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Electricity Reforms Before Splitting Telecom
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 3:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First telecommunications spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly, is warning the government to be informed by the vast gap between the theoretical and the actual outcomes of Max Bradford’s electricity reforms before it proceeds with any structural ... More >>
One Small Step For Immigration
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 3:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First associate immigration spokesperson Peter Brown has welcomed the Budget's $16 million funding boost to border security as a small step towards addressing the flawed systems and procedures of the Immigration Department. More >>
NZ First Fixing It In The Eldercare Sector
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 3:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
The announcement today of an additional $126 million for the eldercare sector on top of the $39.5 million for the sector for the 2006/07 year highlights the value of New Zealand First's supply and confidence to this sector, says New Zealand First ... More >>
An MMP Budget: NZ First Fixing It for All NZers
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 3:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
There is no coincidence that New Zealand First's five policy platforms from the 2005 election – senior citizens, immigration, law and order, Treaty of Waitangi and an export led economy – feature so strongly in today's budget, because it is a genuine ... More >>
Funding Must Reach Target
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 4:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart has welcomed the funding increase in this year's Budget for elder care as a part of the confidence and supply agreement with New Zealand First, but is urging the Government to ensure that the money reaches ... More >>
NZ First Welcomes $500 Million For Police
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 2:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark has welcomed the Government's announcement that police will receive a $500 million funding boost over the next four years for the recruitment of an extra 1,000 frontline staff and 250 non-sworn ... More >>
Plugging Of Leaky Loopholes Well Overdue
Friday, 12 May 2006, 11:49 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased that the Government is finally addressing the problems faced by owners of leaky homes who seek redress through the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service. More >>
Unbundling Must Benefit All New Zealanders
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 3:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First communications spokesperson Brian Donnelly is urging the Government to ensure that rural New Zealand will receive equitable benefits and broadband services to users in urban areas as part of the telecommunications unbundling process. More >>
"Anti-American" claim ploy of failed leader
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 4:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
Claims by Don Brash of anti-Americanism on my part because he was caught out over trying to recruit overseas assistance for the 2005 election, are both nonsense and the worst kind of desperate diversionary tactic, says Foreign Minister Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
Decayed Decades A Sorry Story
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 11:01 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to work harder to address the gaping and growing chasm between the haves and the have nots in New Zealand. “The Decades of Disparities report released yesterday confirms the linkages that exist between ... More >>
Education Minister Searching For Solutions
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 4:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First education spokesperson Brian Donnelly has applauded the efforts being made to deal with problems affecting learning in schools, but is urging the Government to ensure the additional funding makes programmes practical, effective ... More >>
NZ First Welcomes Telecom Competition
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 12:45 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has welcomed the opening of Telecom's lines to competitors. "The unbundling of the local loop has taken too long, but is a large and enabling step for New Zealand business, consumers and innovation," said New Zealand First Leader ... More >>
Patients Sick Of Politicking
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 4:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
"Patients currently being referred back to overworked GPs are unlikely to feel better as a result of the Health Minister's reassurances that delays in treatment are a figment of the National Party's imagination plot," says New Zealand First’s ... More >>
Patients Sick Of Politicking
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 3:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
"Patients currently being referred back to overworked GPs are unlikely to feel better as a result of the Health Minister's reassurances that delays in treatment are a figment of the National Party's imagination plot," says New Zealand First’s ... More >>
Rec. To Reduce Mobile Call Costs Welcomed
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 9:07 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Communications spokesperson Brian Donnelly has welcomed the recommendation of the Commerce Commission aimed at reducing the cost of calls from fixed home and business lines to mobile networks. More >>
Time To Remove GST From Petrol
Thursday, 27 April 2006, 2:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The record high price of petrol and the multiplier on almost every other every day cost for families reinforces that the time is now right for the removal of GST from petrol,” says New Zealand First transport spokesperson Peter Brown More >>
Parker Case Highlights Worst Kind Of Politics
Thursday, 27 April 2006, 9:29 am | New Zealand First Party
"It is a sad indictment on our politics when a person of unquestioned talent and integrity is caught in a net of personalised scandal not of their making. Such is the case of David Parker, a man who is among the most credentialed MPs to be a ... More >>
Mark Supports Fitness Test Review
Monday, 24 April 2006, 10:21 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark revealed today that discussions had taken place with Police Minister Annette King in December to review aspects of entry requirements for police recruits. More >>
Realism Required In Health Priorities
Thursday, 20 April 2006, 9:59 am | New Zealand First Party
"New Zealanders will continue to be disappointed in their health system unless urgent attention is given to matching the system's capacity to the public's expectations," says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Waiting List Fiddling Unacceptable
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 2:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s move to reduce specialist waiting lists by referring patients back to their doctors is another example of the precarious state of the health system, says New Zealand First Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
