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Peters' Treaty Principles Bill Before House
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 1:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
Parliament now has a chance to remove the foolishness of the so-called “principles of the Treaty” from all legislation and derail the Treaty gravy train forever, says New Zealand First leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Scaling Essential In Scholarship Exams
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 10:23 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly, is calling on the government to immediately implement a policy of scaling for scholarship examinations. More >>
Peters Tells Labour To Stop Grey Bashing
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 10:16 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has told Social Welfare Minister Steve Maharey to stop playing games of deception over superannuation payments to the elderly. More >>
NZ First Warned Govt Against LAV Purchase
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 9:09 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First defence spokesperson Ron Mark says he warned the Government as early as 2000 against the purchase of 105 light armoured vehicles for the New Zealand Army. More >>
Health Minister’s PHOs Fail Over 65s
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 9:08 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart says the Health Minister must face the reality that her ill-conceived PHO model is not delivering cheaper healthcare for over 65s in all locations. More >>
NZ Companies Beware Warns Peters
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 3:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the Government’s obsession with a free trade deal with China will eventually destroy a large part of New Zealand’s manufacturing. More >>
Hutt Valley Chosen For Youth Transition Pilot
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 2:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Hutt Valley has been selected as one of the next five sites for the roll-out of the Youth Transition Service. More >>
'Women in work' PM should listen to aged care
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 2:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
Green MPs Sue Kedgley and Sue Bradford say that if the Prime Minister is serious about getting more women into work she could start by listening to the aged-care unions' call to her for an increase in Government funding for their sector. More >>
Rt Hon Winston Peters: “The Forgotten People”
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 2:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to GreyPower Mana/Tawa, Pataka Community Room, Porirua 2pm Tuesday 8 February 2005 More >>
NZ First Supports Education Ambassador
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 3:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First education spokesperson Brian Donnelly has congratulated the Minister of Education, Trevor Mallard, on his home Education Ambassador initiative and believes that the choice of Tana Umaga is an inspired one. More >>
Rt Hon Winston Peters - Speech In Reply
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 5:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
"It’s easy to understand why some politicians give politics a bad name. My advice to visitors to Wellington this week is that if you're hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to Parliament, you'll get the same kind of ... More >>
Wilson Not Ideal As Speaker Says NZ First
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 2:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has questioned Margaret Wilson’s appointment as Speaker of the House and expressed concern that she has had no prior experience controlling Parliament. More >>
NZ First Calls For Home Detention Review
Monday, 31 January 2005, 1:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says it is time the Government reviewed the rules for home detention because it is now a meaningless punishment. More >>
Hospital Dental Care In Dire Straits
Tuesday, 25 January 2005, 2:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart has described the latest report of a toddler with rotting teeth waiting for up to five months for them to be removed under a general anaesthetic as part of a nationwide dental scandal. More >>
Aid Must Target Poverty Says NZ First
Thursday, 20 January 2005, 10:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dail Jones is urging the Government to ensure that the Tsunami funds are not extracted from existing foreign aid proposals. More >>
Cheap Labour Imports
Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 4:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has grave concerns about the pattern of New Zealand workers being pushed out of their jobs to make way for cheap immigrant labour. More >>
Risk Of Disaster From Ruapehu Lake - NZ First
Monday, 17 January 2005, 2:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Ministers of Internal Affairs and Conservation to explain exactly how they have addressed concerns for human safety and infrastructural risk in the Ruapehu district, because of the dangerously high level of the crater ... More >>
Heads Should Roll At Prison Booze Barn
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 10:16 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Corrections Minister to explain how inmates at a Hawkes Bay prison held a party and got drunk on home brew. More >>
Keep The Accident Helicopters Says NZ First
Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 12:36 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the ACC minister to stop the Accident Compensation Corporation going ahead with short sighted proposals to reduce the number of helicopter services it funds for attending accidents. More >>
NZ First Calls For Release Of Chemical Documents
Monday, 10 January 2005, 3:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Government to release all official documents relating to the export of Ivor Watkins Dow chemicals that could have been used to manufacture the defoliant agent orange. More >>
