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Peters Rejects TVNZ Allegations
Monday, 26 January 2004, 8:31 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has rejected fresh allegations on TVNZ tonight that: - During the Scampi inquiry in 2003 he went to the Kermadec restaurant between three and ten times. - Went to the Kermadec about every two months. - Never paid his account. - ... More >>
Legal Action To Be Taken Against TVNZ
Monday, 26 January 2004, 8:25 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters today instructed his solicitors to start legal proceedings against Television New Zealand in relation to allegations made in news programmes and the Holmes show last night. More >>
Shortage Of Psychiatrists Potentially Disastrous
Friday, 23 January 2004, 11:17 am | New Zealand First Party
The Mental Health Foundation’s revelation of a national shortage of psychiatrists is another example of the Government’s failing health system, said New Zealand First’s health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>
Tougher Migrant Medical Screening Long Overdue
Thursday, 22 January 2004, 1:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
The expected announcement of tougher medical screening of migrant groups is long overdue and follows years of the Government bringing people with communicable diseases into this country, said New Zealand First’s health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart. More >>
Treatment Of British Bobbies Stinks Says Mark
Thursday, 22 January 2004, 11:59 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First claims that British police officers recruited to fight crime on our streets are being treated like alien criminals while bogus asylum seekers and refugees are received with red carpet treatment. More >>
Welfarism No Substitute For Good Parenting
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 4:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to make reducing welfarism a priority for 2004. More >>
Tyre Kicker Burton Must Go
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 12:52 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called for Defence Minister Mark Burton to be sacked because of problems with the Army’s dysfunctional new $7.5 million LAVIII’s, which have serious maintenance problems. More >>
Patients Need Treatment Not The Run Around
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 3:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
''Auckland District Health Board’s move to reduce waiting lists for ear, nose and throat patients by referring them back to their Doctors is a further insult to the intelligence of New Zealanders who are increasingly being subjected to such conjuring ... More >>
NZ First Questions Power Companies Price Policies
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 3:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is warning the electricity industry that its “shark like” pricing policies will force the next government to seriously consider restructuring the industry to give consumers a better deal. More >>
Conservation Priorities Need Overhaul
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 4:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Conservation spokesperson, Edwin Perry, has repeated his call for the Department of Conservation to re-examine its priorities following today’s reported comments by DoC’s West Coast conservator. More >>
Health Minister Has Lost The Plot
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 12:16 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Health spokesperson, Barbara Stewart, has today confirmed that New Zealand First will extend free health care to older children. More >>
Social Services Minister Delays Daft Draft
Monday, 5 January 2004, 7:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has warned the Social Services Minister that he faces a tough time if he continues to treat people like drafted sheep and make them live like animals in a predetermined area. More >>
New Zealand First Caucus Responsibilities
Tuesday, 30 December 2003, 10:58 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First details portfolio allocations following a reshuffle of its Caucus Responsibilities... More >>
New Zealand First Sharpens Attack
Tuesday, 30 December 2003, 10:53 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First will begin the New Year with a sharpened focus following a reshuffle of caucus responsibilities. More >>
Self Righteous, Self Serving, Peter Who?
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 12:13 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has laughed off Peter Dunne’s worst–behaved MPs list, describing it as an attention seeking device from the most ineffective and boring politician in Parliament. More >>
DoC Acquires More Land
Friday, 19 December 2003, 2:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The announcement that DoC is taking over management of Molesworth Station in Marlborough cannot be greeted with enthusiasm by the taxpayer, said New Zealand First’s conservation spokesman, Edwin Perry. More >>
Ratepayers Will Pay For Foreshore & Seabed Policy
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 2:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says ratepayers will be alarmed at the government passing its seabed and foreshore proposals on to local government to administer without compensation. More >>
Foreshore And Seabed Policy – Mindless Mess
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 12:07 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters described the foreshore and seabed policy announced today as “a mindless bureaucratic mess that appears to have learnt nothing from recent history”. More >>
Pest Control Savings Irresponsible
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 1:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First conservation spokesperson Edwin Perry has called on the Department of Conservation to urgently review its priorities. More >>
One Good Thing About Transport Package
Friday, 12 December 2003, 1:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has welcomed the belated awakening by the Government to the fact that New Zealand has a major transport infrastructure problem but slates the solution and the delay. More >>
