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Doc Priorities Need Review
Monday, 11 April 2005, 1:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
News of a funding boost for the Department of Conservation will be welcomed by all New Zealanders who want to see our heritage preserved for future generations says New Zealand First conservation spokesman, Edwin Perry. More >>
Aussie Banks Robbing Staff
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 4:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand bank workers are being ripped off by Australian banks over pay and conditions compared to their Australian counterparts, which is symptomatic of how these banks treat New Zealanders, says Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Police Amendment Bill Will Double Police Numbers
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 12:45 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is introducing a Private Members Bill that will double police numbers to ensure there is at least one police officer to every 400 people throughout the country. More >>
Police Minister Has Detectives Issuing Tickets
Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 4:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says police cannot resolve the growing number of unallocated criminal cases because detectives are still being diverted from investigative duties to traffic policing. More >>
Truth Hurts Labour Says Peters
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 10:46 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealanders should be grateful that John Tamihere is finally telling the truth about the power crazed leaders of the Labour minority government, says Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Hate Speech Laws Would Capture Tamihere
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 12:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Craig McNair says that new hate speech legislation or extra provisions in existing law could mean that Labour MP John Tamihere would be penalised for expressing his views on homosexuality. More >>
Teach Kids The Value Of Memorials - Gudgeon
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 12:02 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First veterans’ affairs spokesperson Bill Gudgeon says young people need to be taught the significance and value of war memorials so that national monuments like the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior are not defaced. More >>
Queen’s Counsel Will Live On Thanks To Civil Union
Friday, 1 April 2005, 3:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First justice spokesperson Dail Jones says the delay in the passing of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Bill is a result of the countless hours spent on the Civil Union Bill and the Relationships (Statutory References) Bill. More >>
Road Funding System Needs Radical Change
Friday, 1 April 2005, 3:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand’s road funding system must undergo a radical change so that urgently needed roading projects can go ahead says New Zealand First transport spokesperson Peter Brown. More >>
Election Year Stalling On Marine Reserves Bill
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 12:14 am | New Zealand First Party
The deferment of the Marine Reserves Bill is a blatant example of election year stalling, and of the Government and United Future agreeing to leave the bad news until after the election, says New Zealand First environment spokesperson Jim Peters. More >>
Victim Seeks Justice From The Grave - Peters
Wednesday, 30 March 2005, 4:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters today demanded answers from the Police Minister on the events surrounding the death of a man following an altercation with an off duty police officer in Auckland last November. More >>
Maori Land Court Judge Appears Confused
Monday, 28 March 2005, 12:31 am | New Zealand First Party
Chief Maori Land Court Judge Joe Williams has no jurisdiction to hear claims by a small Opotiki iwi for control of 50km of Eastern Bay of Plenty coastline, says New Zealand First law and justice spokesperson Dail Jones. More >>
Auckland’s SH20 Extension Crucial - Brown
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 12:32 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First transport spokesperson Peter Brown is urging the Government to apply pressure to Transit to ensure that the State Highway 20 Avondale extension is completed as soon as possible. More >>
Further Warning On True State Of Economy
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 4:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters said today that the current account deficit, up almost $4 billion in the space of twelve months to a record $9.3 billion, is just one further warning as to the true state of the New Zealand economy. More >>
Buy Back New Zealand’s Assets
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 1:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters is welcoming the Government’s belated recognition of a need to make better use of its Superannuation Fund currently valued at $5.75 billion. More >>
Dumb Economics Ruining Exporters – Peters
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 12:39 am | New Zealand First Party
An alarming number of New Zealand exporters are starting to go to the wall because of “dumb” economic and trading policies that are causing high interest rates and an over-valued currency, claims Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Immigrant Fraud A Big Industry
Tuesday, 22 March 2005, 4:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
The drivers licence fraud shown on TV3 last night has been described by Rt Hon Winston Peters as the “tip of the iceberg” in relation to offences carried out by a number of unscrupulous immigrants. More >>
National Policy Pure Plagiarism - Peters
Monday, 21 March 2005, 2:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has described National’s policy on youth justice as very familiar and says large chunks have been taken straight off the New Zealand First website. More >>
NZ First Pledges Action On Young Thugs
Monday, 21 March 2005, 9:59 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First will make young people more accountable to the community for their crimes by lowering the age of criminal responsibility and widening the range of offences for which youths are automatically subject to adult processes. More >>
Health Minister Accountable? - Not Likely
Friday, 18 March 2005, 4:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Minister of Health’s expressions of gratitude to GlaxoSmithKline, Pharmac and the Ministry of Health for their “… cooperative approach at a crucial and difficult time …” are somewhat ironic considering that the organisations concerned were simply ... More >>
