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Act Leadership Show For Nz 'Idle'

Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 2:39 pm | New Zealand First Party

Act’s absurd leadership show is really aimed at creating New Zealand’s political “idle” and is developing into a sideshow according to Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Chlamydia Campaign Needed Immediately

Monday, 31 May 2004, 2:19 pm | New Zealand First Party

Now that the Government is committed to spending $10b on health in the coming year it must address the unacceptably high rates of chlamydia infection among both pregnant women and teenagers, said New Zealand First’s health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>

What Does "At This Point" Mean? - Peters

Monday, 31 May 2004, 12:15 am | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has asked Don Brash to publicly explain what he means when he says he would not change New Zealand’s nuclear free legislation “at this point”. More >>

Food A Key To Learning

Friday, 28 May 2004, 5:02 pm | New Zealand First Party

“There are many schools which have to provide their students with a breakfast, so that those children can learn during their school day”, New Zealand First MP Brent Catchpole told Parliament today. More >>

No Good News In Conservation Budget

Friday, 28 May 2004, 4:13 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First’s conservation spokesman Edwin Perry has expressed disappointment at the absence of funding for conservation in the Budget. More >>

New Zealand First - Your Insurance Policy for 2005

Friday, 28 May 2004, 3:31 pm | New Zealand First Party

Speech to Hibiscus GreyPower Annual General Meeting Orewa Community Hall (Hibiscus Coast) By Rt Hon Winston Peters Friday, 28 May 2004 at 2.00pm More >>

Budget Fails Nz's Future

Thursday, 27 May 2004, 4:27 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the Budget fails to create any promise of a more prosperous nation. More >>

Rt Hon Winston Peters -Budget speech

Thursday, 27 May 2004, 4:10 pm | New Zealand First Party

Well New Zealand – there you have it – you’ve just heard it - a battle of wits between unarmed opponents. More >>

Exporters Bear Brunt Of New Tax Initatives

Thursday, 27 May 2004, 3:34 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Exporters are willing to pay some of the costs of new border security measures, but not all”, Brent Catchpole New Zealand First biosecurity spokesman told Parliament this week during the debate about the Border Security Bill currently before the House. More >>

Home Detention For Stabbing Appalling

Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 2:29 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is again calling on the Parole Board to stop releasing dangerous criminals back into the community. More >>

Winston Peters - 150th Year Anniversary Speech

Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 9:44 am | New Zealand First Party

I want to commence my comments today by offering my sincere thanks and gratitude to the voters of my electorate in Tauranga, for the privilege of having been selected by them to represent their views in this Parliament. More >>

Brash Telling ‘Porkies’

Friday, 21 May 2004, 2:03 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First transport spokesperson, Peter Brown, says Don Brash is telling ‘porkies’ in his speech about roading and road funding. More >>

Letter from Ron Mark MP to Hon Paul Swain

Friday, 21 May 2004, 9:30 am | New Zealand First Party

I am writing to ask you to initiate a commission of inquiry into the manner in which the Corrections Department has investigated and dealt with the widely reported instances of inappropriate relationships between inmates and prison officers. More >>

Registration Fees For Dental Therapists Excessive

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 10:31 am | New Zealand First Party

The Dental Council’s registration and annual practising certificate fees for dental therapists are excessively high and will be yet another administrative cost for district health boards to pick up,” said New Zealand First health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>

Bureaucracy Swamps Health System

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 12:42 am | New Zealand First Party

“Treasury reports showing that public hospitals are performing fewer operations in spite of funding increases should be sending a loud and clear message to the Government,” said New Zealand First health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>

Borrow For Roading Not Bureaucracy

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 12:40 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Transport Spokesperson, Peter Brown, says the Government should be borrowing money for roading , not reintroducing a bond scheme to fund infrastructure. More >>

Telecom Asked To Reveal Donations

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 12:00 am | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has called on Telecom to reveal whether it has made donations to the Labour and National parties to help maintain its monopolistic position in the New Zealand telecommunications market. More >>

PM should encourage Anzac relationship

Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 2:20 pm | New Zealand First Party

The Prime Minister should be working to bring Australia and New Zealand closer together, not claiming they are drifting further apart, National's Foreign Affairs spokesman, Lockwood Smith, said today. More >>

Tvnz's Blatant Misuse Of Taxpayer Funds

Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 10:09 am | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has called on the Government to stop TVNZ’s highly paid management spending millions of dollars on foreign news and current affairs programming simply to obstruct and hamper TV3. More >>

Assurance Sought On Waitaki Bill

Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 12:57 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First wants an assurance from the Environment Minister that the Waitaki River Bill will go ahead. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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