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Peters To Announce Major Policy

Wednesday, 5 November 2003, 3:36 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters will announce a major policy direction at noon on Wednesday 12th November 2003 at the Loaves and Fishes behind St Paul’s Cathedral, Molesworth Street, Wellington. More >>

Buck Stops With The Government

Monday, 3 November 2003, 6:40 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is hoping that the CYFS Chief Executive is not being used as a scapegoat after her resignation today following the damning review of CYFS last week. More >>

ERU (Goon Squad) Investigation – About Time

Monday, 3 November 2003, 4:54 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark applauds the Minister of Corrections, Paul Swain, for finally launching an investigation into the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) in Canterbury. More >>

''For Whom The Road Tolls'' - Winston Peters

Friday, 31 October 2003, 2:02 pm | New Zealand First Party

The purpose of this meeting today is three pronged. First it is to get the Transit board to revisit its decision and declare the Harbour Bridge Link a state highway – this is absolutely imperative if Tauranga is to move forward with the strategic ... More >>

Broken Promises Haunt Labour

Thursday, 30 October 2003, 5:16 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is asking the Government what it plans to do about the Maori occupation of the Department of Conservation’s house north of Wanganui in protest to failed promises of the 1987 Labour Government. More >>

Greens All GE Bluster Says NZ First

Thursday, 30 October 2003, 3:50 pm | New Zealand First Party

“The current round of threats by the Greens not to support a Labour government if it proceeds with GE are a load of bunkum,’ says New Zealand First GE spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>

New Funds For Foster Carers Well Overdue

Thursday, 30 October 2003, 2:18 pm | New Zealand First Party

NZ First’s family affairs spokesperson, Barbara Stewart, has welcomed CYF’s Minister Ruth Dyson’s announcement of additional funding for the training of new foster carers. More >>

Who’s The Real Offender, The Govt. Or Mcintosh?

Thursday, 30 October 2003, 1:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark has accused the Government of also being guilty of offending in the Lloyd McIntosh case. More >>

We Don’t Want Your Blood Money

Wednesday, 29 October 2003, 11:06 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is concerned that once again a local judge has accepted Asian “blood money” and reduced the sentence for a Chinese student who was the ringleader of an extortion gang. More >>

Tauranga Rally To Be Addressed By Winston Peters

Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 4:32 pm | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters will be speaking at a public meeting about road tolls and road congestion in Tauranga and will look at the question “Why isn’t the Government financing the necessary roads to service the Port of Tauranga?” on Friday 31 October ... More >>

National’s Brash Leap To Nowhere

Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 12:28 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the election of Don Brash represents another lurch towards oblivion for National. More >>

Policing A Serious Business

Friday, 24 October 2003, 10:10 pm | New Zealand First Party

“New Zealand First believes the Safer Community Councils have been a singularly ineffective tool to combat crime,” said law and order spokesperson, Ron Mark. More >>

Bank Deal Anti Competitive And Bad News

Friday, 24 October 2003, 2:04 pm | New Zealand First Party

“The ANZ’s purchase of the National Bank is bad news for consumers and for the New Zealand economy,” said New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Changes Overdue At Radio NZ

Friday, 24 October 2003, 9:41 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has welcomed the appointment of a new chief executive at Radio New Zealand saying that standards at the state broadcaster have seriously plummeted in recent years. More >>

Hospital Fiasco Government's Responsibility

Friday, 24 October 2003, 12:08 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called on the Government to take responsibility for, and fix, the shortage of beds at Auckland City Hospital. More >>

No Home Detention For P Offenders

Friday, 24 October 2003, 12:07 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is calling for Home detention to be made unavailable to criminals convicted of supplying drugs. More >>

Councils Should Update Processes: Catchpole

Thursday, 23 October 2003, 5:42 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is reminding local Councils of the importance of putting proper processes in place when dealing with building consents through to the final inspection of buildings or risk facing a raft of compensation payouts similar to that which ... More >>