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Labour’s Rip Off Water Policy Mindless
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 1:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
Labour’s Rip Off Water Policy Mindless It’s not easy to repeatedly be the subject of the adage ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters. “We’ve ... More >>
Cases of Foreign Student Fraud Just Tip of Iceberg
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 9:40 am | New Zealand First Party
More than a third of decisions in May this year concerning Philippines students applying to study in New Zealand were uncovered as fraudulent, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Facts Blow Holes in PM’s ‘I Know Nothing’
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 4:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
Facts Blow Holes in PM’s ‘I Know Nothing’ Despite trying to claim “I know nothing” about the Todd Barclay debacle, the Prime Minister Bill English is not fooling anyone. More >>
Chance for North Rodney to Leave Hide’s Super City Disaster
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 4:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
The people of North Rodney should be given the chance to decide whether they want to remain in Auckland’s Super City or not, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Flattered by Labour’s Adoption of Water Policy
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 4:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
Flattered by Labour’s Adoption of Water Policy New Zealand First is bemused that the Labour Party plans to copy our policy on bottled water. “It’s not easy to repeatedly be the subject of the adage ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’,” ... More >>
National Building Economy on Fraud And Corruption
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 1:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
More evidence has come forward exposing Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce’s much vaunted international student industry to be rotten but he refuses to clean it up, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
If Korean Mud Was Bad is Animal Excrement Okay?
Monday, 7 August 2017, 5:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy to act for this country and stop proposals to import European farm animal manure. More >>
Coleman Denies Issue with Surgical Mesh
Monday, 7 August 2017, 2:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for the Minister of Health’s urgent action on the surgical mesh scandal. More >>
National Eyes Dollars Only – Too Bad About ‘Mr Big’
Monday, 7 August 2017, 1:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
Revelations that an Indian “Mr Big” and “old boys’ network ” control a big chunk of the corrupt Indian student market is not a surprise, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
No Common Sense in Auckland Transport Announcements
Sunday, 6 August 2017, 3:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
No Common Sense in Auckland Transport Announcements Neither Labour nor National are hitting the mark for common sense and workable solutions to Auckland’s transport woes, says New Zealand First. “We have examined Labour’s options and they’re ... More >>
Landcorp Challenged to Go Open Book on Jericho Station
Friday, 4 August 2017, 3:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
Landcorp should stop the flimflam and lay all the facts of the Jericho Station sale before those who own it – taxpayers,” says the New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
New Fujixerox Report Confirms Taxpayers Fleeced
Friday, 4 August 2017, 2:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
Over $55 million of taxpayer spending with FujiXerox NZ since 2012 needs forensic examination, given the latest report confirms they have likely been fleeced. More >>
Big Spending National Throws Out the Election Lollies
Friday, 4 August 2017, 12:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
National is earning its “Big Spender” title as it panic buys votes, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Speaker Repeatedly Offends Over Decision on Auditor-General
Friday, 4 August 2017, 12:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Speaker repeatedly offends by publicly misrepresenting New Zealand First’s views on the future of the Auditor-General. More >>
Chinese Favoured Ahead of Southland Local for Just $200,000
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 4:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
The government’s farmer Landcorp favoured a Chinese bidder ahead of a local Southland farmer to buy Jericho Station for the sake of an extra $200,000, says New Zealand First leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
MP Prison Visits Impeded by Minister
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 3:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
MP Prison Visits Impeded by Minister An alarming Ombudsman’s report based on an unannounced visit to Spring Hill Corrections Facility in Waikato proves Members of Parliament should be able to visit prisons without notice as is their statutory right, ... More >>
NZ First: Auditor-General Goes, But Accountability Paramount
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 1:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
Auditor-General Goes, But Accountability Paramount The circumstances of the Auditor-General’s resignation are seriously regrettable, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. “However, anyone holding a higher public office must ... More >>
National Backs Water Royalties for Some
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 12:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the National Government is being two-faced over water royalties, with one Waikato iwi set to receive six-figure sums from Chinese-backed NZ Pure Blue. More >>
National Backs Water Royalties for Some
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 11:34 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the National Government is being two-faced over water royalties, with one Waikato iwi set to receive six-figure sums from Chinese-backed NZ Pure Blue. More >>
PM All at Sea on Dealing with Housing Crisis
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 4:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
PM All at Sea on Dealing with Housing Crisis Prime Minister Bill English is proving more shaky and incompetent by the day on housing. “Today he claimed in Parliament that his government would ‘build Dunedin’ in the next three years,” says New ... More >>
