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Compensation Saga Shows a Need for Royal Commission Inquiry
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 7:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First congratulates the Corrections Department for finally settling a claim with RSA attack survivor Susan Couch but says the 11 year wait was far too long. However, Rt Hon Winston Peters is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry ... More >>
Government Failing Badly on Biosecurity
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 4:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Psa outbreak which has decimated the Kiwifruit industry is further proof that the Government’s approach to biosecurity is an abject failure. More >>
Bungling Prime Minister Opens Up NZ To Dotcom Lawsuits
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 3:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 6 December 2012 Bungling Prime Minister Opens Up NZ To Dotcom Lawsuits New Zealand First is demanding Prime Minister John Key explain the series of Government blunders which led to Kim Dotcom being given ... More >>
Orphan Children Supported Under NZ First Bill
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 3:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Youth Affairs 6 December 2012 Orphan Children Supported Under NZ First Bill New Zealand First says its Social Security (Clothing Allowances for Orphans and Unsupported Children) Amendment Bill, drawn from the Members ... More >>
Firearms Bill Puts Public And Police At Risk
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 1:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
Richard Prosser MP Spokesperson for Police 6 December 2012 Firearms Bill Puts Public And Police At Risk New Zealand First says the flawed Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill, which passed its third reading in Parliament ... More >>
Children Protected From Crime Under NZ First Bill
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 12:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Social Policy 6 December Children Protected From Crime Under NZ First Bill New Zealand First says its Sentencing (Protection of Children from Criminal Offending) Amendment Bill drawn from the Member’s Ballot ... More >>
NZ First to Empower Communitieson Street Prostitution
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 3:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First plans to introduce a Members Bill to give all Local Authorities clearly defined powers to designate specific areas for street prostitution. More >>
Corrections Minister Accountable For Privacy Blunders
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 10:58 am | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Corrections 5 December 2012 Corrections Minister Accountable For Privacy Blunders New Zealand First is calling on the Government to tighten controls at the Department of Corrections in the wake of a serious privacy ... More >>
School Boards Are Not Volunteers
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 10:16 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government must accept that school Board of Trustees (BOT) members are not volunteers but elected officials representing their school communities. More >>
Trans Pacific Partnership Secrecy A Concern For All
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 3:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First today in Parliament found the Government unwilling to answer questions about the secrecy surrounding the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations or how it would provide jobs for New Zealanders. More >>
Government Falling Well Short on Diabetes Care
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 12:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 4 December 2012 Government Falling Well Short on Diabetes Care The Government’s short-sighted policies are failing to stem New Zealand’s diabetes epidemic, says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara ... More >>
Investors at Risk through Lax Government Regulations
Friday, 30 November 2012, 11:32 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 30 November 2012 Investors at Risk through Lax Government Regulations New Zealand First says the Government has failed to introduce regulations ensuring financial advisers’ decision-making is independently ... More >>
Kawerau Community Congratulated for Their Generosity
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 5:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is applauding the community of Kawerau and others who have come together to support the new Tarawera High School. More >>
Our Ailing Mental Health System Must Be Overhauled
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 3:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government must introduce better assessment procedures to ensure ill people aren’t being discharged from Mental Health Units. More >>
Affordable Housing Must Be For Kiwi First Home Owners
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 3:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for strict rules to ensure that any affordable housing built under government policies is bought by Kiwis buying their first home – not local or foreign investors. More >>
PM Wants a ‘Dictatorship’ Over State Services Commissioner
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 11:41 am | New Zealand First Party
PM Wants a ‘Dictatorship’ Over the State Services Commissioner New Zealand First is accusing the Government of making changes to legislation to give the Prime Minister John Key complete dictatorship over the State Services commissioner. Associate Finance ... More >>
Inflated Property Market Targeted by NZ First
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 11:34 am | New Zealand First Party
Inflated Property Market Targeted by NZ First New Zealand First says news that foreign nationals are buying real estate to fast-track their visa applications makes it imperative for measures to be introduced to stop the practice and make housing more affordable ... More >>
Be Warned: Dismantled Democracy Coming To A Place Near You
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 2:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
Andrew Williams MP Spokesperson for Local Government 28 November 2012 Be Warned: Dismantled Democracy Coming To A Place Near You New Zealand First says the Government is not only systematically dismantling Local Government – the important second ... More >>
Airmen’s Families Deserve an Apology From the PM
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 12:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 28 November 2012 Airmen’s Families Deserve an Apology From the Prime Minister New Zealand First says news that three airmen died in a pre-dawn helicopter crash because it was too expensive to accommodate ... More >>
Overstayers Receiving Whanau Ora Funding An Outrage
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 3:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 27 November 2012 Overstayers Receiving Whanau Ora Funding An Outrage New Zealand First has obtained documents which show Whanau Ora funding is being used on immigrants with substance abuse issues who are ... More >>
