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Peters: Public Meeting Speech Extracts
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 2:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
The real significance of the ‘cuppa-gate’ fiasco is that it shines a long overdue light on John Key’s judgement • On character • On trust • On credibility • On how he sorts out political problems • On what a John Key political deal ... More >>
Speech: Peters - Why Sell Out New Zealand?
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 12:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt. Hon Winston Peters Leader NZ First Address: Public Meeting Date: November 16 2011 Time: 12 noon Venue: Laurie Hall Park Laurie Hall Lane, Whangarei “Why Sell Out New Zealand?” Many New Zealanders hold grave fears about the next three years. ... More >>
Peters: Tauranga Public Meeting
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 12:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
Well the truth will be out shortly about… 1. How some politicians conduct themselves over another parties internal leadership problems 2. What the Prime Minister really thinks of those New Zealanders, many of whom went through a great depression, a world ... More >>
National’s Westpac Mate Creams Kiwis
Monday, 14 November 2011, 3:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the multi-million dollar pay deal received by the Westpac bank boss shows how the Aussie banks are creaming it at the expense of New Zealanders. Westpac New Zealand chief executive George Frazis was paid $5.4 million in the year ... More >>
Stop the Bleeding!
Sunday, 13 November 2011, 3:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First announces plan to tackle Australian ownership of the New Zealand banking system “Australian owned banks are bleeding the wealth of New Zealand.” says the Rt Hon Winston Peters In the 2010/11 year four Australian owned banks, Westpac, ... More >>
NZ First to Boost Maori Warden Funding
Friday, 11 November 2011, 5:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
“We all know that the Maori warden movement started because of the exodus of young Maori to the cities, starting in the 1950s and continuing since then. More >>
Winston Peters Speech: Climate Change Yes, ETS NO
Friday, 11 November 2011, 10:38 am | New Zealand First Party
This morning is an opportunity to discuss two issues. First, a serious issue for New Zealanders and indeed all of humanity and second, a relatively recent development in our laws which would, if New Zealanders were aware of it, be of equal concern ... More >>
“Who is making these decisions and why is Nelson doing it?”
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
Today let’s talk about democracy. And a quote from Thomas Jefferson – third president of the United States and the author of the declaration of independence. He said “A democracy is nothing more than mob rule where 51 percent of the people may take away ... More >>
NZ First Announces Senior Rates and Healthcare Relief
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 9:40 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has announced it will press for rates relief to be extended to retirement villages and continue pushing for health insurance to be tax deductible for SuperGold card holders. More >>
Speech: Peters - NZ First Coalition Position
Sunday, 6 November 2011, 1:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
EMBARGOED AGAINST DELIVERY Rt. Hon Winston Peters Leader NZ First Address: Public Meeting Date: November 6 2011 Time: 1pm Venue: Kelston Community Centre Corner St North Rd and Awaroa Rd, Kelston The Real Issues - NZ First Coalition Position The ... More >>
Peters: NZ First Law And Order Intiatives
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 5:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has always been on the side of law and order. The first words of our policy say “It is a basic right of all New Zealanders to live in a safe society.” More >>
NZ First’s New Law and Order Initiatives
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 1:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has released law and order initiatives that include shorter, sharper prison sentences, the end of concurrent sentences for rape and murder and hard labour for serious white collar crime. More >>
Tie Up Aratere Now Warns Peters
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 11:08 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the Transport Minister of sleeping through the $53million shambles involving the Cook Strait ferry Aratere and says the ship should be tied up immediately. More >>
New Zealand First Issues List For 2011 General Election
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 10:33 am | New Zealand First Party
Ranking Name Electorate 1. PETERS, Winston 2. MARTIN, Tracey Rodney 3. WILLIAMS, Andrew North Shore 4. PROSSER, Richard Waimakariri 5. STEWART Barbara Waikato 6. HORAN, Brendan Tauranga 7. O’ROURKE, Denis Port Hills 8. TAYLOR, Asenati Manukau ... More >>
Winston Peters Speech: Deloitte-Business NZ Election Conf.
Monday, 31 October 2011, 11:40 am | New Zealand First Party
Winston Peters Speech: Deloitte-Business NZ Election Conference: In the 2011 election campaign NZ First will offer a real alternative to the cost-cutting free-market nostrums of National and the free-spending fantasies of Labour. More >>
Rt. Hon Winston Peters: “For a Fair Go”
Sunday, 30 October 2011, 10:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for your welcome and for the work you have done over the last three years to bring us to this important meeting. More >>
‘Vote for Sanity’
Sunday, 30 October 2011, 10:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
Jordan Williams needs media recognition. Without it this pimple on the face of the body politic returns to oblivion. A brief minute of glory. More >>
Extension of under Six’s Healthcare Step in Right Direction
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 4:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is welcoming the government’s eleventh hour conversion to extending under six’s healthcare to out of work hours. New Zealand First has argued for this policy since it introduced free under six’s healthcare in 1997. More >>
Raising Super Age Not the Answer – Peters
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 4:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says Labour’s new policy of lifting the entitlement age of superannuation to 67 is an admission of failure to grasp economic opportunities. Labour today announced it would raise the pension age to 67, make KiwiSaver compulsory for all working New ... More >>
Please Explain Asset Sale Switch - Peters
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 11:06 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has asked John Key to explain why National's state asset sales plan has suddenly switched from repaying debt to investing in other assets. More >>
