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Why Does Jordan Williams Even Bother – NZ First
Monday, 13 August 2012, 4:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 13 August 2012 Why Does Jordan Williams Even Bother – NZ First New Zealand First says it’s a pity that out-of-touch First Past the Post [FPP] supporter Jordan Williams is too immature to have learnt from ... More >>
MMP Recommendations Are Anti-Democratic – Peters
Monday, 13 August 2012, 1:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 13 August 2012 MMP Recommendations Are Anti-Democratic – Peters New Zealand First says the recommendation to reduce the MMP party threshold goes against the public view already confirmed by a referendum. ... More >>
Manufacturing Must Be Supported
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 1:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for urgent action to help save jobs in the manufacturing sector. This follows the latest Household Labour Force Survey recording a loss of 10,500 jobs in the manufacturing sector for the June Quarter. More >>
No Standard for National Standards
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 1:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the government of wasting $15 million of taxpayers’ money on an unreliable and unproven reporting system for data on national standards in schools. More >>
Economics Wins Out Over the Health of New Zealanders
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 4:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 8 August 2012 Economics Wins Out Over the Health of New Zealanders The news that hundreds of thousands of diabetics will be forced to rely on cheap, untrusted and unknown testing meters from South Korea ... More >>
Speech: Peters - Some Economic Basics We Need to Get Right
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 12:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 8 August 2012 EMBARGOED AGAINST DELIVERY PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Speech: Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Marlborough Convention Centre, Alfred Street, Blenheim Wednesday 8 August, 12pm More >>
Speech: Peters - New Zealand Super
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 1:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 7 August 2012 PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Speech: Auckland Grey Power Tuesday 7 August, 1.30pm Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn “New Zealand Super And Its Sustainability” ... More >>
Charter Schools Still a Pig of an Idea
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 11:32 am | New Zealand First Party
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 02 August 2012 Charter Schools Still a Pig of an Idea New Zealand First says the Government’s move to change the name of its Charter Schools programme is just like putting lipstick on a pig – at the ... More >>
Boost Kiwirail Funding Or See It Become Third World Service
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 10:39 am | New Zealand First Party
Brendan Horan MP Spokesperson for Transport 02 August 2012 Boost Kiwirail Funding Or See It Become A Third World Service New Zealand First is calling on the Government to adequately fund KiwiRail so the state owned enterprise can retain staff and properly ... More >>
Government’s Role in Chinese Loco Fiasco Needs Investigation
Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 2:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
Brendan Horan Spokesperson for Transport 01 August 2012 Government’s Role in Chinese Loco Fiasco Needs Investigation New Zealand First says the Government needs to explain its part in the reopening of the tendering process that led to faulty China-made ... More >>
Kiwirail Privatisation in Full Swing
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
Brendan Horan MP Spokesperson for Christchurch Earthquake Issues 31 July 2012 Kiwirail Privatisation in Full Swing Despite Government Denials New Zealand First is asking the Government to reveal the full extent of its plans to privatise KiwiRail which ... More >>
Public Referendum Needed On Marriage Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 2:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First will not vote for the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill and wants a public referendum to decide the issue. Rt Hon Winston Peters says the New Zealand First caucus believes that issues such as this should be decided ... More >>
Underfunding And Cheap Locos Imperil Kiwirail
Monday, 30 July 2012, 9:58 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government’s extensive underfunding of KiwiRail and the import of cheap China-made locomotives is threatening the safety of the rail network. More >>
Power Company Loyalty Shares Heading to Australia
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 5:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government’s sale of state-owned power companies is getting more bizarre as each day goes by. More >>
Treaty Settlements Require Better Publicity
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 3:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
Brendan Horan MP Spokesperson for Maori Affairs 19 July 2012 Treaty Settlements Require Better Publicity New Zealand First is concerned that a lack of publicity surrounding the Treaty of Waitangi settlements discussed in Parliament this week ... More >>
National, Maori Party Guilty Of Double Dealing – Peters
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 10:36 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused National and the Maori Party of deception and deceit over their water rights trading behind closed doors late last night. Rt Hon Winston Peters says it is outrageous that the Prime Minister has reportedly promised the ... More >>
Kiwirail Contracts Aussie Firm to Maintain Its Rail Tracks
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 3:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is asking State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall to explain why KiwiRail is contracting a foreign firm to maintain our rail tracks even though staff facing the sack were told they would not be replaced with contractors. More >>
NZ First Calls for a Legally Binding Water Policy Statement
Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 3:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 17 July 2012 NZ First Calls for a Legally Binding Water Policy Statement New Zealand First says the Government is in disarray over the fact that our water is owned equally by all New Zealanders and ... More >>
Government Urged To Do More for SuperGold Card Holders
Friday, 13 July 2012, 11:02 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased that 2000 new businesses have signed up to the SuperGold Card scheme but it is urging the Government to also include discounted power and free doctors’ visits for the elderly. More >>
Chinese Visa Fraud Requires Urgent Investigation
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 3:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 11 July 2012 Chinese Visa Fraud Requires Urgent Investigation New Zealand First is calling on the Government to launch an investigation into the company contracted last year by Immigration New Zealand to ... More >>
