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Stop The Rail Offer: We Have Been Fooled Enough

Friday, 16 May 2003, 3:05 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First transport spokesperson Peter Brown said New Zealanders shouldn’t be fooled by the new offer from American company, Rail America to buy Tranz Rail. More >>

Budget Speech Rt Hon Winston Peters

Thursday, 15 May 2003, 4:33 pm | New Zealand First Party

I would like to amend the amendment moved by the Leader of the National Party by adding the words that….. “That this House also records that it has no confidence in this Government’s ability to govern as it only ACTS the part, and even then only ... More >>

Immigration Econ Bubble Will Burst Warns Peters

Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:46 pm | New Zealand First Party

The Budget marked the official slide of New Zealand into Third World status as an Asian colony, Rt Hon Winston Peters said today. More >>

NZ First Takes Credit For Ncea Budget Funding

Thursday, 15 May 2003, 2:08 pm | New Zealand First Party

“A concerted and vigorous attack on the level set for NCEA fees has pushed the government into adding remedial money into the Budget,” claims New Zealand First education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>

Foreigners Come First With This Government

Thursday, 15 May 2003, 10:48 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called on the Government to stop foreign students skipping the country without paying for their health treatment. More >>

Government Not Consulting On Supreme Court Bill

Wednesday, 14 May 2003, 5:42 pm | New Zealand First Party

The lack of consultation shown by the Government in introducing the Supreme Court Bill is mirrored in its overwhelming desire to rush through the submissions which are being heard by the Justice and Electoral Select Committee , “said Dail Jones ... More >>

Goff Needs To Unscramble His Sentencing Mess

Tuesday, 13 May 2003, 4:45 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says the Government’s so-called ‘get-tough’ Sentencing and Parole Act needs more than a ‘quick-fix’, as called for by the Justice Minister to tackle New Zealand’s sentencing mess. More >>

Killers Roam While Police Focus On Traffic Tickets

Monday, 12 May 2003, 12:37 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark has accused the Minister of Police of being obsessed with traffic tickets instead of crime fighting. More >>

What’s The Education Minister Hiding?

Thursday, 8 May 2003, 5:45 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First’s education spokesperson Brian Donnelly claims that the Minister of Education is deliberately breaking the law by not meeting the provisions of the Official Information Act. More >>

Cancer Compensation Should Be Fair

Thursday, 8 May 2003, 4:57 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First women’s affairs spokesperson Barbara Stewart has called on the Government to ensure that there is adequate compensation for the women affected by the misreading of cervical smears by pathologist Michael Bottrill in the 1990’s. More >>

Minister Condones Clapped Out Cars

Thursday, 8 May 2003, 1:12 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says that the case of the Wellington police officer acquitted of charges for careless driving due to a defective patrol car raises serious questions about police resources. More >>

Lords Of The Extortion Rings

Thursday, 8 May 2003, 1:05 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says that the case of yet another Asian extortion ring in Auckland should act as a serious wake-up call for the Government to deal with imported crime. More >>

Power To The People: The Buck Stops With The PM

Wednesday, 7 May 2003, 4:52 pm | New Zealand First Party

“The Prime Minister’s continued refusal to accept responsibility for the electricity shortage is the major impediment to short-term and longer-term solutions to our ongoing energy crisis,” said New Zealand First Deputy Leader Peter Brown. More >>

NZ First Major Opposition Party In Parliament

Wednesday, 7 May 2003, 2:39 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First made the strongest effort possible to oppose the Customs and Excise (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Bill. More >>

Government Lacks Bottle In Dealing With Teenagers

Wednesday, 7 May 2003, 11:56 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark refuses to accept that the Government’s move to increase alcohol taxes will tackle the problem of teenage drinking. More >>

Offenders On Home Detention Free To Re-Offend

Tuesday, 6 May 2003, 2:12 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is demanding a review of the Government’s home detention policy after being alerted to a case where an offender on home detention has been able to re-offend, causing severe distress to his victim ... More >>