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Grandparent Carers Still Disadvantaged
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 2:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
Grandparents raising their grandchildren will be heartened by the news that they are to receive an increase in their benefits from the beginning of April says New Zealand First’s family spokesperson Barbara Stewart More >>
Rail Investment Welcomed
Friday, 9 February 2007, 4:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
Increased investment in Wellington’s rail network is most welcome, says New Zealand First transport spokesman Peter Brown. More >>
An Extra Tax On Families Not The Way To Go
Friday, 9 February 2007, 2:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
While New Zealand First supports Finance Minister Michael Cullen's objectives of belatedly rebalancing the economy towards exporting and developing an improved savings regime it does not understand how the consideration of a mortgage interest levy would ... More >>
An Extra Tax On Families Not The Way To Go
Friday, 9 February 2007, 2:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
While New Zealand First supports Finance Minister Michael Cullen's objectives of belatedly rebalancing the economy towards exporting and developing an improved savings regime it does not understand how the consideration of a mortgage interest levy would ... More >>
Zaoui Should Join His Family Over There
Thursday, 8 February 2007, 5:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Associate Immigration spokesperson Peter Brown says he's pleased the Immigration Minister has put an end to the farcical plea to bring Ahmed Zaoui's family to New Zealand while his security risk certificate review is being determined. More >>
Funding Won't Solve Workforce Problems
Wednesday, 7 February 2007, 3:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has greeted the announcement of an additional $11.4 million funding for primary maternity services as being good news but with reservations. More >>
Early Childhood Ed. Gimmick Always Going to Fail
Friday, 2 February 2007, 1:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly, says the rejection of the Government’s 20 free hours subsidy rate by large numbers of for-profit centres has been inevitable since the policy was first announced. More >>
Weapons Discovery Alarming - Mark
Friday, 2 February 2007, 11:45 am | New Zealand First Party
The range of serious weapons that have been found recently in the hands of criminals is deeply disturbing, says New Zealand First law and order spokesman Ron Mark. More >>
Education Gimmick Always Going To Fail
Friday, 2 February 2007, 12:54 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly, says the rejection of the Government’s 20 free hours subsidy rate by large numbers of for-profit centres has been inevitable since the policy was first announced. More >>
Plans Must Further New Zealands Economic Ambitions
Tuesday, 30 January 2007, 5:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is supporting the move towards closer economic investment relations with Australia, but urging caution in dealing with a much larger economy. More >>
Monetary Policy Should Favour Exports
Monday, 29 January 2007, 4:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased that there has been no hike in the Official Cash Rate (OCR). More >>
Police Management Failing Frontline Officers
Thursday, 25 January 2007, 11:58 am | New Zealand First Party
The latest delay in the deployment of body armour to frontline police suggests a serious failure of police management, says New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>
Police Management Failing Frontline Officers
Thursday, 25 January 2007, 11:58 am | New Zealand First Party
The latest delay in the deployment of body armour to frontline police suggests a serious failure of police management, says New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>
Kiwi Dream Dying
Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 10:22 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is alarmed at the relentless decline in housing affordability, and is calling on the Government to urgently address this problem which is fundamentally altering our social fabric. More >>
Mark Renews Call For Crossbow Control
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 3:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark has renewed his call for the Government to introduce a licensing requirement for crossbows to bring them in line with other arms, following the shooting yesterday of a man in Northland. More >>
NZ First Welcomes Taxi Industry Clampdown
Friday, 19 January 2007, 11:51 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has welcomed the introduction of enforcement officers to monitor and better control the taxi industry. More >>
Mark Calls For Support On Youth Bill
Thursday, 18 January 2007, 2:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
Reports that the 15-year-old remanded in connection to the murder of Doreen Reed was already on bail on dishonesty charges at the time of the murder have come as no big surprise to New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>
Death Of A Species
Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 3:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is concerned at reports indicating that half of our native species are at risk. More >>
Zaoui Industry Attempts To March On
Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 2:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First will strongly oppose any moves by Ahmed Zaoui's lawyers to bring in members of his family under the refugee quota system, says associate immigration spokesman Peter Brown. More >>
Telecom's Predatory Behaviour Continues
Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 12:23 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First communications spokesperson Brian Donnelly says he's disappointed that Telecom is using its power to increase user charges once again, despite recent regulatory moves intended to lower telecommunication costs to consumers. More >>
