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17,500 Overstayers - Where Are They?
Monday, 5 May 2008, 11:41 am | New Zealand First Party
Figures obtained by New Zealand First show that 17,485 people were illegally in New Zealand at the time of the most recent overstayer sample in October. Associate immigration spokesperson Peter Brown says it is staggering that such a large number of people ... More >>
NZ First Welcomes Rail And Ferry Buy-Back
Monday, 5 May 2008, 10:46 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has welcomed the Government’s purchase of Toll New Zealand’s rail and ferry business but regrets that the railway system was sold for a song in the first place. More >>
Enrol To Vote And Have Your Say
Sunday, 4 May 2008, 5:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First strongly supports the Electoral Enrolment Centre’s (EEC) enrolment drive which gets underway tomorrow, and urges Kiwi’s not to miss out on having their say on Election Day. More >>
Cancer Vaccine Programme Valuable Opportunity
Friday, 2 May 2008, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
It is good news that a vaccine to guard against cervical cancer will be added to the National Immunisation Programme says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>
Anti-Social Orders Warrant Consideration
Friday, 2 May 2008, 3:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesman Ron Mark has welcomed the proposed introduction of British-style behaviour order legislation, and says that this and other such methods which have proved worthwhile overseas deserve full and proper consideration, especially ... More >>
Vital Step Towards Justice For Berrymans
Friday, 2 May 2008, 11:38 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MPs are delighted at the judgement issued last night which quashed an earlier finding that Keith and Margaret Berryman were responsible for a fatal bridge collapse on their King Country farm in 1994. More >>
Zaoui’s Mates In Spy Base Fiasco
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 10:18 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the raid on Waihopai spy base by a Dominican friar who sheltered Algerian fugitive Ahmed Zaoui should send shivers up the spine of every security conscious New Zealander. More >>
PET Scanning Possible In Public Health System
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 3:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thanks to private enterprise up-to-date treatment is now available to cancer patients in Wellington and with a minimum of Government initiative it could be available in the public health sector says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
End Of Child Poverty Worthy Goal
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:00 am | New Zealand First Party
The end of the child poverty described in the Child Poverty Action Group’s report Left Behind should be a goal aspired to by all political parties says New Zealand First family spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Retain Energy Companies Says NZ First
Monday, 28 April 2008, 11:38 am | New Zealand First Party
The sale of Vector’s Wellington electricity network to Cheung Kong Infrastructure for $785 million represents the serious loss of yet another local asset, says New Zealand First economic development spokesman Doug Woolerton. More >>
No Need For Treaty Principles In Health Act
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 5:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Maori affairs spokesman Pita Paraone is disappointed at calls today for the principles of the Treaty to be included in the new Public Health Bill currently being considered by the Health Select Committee. More >>
Telecom Deal Outrageous - NZ First
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 11:50 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has questioned National’s plan to give $1.5 billion of taxpayers’ money to Telecom to improve broadband services and says the money could be used as a deposit to buy the company back for New Zealand ownership. More >>
Creech Way Off The Mark - Woolerton
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 5:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand’s dairy industry is the one shining light in the current climate of exporting gloom and any moves to increase competition in the New Zealand market to reduce high domestic prices will put that success at risk, says New Zealand First ... More >>
Doctors' Strike Government Problem
Monday, 21 April 2008, 11:50 am | New Zealand First Party
The junior doctors’ strike which starts tomorrow is a last resort by health professionals who feel that they are seriously overworked and undervalued, says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Doctors' Strike Government Problem
Monday, 21 April 2008, 10:50 am | New Zealand First Party
Doctors' Strike Government Problem The junior doctors’ strike which starts tomorrow is a last resort by health professionals who feel that they are seriously overworked and undervalued, says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Grey Power AGM: "Rebuilding the NZ Way of Life"
Monday, 21 April 2008, 12:20 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters address to Grey Power AGM, 11.30am 21 April 2008, College House, 100 Waimairi Road, Christchurch More >>
Anderton Still With Much To Answer
Friday, 18 April 2008, 2:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First fisheries spokesperson Pita Paraone is disappointed with Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton’s comments singling out Maori commercial fishing companies as ‘plundering’ fish stocks and this situation has been exasperated by his failure ... More >>
NZ First Has Answer To Monetary Policy Madness
Friday, 18 April 2008, 2:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters says his party has the answer to New Zealand’s crazy monetary policy which sees exporters crippled in the fight against inflation, and calls on all parties and interested groups to support the ... More >>
Turia’s Remarks Offensive - Mark
Thursday, 17 April 2008, 2:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesman Ron Mark says the Maori Party should apologise for Tariana Turia’s remarks likening legislation banning gang patches in Wanganui to the targeting of Jews in Nazi Germany. More >>
Job Losses Will Continue - NZ First
Thursday, 17 April 2008, 2:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has warned that the loss of local manufacturing jobs will continue unless existing economic and trading conditions are changed to meet the competition posed by low wage economies. More >>
