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Condolences on the passing of Kingi Taurua
Friday, 25 May 2018, 2:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Winston Peters, says the death of Kingi Taurua is a great loss for the people of the North. More >>
Budget Delivers New Zealand First Promises
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 5:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
Budget Delivers New Zealand First Promises New Zealand First welcomes the announcements made in Budget 2018 today which begins the process of correcting years of economic and social neglect. “Six months into the coalition government, we have already ... More >>
NZ First Bill to Further Protect Farmers Accepted
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 6:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is delighted that a member’s bill introduced to the house to provide additional protection for financially stressed farmers has passed its first reading today. “Today is a win for provincial New Zealand. Farming is the backbone ... More >>
Resurrection of New Zealand Forestry Service celebrated
Friday, 11 May 2018, 11:59 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First deputy leader Fletcher Tabuteau has welcomed the launch of Te Uru Rākau in Rotorua – the first step in re-establishing New Zealand’s forestry service and a key aspect of New Zealand First’s coalition agreement with Labour. More >>
Status of Teachers Raised with Education Conversation 2018
Monday, 7 May 2018, 4:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First List MP Jenny Marcroft has withdrawn her member’s bill ‘Education (Protecting Teacher Title) Amendment Bill’. More >>
New Zealand First Will Not Stand in Northcote by-Election
Tuesday, 1 May 2018, 1:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First today announced that it will not be standing a candidate in the forthcoming Northcote by-election. The decision not to run a candidate was taken after discussions in the caucus and within the party. “The consensus view of New ... More >>
Existing Oil And Gas Permit Holders Will Be Protected
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 10:55 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy Leader and energy spokesperson Fletcher Tabuteau says New Zealand First is proud to have negotiated an outcome that will protect the rights of existing permit holders in the oil and gas industry. More >>
Chinese Company Withdrawal Welcomed by New Zealand First
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 3:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is delighted at news reports that Ed Pinckney’s bid for Jericho Station is expected to be successful as a result of Chinese company Qianlong withdrawing its bid to Landcorp overnight. More >>
Congratulations to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 8:22 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters wishes to extend his congratulations to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel following the announcement that a new government has been formed in Germany. More >>
New Zealand First deputy leader vote
Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 12:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters says the new Deputy Leader of New Zealand First is Fletcher Tabuteau MP. More >>
Protecting the Status of Teachers
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 11:00 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Jenny Marcroft’s private member’s bill protecting the professional status of teachers passed its first reading last night. More >>
New Zealand First welcomes Auckland Councils vote
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 6:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes Auckland Councils vote to close the Waitakere Ranges due to the sprawl of Kauri Dieback. More >>
Winston Peters confirmed as New Zealand First leader
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 3:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is delighted to announce that Rt Hon Winston Peters was again confirmed as party Leader at this morning’s caucus. More >>
NZ First Bill: English set to become official
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 5:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has submitted a member’s bill for English to be recognised as an official language of New Zealand. Te Reo Maori was recognised in 1987 and New Zealand Sign Language in 2006, yet there is no legislation that recognises English. More >>
First Round in Legal Proceedings to Enforce Peters’ Privacy
Friday, 2 February 2018, 4:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
In a free society there are no more fundamental elements than an individual’s freedom of speech, their right to privacy, and for the Fourth Estate to operate freely. However, those freedoms are not unfettered. They come with responsibilities. One cannot needlessly ... More >>
NZ First expresses condolences over death of Jim Anderton
Sunday, 7 January 2018, 4:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has expressed his condolences with the passing of Jim Anderton. More >>
KiwiFund Bill drawn from ballot
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 11:05 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First’s KiwiFund Bill aims to set up a government-owned and operated KiwiSaver fund provider known as KiwiFund. More >>
Bill to support the status of teachers
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 5:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants to lift the public status of teachers and protect the title of “teacher” in recognition of its professional status, New Zealand First MP Jenny Marcroft said today. More >>
Speech: Peters - 2017 Post-Election Conference
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
Winston Peters Speech to the 2017 Post-Election Conference LCC, Parliament Building Change versus Modified Status Quo Thank you Professor Levine. The triennial post-election conferences have become important markers in New Zealand’s electoral cycle and ... More >>
Appointment to New Zealand First
Monday, 30 October 2017, 3:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Johansson as the New Zealand First Chief of Staff at Parliament. More >>
