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Anderton Should Front Up Now With Report

Wednesday, 14 April 2004, 4:52 pm | New Zealand First Party

''Mr Anderton announced today what many of us have known and been saying for years, that an audit into our country’s key infrastructure shows that there needs to be substantial spending to ensure systems can cope,'' said New Zealand First transport ... More >>

Show Us Your Foreshore And Seabed Policy

Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has told National to “put up or shut up” over the foreshore and seabed issue instead of sitting in a glasshouse, throwing stones and making nonsensical statements. More >>

Official Papers Reveal Serious Corruption In NZIS

Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 9:04 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called on the Government to make a clean sweep through the Immigration Service to get rid of staff involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices and the management that allowed it to happen. More >>

Extra Security Move Welcomed

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 5:46 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First welcomes the Prime Minister’s comments today that the Government is prepared to review the extra charges proposed in the Border Security Bill which is about to come before the House. More >>

Auckland Transport Bill Confused

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 2:16 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is happy to support the introduction of the Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Bill to the select committee in the hope that some of the fundamental flaws contained in the bill will be ironed out. More >>

Time To Stop The Tragedies

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 9:06 am | New Zealand First Party

It is well past time for New Zealanders to take steps to stop tragic deaths from house fires says New Zealand First housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole. More >>

NZ First Pleased To Reach Agreement

Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 1:51 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters says his party is pleased to have reached agreement with the Government on landmark foreshore and seabed legislation which should preserve the coastal birthright of every New Zealander for centuries ... More >>

Zaoui Case Now Causing Diplomatic Incidents

Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 1:46 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has asked the Government to explain how it intended to respond to Belgium’s complaint about the way its justice system has been disparaged during the drawn out Ahmed Zaoui case. More >>

Stop Stalling On Anti-Spam Measures

Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 1:01 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is calling on the government to act promptly on measures to address the growing spam plague. More >>

Support ‘Our Heros' Trust

Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 8:32 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First veteran’s affairs spokesperson Bill Gudgeon is calling on all MP’s and the public to support the ‘Our Hero’s’ trust setup to help send another 75 Monte Cassino veterans to the 60th anniversary celebrations. More >>

Something Must Be Done About Obesity

Friday, 2 April 2004, 4:09 pm | New Zealand First Party

The release today of the Ministry of Health report identifying that bad diet combined with physical inactivity was the number one cause of death in New Zealand is a wake-up call for the Government More >>

New Zealand Democracy Shamed

Friday, 2 April 2004, 11:57 am | New Zealand First Party

The resignation of British Immigration Minister Beverly Hughes after misleading the house about exposed lax controls allowing migrants to enter the country with forged papers, show that Britain has a performing democracy and New Zealand does not,” said ... More >>

Prostate Education Programme Essential

Friday, 2 April 2004, 11:24 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is calling on the Government to introduce a national education programme for men about prostate cancer. More >>

Agent Orange Issue Getting Darker

Friday, 2 April 2004, 9:36 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First veteran affairs spokesperson Bill Gudgeon wants to know how much more evidence the Health select committee needs before it recognises that Vietnam veterans were sprayed with Agent Orange and are victims of an orchestrated cover-up,”. More >>