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NZ First Supports Amended ETS Bill
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 4:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has decided to support the amended Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) after several months of consideration and negotiations with the Government. More >>
Housing NZ Appeal Supported - Paraone
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 4:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes Housing New Zealand’s decision to appeal a previous Tenancy Tribunal decision which allowed an antisocial Auckland family to remain in their state house, says housing spokesperson Pita Paraone. More >>
Housing NZ Appeal Supported - Paraone
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 3:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes Housing New Zealand’s decision to appeal a previous Tenancy Tribunal decision which allowed an antisocial Auckland family to remain in their state house, says housing spokesperson Pita Paraone. More >>
Decision? What Decision? - Mark
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 2:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark has welcomed today’s ‘decision in-principle’ to issue Tasers to some police officers but is puzzled by the sudden need for political approval for what is an operational decision. More >>
Stick Needed To Match Amnesty Carrot
Friday, 22 August 2008, 4:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First supports the offer of amnesties to overstayers but says this approach must be followed with adequate deterrents to prevent future overstaying, says associate immigration spokesperson Peter Brown. More >>
Peters: A Conspiracy Of Conspiracies
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 2:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters address to Far North GreyPower, Far North Community Centre, cnr Matthews Ave and South Rd Kaitaia Thursday 21 August 2008, 12.30pm More >>
Peters: A Generation At Risk
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 9:27 am | New Zealand First Party
This privileges committee should have been on national television. It was more like the Spanish Inquisition or the Salem Witch trials than a reasoned hearing by the so-called highest court in the land. More >>
Prescription Charge Dispute Needs Sorting
Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 10:33 am | New Zealand First Party
The rapidly escalating row about prescription charges between pharmacists and district health boards needs to be sorted out before it gets to the point of legal action, says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Peters: Bay of Plenty Mayors Forum
Friday, 15 August 2008, 3:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters Speech to Bay of Plenty Mayors Forum Rotorua District Council Civic Centre More >>
Peters Launches Website
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 3:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The site has been set up so we can speak directly to New Zealanders about the big issues facing this country and what we can do about them,” said Mr Peters. More >>
Winston Peters - That “Vision” Thing
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 10:03 am | New Zealand First Party
To start my speech tonight I thought I would quote a line from a song from the once highly popular television series called MASH. More >>
Boot Out State House Trashers
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is concerned that Kiwi taxpayers are having to pay for escalating repair bills for intentional damage done to state houses and believes offenders should be booted out to make way for more deserving families, says housing spokesperson ... More >>
NZ Rubgy Ruled By Dollars Not Sense
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 9:36 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has expressed his disappointment that dollars and not sense are ruling rugby in this country. More >>
Peters: Superannuation Forum
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 1:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
A civilised society is measured by the way it treats its senior citizens. No party cares more about the elderly than us. We have proved it. Our philosophy is that superannuation, retirement, healthcare and daily living is a total package. More >>
“Genuinely On Your Side”
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 9:19 am | New Zealand First Party
There are some who falsely portray New Zealand First as a party singularly focused on the plight of our seniors. More >>
Peters - “Genuinely On Your Side”
Monday, 11 August 2008, 5:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
There are some who falsely portray New Zealand First as a party singularly focused on the plight of our seniors. More >>
Peters: Our Promise To You – We Deliver
Monday, 11 August 2008, 2:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for the invitation to again open HealthCare Providers New Zealand's annual conference. Yours is an important industry – you deal with the human face of an aging population. More >>
Listener Article "Garbage" - Peters
Monday, 11 August 2008, 1:03 pm | New Zealand First Party
An article in the Listener this week about New Zealand First Incorporated is “total garbage”, says Rt Hon Winston Peters. Mr Peters says New Zealand First Incorporated was set up well before the political party with the sole purpose to preserve the ... More >>
Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Friday, 8 August 2008, 11:25 am | New Zealand First Party
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s forecasting of a surge in agricultural export earnings is excellent news as it will help to lift the economy out of the current recession, says New Zealand First primary production spokesperson Doug Woolerton. More >>
Herceptin Decision A Disgrace - Peters
Friday, 8 August 2008, 9:18 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has labelled Pharmac's decision to once again decline funding for a 12 month course of the breast cancer drug Herceptin as a disgrace which is denying New Zealand women an internationally standard treatment. More >>
