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The Campaign From The New Zealand First Perspective
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 12:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
Speech to the Victoria University 2011 Post-Election & Electoral Referendum Conference, Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament Buildings at 11.45am, 16 February 2012 More >>
Better Control of Alcohol Outlets Needed
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 9:52 am | New Zealand First Party
Better Control of Alcohol Outlets Needed in South Auckland New Zealand First has called for better control of alcohol outlets in South Auckland to help reduce binge drinking and alcohol related crime. NZ First spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs, ... More >>
Crafar Farms Decision Welcomed – Sell Them Locally
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 2:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has welcomed the High Court decision to order government ministers to reconsider the application from China based Shanghai Pengxin to buy the Crafar farms. More >>
New Zealand First Sole Voice Against Road User Charges Bill
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 12:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First Transport spokesperson Brendan Horan says he is stunned that parliament has passed an unfair law on road user charges without thinking about the way it will affect thousands of New Zealanders. More >>
A Fair Go For Mojo – Peters
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 1:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has offered to contribute funding towards the cost of electronic note-taking equipment for Green MP Mojo Mathers to enable her to take a full part in parliament without having to pay for it herself. More >>
Tougher Prison Sentencing Bill Coming
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 3:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First will be putting forward a Private Members’ Bill to give judges the option of imposing ‘short, sharp sentences’ for repeat offenders. More >>
Asenati Lole-Taylor: Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 6:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
Mr Speaker, I join the previous speakers in congratulating you on your appointment as speaker of the House along with your deputy and assistant speakers. More >>
Brendan Horan: Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 5:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
Ko te kaupapa, ko taku whai korero tua tahi, I roto I tenei whare raiona, e tu ake nei More >>
Denis O’Rourke: Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 5:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
On this occasion I would like to extend greetings to New Zealand First supporters throughout the country, More >>
Richard Prosser Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 5:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
And may I add my voice to those who have offered you their congratulations on your re-election. More >>
Andrew Williams, New Zealand First: Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 5:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
Mr Speaker, Honourable Members, fellow New Zealanders, Kia Ora It is a great honour to be here in the New Zealand Parliament, our nation’s House of Representatives as a New Zealand First Member of Parliament. It is no wonder that the Beatles song ... More >>
Tracey Martin, New Zealand First: Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 4:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
Firstly can I begin by congratulating you on your reappointment to the Speaker’s Chair and to take this moment to acknowledge this house. To recognise its importance, a whare where vital discussions are held and binding decisions are made but to also ... More >>
Workers Minimum Wage Rise A Pittance, says Peters
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 1:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First describes the fifty cents an hour minimum wage rise as an insulting pittance. The minimum wage will increase from $13 to $13.50 an hour and the training and new entrant minimum wage will increase from $10.40 to $10.80. More >>
Peters Questions Whanau Ora Funding
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the government of wasting millions of dollars of tax-payers’ money on Whānau Ora handouts. In parliament today Rt Hon Winston Peters called on the prime minister to explain the ‘Whānau Integration, Innovation and Engagement ... More >>
Wellington: Rally And March Against SOE Asset Sales
Monday, 6 February 2012, 7:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
Wellington: Rally And March Against National's SOE Asset Sales! Major political parties and others opposed to selling New Zealand’s key strategic assets – electricity generators Mighty River, Meridian and Genesis and Air New Zealand, and other strategic ... More >>
Crafar Farms Deal Economic Treason, Says Peters
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has described the sale of the Crafar farms to the China state owned company Shanghai Pengxin as economic treason. Rt Hon Winston Peters says the sale announcement was delayed until after the election because John Key did not have ... More >>
Call Cops off Trivial Teacup Tape Case, Says Peters
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 2:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has called on John Key to withdraw his time-wasting and trivial complaint to the police about the so-called teacup tape, now that it has been released via the Internet. More >>
NZ First Suggests Alternative to Fonterra Plan
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 1:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Fonterra’s arrogant attitude towards domestic milk pricing has created a hostile public climate that the government is now exploiting to help foreign owned dairy companies. More >>
Come Clean On Crafar Farms Mr Key
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 12:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the government is not telling New Zealanders that China has raised with the New Zealand Government provisions in the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement as it relates to the Crafar farms purchase by one of China’s companies. More >>
Release Dotcom Immigration Case, Says Peters
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 11:18 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the government to release all documents relating to the Immigration Service decision to grant German national Kim Dotcom New Zealand residency. More >>
