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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 >>
Draconian Monopoly Forced On Diabetics
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 4:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
Forcing 200,000 diabetic New Zealanders to use only one form of glucose-testing equipment is draconian and backward looking says New Zealand First Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Strong Support for Ministerial Inquiry
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 12:57 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Education spokesperson Tracey Martin supports the ministerial inquiry into how a convicted sex offender was hired as a teacher but points out that the vetting system needs checking as well. More >>
Welfare Changes Wont Solve Problems – Peters
Monday, 27 February 2012, 5:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the welfare changes announced today are feeble and amount to “whistling in the wind” because they do nothing to improve the economy or create jobs. More >>
Air New Zealand Job Cuts Set Scene For Sale
Friday, 24 February 2012, 12:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the big job cuts announced by Air New Zealand are the first step towards the government selling down its stake in the company. Air New Zealand announced today that they are slashing 441 jobs over the next 4 months. “The ... More >>
MFAT Cost Cutting Orgy Insane Says Peters
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 2:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the government is slashing trade and diplomatic posts and services at a time New Zealand desperately needs them. More >>
Fiscal fiends do it again - Peters
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 1:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Budget Policy Statement released today shows National’s misplaced economic optimism before the election and also reveals the folly of selling shares in state owned power companies. More >>
