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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 >>
Keep NZ Police On Shore Says Mark
Friday, 18 March 2005, 9:41 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says the Government’s decision to deploy police to Bamyan in Afghanistan, despite being advised against it, raises serious questions about how it chooses to manage police resources. More >>
Ngati Awa Bill Flawed
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 5:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has warned that the Ngati Awa Claims Settlement Bill contains references to Treaty of Waitangi principles and sets a disturbing precedence of creating hapu by legislation. More >>
Air This Hot Should Be Stored In A Balloon
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 2:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole says it is ludicrous that parcels of air over buildings in Auckland City can be sold, transported and parked before they are moved on again. More >>
Air This Hot Should Be Stored In A Balloon
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 2:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole says it is ludicrous that parcels of air over buildings in Auckland City can be sold, transported and parked before they are moved on again. More >>
Maharey Continues Superannuation Deception
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 11:19 am | New Zealand First Party
The Government is continuing to allow the rate of superannuation to fall below 65 percent of the net average wage (NAW) for most of the year and refuses to acknowledge that official figures confirm this deception, said Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Power Prices Questioned By Brown
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 5:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First energy spokesperson Peter Brown says the Government should be delivering on its promise to solve problems in the electricity industry and put a stop to skyrocketing power prices. More >>
