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More Resources To Cope With Immigrant Crime
Tuesday, 15 April 2003, 4:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants to know what extra resources the police are getting in the next Budget to cope with serious immigrant crime. More >>
Appointee To Teachers Council Must Be Sacked
Tuesday, 15 April 2003, 1:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Pem Bird, a Ministerial appointee to the New Zealand Teachers Council, must be sacked from that body for his part in an enrolment scam,” claims New Zealand First education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Electricity: Time To Address The Hard Questions
Tuesday, 15 April 2003, 12:34 am | New Zealand First Party
NZ First says the proposed new governance board for the electricity industry is well intentioned but unworkable. More >>
Mallard Must Go
Friday, 11 April 2003, 10:24 am | New Zealand First Party
“Political bovver boy Trevor Mallard may have his value as a Prime Ministerial minder but his days as Education Minister must be numbered,” said New Zealand First education spokesperson Brian Donnelly. More >>
Peters Speech: “The New Zealand Revolution”
Friday, 11 April 2003, 10:03 am | New Zealand First Party
SPEECH by Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader New Zealand First to National Council of Women, Northshore Branch, 15 Cambridge Terrace, Devonport, 7pm 10th April 2003 More >>
Cullen Must Take Ownership Of Rail Problem
Friday, 11 April 2003, 8:45 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Transport spokesperson Peter Brown is calling on the Minister of Finance Michael Cullen to take responsibility for our failing rail system. More >>
Mikus Report Highlights Departmental Failure
Friday, 11 April 2003, 8:25 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First family affairs spokesperson Barbara Stewart says the Government must review the current CYFS structure before any more children suffer at the hands of known sex offenders. More >>
Referendum Support Grows
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 4:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has harnessed cross party support for a referendum aimed at giving New Zealanders a say in their constitutional future. More >>
Minister Responsible For Teacher Shortages
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 5:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Education spokesperson Brian Donnelly demanded accountability from the Minister of Education Trevor Mallard for the outrageous amount of teacher vacancies outlined in a report released today. More >>
Mailbox Tribalism Runs Rampant
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 3:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has called for an end to litigation over Treaty of Waitangi fisheries allocation so that settlement can be funded. More >>
Clear NZ Position On Post War Iraq Needed: Peters
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 2:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has called on the Prime Minister to clarify New Zealand’s position on the post war Iraqi reconstruction. More >>
Dental Health Service In Decay
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 11:30 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First family affairs spokesperson Barbara Stewart says, former dental nurse, Health Minister Annette King should be ashamed at the lack of funding given to children’s dental care. More >>
NZ First MPs Free To Vote On Smoke-Free Bills
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 9:36 am | New Zealand First Party
“Voting on Smoke-free legislation, like other Bills relating to restrictions or limitations on individuals (legal) behaviour or rights, is a matter of conscience for New Zealand First,” said New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Justice System A Joke
Monday, 7 April 2003, 6:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark is questioning the justice system after news that convicted police killer, Richard Lakich, is out on an unsupervised work scheme in the community 5 days a week. More >>
More Secure Mental Health Facilities Needed
Thursday, 3 April 2003, 1:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for the re-establishment of secure mental health institutions for patients such as Raurimu killer Stephen Anderson who is now being given leave from Porirua hospital near Wellington. More >>
Asset Testing Not Being Removed
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 3:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Labour led minority Government has let down the elderly yet again by failing to deliver on their promise of removing asset testing for the elderly in long term care. More >>
Peters Speech: Massy University
Wednesday, 2 April 2003, 12:05 am | New Zealand First Party
Did you know for example that the first person to introduce the use of a whistle during a game of rugby was a New Zealander? William Atack – In 1884, sick of having to raise his voice during games decided a whistle would be a good idea. The idea ... More >>
A Solution For The Leaky Homes Crisis?
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 6:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Brent Catchpole, a member of the Select Committee investigating the Weathertightness of Buildings, has called for serious consideration to be given to a bond protection system similar to that used in America. More >>
Wilson Distorts Reality Again Says Peters
Friday, 28 March 2003, 12:53 am | New Zealand First Party
Tauranga MP Rt Hon Winston Peters has described Margaret Wilson’s Easter shop trading comments as a deliberate exercise in deception. More >>
Peters Holds Minister To Treaty Pledge
Thursday, 27 March 2003, 4:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston has called on the Maori Affairs Minister to honour his offer in Parliament today to publicly discuss the “principles” of the Treaty of Waitangi. More >>
