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Don’t Increase Prescription Charges – NZ First
Monday, 14 May 2012, 4:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the 60 per cent increase in prescription charges will hurt lower income families and the elderly and should not go ahead. More >>
About Time For Landmark Disability Decision – NZ First
Monday, 14 May 2012, 2:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First applauds a landmark court decision that opens the way for parents of disabled children to become paid carers. More >>
Fruit Fly Find Must be Meet With Tougher Border Controls
Monday, 14 May 2012, 2:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is asking the Government to introduce tougher border biosecurity following the discovery in Auckland of a Queensland fruit fly that endangers our multi-billion dollar horticultural sector. More >>
Resumption of US-NZ Military Exercises Good for the Pacific
Monday, 14 May 2012, 2:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the resumption of military exercises between New Zealand and the United States will have positive outcomes for the region. More >>
Winston Peters to Attend Funeral of Former Cook Islands PM
Friday, 11 May 2012, 5:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters will travel to the Cook Islands to attend the funeral of their long-serving former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Henry who died earlier this week, aged 71. More >>
Housing NZ’s Seven-Day Vacate Notice Unreasonable – NZ First
Friday, 11 May 2012, 3:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
Spokesperson for Housing 11 May 2012 Housing NZ’s Seven-Day Vacate Notice Unreasonable – NZ First New Zealand First is calling for Housing New Zealand to extend the seven-day time limit given to tenants to vacate Gordon Wilson Flats. Housing spokesperson Denis ... More >>
Government Responsible for Pike River Retrieval – Peters
Friday, 11 May 2012, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to make one final effort to retrieve the bodies of the 29 Pike River mine workers. Rt Hon Winston Peters says responsibility to recover the bodies sits squarely on the shoulders of Prime Minister John Key who ... More >>
Flawed Pig Meat Import Standards Must Be Dropped – Peters
Friday, 11 May 2012, 12:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to drop changes to pig meat import standards because of the risk of spreading a highly infectious disease amongst pigs. More >>
Winston Peters Tells Aussies the GC is a Load of Rubbish
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 6:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 10 May 2012 Winston Peters Tells Aussies the GC is a Load of Rubbish New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has this evening told thousands of Australian radio listeners his views on controversial ... More >>
Manufacturers Battered By Failed Government Policies
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 1:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
Andrew Williams MP Spokesperson for Commerce 10 May 2012 Manufacturers Battered By Failed Government Policies New Zealand First says new data proves regional manufacturers are being hammered by Government policies that are wrecking the economy. Commerce ... More >>
Stop Political Polling before a General Election – Peters
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 12:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says market research companies should voluntarily agree to stop political polling during the four weeks prior to a general election because of the way they distort the political process. More >>
Whanau Ora Money for the Mob? - Peters
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 9:17 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Whānau Ora parallel welfare scheme designed by the Maori Party is open to abuse because of its poor design and administration and should be closed down. This follows a report the Mongrel Mob has been linked to a Dunedin charitable ... More >>
Stop Political Polling Before A General Election – Peters
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 4:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says market research companies should voluntarily agree to stop political polling during the four weeks prior to a general election because of the way they distort the political process. More >>
Expectant Wait for Maternity Services Review
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 4:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 09 May 2012 Expectant Wait for Maternity Services Review New Zealand First is again calling for a bipartisan review of maternity services so the unnecessary deaths of mothers and new born children can be prevented. ... More >>
What About Caring for the Care Workers? – Peters
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 4:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says National is to blame for the low wages and pay inequalities in the residential aged-care sector. More >>
Axe Hovers to Fund Social Welfare Reforms – NZ First
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 8:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor MP Spokesperson for Welfare/Social Policy 08 May 2012 Axe Hovers to Fund Social Welfare Reforms – NZ First New Zealand First is calling on the Government to explain the funding changes behind their so-called welfare reforms that are being ... More >>
Government Must Lift The Lid on Shady Sky City Deal: Peters
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 3:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government must explain exactly the role John Banks played in Prime Minister John Key’s decision to allow up to 500 more pokie machines at Sky City. More >>
Dangerous Painkiller Being Over-Prescribed – NZ First
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 10:33 am | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 08 May 2012 Dangerous Painkiller Being Over-Prescribed – NZ First New Zealand First is asking the Government to investigate the over-prescription of a dangerous painkiller that has been implicated in the deaths ... More >>
Government Must Sort Out Corrections Shambles – NZ First
Monday, 7 May 2012, 4:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is asking the Government to sort out the shambles it created when it contracted foreign-owned Serco to manage a major penal institution. More >>
Peters: The Big changes
Monday, 7 May 2012, 10:21 am | New Zealand First Party
It's interesting to note that when I spoke to this class last year it was seriously reported that Winston Peters would be challenging John Key for the seat of Helensville. More >>
