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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 >>
MFAT Cuts Stupid In The Extreme – Peters
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 3:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader 17 May 2012 MFAT Cuts Stupid In The Extreme – Peters New Zealand First says the Government’s heavy-handed closure of New Zealand embassies and cuts to staffing levels makes us an international laughing stock. Foreign Affairs ... More >>
“The Pom and the Pitbull”
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 2:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for the invite to speak here today. As you know we take a deep interest in the media and have done so for many years. There is a story. A young Englishman visiting relatives in Brisbane heard some noise next door so rushed over and found ... More >>
Devil Lurks in the Educational Detail – NZ First
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 12:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 16 May 2012 Devil Lurks in the Educational Detail – NZ First New Zealand First says changes to education policy must take into account students in disadvantaged areas, and those in rural isolation that cannot ... More >>
NZ First Calls for a Ban on Legal Highs
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 11:16 am | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 16 May 2012 NZ First Calls for a Ban on Legal Highs New Zealand First is calling for the Government to ban the production and sale of synthetic cannabinoids – known as legal highs. Health spokesperson ... More >>
Corrections Needs to Fix its Shoddy Probation Scheme
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 4:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government should slap Corrections Department bosses with a ‘please explain’ notice over their inability to monitor offenders released on probation. More >>
End ‘Ethnic Precincts’ – Peters
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 11:07 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 15 May 2012 End ‘Ethnic Precincts’ – Peters New Zealand First is calling for migrants setting up businesses in New Zealand to acknowledge they live in an English speaking country. Rt Hon Winston Peters ... More >>
