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Defence Personnel in the Gun Over Government Funding
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 1:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
Richard Prosser MP Associate Spokesperson for Defence 19 September 2012 Defence Personnel in the Gun Over Government Funding New Zealand First says the Government’s announcement of a pay rise for Defence personnel, coupled with a rise in rents to ... More >>
Current Account Deficit Fuelled by Overvalued Dollar
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 11:53 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 19 Sept 2012 Current Account Deficit Fuelled by Overvalued Dollar A $300 million-plus blowout in our current account deficit is symptomatic of our overvalued dollar and is yet more proof of why New Zealand ... More >>
Christchurch Education Changes a ‘Slap in the Face’
Friday, 14 September 2012, 10:34 am | New Zealand First Party
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 14 September 2012 Christchurch Education Changes a ‘Slap in the Face’– NZ FIRST More >>
Key Pokes Stick in Wasps Nest Over Water Rights
Friday, 14 September 2012, 9:22 am | New Zealand First Party
The Government has sparked a political and racial conflict over water rights that will pit New Zealanders against each other for decades, warns Rt Hon Winston Peters. This follows the hui at Ngaruawahia, which resolved to fund a Maori Council court ... More >>
Government Offer to Uninsured Home Owners Unfair
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 5:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
Denis O’Rourke MP Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Spokesperson 13 September 2012 Government Offer to Uninsured Home Owners Unfair New Zealand First says the Government’s planned offer to 50 uninsured home owners on Christchurch’s red zoned flat land ... More >>
All New Zealanders Will Win with Our Reserve Bank Overhaul
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 9:39 am | New Zealand First Party
All New Zealanders Will Win with Our Reserve Bank Overhaul New Zealanders will have an economically safer, more prosperous future if rules governing the Reserve Bank are amended, says a new independent economic report. New Zealand First leader Rt ... More >>
Jacqui Te Kani Leaves a Lasting Legacy for Kiwi Women
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First offers its condolences to the family of respected Maori elder Jacqui Te Kani who died in Wellington Hospital last night. More >>
Smelter Meltdown A Symptom of Our Overvalued Dollar
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 11:21 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the 100 redundancies at the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter shows the Government must address our seriously overvalued New Zealand dollar. More >>
Roving Paramedics in Porirua A Dumb Idea – NZ First
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 12:57 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called for an end to a “stupid” plan of closing Kenepuru Hospital's overnight accident and medical clinic and replacing it with roving paramedics. More >>
Midwife Selection Has Become a Risky Game of Lucky Dip
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 3:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 04 September 2012 Midwife Selection Has Become a Risky Game of Lucky Dip More >>
New Zealanders Encouraged to Challenge Racist Policies
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 11:27 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says if cynical backroom deals between the National and Maori parties leads to preferential treatment for Maori over water rights then all New Zealanders should claim to be Maori. More >>
Complete Government Back Down On Asset Sales Still Possible
Monday, 3 September 2012, 4:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says more pressure must be mounted on the Government to force them to cancel its highly unpopular asset sales programme. Rt Hon Winston Peters says today’s decision by the Government to delay the sale of Mighty River Power is nothing ... More >>
International Reputation Threatened by Trademark Breaches
Sunday, 2 September 2012, 2:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to take immediate action to protect our good name internationally in light of the serious trademark infringements in China. More >>
Kiwirail Heads on the Line Over Fungi Infested Sleepers
Saturday, 1 September 2012, 12:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
Brendan Horan MP Spokesperson for Transport 01 September 2012 Kiwirail Heads on the Line Over Fungi Infested Sleepers More >>
Miners Pay the Price of Government’s Asset Sales
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 3:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 29 August 2012 Miners Pay the Price of Government’s Asset Sales Programme New Zealand First says hundreds of sacked Solid Energy workers are paying the price of the Government’s intention to flog ... More >>
Leaked Memo Shows Kiwirail Infrastrucre Rotten to the Core
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 2:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has obtained a leaked KiwiRail document which paints a bleak picture of our national railway infrastructure which is rotting from the ground up. More >>
Members Bill Would Provide Fonterra with Economic Cream
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 4:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says its Private Members Bill to change Reserve Bank rules would provide big benefits to exporters like Fonterra who today announced a $500 million cut to its payout for this dairy season. More >>
More Kiwirail Safety Issues Uncovered By NZ First
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 3:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has renewed calls for the Government to launch a full scale inquiry into its KiwiRail Turnaround Plan which is responsible for creating a dangerous rail network. More >>
True Unemployment Rate Hidden By Successive Governments
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 11:51 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to scrap the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) as the official measure of employment. Data released this week by Roy Morgan suggests a total of 228,000 New Zealanders, 9.1 per cent of the workforce, ... More >>
Nats Blunder On With Special School Cuts
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 10:00 am | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Disability Issues 28 August 2012 Nats Blunder On With Special School Cuts Quality education has been further compromised by National’s decision to close down half of the country’s Residential Special Schools, says ... More >>
