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“The Unprincipled Treaty”
Friday, 15 October 2004, 12:52 am | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters at 12.30pm Friday 15 October 2004 Cafler Suites at Forum North, Rust Avenue, Whangarei More >>
Peters Reminds Tamihere Of 1999 Payout Plan
Friday, 15 October 2004, 12:25 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston has called for John Tamihere to resign because of the circumstances of his payout from the Waipareira Trust after he entered Parliament in 1999. More >>
Democracy Jeopardised By Denial
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 4:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is disappointed but not surprised that the problems with the local body election counting systems are not being given debating time in the House. More >>
Reduce Court Fees Now Says NZ First
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 11:33 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First justice spokesperson Dail Jones agrees with the Law Society’s claims that a massive rise in court costs is preventing people from their right to a fair hearing because they cannot afford to take their case to court. More >>
Speed Cameras Boost Police Boss Pay Packet
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 11:19 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the astronomical salary paid to Police Commissioner Rob Robinson reflects his huge value to the Government as a traffic tax gatherer with police speed cameras. More >>
Zaoui Expenses Exceed $1.2 million – NZ First
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 5:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
Taxpayers have forked out nearly $1.215 million for convicted terrorist Ahmed Zaoui and there is regrettably no sign of an end to his case, said New Zealand First associate immigration spokesperson Dail Jones. More >>
Drop Petrol Tax Increases Says NZ First
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 1:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First transport spokesperson Peter Brown is calling for the Government to put a stop to increasing petrol taxes following further petrol price rises. More >>
So Where's The Integrity? Asks Peters
Tuesday, 12 October 2004, 5:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on all councils to reappraise their voting systems to help restore voters’ faith in the democratic process at local level. More >>
Health Minister Failing BOP Patients
Friday, 8 October 2004, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the Health Minister has failed to ensure that the Bay of Plenty region is receiving adequate health care funding to cater for its ageing population. More >>
Split Voting Needs More Transparency
Friday, 8 October 2004, 11:56 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First deputy leader Peter Brown is calling for more transparency with regard to split voting on bills introduced to Parliament. More >>
Health Minister Needs To Get Real
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 4:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters is urging the Health Minister to address the ever-growing hospital waiting times in the Bay of Plenty region by concentrating on patients and not bureaucrats. More >>
Not Even An Apology?
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 8:31 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Veterans’ Affairs spokesperson Bill Gudgeon says he’s bitterly disappointed that the Government is refusing to acknowledge the extent of harm caused to Vietnam Veterans by exposure to Agent Orange. More >>
Inadequate Inquiry Into Piper Chieftain Crash
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 8:30 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First civil defence spokesperson Ron Mark is concerned that fire crash crews involved in the search for the downed Air Adventures plane last year are being used as scapegoats for inadequate air traffic control systems. More >>
Government Yellow On Agent Orange
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 9:40 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to compensate Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange, and their families, as has been done by other nations whose servicemen were similarly affected. More >>
Agent Orange - New Zealand First Minority Report
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 9:37 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First recommends that an apology be issued to all Vietnam war veterans for the failure of successive governments to acknowledge sooner that they were indeed subjected to Agent Orange and other defoliant aerial spraying. The fact that there ... More >>
Stop Powerco Sale Minister – Says NZ First
Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 8:44 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the Minister of Finance has no choice but to block the sale of a majority shareholding in New Plymouth based Powerco to Prime Infrastructure Australia. More >>
Peters Issues Brash A Challenge
Friday, 1 October 2004, 2:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
Peters Issues Brash A Challenge To Debate Him On His Treaty Policy More >>
Giving Up Already?
Friday, 1 October 2004, 2:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Don Brash has effectively conceded the 2005 election if he seriously thinks this government cannot be challenged on its economic management, said the Rt Hon Winston Peters More >>
Look After Those Who Look After Our Soldiers
Thursday, 30 September 2004, 3:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First spokesperson on defence Ron Mark today slammed the 2.5% pay offer to Army civilian support staff as derisory and totally inadequate. His comments come as NUPE staff at the Burnham Military Camp, Christchurch, are staging a stoppage ... More >>
Discrepancy Between ERO Report And Registrations
Thursday, 30 September 2004, 11:48 am | New Zealand First Party
ERO’s report on the quality of year two beginning teachers raises serious questions about the teacher registration process, according to New Zealand First education spokesperson Brian Donnelly. More >>
