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Private Certifiers Not The Only Ones To Blame
Friday, 10 September 2004, 4:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole says private certifiers are being made scapegoats by the Building Industry Authority in an effort to sweep aside problems of poor quality housing construction overseen by territorial authorities. More >>
The family dog to star in Woofs’ Day Out
Friday, 10 September 2004, 4:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
Family dogs will be the stars of a big day out - the day after the National Dog Show is held at the Trusts Stadium. More >>
Waitaki Water Wins
Friday, 10 September 2004, 3:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says that the formulation of a model for water allocation in the Waitaki Bill means that the sustainability of the river for present and future generations is secure. More >>
Compensate Vietnam Veterans Says Nz First
Friday, 10 September 2004, 11:29 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First veterans’ affairs spokesperson Bill Gudgeon is urging the Government to pay compensation to Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. More >>
Need Medical Care? First Pick Your DHB
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 1:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First’s health spokesperson says that inequalities in access to medical care from one area to another are becoming more obvious every week. More >>
Growing Interest Rates Strangling Economy
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 1:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the Reserve Bank’s continually rising interest rates are totally unnecessary and will strangle the economy. More >>
Local Level Involvement In Easter Trading Denied
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 10:11 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says he’s bitterly disappointed that Parliament has once again denied local councils and their communities the power to make decisions about Easter Sunday trading. More >>
Nats Blind To Employer Needs
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 3:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First labour spokesperson Peter Brown says he’s astounded that National, which claims to be business friendly, has opposed amendments to the Holidays Bill to ensure that employers also get a fair go. More >>
Building Bill Shortfalls Evident In Manukau City
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 3:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole says the Audit NZ review of Manukau City Council’s building consent procedures highlights the shortfalls of the Building Bill. More >>
NZ First Calls For Referendum On Civil Union Bill
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 2:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Edwin Perry has called for a public referendum to be held on the Civil Union and Relationship (Statutory References) bills. More >>
Parliament To Revisit Easter Trading
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 11:33 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters is reviving the issue of Easter Sunday trading when the Shop Trading Hours (Easter Trading Local Exemption) Bill is debated in Parliament this afternoon. More >>
Arthritis Sufferers Second Class Citizens
Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 3:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
Arthritis sufferers in New Zealand are treated like second rate citizens, says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
DOC's Priorities A Mystery Says Perry
Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 1:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First conservation spokesman Edwin Perry says that once again members of the public are doing work for which the Department of Conservation receives taxpayer funding. More >>
National Health System A Juggling Act
Friday, 3 September 2004, 3:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
The description of the provision of health services as a ‘juggling act’ by the Chief Executive Officer of Capital and Coast district health board Margot Mains, is sadly equally applicable to the public health system as a whole, says New Zealand First ... More >>
Prisoner Payout Should Go To Victims Says Peters
Friday, 3 September 2004, 12:09 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says it is outrageous that the High Court has awarded $130,000 to five inmates at Paremoremo while their victims get nothing but grief and suffering. More >>
Peters Calls For Inquiry Into Edwards Case
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 7:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has called for an independent inquiry into the police decision not to prosecute Phillip Edwards for a violent incident reported at 8 Rocky Nook Road Auckland in September 2002. More >>
NZ First Welcomes Farmers’ Views
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 4:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has welcomed Federated Farmers support for the Crown ownership of the Foreshore and Seabed and protection for customary rights of the Maori. More >>
Dental Care In Tooth Fairy Land
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 3:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused district health boards of embarking on another round of time consuming and expensive ‘consultations’ while children suffer from inadequate dental care due to lack of treatment at schools. More >>
Educate Teens On Dangers Of Cannabis Use
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 12:57 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First youth affairs spokesperson Craig McNair is calling for more effective education strategies to ensure that teenagers are aware of the long-term health effects of heavy cannabis use. More >>
NZ First Vote On Dog Tail Docking
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 12:28 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First will vote for the Animal Welfare (Restriction on Docking of Dogs’ Tails) Bill to be sent to a parliamentary select committee for consideration. More >>
