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New Zealand First Seeks Eating Disorder Funds

Tuesday, 26 August 2003, 3:04 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First youth affairs spokesperson Craig McNair has called for immediate research into eating disorders amongst New Zealand children. More >>

New Zealand First Opposes Immigration Legislation

Monday, 25 August 2003, 11:46 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has prepared a minority report opposing the Immigration Amendment Bill, which is being reported back to the House today. More >>

Fart Tax - One more case of mad cows disease

Friday, 22 August 2003, 3:35 pm | New Zealand First Party

An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to the Waikato Federated Farmers rally against ‘ridiculous taxes’ at Garden Place, Hamilton on 22 August, commencing at 12.30pm. More >>

Crime, Lawlessness And Liquor Linked – Says Peters

Friday, 22 August 2003, 3:32 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is applauding the move by the Wellington City Council to do what other councils around the country have done and ban liquor in public places. More >>

Labour Ducks Leadership Over Foreshore And Seabed

Monday, 18 August 2003, 3:34 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the Government has shown political cowardice and created legal confusion by not vesting ownership of the foreshore and seabed with the Crown. More >>

Government Short-Changes NZ Kids

Friday, 15 August 2003, 6:10 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called for the Government to stop hiding behind the skirts and vacuous protestations of public servants and take responsibility for ensuring that New Zealand retains its only specialist intensive care air ambulance service ... More >>

Serious Crime On The Rise

Thursday, 14 August 2003, 5:21 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Crime statistics released today by the New Zealand Police show that crime has risen yet again, this only confirms what New Zealand First has always said we must double the size of the police force,” said law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>

Invest More In NZ Says New Zealand First

Thursday, 14 August 2003, 4:59 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is calling on the Government to invest in New Zealand’s infrastructure rather than in overseas economies. More >>

Where Is The Missing Asylum Seeker?

Thursday, 14 August 2003, 1:04 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has revealed that an asylum seeker has been missing from the Refugee Centre in Henderson since April and that his disappearance has been kept secret by the Immigration Service and Refugee Council. More >>

Day Of Reckoning For Labour In Auckland

Thursday, 14 August 2003, 9:20 am | New Zealand First Party

It is the sound of the chickens coming home to roost . It is not a pleasant sound but it is the day of reckoning. More >>

Get This One Right : Brown Challenges

Wednesday, 13 August 2003, 4:02 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Today I will submit an amendment to the Smoke-free Environments (Enhanced Protection) Amendment Bill to give the public an opportunity to have their say through a referendum before it is enacted,” said New Zealand First Deputy Leader, Peter Brown. More >>

Another Community Care Failure

Tuesday, 12 August 2003, 5:18 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is calling for the re-establishment of secure mental health institutions after an incident in which a Kaitaia mental health patient attempted to hit a police officer with an axe today. More >>

Tvnz Tokenism Belittles Maori Says Peters

Tuesday, 12 August 2003, 10:10 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has described the appointment of a Maori “programme policeman” by TVNZ as a gross insult to all New Zealanders and Maori in particular. More >>

Peters Speech: Foreshore and Seabed Case

Sunday, 10 August 2003, 8:55 pm | New Zealand First Party

An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to a public meeting at Forbury Park Racecourse, Victoria Street, St Kilda, Dunedin on Sunday 10 August 2003 at 1.30pm More >>

NZ First MPs - Auckland Regional Cl Rates Meeting

Friday, 8 August 2003, 2:57 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First MP Dail Jones is calling for the meeting to be held by Members of Parliament with the Auckland Regional Council on Friday 8 August, to be open to the media with the view to express that the meeting being noted and publicized. More >>

Where Is Carroll Minister? Asks Mark

Friday, 8 August 2003, 2:55 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Corrections Minister Paul Swain should resign after the police revealed last night that convicted five-time rapist Michael John Carroll was missing from his Christchurch half-way house,” said New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>