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Rules Protect Village People
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 11:36 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased with the new set of rules applying to retirement villages, saying that they provide a level of protection that was previously lacking. More >>
Common Sense Contact
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 12:12 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased that the NZEI has taken a common sense approach in its guidelines to teachers’ physical contact with children. “There are countless occasions during a normal school day when it is appropriate for teachers to be in ... More >>
Mark Hails Recruitment Success
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 5:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Law and Order spokesperson Ron Mark has today welcomed the news that the drive to recruit 1000 more sworn police and 250 non-sworn over the next three years is well on track. More >>
Further Delay In Police Conduct Inquiry
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 5:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
Another delay in the report from the Commission of Inquiry into police conduct is disappointing to New Zealand First and represents a further setback in the long road towards fully restoring public confidence in the Police, says Law and Order Spokesperson, ... More >>
Transport Infrastructure Under Threat - Brown
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 5:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
The review of the Napier-Gisborne freight rail line by Australian-owned Toll NZ is the latest example of a foreign-owned company putting profit ahead of the services it should offer, says New Zealand First transport spokesman Peter Brown. More >>
NZ First Removes Tax On Tauranga Motorists
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 5:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters is delighted that the the Land Transport Management (Road Tolling Scheme for Tauranga - Mt Maunganui Harbour Link) Order in Council has been revoked. More >>
Anti-Obesity Campaign Short On Specifics
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 5:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
Government acknowledgement of the need to reduce the number of overweight and obese children in New Zealand is timely but the campaign announced today is very short on specifics, says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Protect Paradise
Monday, 18 September 2006, 11:11 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased that the Conservation Minister is to take drastic action to reverse the decline in the number of campgrounds, but fears that the horse has already bolted in some of our most popular holiday areas. More >>
Peters Pleased With Fair Dividend Rate Proposal
Friday, 15 September 2006, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
The government's announcement of a 'fair dividend rate' solution for overseas taxation reflects New Zealand First's desire to see a workable but fair-minded answer to this complex matter, says Leader Winston Peters. More >>
Australians Speaking Our Language
Friday, 15 September 2006, 4:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
Australia’s announcement today of a new language and values test for prospective immigrants adds weight to calls for its introduction here, said New Zealand First Deputy Leader Peter Brown. More >>
Will Of The People Ignored
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 4:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
The decision of the Justice and Electoral Select Committee not to proceed with my Bill to reduce the number of MPs to 100 highlights the folly of allowing self interested MPs to make decisions about their future, says New Zealand First MP Barbara Stewart. More >>
Health System - Who's in Charge?
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 11:31 am | New Zealand First Party
The Minister of Health has perfected the art of expressing sympathy for those affected without admitting to any responsibility when he is interviewed about striking medical workers, says New Zealand First health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>
Rural Maternity Services Deteriorating
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 9:57 am | New Zealand First Party
The Minister of Health should be acutely embarrassed at the deficiencies in our rural maternity services publicly revealed by the New Zealand Medical Association, says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Fitzsimons Lies To Public Over Walkout
Friday, 8 September 2006, 1:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First at no stage indicated any support for a planned walkout by some of the smaller parties in Parliament and reported comments by the Greens co-leader that New Zealand First backed out of any such plans are grossly untrue, Deputy Leader ... More >>
Show Us Their Records - Mark
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
In light of the recent spate of violent youth offending, the Justice Ministry should release the backgrounds of youth offenders convicted of serious crimes to show the public just how effective or ineffective the youth justice system is, New Zealand ... More >>
Mega Councils In The Mix
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 2:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says that a meeting between the four biggest city councils in Auckland signals that the conversation about the number and functions of councils is being taken seriously by central and local government. More >>
Constructive Discussions On Health System Overdue
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 10:38 am | New Zealand First Party
The constructive discussions the Minister of Health is reportedly willing to have with senior doctors can’t start soon enough if they will improve the operation of the health system, says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Mark Calls For Consecutive Sentencing
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 4:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark has called for an end to concurrent sentences for serious offenders. His comments came after a remark allegedly made by the man charged with the murder of Liam Ashley that he had one murder charge already. More >>
It's A Sad Solution But We Did Warn You
Wednesday, 30 August 2006, 1:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
"The government's policy about-face on its Special Zimbabwe Residence Policy is an admission that it has no idea how many HIV-positive people it has let into the country, nor where they are hiding, New Zealand First Leader, Winston Peters, said today. More >>
Another Day, Another Dental Strategy
Friday, 25 August 2006, 10:38 am | New Zealand First Party
The Government’s vision of a seamless community dental service for children and adolescents is certainly comprehensive but unfortunately it seems to be a long way from being a reality, says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>
