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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 >>
Compensate All Christchurch Red Zoners Fairly
Sunday, 6 May 2012, 6:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
Denis O’Rourke MP Spokesperson for Christchurch Earthquake Issues 06 May 2012 Compensate All Christchurch Red Zoners Fairly New Zealand First is calling on the Government to apply a fair compensation regime for everyone in the Christchurch red ... More >>
Come clean Over Timaru Oil Spill Says Peters
Saturday, 5 May 2012, 3:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on Environment Canterbury and Timaru Port authorities to reveal the extent of a major oil spill in the area during the week. More >>
Peters - The Government We Deserve – Who Deserves This?
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 9:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
It’s special to be back in Invercargill for it was here on 17 November, nine days out from the last election, that we announced the details of the Teapot Tape. And Southland was the first to hear more of what John Key and John Banks are really like. More >>
National Turning NZ Into a Political “Tramp” – Peters
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 9:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 02 May 2012 National Turning NZ Into a Political “Tramp” – Peters Rt Hon Winston Peters says New Zealand is fast becoming the political “call girl” of the Pacific under a National Government ... More >>
Short-sighted graduate export scheme
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 2:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Education Spokesperson Tracey Martin says the latest plan to change the student loan scheme will send more graduates to the departure gate to jump on the next flight out of the country. More >>
NZ First Rejects Donation Claim
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 8:32 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 01 May 2012 NZ First Rejects Donation Claim New Zealand First has rejected any suggestion the party received money from Kim Dotcom and says the media are giving oxygen to National’s self-proclaimed mudslinging ... More >>
Bill English Shooting In The Dark – Peters
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 2:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 26 April 2012 Bill English Shooting In The Dark – Peters New Zealand First says today’s pre-Budget speech by Finance Minister Bill English shows a clueless Government fumbling around for answers that ... More >>
Sex Offenders Register Must Be Properly Resourced
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 1:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First supports the establishment of a sex offenders register but it must be properly resourced so it can enhance public confidence in the justice system. More >>
Electricity Discounts for Supergold Card Holders
Monday, 23 April 2012, 2:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is asking the Government to include a 10 per cent winter power discount scheme for SuperGold Card holders in the Budget next month. More >>
Show Anzac Spirit to Kiwi-Born Aussie League Star
Friday, 20 April 2012, 2:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says radio talkback jingoists should give New Zealand born rugby league player James Tamou a fair go. More >>
Hillside: No Jobs to Tackle Says Peters
Friday, 20 April 2012, 1:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says KiwiRail’s proposal to sell off the Hillside railway engineering workshop will be disastrous for the Dunedin region, despite political spin. More >>
New Zealanders Sold Out by Government’s Crafar Farms Sale
Friday, 20 April 2012, 12:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says all New Zealanders have been sold out by the Government’s sale of the Crafar farms to a company majority-owned by the communist Government of China. “This Government has rubber-stamped the sale of prime Kiwi farmland to ... More >>
Government Faces US Lawsuit Floodgates
Friday, 20 April 2012, 10:47 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs 20 April 2012 Government Faces US Lawsuit Floodgates New Zealand First says veiled legal threats against the Government’s plans for plain packaging on cigarettes ... More >>
National Party Gagging the Voice of the People
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 6:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the National Party of deliberately shutting out people and preventing them from having a say on changes to Social Security laws. More >>
