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New Zealand Water Rights a Total Mess – Peters

Friday, 24 August 2012, 4:08 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 24 August 2012 New Zealand Water Rights a Total Mess – Peters New Zealand First says Prime Minister John Key’s foolish actions have led the country into chaos over water rights. Rt Hon Winston ... More >>

Euthanasia: PM Should Provide Evidence Or Apologise

Friday, 24 August 2012, 2:06 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is calling on Prime Minister John Key to name the doctors who are breaking the law by committing acts of euthanasia in our hospitals. Rt Hon Winston Peters says if Mr. Key has evidence that crimes have been committed then he is duty ... More >>

Napier-Gisborne Railway Future Up In the Air – NZ First

Friday, 24 August 2012, 11:53 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is renewing calls for the Government to reveal whether it intends to close the Napier-Gisborne railway line. Transport spokesperson Brendan Horan first called for the information to be released during Question Time in Parliament in May. More >>

Hefty Auckland Rates Hikes to Pay for New Council HQ

Friday, 24 August 2012, 9:11 am | New Zealand First Party

Hefty Auckland Rates Hikes to Pay for New Council HQ New Zealand First is asking Local Government Minister David Carter to explain why Auckland Council is spending almost $200 million on new headquarters without public consultation. It is understood ... More >>

Failed Government Policies Growing Economic Inequality

Thursday, 23 August 2012, 5:05 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the Government’s failed economic policies have directly contributed to low wages and record high inequality levels which are leading the country down a dead end road. More >>

Rail Passenger Safety Put At Risk By Indecisive Government

Thursday, 23 August 2012, 4:17 pm | New Zealand First Party

Brendan Horan MP Spokesperson for Transport 23 August 2012 Rail Passenger Safety Put At Risk By Indecisive Government New Zealand First has today uncovered two more unsafe rail crossings which makes a mockery of Government assurances that the main ... More >>

Government in the Pocket of the Booze Industry

Thursday, 23 August 2012, 9:58 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the Government is being totally irresponsible in allowing the booze industry to self-regulate Ready-to-Drink beverages (RTDs) despite the Law Commission recommending tough restrictions. More >>

Flawed Kiwirail Turnaround Plan Creates Big Safety Issues

Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 10:54 pm | New Zealand First Party

Brendan Horan MP Spokesperson for Transport 22 August 2012 Flawed Kiwirail Turnaround Plan Creates Big Safety Issues New Zealand First says the Government’s deeply flawed KiwiRail Turnaround Plan has created a raft of serious health and safety issues within ... More >>

Key And Williamson Ducking for Cover Over Crafar Farms

Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 3:45 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 22 August 2012 Key And Williamson Ducking for Cover Over Crafar Farms New Zealand First is asking John Key and his minister Maurice Williamson why they are obfuscating on questions about the illegal ... More >>

Bring All Prisons Back Under Full Justice Ministry Control

Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party

Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Corrections 22 August 2012 Bring All Prisons Back Under Full Justice Ministry Control New Zealand First is calling on the Government to dump foreign-owned contractor Serco from running Mt Eden Corrections Facility ... More >>

Fairfax Reporter Gets It Seriously Wrong – NZ First

Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 4:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 21 August 2012 Fairfax Reporter Gets It Seriously Wrong – NZ First New Zealand First says Fairfax reporter Tracey Watkins latest diatribe on events in Parliament today is a disgraceful piece of journalism. ... More >>

Launch an Independent Banking Inquiry – Peters

Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 1:28 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is calling on the Government to launch a full scale, independent inquiry into huge profits being posted by mainly foreign-owned banks operating in our country. More >>

Review Unfair Decile-Based Funding System – NZ First

Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 12:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is calling for the Government to review its flawed school funding model which is hampering the learning needs of some students. Education spokesperson Tracey Martin says students at decile 3 to 10 schools are handicapped by the current ... More >>

Speech: Peters - Opening of Vietnam Remembered Exhibition

Friday, 17 August 2012, 6:16 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 17 August 2012 EMBARGOED AGAINST DELIVERY PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Speech: Opening of the Vietnam Remembered Exhibition Tairawhiti Museum, 42 Stout Street, Gisborne Friday 17 August, 6pm OPENING ... More >>