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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 >>
Move On - Air New Zealand Says Brown
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 5:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has urged Air New Zealand to forget about international mergers for the time being and concentrate on becoming a sound airline with competitive fares for the traveling public. More >>
Support For National Database
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 2:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says it could support the Government’s proposal to set up and fund a national database for dogs providing some sensible implementation measures are put in place. More >>
Bill To Extend Ge Moratorium On Foodstuffs
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 2:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Hon Brian Donnelly is putting forward a Private Members Bill for the next ballot extending the GE moratorium on foodstuffs for another two years. More >>
CYFS Review Merits Cautious Optimism
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 2:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has described the findings of the review of Child, Youth and Family as worthy of cautious optimism. More >>
Reserve Bank Again Fails Exporters
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 10:24 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Reserve Bank’s decision to maintain the Official Cash Rate is a victory for the effects of excessive immigration against the needs of exporters. More >>
Whenuapai Discussion Document
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 10:22 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Dail Jones has described the Whenuapai Document as a good beginning for the development of the area. More >>
Tell Us What Is Happening Please Helen
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 10:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to take the public into its confidence and tell them what is really happening over the foreshore and seabed issue. ”The public can only sit, wait and fear the worst because of the Government’s continued ... More >>
Soaring Kiwi Calls Governor
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 10:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has repeated its call to the Reserve Bank Governor to cut the cash rate as the kiwi dollar continues to climb over 60 US cents. More >>
Mental Health In Crisis
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 10:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The Government must accept that there is a place in our society for secure mental health institutions that are well funded and can deal with all categories of patients,” said New Zealand First mental health spokesperson Ron Mark after the findings of ... More >>
Government's Trade Strategy Becomes Clear
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 9:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The Prime Minister’s one night in Bangkok has given a giant boost to New Zealand’s Asian trade,” said New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Urgent Police Resources Needed To Fight Meth
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 9:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is urging the Government to listen to Police Commissioner Rob Robinson’s call to get tough on criminals who sell and manufacture methamphetamine. More >>
Procedural Changes At CYF Welcomed
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 2:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First family issues spokesperson Barbara Stewart has welcomed news that CYF will from now on monitor the school attendance of the children in its care but warned that extra resources must be made available for the work. More >>
Who Is The Real Minister Of Maori Affairs?
Monday, 20 October 2003, 2:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has asked the Prime Minister to name the REAL Minister of Maori Affairs in her minority government and to explain what that minister actually does for Maori. More >>
Justice System A Joke
Monday, 20 October 2003, 2:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is calling on the Minister of Corrections to explain why up to sixty percent of offenders fail to complete sentences of community work. More >>
Farmers Still Paying Government's Way
Friday, 17 October 2003, 4:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First welcomes Labour’s return to the real world as the government backs down on its crazy flatulence tax. More >>
PC Tentacles Reach Into Maternity Wards
Friday, 17 October 2003, 3:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The requirement by the Ministry of Health that all maternity hospitals become accredited baby-friendly hospitals and thereby undertake to give newborn infants no food or drink other than breast milk unless medically indicated is another example of political ... More >>
