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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 >>
Tough Line Not Tough Talk Demands Mark
Monday, 5 May 2003, 3:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says figures provided by the Minister of Justice about the number of criminals whose sentences have been deferred are a cause for great concern. More >>
Toothbrush Teaching A Must For All Children
Monday, 5 May 2003, 3:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First family affairs spokesperson Barbara Stewart says she fully supports Dr Bob McKegg’s “toothbrush project” and hopes that extra District Health Board funding will help to continue and expand the project. More >>
Stealing Policies Won't Save Bill Says Winston
Monday, 5 May 2003, 9:19 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has accused Bill English of political plagiarism and doing policy somersaults with his call today to abolish the Maori seats in Parliament. More >>
“Quota Ticketing” Is A Fishy Business
Friday, 2 May 2003, 6:28 pm | New Zealand First Party
The case of a Dunedin man who has amounted almost $30,000 in outstanding fines for traffic infringements has outraged New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>
Brown Calls On Minister To Sack Censor
Friday, 2 May 2003, 6:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The Film and Literature Board of Review’s decision to release the film ‘Irreversible’ is atrocious and unfathomable”, New Zealand First Deputy Leader, Peter Brown said today. More >>
Proposed Referendum On Privy Council
Thursday, 1 May 2003, 3:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
A cross-party meeting was held today to discuss the proposed referendum on the Government’s plan to abolish the Privy Council. More >>
United Future Sells Out Over Families
Thursday, 1 May 2003, 11:05 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Dail Jones has accused United Future of selling out to Labour over its election policy regarding the establishment of the Commission for the Family. More >>
If “Quota Policing” Works – Prove It!
Thursday, 1 May 2003, 10:54 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark says he is now prepared to accept “quota policing” if the Government can prove it works. More >>
Migrants Should Speak English Says Peters
Thursday, 1 May 2003, 10:44 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has demanded that the Government stop importing tens of thousands of immigrants who don’t speak English. More >>
Principals Should Use Osh Legislation Over Sars
Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 2:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First education spokesperson Brian Donnelly has slated Ministry of Education officials for their position regarding the exclusion of students from schools as a protection against the spread of SARS. More >>
Worrying Numbers Of Burgalries Must Be Tackled
Monday, 28 April 2003, 3:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
Burglary is now a thriving industry and the offenders face little risk of ever being caught says New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>
Hawkins Makes Mark See Red Over Agent Orange
Monday, 28 April 2003, 3:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First defence spokesperson Ron Mark has criticised the Veterans Affairs Minister’s reaction to the evidence released by retired Army officer, John Masters, showing that the defoliant agent orange was used in Phuoc Tuy province in Vietnam. More >>
New Zealand Ruled Like Animal Farm - Peters
Monday, 28 April 2003, 1:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters says the Government is continuing to head down a very dangerous path with its Orwellian policy that although all citizens are equal, Maori are more equal than the others. More >>
Starship Argument Futile Says Nz First
Monday, 28 April 2003, 1:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Health spokesperson Pita Paraone says he is astounded at the amount of time, effort and money being wasted over changing the name of Auckland’s Starship Hospital. More >>
Police Must Attend Accidents Says Peters
Monday, 28 April 2003, 11:35 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has called on the Government to ensure that Police have both the resources and the commitment to attend motor accidents. More >>
Peters Questions Population Figures
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 1:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has questioned the accuracy of the claim by Statistics New Zealand that this country’s population will reach four million this week. More >>
Hawkins Has Police Priorities Wrong
Tuesday, 22 April 2003, 4:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is calling on the Police Minister to stop tasking frontline police officers with traffic duties just so the Government can make more money from motorists. More >>
