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New Zealand First Supports Fonterra

Wednesday, 1 March 2006, 4:38 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First supports Fonterra’s goal to urge the Government to invest more in pastoral research which promotes growth in New Zealand’s biggest export industry, says Agriculture spokesman Doug Woolerton. More >>

Tougher Sentencing On Firearms - Mark

Wednesday, 1 March 2006, 4:34 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesman Ron Mark today called for tougher sentencing in cases involving on firearms charges, following the conviction of a man who discharged a gun in a public. The offender admitted to being in possession of a stolen submachine ... More >>

AgResearch Welcomed Back On Track

Monday, 27 February 2006, 3:46 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First welcomes the shift in focus back to agriculture in AG Research’s new 14-year strategy. "The acknowledgement that AgResearch, New Zealand’s largest Crown Research Institute, is shifting its focus back from general life sciences to ... More >>

Judge Confirms Worrying Trend

Monday, 27 February 2006, 12:56 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark blames a soft youth justice system for the apparent surge in serious violent offences being committed by teenagers. More >>

Reduction In Number Of MPs Bill To Be Debated

Thursday, 23 February 2006, 4:16 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First MP Barbara Stewart is delighted that her Electoral (Reduction in Number of Members of Parliament) Amendment Bill has been pulled from the Members Bill ballot and placed onto the Order Paper for debate. More >>

Brown Advocates Full Astern On Port Deal

Friday, 17 February 2006, 4:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First deputy leader and transport spokesperson Peter Brown has called for close scrutiny of Christchurch City’s ‘wheelings and dealings’ in the Lyttelton Port Company. More >>

Brown Advocates Full Astern On Port Deal

Friday, 17 February 2006, 4:21 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First deputy leader and transport spokesperson Peter Brown has called for close scrutiny of Christchurch City’s ‘wheelings and dealings’ in the Lyttelton Port Company. More >>

Criticism of Attendance Reward Education Beat-Up

Friday, 17 February 2006, 3:59 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly has congratulated Wellington High School for its initiative in aiming to improve school attendance. More >>

Child Obesity Policy Step In The Right Direction

Friday, 17 February 2006, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First welcomes Government initiatives to tackle the problem of child obesity but calls for urgency in their implementation says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>

Hamilton Wins The Race

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 11:02 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First congratulates Hamilton City on securing the V8 Supercar event, and says it will bring huge benefits to the city both financially and in terms of raising the profile of the city and the Waikato region. More >>

Labour Better Late Than Never on Telecomm's

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 2:17 pm | New Zealand First Party

Labour's awaking on the need for fundamental change in our telecommunications industry is a welcome development, but comes nearly half a decade too late, says Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Tackle Roads Now – Brown

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 2:08 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First transport spokesperson Peter Brown says Auckland's traffic problems can be solved by making full use of the taxes collected from the motorist and by borrowing against future income streams and economic gains. More >>

Public Broadcasting Beats Reality TV

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 10:27 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First supports the call for TVNZ to model itself more on the BBC than the E! Channel, and has long been concerned that our television reflects American society more than our own. More >>

Maori Missing Out On Good Times

Friday, 10 February 2006, 12:46 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is concerned that Maori are not benefiting from the current high employment levels in New Zealand, and is urging the Government to find ways to include them in the good times. More >>

Government Must Get Friendly With Forest Owners

Thursday, 9 February 2006, 2:40 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is concerned that forest owners are increasingly converting their land to pasture, and is urging the Government to arrest this trend by ensuring that its policies encourage both the retention of existing forests and the establishment ... More >>

Nukes: Another National Flip Flop - Peters

Thursday, 9 February 2006, 9:27 am | New Zealand First Party

"National's latest flip flop on its nuclear policy (we have lost count of just how many there have been) is just another example of where National is forced to rethink its policy programme while New Zealand First just gets on with implementing ... More >>