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Welcome to the Real World of State-Owned Asset Sales
Friday, 13 April 2012, 10:56 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 13 April 2012 Welcome to the Real World of State-Owned Asset Sales Rt Hon Winston Peters says the Crown could lose control of state-owned power companies to foreign interests within three years under ... More >>
Discuss Parental Leave Before Making Decisions Says Peters
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 12:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has suggested that all political parties stop trying to score points over the private members bill that extends the period of paid parental leave. More >>
Cut the Cost of NZ Passports, Says Winston Peters
Sunday, 8 April 2012, 2:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has labelled the cost of a New Zealand passport “exorbitant” and is calling for the government to stop “ripping off” Kiwi travellers. More >>
Corrections Needs More Staff, Better Systems
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 4:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
The government must improve systems and boost the number of Corrections staff working in prisons, says New Zealand First Corrections spokesperson, Asenati Lole-Taylor. More >>
Late Charges Reflect Slack Rena Response
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 1:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
The six months it took Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) to press charges against the owners of the Rena highlights the slack response to the disaster, says New Zealand First Transport spokesperson Brendan Horan. More >>
Keep Crafar Farms, Appeals Winston Peters
Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 4:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has made a last ditch appeal for the government to keep the Crafar farms in the hands of New Zealanders where they belong. “It is time for Prime Minister John Key to drop his obsession with China and ensure the Crafar farms ... More >>
Government Selling Out Our Dairy Industry
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 2:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand’s successful dairy industry is being sold out by a government intent on opening up Fonterra’s profits to foreign interests, claims New Zealand First Agriculture spokesman Richard Prosser. More >>
Ngati Whatua Buying a Pup with Navy Land Deal
Saturday, 31 March 2012, 6:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
MEDIA RELEASE Andrew Williams, New Zealand First List Member of Parliament 31 March 2012 Ngati Whatua Buying a Pup with Navy Land Deal Ngati Whatua may have been sold a pup by the Government with the inclusion of the officers and trade training school ... More >>
Earthquake Recovery Grinds to a Halt
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 5:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the government has failed in its response to the Christchurch earthquakes and recovery has ground to a halt. Christchurch Earthquake Issues spokesperson Denis O’Rourke says the government’s response has become a leaderless mess fronted ... More >>
Biosecurity Inquiry Needed To Protect Our Country
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 3:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for an independent inquiry into inadequate biosecurity procedures and staffing levels. Information received by NZ First reveals a sinking lid policy has reduced staffing levels to a point where acceptable border checks ... More >>
New Zealand First Calls For Maternity Services Review
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 2:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 28 March 2012 New Zealand First Calls For Maternity Services Review New Zealand First has called for a bipartisan review of maternity services to reduce the mortality rate of babies during birth following ... More >>
Debacle in a Tea Cup, says NZ First Leader
Monday, 26 March 2012, 4:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
The police investigation over the ‘teapot tapes’ was a waste of time and money and should never have gone ahead, says New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. “Prime Minister John Key made a cynical complaint to the police merely to shut the issue ... More >>
Government Creates Criminal Dumping Ground
Friday, 23 March 2012, 3:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor Spokesperson for Corrections 23 March 2012 Government Creates Criminal Dumping Ground The government’s haste to cut prisons is creating a ‘dumping ground of humanity’ in South Auckland, says New Zealand First Corrections spokesperson ... More >>
New Zealand First To Attend Tongan King’s Funeral
Friday, 23 March 2012, 1:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 23 March 2012 New Zealand First To Attend Tongan King’s Funeral New Zealand First leader Winston Peters will pay his respects at the funeral of Tonga’s King George Tupou V who died suddenly in Hong ... More >>
Alcohol, The Really Dangerous Drug
Friday, 23 March 2012, 9:08 am | New Zealand First Party
Spokesperson for Health Alcohol, The Really Dangerous Drug Alcohol is the most dangerous drug New Zealanders have to deal with according to New Zealand First Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. She told the Babies, Children and Alcohol Conference that alcohol ... More >>
Smith Inquiry Supported by Peters
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 12:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says he supports former Cabinet Minister Nick Smith’s call for an inquiry to clear his name over the letters he wrote as a Minister to help a close friend, Bronwyn Pullar. More >>
Kiwis Can Fly – in Record Numbers Across the Tasman
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 12:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
Kiwis continue to give the thumbs down to John Key’s government as they abandon the country in record numbers, says New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. More >>
Elderly Diabetics Face Grave Fears
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 1:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First today called on Health Minister Tony Ryall to abandon the introduction of cheap glucose-testing diabetes equipment which is raising grave fears among the elderly. More >>
Tribute to King George Tupou V
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 1:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
With so many tributes pouring in over the last few days from all over the world, New Zealand First MP and Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Le’au Asenati Lole-Taylor has expressed the party’s heartfelt condolences to the family of King ... More >>
Market Can’t Solve Christchurch Housing Crisis
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 7:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
Denis O’Rourke Spokesperson for Housing and Christchurch Earthquake Issues 20 March 2012 Market Can’t Solve Christchurch Housing Crisis More >>
