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Safety in Prisons - a Systemic Failure
Monday, 26 November 2012, 9:27 am | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Corrections 26 November 2012 Safety in Prisons - a Systemic Failure New Zealand First is concerned about an apparent lack of safety at Rimutaka Prison following an incident in which a prisoner and visitor were trapped ... More >>
Foreign Ownership of NZ Homes Needs New Regulations
Sunday, 25 November 2012, 2:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader 25 November 2012 Foreign Ownership of NZ Homes Needs New Regulations More >>
Statement From Rt Hon Winston Peters
Sunday, 25 November 2012, 12:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
RE: Brendan Horan MP – Sunday Star Times Article. This is a matter of a family dispute over a family will. More >>
Rural Pharmacies Struggling for Staff
Friday, 23 November 2012, 1:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 23 November 2012 Rural Pharmacies Struggling for Staff New Zealand First says pharmacists in rural areas are being put through unnecessary stress and anxiety because of inadequate Government policies. Health ... More >>
Speech: Peters - One Year On
Friday, 23 November 2012, 1:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 23 November 2012 EMBARGOED AGAINST DELIVERY PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY More >>
Government Continues Its Education Privatisation Agenda
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 3:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the Government of continually stripping funding from public educational institutes as part of its privatisation agenda. More >>
Whanau Ora Hurting All New Zealand Taxpayers
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 2:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the Maori Party of waffling about inanities over the seriously flawed Whanau Ora scheme which fails to tackle the big issues facing Maori. More >>
Prostitution Turf Wars Must Be Stopped Through Legislation
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 10:18 am | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Social Policy 22 November 2012 Prostitution Turf Wars Must Be Stopped Through Legislation New Zealand First says turf wars in Auckland provide further proof that the Government must change the law to give local ... More >>
More Evidence Of Rent Gouging In Christchurch
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 11:04 am | New Zealand First Party
Denis O’Rourke MP Spokesperson for Christchurch Earthquake Issues 21 November 2012 More Evidence Of Rent Gouging In Christchurch New Zealand First says more evidence of rent gouging has emerged with a Christchurch family with nine young children landed ... More >>
Minister Must Back Homegrown Education
Monday, 19 November 2012, 1:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Education Minister to clearly spell out the future of the successful Te Kotahitanga education programme amid fears it will be “trashed”. More >>
Special Chinese Airline Deal – The Reasons Don't Stack Up
Sunday, 18 November 2012, 4:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government must explain why it has given China Southern Airlines (CSA) frequent flyer club members an exclusive Sky City gambler visa deal even though the airline holds less than 15 per cent of the market. More >>
New Zealand First opposed to charging for water
Saturday, 17 November 2012, 2:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
The New Zealand First Party has welcomed Federated Farmers’ support for the final report of the Land and Water Forum, and has reaffirmed that the Party remains fundamentally opposed to the concept of charging for water. More >>
Education Ministry Has A Secret Novopay Agenda
Friday, 16 November 2012, 4:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
Spokesperson for Education 16 November 2012 Education Ministry Has A Secret Novopay Agenda New Zealand First says the Government’s response to the Novopay fiasco to sack the very staff working to resolve the teachers’ pay botch-up reeks of a secret ... More >>
PM Must Come Clean on His Role in the Gambler Visa Deal
Friday, 16 November 2012, 11:43 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 16 November 2012 PM Must Come Clean on His Role in the Gambler Visa Deal New Zealand First is calling for Prime Minister John Key to reveal the full extent of his involvement in the Sky City-China Southern ... More >>
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 >>
