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Home Detention No Solution To Prison Crisis
Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 10:38 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First corrections spokesperson Ron Mark today issued a strong warning against using home detention as a way out of the ongoing overcrowding crisis in our prisons. More >>
Minister Must Work The Cabinet Room For Maori
Thursday, 20 October 2005, 10:58 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First congratulates Hon Parekura Horomia for his reinstatement as Maori Affairs Minister, and his elevation to the front bench, but warns that his performance will be closely monitored. More >>
NZ First To Provide Supply And Confidence
Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 9:55 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters today announced that New Zealand First will remain out of coalition government whilst agreeing to a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour-led government. More >>
It's The Same Old Story
Thursday, 13 October 2005, 4:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says that despite all the hype, rhetoric and money directed at ‘closing the gaps’ between Maori and non-Maori, the depressing reality is that Maori are still languishing at the bottom of the heap, as shown in a new report. More >>
Send NZ Fire Service to Pakistan Now – Mark
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 12:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Ron Mark today called on the Prime Minister to send New Zealand Fire Service’s Urban Search and Rescue Team to Pakistan to aid those trying desperately to find people still trapped in rubble following this week’s devastating earthquake. More >>
Falloon Shall Be Missed - Peters
Thursday, 6 October 2005, 8:22 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has expressed his sadness over the passing of former New Zealand politician Hon John Falloon. More >>
Defence Force Admits Defeat In Recruitment Crisis
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 4:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Defence spokesperson Ron Mark says that today’s admission by the New Zealand Defence Force that defence forces will not be fully staffed for another ten years is tantamount to an admission that they will never be fully staffed. More >>
Electoral Fraud Undermines Democracy - Mark
Monday, 26 September 2005, 11:26 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is calling for an independent inquiry following reports of electoral fraud. More >>
Peters Asks Herald To Stop Lying
Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 5:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has reiterated his call for the NZ Herald to cease its long running exercise in deception. Mr Peters was responding to a front page article in today’s Herald, which states that he ‘had still not returned ... More >>
Helen Clark and Winston Peters meet
Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 9:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
The two leaders confirmed their understanding of Mr Peters’ Rotorua speech on 7th September 2005, in which he set out the position New Zealand First would take to ensure stable government for the next term of Parliament. More >>
New Zealand First's 15 Fundamental Principles
Friday, 16 September 2005, 2:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
Parliament will be reduced to 80 Members and the numbers of consultancies and Government Advisors will be cut by over 50%. Only on a vote of confidence in a Government (in which New Zealand First is a member) will New Zealand First's Members of Parliament ... More >>
Peters: My Offer Still Stands
Friday, 16 September 2005, 12:12 am | New Zealand First Party
Tauranga MP, Rt Hon Winston Peters, earlier this afternoon offered himself as a stand in for the Prime Minister in order to bring to an end the disturbing stand off between the police and a male immigrant threatening inner city Tauranga. More >>
My Offer Still Stands - Winston Offers To Mediate
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 7:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
Tauranga MP, Rt Hon Winston Peters, earlier this afternoon offered himself as a stand in for the Prime Minister in order to bring to an end the disturbing stand off between the police and a male immigrant threatening inner city Tauranga. More >>
NZ First Wants To Make New Zealand Last
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 3:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
AUCKLAND: The cannabis law reform group, NORML, says the New Zealand First Party is rushing to make New Zealand last in the world to change its laws on cannabis. More >>
Peters: The Great Pretenders
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 12:47 am | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to the Tauranga Red Square Rally, Red Square - Mid City Mall, Tauranga, Thursday 15 September, 12.00pm More >>
Our Immigration Crisis
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 2:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to a public meeting in Auckland Central, Tuesday 13 September 2005, Alexandra Park Function Centre (Rutherford Room), Alexandra Park Raceway, Cnr Greenlane & Manukau Road, Auckland, 1:30pm More >>
Peters Speech: Keeping Them Honest
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 10:40 am | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to a public meeting in Port Waikato at the Town Hall, Concert Chamber, Pukekohe, 10:30am More >>
Local Authority Art Collections Need Protection
Monday, 12 September 2005, 3:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The government must take urgent steps to prevent the pillage of local authority art collections in order to pave the footpaths”, says New Zealand First Arts and Culture spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
The Hijacked Election
Monday, 12 September 2005, 2:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to members of Western Bay of Plenty Grey Power, Monday 12 September 2005, Holy Trinity Church, Devonport Road, Tauranga, 1:30pm More >>
Home Detention Failures Show Lack Of Honesty
Monday, 12 September 2005, 1:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says that a coroner’s report into the death from a drug overdose of former gang member Maunu Nicholson highlights the glaring failures of the home detention system, and vindicates New Zealand First’s ... More >>
