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Greens Playing Hypocritical Politics
Monday, 19 March 2007, 10:08 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy Leader Peter Brown backs the call for a public referendum on the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill. More >>
Home Equity Scheme Too Little, Too Late
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 2:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First housing spokesperson Pita Paraone says the Government's plans to introduce a new shared equity scheme for prospective homeowners could widen the opportunity for people to own their first home, but warns that the issue of rocketing housing ... More >>
Common Sense Public Access Decision
Friday, 9 March 2007, 11:57 am | New Zealand First Party
The decision over public access to farms represents a ‘win-win’ situation according to New Zealand First rural affairs spokesperson Doug Woolerton. More >>
Governor’s Blunt Instrument
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 11:54 am | New Zealand First Party
The Reserve Bank Governor’s decision to lift the Official Cash Rate today is an inevitable bowing to pressure, says New Zealand First economic development spokesperson Doug Woolerton. More >>
Crims Up For Parole Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 1:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is urging the Government to take a look at the real danger that exists from the granting of parole to high risk offenders as a right instead of a privilege, saying that criminals wanting to get ... More >>
Piecemeal Dental Strategy Will Waste Funding
Friday, 2 March 2007, 10:17 am | New Zealand First Party
Parents of children in the Canterbury District Health Board’s catchment area will be relieved to learn of their board’s business plan for community clinics and mobile units to replace outdated dental clinics, says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson ... More >>
School Trustees Vote Important
Thursday, 1 March 2007, 5:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters is urging parents throughout New Zealand to exercise their vote at the forthcoming School Trustee Elections this month. Schools around the country are holding campaigns for school trustee elections and nominations ... More >>
Courts’ Pandering To Fine Dodgers A Joke
Thursday, 1 March 2007, 3:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark has described the courts' pandering to fine dodgers as a joke, following the Minister's admission that more than 7,000 people have had multiple fines excused by the courts more than once in the past five ... More >>
An Open Letter to Close Up
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 11:47 am | New Zealand First Party
Last night you ended Close Up with a montage of me criticising media for inaccurate reporting. I stand by those comments, particularly the sequence involving Kim Hill. But why did you not show the outcome of that particular argument? More >>
Crims Have No Right To Endanger Innocent Kids
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 10:13 am | New Zealand First Party
Kiwi children need enhanced protection from injury or harm resulting from criminal offending by adults, says New Zealand First MP Hon Brian Donnelly. More >>
A Chance to Address Rates
Monday, 26 February 2007, 4:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First local government spokesperson Brian Donnelly has welcomed the opening of an independent inquiry into local government rates following concerns over recent rates increases. More >>
Shortlived Appointment Costly for DHB
Monday, 26 February 2007, 1:57 pm | New Zealand First Party
The recruitment, appointment and subsequent resignation of Chief Executive Malcolm Stamp must have been an extremely costly exercise for the Waikato District Health Board, says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>
Rt Hon Winston Peters: Perspectives On Politics
Friday, 23 February 2007, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to the Canterbury Club on Friday 23 February 2007 in Christchurch at 12 noon More >>
Just The Beginning - Mark
Friday, 23 February 2007, 3:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First corrections spokesman Ron Mark has congratulated CEO Barry Matthews for announcing the establishment of a new unit to combat corruption in prisons. More >>
Fonterra – List It and Lose It
Friday, 23 February 2007, 12:07 am | New Zealand First Party
“Expert opinion is absolutely right that a full public float could cost farmers control of their livelihood. We have seen this happen with other producer businesses when they have been listed on the stock exchange,” said the party’s primary production ... More >>
Improving Maori Participation In Education
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 4:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Maori Affairs spokesperson Pita Paraone has welcomed the Maori Affairs select committee's confirmation of his terms of reference for an inquiry into Maori participation in early childhood education. More >>
Minister Kept In The Dark - Mark
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 4:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First corrections spokesman Ron Mark questioned today the quality and trustworthiness of information being given to the Minister of Corrections by his department. More >>
Disruptive Behaviour Initiative
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 1:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First education spokesperson Brian Donnelly has warned that the Interim Response Fund policy, announced today by Education Minister Steve Maharey to deal with disruptive students, will be doomed to failure if cumbersome bureaucratic processes ... More >>
Judge’s Comments ‘A Breath of Fresh Air’ - Mark
Friday, 16 February 2007, 1:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Ron Mark said comments made by Judge Peter Boshier that 12-yr-olds should be held accountable for crime they commit come like a breath of fresh air amid the hot-air rhetoric of children’s rights advocates. Judge Boshier, New Zealand’s ... More >>
Don’t Burn the Trees
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 5:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First forestry spokesperson Doug Woolerton is calling for calm in the carbon credit debate and rational discussion rather than rash action. More >>
