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Ordinary Kiwis Come Last With Labour

Monday, 30 June 2003, 10:12 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First claims scarce Housing New Zealand resources (746 houses) are being allocated to refugees and recent immigrants while thousands of ordinary Kiwis wait in a never ending queue for the Government to address their housing needs. “While ... More >>

Social Engineers - Economic Mismanagers!

Thursday, 26 June 2003, 10:28 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called on the Government to provide more economic leadership and to focus less on its politically correct social engineering agenda. More >>

Radio Waves, Oil & Gas, Foreshore, Seabed...

Wednesday, 25 June 2003, 10:50 am | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has again warned that New Zealand faces many decades of divisive arguments over Maori claims for environmental resources. More >>

Prostitution Bill : New Zealand First Firmly Again

Tuesday, 24 June 2003, 6:07 pm | New Zealand First Party

All New Zealand First MPs will be voting against the Prostitution Reform Bill in the third reading debate. More >>

Hug An Immigrant Campaign Misses Point Says Peters

Tuesday, 24 June 2003, 10:35 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters says the Government’s policy of mass immigration is the real cause of resentment towards immigrants and the advertising campaign starting tomorrow is a waste of time and effort. More >>

Defence Force Shambles

Monday, 23 June 2003, 9:58 am | New Zealand First Party

Revelations by the Defence Force that it is suffering from a critical shortfall in experienced staff are a matter of serious concern for New Zealand First defence spokesperson and former army officer Ron Mark MP. More >>

Rapist Should Be Behind Bars

Monday, 23 June 2003, 12:01 am | New Zealand First Party

Convicted rapist Michael John Carroll should never have been allowed out on parole and again highlights the failings of both our judicial system and mental health regime said law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>

Government’s Breach Of International Law - Kyoto

Friday, 20 June 2003, 2:21 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First spokesperson for trade, Dail Jones said today, that the continuing obsession of the Government with the Kyoto Protocol flies in the face of New Zealand interests and is likely to be in breach of international law. More >>

Public Meetings Should Be Held On Local Marae

Thursday, 19 June 2003, 3:10 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Justice Spokesman Dail Jones has called for a series of Marae meetings to be set up to discuss Government moves to abolish the right of appeal to the Privy Council. More >>

Tamihere Outburst: The Raving Of A Bum Lawyer

Thursday, 19 June 2003, 8:13 am | New Zealand First Party

The Rt Hon Winston Peters, leader of New Zealand First said this evening that Mr Tamihere’s allegation of electoral fraud against New Zealand First was the raving of a bum lawyer without a practising certificate. More >>

Milk For Schools Should Continue

Wednesday, 18 June 2003, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First’s family affairs spokesperson Barbara Stewart says she fully supports the Hawkes Bay District Health Boards milk-in-schools programme and hopes that other District Health Boards will follow suit. More >>

ACT Guilty As Charged Says Peters

Wednesday, 18 June 2003, 1:11 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says ACT is as guilty as sin over the way it used taxpayers’ money to fund an electorate office and staff but the Auditor General’s hands were tied because of loose parliamentary rules about the use of resources. More >>

NZ First Urges Urgent Investment In Infrastructure

Tuesday, 17 June 2003, 9:55 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called for the Government to quit its ad hoc approach to transport policy-making and immediately implement New Zealand First’s infrastructural plan. More >>

Policy Sunk By Poor Resourcing And Buck-Passing

Monday, 16 June 2003, 12:58 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called for the Government to increase funding so that its promise of free annual checks for diabetes can be honoured. More >>

Don't Stop There Urges Peters: Minister Must Go

Monday, 16 June 2003, 12:57 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has urged the Government to not stop with the suspension of Te Mangai Paho CEO Trevor Moeke but to deal with its own separatist agenda and the gravy train that accompanies it. More >>

Tranz Rail Deal Threatens Coastal Shipping

Thursday, 12 June 2003, 3:30 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says the Government’s bail out of Tranz Rail is threatening the future of the coastal shipping industry because of Tranz Rail’s predatory pricing policies. More >>

Government Abuses Constitutional Process

Thursday, 12 June 2003, 2:25 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First justice spokesperson Dail Jones says the Government’s intention to suspend Standing Orders to introduce minor legislation such as an Amendment of the Distress and Replevin Act 1908 is a gross abuse of the constitutional process. More >>

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