Needed To Enforce New WOF Scheme
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 3:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
Denis O’Rourke MP Spokesperson for Transport 30 January 2013 More Police Needed To Enforce New WOF Scheme More >>
Shiny New Objects Should Not Distract From Learning
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 3:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says arguing over the merits of the latest laptops and tablets should not become a distraction which prevents children from learning. Education and IT spokesperson Tracey Martin says the Education and Science Select Committee ... More >>
PM Ignores Treasury Advice to Axe Big Film Funding
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 2:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Prime Minister John Key ignored Treasury advice to cut Government subsidies for big films such as The Hobbit . More >>
Make Prisoners Pay Compensation For Their Crimes
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 12:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First’s Short Sharp Sentence Amendment Bill has been plundered by the Government in its move to make prisoners work while behind bars. More >>
Mary Going – A Legacy of Rugby, Farming And Community Spirit
Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 5:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 29 January 2013 Mary Going – A Legacy of Rugby, Farming And Community Spirit More >>
Reply To The Prime Minister’s Statement
Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 3:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 29 January 2013 Reply To The Prime Minister’s Statement Mr Speaker – Sometimes we have the privilege of watching a great political event unfold. Sometimes we hear a speaker inspire us with a great ... More >>
Joyce Lets Teachers Down Again Over Novopay
Monday, 28 January 2013, 5:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
It is time for Government Ministers to become accountable for the Novopay fiasco says New Zealand First Education spokesperson Tracy Martin. More >>
Back to school for teachers as Novopay debacle rolls on
Sunday, 27 January 2013, 2:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
Teachers head back to work this coming week with the Novopay nightmare hanging like a bad dream, says New Zealand First Education spokesperson Tracey Martin. More >>
Same Old Sad Rhetoric From John Key
Friday, 25 January 2013, 3:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 25 January 2013 Same Old Sad Rhetoric From John Key New Zealand First says the Prime Minister’s State of the Nation speech was unable to conceal the National Government’s lack of a viable economic plan. ... More >>
Pork Barrel Politics Offend Maori
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 2:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 24 January 2013 Pork Barrel Politics Offend Maori The fighting over the Maori Party leadership involving all three MPs and Mana Party leader Hone Harawira has been described by Rt Hon Winston Peters as ... More >>
Health Campaign Needed To Fight Children’s Dental Problems
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 9:18 am | New Zealand First Party
The result of a Government report which reveals the extent of Kiwi children’s dental problems is an embarrassment for a first world country such as ours, says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. “The alarming statistics ... More >>
Welfare Reforms Set To Hurt Ordinary New Zealanders
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 1:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Welfare 23 January 2013 Welfare Reforms Set To Hurt Ordinary New Zealanders New Zealand First says a decline in skilled job vacancies sends a clear warning to New Zealanders that unemployment is set to explode. ... More >>
Time To Fix Novopay – Three Months To Forever
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 9:44 am | New Zealand First Party
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 22 January 2013 Time To Fix Novopay – Three Months To Forever New Zealand First is concerned by the Ministry of Education’s acceptance of errors and the amount of time it’s taking to fix Novopay. Education ... More >>
Tobacco Industry Set to Fleece NZ Taxpayers
Friday, 18 January 2013, 12:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to explain why it allowed vast quantities of cigarettes to be imported and stockpiled at the end of 2012 so they could be re-exported overseas and increased taxes claimed back by the tobacco industry. More >>
New Zealand Farm Ownership Set to Become a Pipe Dream
Friday, 18 January 2013, 11:23 am | New Zealand First Party
Expansion plans by the new Chinese owners of the former Crafar farms is a step towards smashing the dream of young New Zealanders owning their own farms. More >>
Beneficiary Numbers On The Rise Again Under National
Friday, 18 January 2013, 9:53 am | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Social Policy/Welfare 18 January 2013 Beneficiary Numbers On The Rise Again Under National New Zealand First says beneficiary numbers are on the rise again despite desperate attempts by Social Development Minister Paula ... More >>
