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New Zealand First Calls For Population Policy
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 2:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is backing the Auckland Regional Council's calls for a long-term national population policy to deal with growth pressures and economic development. More >>
Accord At Last On Agent Orange
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 12:31 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes the Government's announcement that Agent Orange victims and their families will receive compensation for their suffering, but says the issue has taken too long to resolve. More >>
Minister Noncommittal About Gardasil
Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 2:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Minister of Health displayed a surprising lack of enthusiasm when asked about the possibility of adding Gardasil to the National Immunisation Programme before 2008 says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>
Immigration Review - A Step In The Right Direction
Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 2:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes the outcome of the Immigration Act review with the associated recommendations for changes to our immigration law, says Associate Immigration spokesperson Peter Brown. More >>
Aussie Politics Is Applesauce
Friday, 1 December 2006, 3:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is not surprised at the decision by Australia to impose severe restrictions on apple imports from New Zealand, saying that such a ruling was predictable. More >>
Violent Youths Mocking The System - Mark
Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 4:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says that it is time for those ardent evangelists who continue to preach the merits of the current youth justice system to wake up to what is really happening on our streets. More >>
Dream Team Needs To Wake Up To MMP Reality
Monday, 27 November 2006, 4:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
National's so-called "dream team" will very quickly find itself in an electoral nightmare unless they ditch the secret radical agendas and come to terms with the realities of MMP, says New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. More >>
Donnelly Welcomes Universities of Technology Bill
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 4:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First's education spokesperson Brian Donnelly has welcomed the introduction of his Education (Establishment of Universities of Technology) Amendment Bill to Parliament today. More >>
Tertiary Floodgates Won't Be Opened By Bill
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 4:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First education spokesperson Brian Donnelly says that his University of Technology Bill will not open the floodgates to allow every technical institute in the country to aspire to become one. More >>
Go Hamilton!
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 11:09 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased that Hamilton City has jumped through all the hoops required, and has secured resource consent to hold the V8 Supercar event from 2008. More >>
Maternity Services Further Eroded
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 3:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Ministry of Health’s latest review of the Section 88 Maternity Notice seems to have ended up pleasing nobody, says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Education Over Addiction
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 10:50 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is alarmed at the high rate of substance abuse among Maori, and urges the Government to provide effective addiction services for this high need group. More >>
Don's Injunction Is A Bit Fishy
Monday, 20 November 2006, 4:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
Don Brash should stop trying to lay a trail of blue herrings and tell the public exactly why he doesn't want certain emails made public, says New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters. More >>
Government Vandals Destroying Our Heritage - Mark
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 5:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First defence spokesperson Ron Mark has reacted angrily to reports that the Army’s tracked M113 armoured personnel carriers have been sold for scrap and will be destroyed by Christmas, describing this as an act of sheer vandalism. More >>
Government Vandals Destroying Our Heritage- Mark
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 5:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First defence spokesperson Ron Mark has reacted angrily to reports that the Army’s tracked M113 armoured personnel carriers have been sold for scrap and will be destroyed by Christmas, describing this as an act of sheer vandalism. More >>
Couples Must Get Care Together
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 2:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is insisting that, with the passing of the Social Security (Long Term Residential Care) Amendment Bill, any person eligible for a subsidy for care receives the care component of the subsidy, including couples residing under occupation ... More >>
Public Broadcasting Despite Charter
Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 2:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes the announcement of government support of TVNZ’s move into digital television, saying that at long last there is an opportunity to provide a better public broadcasting service. More >>
Loan Amnesty A Positive Move - Donnelly
Monday, 13 November 2006, 5:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Education spokesperson Hon Brian Donnelly has welcomed the changes to the Student Loan scheme announced today aimed at encouraging New Zealanders to return home. More >>
Food Miles No Measure
Monday, 13 November 2006, 4:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased that Britain will not be pursuing the idea of a food miles tax on New Zealand exports. More >>
Battle Lost But War Not Over
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 1:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
While disappointed at the Electoral (Reduction in Number of Members of Parliament) Amendment Bill being voted down at its second reading last night New Zealand First will now seek to introduce a Members Bill to ensure citizens initiated referenda ... More >>
