Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
New Zealand First Party - Latest News [Page 188]
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 >>
Peters Rejects National/ Maori Party Constitutional “Sham”
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 2:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has told the Government it refuses to take part in the constitutional review organised by the National and Maori Parties because it is a “sham” designed to sneak Treaty of Waitangi “principles” into all laws governing everyday existence ... More >>
National’s Private Prison Industry Profiteers
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 10:21 am | New Zealand First Party
Asenati Lole-Taylor Spokesperson role for Corrections 13 March 2012 National’s Private Prison Industry Profiteers New Zealand First says the government is creating a private prison industry for the benefit of overseas profiteers rather than trying ... More >>
Dotcom Case Shows Money Can Buy Anything From National
Friday, 9 March 2012, 4:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the case of the convicted German national Kim Dotcom shows that a National cabinet minister broke the immigration rules and sold New Zealand residency for “ten million pieces of silver”. More >>
Acknowledgment of MV Joyita Tragedy
Friday, 9 March 2012, 11:49 am | New Zealand First Party
NZ First Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor is pleased the Government has finally acknowledged the MV Joyita tragedy by hosting the Samoa MV Joyita Commemoration ceremony in Parliament. The event marked the loss of 25 people on board the vessel ... More >>
“God Defend New Zealand” Defence Can’t – NZ First
Friday, 9 March 2012, 11:39 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the latest round of Defence redundancies coupled with the adoption of the cutbacks and other restructuring heralded in the 2010 Defence White Paper reveals a level of incompetence in Government defence planning unseen since ... More >>
Cheap Diabetes Test Plan Needs More Consultation
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 4:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart Spokesperson for Health 08 March 2012 Cheap Diabetes Test Plan Needs More Consultation – NZ First New Zealand First has called on Pharmac to extend the consultation period over its plan to fund a sole Korean supplier of diabetes ... More >>
Health Priorities All Wrong Says NZ First
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 2:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the government of “fiddling” front line health staffing figures and warns that imported “hatchet” men are going to start fresh rounds of cost cutting. Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart says the government claims ... More >>
Kiwis voting with their feet – It’s a stampede, says Peters
Monday, 5 March 2012, 5:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
Kiwis are voting with their feet, telling John Key’s government that they don’t like the direction the country is heading, says New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters. More >>
NZ First: Spokesperson roles
Friday, 2 March 2012, 1:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart Spokesperson for ACC Spokesperson for Disability Issues Spokesperson for Family Affairs Spokesperson for Health Spokesperson for Tourism Associate Spokesperson for Senior Citizens More >>
Don’t Tamper with Supergold Card Warns Peters
Friday, 2 March 2012, 10:37 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader/Spokesperson role 2 March 2012 Don’t Tamper with Supergold Card Warns Peters More >>
Historic Mistakes Repeated in Building Bill
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 1:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Building Amendment Bill is repeating the mistakes of the 1990’s by once again aiming to lower the building standards and deregulating areas of the building code, says NZ First Building and Construction spokesperson Andrew Williams. More >>
Care for the Caregivers
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 1:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First supports efforts by nurses and caregivers seeking adequate compensation for looking after the aged and vulnerable in rest homes. More >>
AMI Buyout Banana Republic Style - Peters
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 12:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
The approved sale of the “good bits” of failed insurer AMI is just another case of the “banana republic” economic policies followed by the National coalition government, says Rt Hon Winston Peters. The Commerce Commission has cleared Australian ... More >>
Peters Accuses National of Selling SOEs Cheap
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 3:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the Government of preparing to sell state-owned power stations at “scandalously” cheap prices to its mates in global markets. In Parliament today, Rt Hon Winston Peters questioned why the Finance Minister consistently undervalued ... More >>
