New Zealand First Party

Separate Wards Means Separate New Zealand

Thursday, 17 April 2008, 2:23 pm | New Zealand First Party

Any move to create separate Maori wards in Auckland should be soundly rejected as they are divisive and will not necessarily gain Maori more representation on local councils, says New Zealand First Maori Affairs spokesperson Pita Paraone. More >>

Mark Congratulates Judge in Tagger Case

Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 10:08 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesman Ron Mark has welcomed a 28-day sentence handed down yesterday to a tagger by Judge Tony Adeane. “The judge’s comments, that tagging is neither art nor culture but covert, criminal behaviour, come as a ... More >>

National Refuse To Debate Airport Sale

Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 4:46 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is surprised the National Party objected in the House this afternoon to a debate over the Government vetoing a decision to allow a Canadian pension fund to buy a stake in Auckland International Airport. More >>

National Refuse To Debate Airport Sale

Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 4:35 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is surprised the National Party objected in the House this afternoon to a debate over the Government vetoing a decision to allow a Canadian pension fund to buy a stake in Auckland International Airport. More >>

Maternity Services Luck Of The Draw

Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 4:21 pm | New Zealand First Party

Maternity Services Luck Of The Draw It seems to be the luck of the draw whether new mothers get to have a bit of a lie down after delivering their babies or whether they are shown the door immediately, especially in Wellington, says New Zealand First ... More >>

Peters: “Order Not Chaos – The Politics of MMP”

Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 11:47 am | New Zealand First Party

6.40pm Rotary Club of Taupo Yacht Club, Ferry Road Taupo. More >>

Violent Gangs The Problem - Not Solution

Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 12:52 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called on the Maori Party to stop its continual flirting with criminal gangs and to recognise that gangsters are helping create the problem with violent criminal offending – not providing the solution. More >>

Violent Gangs The Problem - Not Solution

Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 12:42 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called on the Maori Party to stop its continual flirting with criminal gangs and to recognise that gangsters are helping create the problem with violent criminal offending – not providing the solution. More >>

Farmers To Receive Just Rewards

Friday, 11 April 2008, 4:12 pm | New Zealand First Party

Fonterra’s announcement of a 40 cent increase in its payout forecast for the 2007/08 year to $7.30 will be welcome news to farmers, coming after a time of severe drought and the hardship that imposed on many farmers, said New Zealand First primary production ... More >>

NZ First Welcomes Government Decision

Friday, 11 April 2008, 10:03 am | New Zealand First Party

The Government has made the right decision to decline the partial takeover bid for Auckland International Airport by the Canadian pension fund, says New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters. More >>

China FTA Not Enough - NZ First

Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 4:39 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has described the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China as “not enough” and will vote against the legislation in Parliament. Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters said there was simply not enough in the deal for this country for New Zealand ... More >>

Health Decision-Making Bureaucratic Paradise

Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 12:28 am | New Zealand First Party

The area of service planning and new health intervention assessment has become a bureaucratic paradise and is ripe for overhaul, says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>

Maori Wardens Good For Communities

Monday, 7 April 2008, 9:10 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First congratulates the success of an ACC initiative where Maori Wardens played a crucial role in reducing alcohol-fuelled disturbances and calls for more of these community-based initiatives to be adopted across New Zealand. More >>

Maori Wardens Good For Communities

Friday, 4 April 2008, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First congratulates the success of an ACC initiative where Maori Wardens played a crucial role in reducing alcohol-fuelled disturbances and calls for more of these community-based initiatives to be adopted across New Zealand. More >>

Maori Wardens Good For Communities

Friday, 4 April 2008, 4:40 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First congratulates the success of an ACC initiative where Maori Wardens played a crucial role in reducing alcohol-fuelled disturbances and calls for more of these community-based initiatives to be adopted across New Zealand. More >>

Say No to Airport Sale

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 4:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called on the Government to reject attempts by a Canadian pension fund to acquire a 40 percent stake in Auckland International Airport, and believes the New Zealand Superannuation Fund should take a controlling stake instead, ... More >>

Say No To Airport Sale

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 4:06 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called on the Government to reject attempts by a Canadian pension fund to acquire a 40 percent stake in Auckland International Airport, and believes the New Zealand Superannuation Fund should take a controlling stake instead, ... More >>

Pharmac To Reconsider Herceptin Funding

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 2:51 pm | New Zealand First Party

The eight breast cancer patients who took their case to the High Court seeking the overturning of Pharmac’s funding decisions for the cancer drug Herceptin can take some comfort from the High Court decision that Pharmac must reconsider and consult ... More >>

Mark Welcomes Johnny-Come-Lately National

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 2:44 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark welcomes National’s late arrival to the fight against youth crime. More >>

Foreign Investors Strike It Rich

Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 3:57 pm | New Zealand First Party

Foreigner investors are grabbing more of New Zealand and extracting huge profits from their investment, says New Zealand First’s economic development spokesman Doug Woolerton. More >>