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Report Confirms NZ First Export Policy Prudent
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 9:11 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Doug Woolerton has welcomed the findings of a report by the New Zealand Institute which promotes New Zealand First’s trade policies. The report suggests policies such as tax abatement schemes for exporters are precisely the type ... More >>
Kiwi Cancer Patients Short-Changed
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 12:06 am | New Zealand First Party
Kiwi cancer patients have to fight not only their illness but an unwieldy and fragmented health system says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Health Charity Begins At Home
Monday, 17 July 2006, 12:40 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand taxpayers should not be footing the bill for foreigners who cannot afford to pay for their medical treatment says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Paraone: Address to Recreational Fishing Council
Friday, 14 July 2006, 3:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for your invitation to speak to this body which represents such an integral part of New Zealand culture. Two points must be made at the outset. As you can see, I am not the Rt Hon Winston Peters, who has long attended your conferences and been ... More >>
Paraone: Address To NZ Recreational Fishing
Friday, 14 July 2006, 1:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for your invitation to speak to this body which represents such an integral part of New Zealand culture. More >>
Look Back To Move Forward
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 1:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to re-institute the services that were once provided by the old Department of Maori Affairs, and that were effective at helping Maori to help themselves. More >>
Kiwi Butter Better
Wednesday, 12 July 2006, 5:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says that advertising campaigns in Europe aimed at undermining New Zealand’s exports must be neutralised by giving consumers good reasons to keep buying our products. More >>
Follow Tony Blair's Example And Send Zaoui Home
Wednesday, 12 July 2006, 5:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
"With Tony Blair's government now in the process of sealing an agreement which would allow Britain to deport Algerians back to Algeria who have links to extremist organisations, New Zealand should now follow suit and send Ahmed Zaoui home under the same conditions,” ... More >>
Export Year Business Champion A Positive Step
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 2:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is satisfied that the Government's appointment of Ken Stevens as Business Champion for Export Year 07 marks a positive step towards bolstering our export capacity. More >>
Climate Change Initiative Positive
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 12:55 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First energy spokesperson Peter Brown has welcomed the government’s initiative in identifying potential problems and putting up possible solutions on climate change. More >>
Support on Traffic Enforcement Separation Welcomed
Monday, 3 July 2006, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand first law and order spokesperson Ron Mark has welcomed the support of Police Association President Greg O’Connor for the separation of traffic enforcement from Police. More >>
Hi-Tech Farming Dollar Wise
Monday, 3 July 2006, 12:02 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First supports the notion, advanced in a policy paper by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, that science should be applied to our established export sectors as a way of transforming the economy. More >>
Immigration: Make Sure The ‘Open Door’ Is Closed
Friday, 30 June 2006, 4:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First associate immigration spokesperson Peter Brown is warning the Government that any increase in the immigrant intake level must be to fill legitimate gaps in the labour market, not simply as a means to meet quota numbers or to try and artificially ... More >>
Common Sense Prevails In Police Testing
Friday, 30 June 2006, 1:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Law and Order spokesperson Ron Mark is pleased that Police have updated their physical standards for recruit applicants to better reflect gender, age and body type differences. More >>
Time For Action On Security Guards - Mark
Thursday, 29 June 2006, 4:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesman Ron Mark believes that action to update the legislation governing the security industry is long overdue. More >>
Treaty Principles Bill Again Before Parliament
Thursday, 29 June 2006, 1:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Doug Woolerton is calling on those who claim to be genuinely committed to positive race relations in New Zealand to support his "Treaty of Waitangi Principles Deletion Bill" which has been drawn from the ballot today. More >>
Historic Day For Treaty Claims
Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 3:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First supports the proposed amendment of the Treaty of Waitangi Act which specifies September 2008 as a closing date for the lodgment of new historical Treaty claims to the Waitangi Tribunal. More >>
Time For Kahui Family Arrests
Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 11:18 am | New Zealand First Party
It is time for the Police to move in and start making arrests in the Kahui twins' murder case, says New Zealand First Law and Order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>
Time For Section 70 To Be Modified
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 3:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is stepping up its campaign to have section 70 of the Social Security Act 1964 modified in order to correct the unfair situation confronting the more than 50,000 senior citizens who have saved for their retirement through government administered ... More >>
Licensing, Vetting of Security Guards Inadequate
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 1:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is pleased that Police have suspended their business arrangements with the security company which supplied two staff with criminal convictions to monitor a prisoner at Wellington Central Police ... More >>
