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Children With Arthritis In Dire Straits
Thursday, 26 August 2004, 2:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
The plight of children with arthritis in New Zealand is of extreme concern, says New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Peters: Address To SPCA Regarding Animal Welfare
Thursday, 26 August 2004, 11:10 am | New Zealand First Party
Public Address by Rt Hon Winston Peters SPCA’s Companion Animal Workshop Rotorua More >>
Road Tolls Are Just Another Tax
Thursday, 26 August 2004, 9:17 am | New Zealand First Party
Transport spokesperson Peter Brown says Transit New Zealand, acting on behalf of the Government, is softening up New Zealanders for an onslaught of tolls on roads. More >>
Peters Seeks Harsher Penalties For Animal Abuse
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 5:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has called for an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act to ensure harsher sentencing levels for cases involving the gross mistreatment of animals. More >>
Minister Misleads Superannuitants
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 2:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Health Minister has unfortunately misled the elderly about the application of the $3 maximum prescription charge, said New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart. More >>
Winston's “There’s a Hole in Our Bucket!” Speech
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 10:59 am | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to Breakfast Club, AUT Conference Facilities, Wellesley Street, Auckland at 0715, 25th August 2004 More >>
Let's Encourage Home Ownership Says NZ First
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 12:16 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole is calling for the development of convertible rent-to-own schemes to encourage more private home ownership. More >>
Fat Tax Today - Fat Police Tomorrow?
Tuesday, 24 August 2004, 2:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First health spokesperson Barbara Stewart says that specifically targeted campaigns to encourage healthy eating and regular exercise would be more useful than trying to impose an across the board “fat tax” to curb obesity. More >>
English Driver Licences Will Improve Road Safety
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 3:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is calling for overseas drivers from non-English speaking countries to sit tests for local licences before they are allowed to drive on New Zealand roads. More >>
Brash Shows Lack Of Leadership Skills
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 3:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says Don Brash’s comments in an Australian newspaper reflect his inexperience and lack of political leadership skills. More >>
Peters Warns Of New Flood Of Unsuitable Migrants
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 11:51 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has warned that the Government is “cynically manipulating” the immigration points system to bring in an extra 20,000 immigrants who will be given residency without having confirmed jobs to go to. More >>
Pot Not Hot For Maori
Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 12:25 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for immediate research into the effects of cannabis use by Maori because of their high usage of the drug. More >>
Public Should Speak Their Mind Over Access Issues
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is urging all interested parties to make submissions to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee with regard to the Overseas Investment (Queens Chain Extension) Amendment Bill. More >>
Review Domestic Violence Act Says NZ First
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 11:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First social services spokesperson Bill Gudgeon has called for a review of protection order provisions and police responses to domestic incidents under the Domestic Violence Act. More >>
Heartless
Friday, 13 August 2004, 11:48 am | New Zealand First Party
A bill to increase petrol tax and road user charges from next April is yet another example of the Government’s lack of consideration for motorists and the public, transport spokesperson Peter Brown says. More >>
Packaging Accord Wishful Thinking
Friday, 13 August 2004, 12:12 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says that the voluntary packaging accord announced this week is pie in the sky stuff and not grounded in the real world. More >>
Powerco Too Busy Selling Itself To Provide Power
Friday, 13 August 2004, 12:09 am | New Zealand First Party
The problems with Powerco’s electricity supply to Tauranga residents might only increase once ownership of the lines company is diverted to Australia, because they will be more interested in profits than service, says Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Stop Powerco Sale Says Peters
Thursday, 12 August 2004, 3:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has called on the Finance Minister to stop the sale of the Taranaki-based lines company Powerco because the sale process “flies in the face of all requirements of the law”. More >>
Local Democracy Means Local Decisions
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 4:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is relieved that the Minister of Local Government, the Hon Chris Carter, indicated during today’s question time that he had no wish to interfere with funding decisions made by local councils. More >>
Maori Students’ Stance Bizarre Says Jones
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 2:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Dail Jones is trying to work out how Maori student leaders can reject the sovereignty of Parliament yet make submissions to the select committee dealing with the foreshore and seabed legislation. More >>
