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Street Prostitution Creating Neighbourhoods of Fear
Friday, 16 November 2012, 9:04 am | New Zealand First Party
Street Prostitution Creating Neighbourhoods of Fear New Zealand First will draft proposed changes to give prostitution laws teeth to deal with confrontational street soliciting which has ordinary people living in fear. Social Policy spokesperson Asenati ... More >>
NZ First Pledges to Restore Democracy in Canterbury
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 5:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has promised to bring democracy back to Canterbury as soon as possible in light of public outrage over the way the Government has reneged on a promise to hold Canterbury Regional Council (ECAN) elections next year. More >>
Sky City & China Southern Airlines Tabled Documents
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 3:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 15 November 2012 Link to Sky City & China Southern Airlines Tabled Documents More >>
Kiwirail Management Should Be Sacked Over Hillside Sale
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 3:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 15 November 2012 Kiwirail Management Should Be Sacked Over Hillside Sale New Zealand First is calling for KiwiRail chief executive Jim Quinn and his board to be sacked following their decision to sell Hillside ... More >>
NZ Door Swings Wide Open For International Criminals
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 2:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 15 November 2012 NZ Door Swings Wide Open For International Criminals New Zealand First says international criminals will flood into the country through the Government’s “special arrangement” for China ... More >>
Whanau Ora Provides a Drug Dealing Paradise
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 1:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 15 November 2012 Whanau Ora Provides a Drug Dealing Paradise New Zealand First says the four-year jail sentence of a Dunedin gang member who syphoned $20,000 of Whanau Ora money to buy cannabis is further proof ... More >>
Whanau Ora a Tragedy for Maori And Taxpayers
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 11:33 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 15 November 2012 Whanau Ora a Tragedy for Maori And Taxpayers New Zealand First says the latest report into Whanau Ora confirms it is wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on a scheme which provides little ... More >>
Government Fast Tracks Another Immigration Mess
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 3:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says it has caught the Government “red handed” with a dodgy new system of fast tracking visas for members of a major Chinese airline’s frequent flier’s club – despite being warned that international criminals belong to these ... More >>
Pasifika Unemployment at Unacceptable Levels
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 4:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says unemployment among Pacific Island people has more than doubled under National to a shocking 15.6 per cent – the highest for any single ethnic group. More >>
Key and English Out Of Touch over Job Creation
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused Prime Minister John Key and Finance Minister Bill English of deliberately creating a smokescreen over the number of jobs the Government claims to have created. More >>
Shonky Pharmacy Services Agreement Needs To Be Reviewed
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to review the implementation of its new Community Pharmacy Services Agreement (CPSA). The call for a review comes because of uncertainty amongst pharmacies over the new service for patients, and how pharmacists ... More >>
Amendments to Local Government Act Undermine Democracy
Monday, 12 November 2012, 1:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Local Government spokesperson Andrew Williams warns that flawed local government reforms to be debated in Parliament this week undermine the important second tier of our democratic system. More >>
Amendments to Local Government Act Undermine Democracy
Monday, 12 November 2012, 1:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Local Government spokesperson Andrew Williams warns that flawed local government reforms to be debated in Parliament this week undermine the important second tier of our democratic system. More >>
Government Minister Unmasked as Treaty Santa Claus
Friday, 9 November 2012, 10:52 am | New Zealand First Party
Government Minister Unmasked as Treaty Santa Claus New Zealand First is demanding answers from the Government on why it’s dodging questions about how many people it’s appointed to assist with Treaty of Waitangi settlements and how much they’ve ... More >>
Government Must Act On Cathedral
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 11:19 am | New Zealand First Party
Denis O’Rourke MP Spokesperson for Christchurch Earthquake Issues 8 November 2012 Government Must Act On Cathedral New Zealand First Earthquake Recovery spokesperson, Denis O’Rourke, has called on the Government to urgently address the heritage issues ... More >>
Action Needed on Serious Child Dental Health Problem
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 12:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 7 November 2012 Action Needed on Serious Child Dental Health Problem New Zealand First has urged the Government to take immediate steps to improve the dental health of pre-school Māori and Pacific Island children ... More >>
Inspiring Education Pioneer Remembered
Monday, 5 November 2012, 1:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First joins with the rest of New Zealand in recognizing the loss of one of the country’s foremost pioneers of parental involvement in education, Dr Marie Bell, who passed away on Saturday in Wellington. More >>
Vulnerable Students Are National’s Latest Target
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 1:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 1 November 2012 Vulnerable Students Are National’s Latest Target New Zealand First has accused the Government of treating special needs children and their parents in a way that borders on cruelty by closing ... More >>
NZ Passports Still Too Expensive
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 3:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is satisfied its policy to reduce the cost of passports is set to be introduced but believes the price reductions announced today are transparently pathetic. More >>
Children’s Welfare at the Heart of NZ First Crime Crackdown
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 9:10 am | New Zealand First Party
Children’s Welfare at the Heart of NZ First Crime Crackdown New Zealand First has drafted legislation that would see tougher sentences imposed on criminals manufacturing methamphetamine, and committing other crimes, while children are present. Social ... More >>
