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Bogus Groups in Line for Government Contracts
Monday, 28 May 2012, 9:30 am | New Zealand First Party
28 May 2012 Bogus Groups in Line for Government Contracts New Zealand First is warning that bogus fringe groups could get lucrative government contracts if plans to further privatise employment services go ahead. Social Welfare spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor ... More >>
Time for Nats to Support Frontline Teaching
Sunday, 27 May 2012, 1:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the Government of wasting money marketing educational National Standards instead of helping the frontline teaching of basics such as reading, writing and numeracy. More >>
Tobacco Tax Hike Revenue Should Go to Help Smokers Quit
Friday, 25 May 2012, 6:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is asking the Government to guarantee that revenue from its tax hike on tobacco is used exclusively to tackle the harmful effects of smoking. More >>
Funding Cut For Grassroots Sport
Friday, 25 May 2012, 3:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
Brendan Horan MP Spokesperson for Sport and Recreation 25 May 2012 Funding Cut For Grassroots Sport New Zealand First says cuts to grassroots sporting grants hidden deep in the Budget is yet another example of the Government robbing Peter to pay ... More >>
Cuts To Defence Put New Zealand At Risk
Friday, 25 May 2012, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
Richard Prosser MP Associate Spokesperson for Defence 25 May 2012 Cuts To Defence Put New Zealand At Risk More >>
Freeze On Early Childhood Education Short-Sighted
Friday, 25 May 2012, 12:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for the Government to reconsider its short-sighted decision to freeze early childhood education funding. More >>
Senior Citizens Hit By Aged Care Ambush
Friday, 25 May 2012, 12:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the Government of a sneak attack on senior citizens by not specifically mentioning in the Budget significant changes to Aged Care. More >>
Student Loan Changes Will Add To Mass Aussie Exodus
Friday, 25 May 2012, 10:57 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government ditching its own student loan repayment bonus scheme introduced just two years ago is symptomatic of an economy that has come off the rails. More >>
Elderly Let Down by Budget – NZ First
Friday, 25 May 2012, 9:05 am | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 25 May 2012 Elderly Let Down by Budget – NZ First New Zealand First says New Zealanders cannot afford to get old and sick after the Government failed to include new funding for Aged Care. Health spokesperson ... More >>
“Back to the Future”
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 3:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
This is a ‘Back to the Future’ Budget. The National Party is caught in a twenty year old time warp. More >>
Budget Puts Nats in Time Warp – Peters
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 3:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 24 May 2012 ‘Back to the Future’ Budget Puts Nats in Time Warp – Peters New Zealand First has described the Budget as a leap ‘Back to the Future’ with a mean spirited and nasty approach. Rt Hon ... More >>
Auckland Council Creates Pollution Risk - NZ First
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 11:00 am | New Zealand First Party
24 May 2012 Auckland Council Creates Pollution Risk - NZ First New Zealand First has raised serious concerns about the Auckland Council cancelling funding for hazardous material collection days to save $3.5 million over 10 years. Local Government and ... More >>
Repair And Reopen the Napier-Gisborne Railway – NZ First
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 6:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
Brendan Horan MP Spokesperson for Transport 23 May 2012 Repair And Reopen the Napier-Gisborne Railway – NZ First More >>
Clueless Nats Are Sinking Fast – Peters
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 4:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 23 May 2012 Clueless Nats Are Sinking Fast – Peters New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters told Parliament today that the National Party has no idea how to pull the country out of the economic bog ... More >>
AFFCO Strike Resolution Welcomed by NZ First
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 6:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
Brendan Horan MP Spokesperson for Labour and Industrial Relations 22 May 2012 AFFCO Strike Resolution Welcomed by NZ First New Zealand First welcomes the resolution of industrial action between workers and the owners of Affco meatworks but says it ... More >>
Ban on Foreign Fishing Vessels Supported by NZ First
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 4:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has welcomed moves to make foreign-registered fishing boats register in this country so their crews are covered by New Zealand law. More >>
Pacific Island Students Failed By The Government
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 8:39 am | New Zealand First Party
Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs 22 May 2012 Pacific Island Students Failed By The Government More >>
Government Creates ‘Lack of Grunt’ in NZ Economy – Peters
Monday, 21 May 2012, 12:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says this week’s slash and burn budget will rip the heart out of the country and deliver a bleak future for ordinary New Zealanders. More >>
Frontline Policing To Suffer Under Latest Cuts
Friday, 18 May 2012, 4:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Government cuts to Police support staff will impact on frontline officers who are already under enough pressure to make our streets safe. More >>
Axed Government Housing Scheme yet another Broken Promise
Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:51 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government has broken another promise by shutting down its Gateway Housing Scheme meant to help young people into their own home. Housing spokesperson Denis O’Rourke says the Government promised 100 new Gateway houses ... More >>
