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Govt "Bulldozing" Care Of Children Bill

Thursday, 24 June 2004, 2:09 pm | New Zealand First Party

This Government’s social agenda of interfering in the personal lives of individuals is again highlighted by its bulldozing of the Care of Children Bill through the Justice and Electoral select committee with the support of only the Greens, said New Zealand ... More >>

Imitation? We Are Flattered

Thursday, 24 June 2004, 2:06 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Law and Order spokesperson Ron Mark today congratulated the National Party for adopting New Zealand First’s "three strikes and you're out" policy as part of their Law and Order package to be announced on July 4. More >>

Peters Sues TVNZ For Seven Million Dollars

Thursday, 24 June 2004, 10:33 am | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters today instructed his lawyers to lodge a damages claim for $7million against Television New Zealand. More >>

Goon Squad To Be Revisited

Thursday, 24 June 2004, 9:39 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Law and Order spokesperson Ron Mark is in disbelief over the Department of Corrections’ plans to establish Critical Incident Response Teams in prisons similar to the failed Canterbury Emergency Response Unit (ERU) also known as the “goon squad” ... More >>

So Long Saied

Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 3:51 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is telling the Immigration Service to send unwanted overstayer Saied Ghanbari home on the next flight, said Associate Immigration spokesperson, Dail Jones. More >>

Peters Takes Legal Advice Re TVNZ and RNZ

Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has taken legal advice in relation to allegations carried by Television New Zealand news bulletins last evening and Radio New Zealand’s morning news today. More >>

Conscience Vote On Civil Union Bill

Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 3:42 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First MPs will exercise a conscience vote on the Civil Union Bill. More >>

Labour’s “Diversity” Is Taxpayers’ Burden

Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 10:25 am | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has described the Government’s open door immigration policy and the wave of newcomers as an intolerable burden on ordinary New Zealand taxpayers. More >>

Imitation Without Admission - Winston Peters

Monday, 21 June 2004, 10:49 pm | New Zealand First Party

Over the past few weeks some fascinating options have been thrown into the political mix in the lead up to the 2005 elections. Some are far fetched and others downright foolish, but they are what keeps politics interesting. More >>

Housing Desperate In Auckland

Friday, 18 June 2004, 11:20 am | New Zealand First Party

“Provision for housing in Auckland will not be enough to meet the needs of unchecked immigrant arrivals there,” said New Zealand First Housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole. More >>

National & Labour Both Botch Maori Marine Farming

Friday, 18 June 2004, 11:06 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has accused both National and Labour of botching Maori involvement in marine farming. More >>

Send Traffic Cops Back To MOT Says NZ First

Friday, 18 June 2004, 9:29 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First deputy leader, Peter Brown, says changes to the Government transport sector should include transferring traffic police back to the Ministry of Transport. More >>

Cops' Lives On The Line

Friday, 18 June 2004, 9:26 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Law and Order spokesman Ron Mark today questioned the Minister of Police in the House about the total inadequacy of police resourcing. More >>

The Political Maelstrom Who Is Being Sucked In?

Friday, 18 June 2004, 12:32 am | New Zealand First Party

12.30pm on Friday, 18 June 2004 Public Address by the Rt Hon Winston Peters to the people of Christchurch Papanui Club, 310 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch More >>

Health Of People In Apple Moth Spray Zones

Thursday, 17 June 2004, 5:41 pm | New Zealand First Party

“The Government neither knows, nor cares about the health effects of people who live in the parts of Auckland which had $90m worth of Apple Moth Spraying heaped upon them,” said Brent Catchpole, New Zealand First spokesman for Biosecurity today. More >>

Solo Cops At Risk - Mark

Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 4:51 pm | New Zealand First Party

Recent revelations that front-line police men and women are having to patrol alone in many trouble spots throughout New Zealand, because of the shortage of numbers to ensure their safety and well-being at all times, has again angered Ron Mark MP, ... More >>