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Control Needed On Crossbows
Monday, 20 December 2004, 4:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand law and order spokesperson Ron Mark today called for an urgent law change to bring crossbow ownership under the same regulations as firearms. More >>
Control Needed On Crossbows
Monday, 20 December 2004, 4:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand law and order spokesperson Ron Mark today called for an urgent law change to bring crossbow ownership under the same regulations as firearms. More >>
Medical Student Fee Rise Is Deplorable
Friday, 17 December 2004, 1:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The series of decisions which have lead to the 10% increase in fees for doctors at the University of Otago are deplorable,” says New Zealand first education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Removing Ethnicity Component A Sensible Move
Friday, 17 December 2004, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The government decision to remove the ethnicity component from the formula for calculating school decile levels is sensible,” says New Zealand First spokesperson Brian Donnelly. More >>
Corrections Responsible For ERU Disaster
Friday, 17 December 2004, 12:48 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is calling for heads to roll in the Corrections Department and says weak and flawed leadership across regional and national levels of management can be blamed for the failed actions and inappropriate ... More >>
Jim Peters' - Resource Management Speech
Friday, 17 December 2004, 12:45 am | New Zealand First Party
“When I picked up my copy of the bill, took it home, and thought back over the past 5 years, I, like Dr Nick Smith, found a significant similarity to the work done in 1999 by the Upton committee. In fact, if I had time, I could go through examples ... More >>
Council Building Levies Could Be Detrimental
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 6:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole says he’s concerned that excessive council levies will cause property developers and home handymen to operate illegally and without proper regard to building regulations. More >>
Sorry Agent Orange Saga Unresolved
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 2:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First veterans’ affairs spokesperson Bill Gudgeon says Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange have been grossly short changed by the Government. More >>
Tauranga Residents Must Have Say On Road Tolls
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 12:36 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First transport spokesperson Peter Brown is appalled that Tauranga residents were not consulted prior to a closed council meeting on tolling for the harbour link project and he’s accused the city council of selling out. More >>
Aquaculutre Reform Bill Welcomed - NZ First
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 3:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First’s primary production spokesperson Doug Woolerton says he is delighted to see the Aquaculture Reform Bill passed through the House today. More >>
Government Must Account For BIA Failures
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 3:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole is calling on the Government to accept responsibility for the Building Industry Authority’s failures and help desperate homeowners get their leaky building problems resolved. More >>
Vets Apology Not Enough - NZ First
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 10:33 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First defence spokesperson Ron Mark is urging the Government to pay compensation to Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange and to assist families with children suffering from health issues linked to the spray. More >>
NZ First To Discuss Wilson Appointment
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 9:43 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First will discuss the appointment of Hon Margaret Wilson as Speaker at the first caucus meeting of MPs in the New Year. More >>
Last Ditch Attempt To Protect Queen’s Counsel
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 12:09 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First justice spokesperson Dail Jones will be making a last ditch effort to protect the position of Queen’s Counsel which the Government intends to terminate as a result of the provisions of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Bill. More >>
Record Surplus Benefits Foreign Investors - Peters
Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 4:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
The release today of the government’s financial statements for the past six months highlight its failings to run the economy for ordinary New Zealanders, said the Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Peters Challenges TVNZ News To Run Bailey Story
Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 4:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has challenged Television New Zealand to put the Judy Bailey salary controversy in tonight’s news bulletins and says he will be available to debate the issue with chief executive Ian Fraser on Close Up at 7. More >>
Common Sense Prevails Over Whenuapai
Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 2:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Dail Jones has described Cabinet’s decision to defer the sale of the Whenuapai Air Base as a victory for common sense. More >>
Bailey's $800,000 Salary Obscene - Peters
Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 10:03 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Government to stop TVNZ paying obscenely high salaries to its staff following revelations that newsreader Judy Bailey has been given a $400,000 pay rise, taking her annual pay cheque to $800,000. More >>
Report Reveals Health Problem
Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 12:32 am | New Zealand First Party
The Minister of Health’s 148 page report “Implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy 2004” demonstrates perfectly the biggest problem with the health system, says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
NZ First Puts Forward Urgent Zaoui Bill
Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 12:27 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has submitted an urgent amendment to the Immigration Act to the Leader of the House Michael Cullen, closing off the legal loophole that allowed the Supreme Court to free convicted Algerian Ahmed Zaoui. More >>
