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Biosecurity Still Not Good Enough
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 2:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
MAF is still inconsistent in keeping our borders safe from unwanted pests, said New Zealand First biosecurity spokesperson Brent Catchpole. More >>
Mean Prescription Policies Threaten Patient Safety
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 2:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Health Minister to sort out the messy contract negotiations between pharmacies and District Health Boards before patient safety is jeopardised. More >>
Sorry Plight Over Super Savings
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 9:56 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Government to ensure that state administered retirement savings are invested in New Zealand and not frittered away on shaky overseas markets. More >>
Otago University's Absurd Maori Policy
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 12:15 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has described Otago University’s new Maori language policy as absurd political correctness and nothing to do with education. More >>
Farm Workers Exploited Under Minister’s Nose
Monday, 24 February 2003, 9:51 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the Immigration Minister of condoning a dubious scheme under which Ukrainian workers come here as low paid farm labourers. More >>
Minister Of Justice Needs To Make Up His Mind
Monday, 24 February 2003, 9:50 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy leader Peter Brown is calling on the Minister of Justice, to stop having a bob each way on the prostitution bill and make a firm decision. More >>
Rail Shambles Unacceptable Says Brown
Friday, 21 February 2003, 2:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Government to take urgent action to fix the Wellington commuter rail system which has become a shambles, affecting thousands of people who rely on it for public transport. More >>
Corrections Minister Is The Xmas Goose
Friday, 21 February 2003, 2:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First corrections spokesperson Ron Mark has described the Corrections Minister’s claim that the early release of prisoners at Christmas reduces re-offending as ridiculous. More >>
Millennia Of Misery Over Treaty Grievances
Thursday, 20 February 2003, 3:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has accused the Labour-led Government of sentencing ordinary New Zealanders to more than 3,000 years of misery over processing Treaty claims. More >>
Prostitution Health Risks A Real Threat
Thursday, 20 February 2003, 3:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is concerned about the health risks caused by prostitution and fears that more vulnerable young people will be attracted to the trade. Health spokesperson Pita Paraone says he is concerned that many young people without educational qualifications ... More >>
NZ First Mps Oppose Prostitution Bill
Thursday, 20 February 2003, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart and Dail Jones New Zealand First MPs voted against the proposal to legalise prostitution in Parliament on Wednesday night. They were the only members of Parliament who stood in the North Shore area to oppose the legislation. It was ... More >>
Immigrant Con Man Takes Kiwis For A Ride
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 5:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters is calling for a thorough investigation into the background of Iranian conman Pourshad Marco Arvand and an explanation of how he has managed to fleece New Zealand taxpayers for the last 14 years. More >>
Gays And Immigrants? You Must Be Joking: Peters
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 2:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants to know who is paying for gay immigrant advocate Professor Richard Florida to come to this country for the so-called Knowledge Wave conference. More >>
Teacher Training Overhaul Long Overdue
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 1:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Criticisms by principals of the skills of some teacher training graduates come as no surprise,” says New Zealand First education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Consultants Should Think Of NZ First, Says Peters
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 1:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says immigration consultants should stop complaining about residency issues and place the interests of their country ahead of their wallets. More >>
Gays And Immigrants? You Must Be Joking!
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 1:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants to know who is paying for gay immigrant advocate Professor Richard Florida to come to this country for the so-called Knowledge Wave conference. More >>
Consultants Should Think Of Nz First, Says Peters
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 12:00 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says immigration consultants should stop complaining about residency issues and place the interests of their country ahead of their wallets. More >>
Copeland: Gas-for-electricity 'woefully inefficien
Monday, 17 February 2003, 4:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
In promoting wind, solar and hydro power generation, United Future's new energy spokesman Gordon Copeland today said he was opposed to the "woefully inefficient" use of natural gas to generate electricity. More >>
Stop ‘Shonky’ Car Sales Says Brown
Monday, 17 February 2003, 3:42 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Customs Minister to stop his department selling off imported motor vehicles that have been seized for odometer tampering because they can be passed on to unsuspecting buyers. More >>
Immigration Fraud The Norm Says Peters
Monday, 17 February 2003, 11:51 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the Government must start investigating other overseas immigration offices after it was revealed that a cash-for-visas scam is being run by an immigration official at New Zealand's Embassy in Thailand. The allegations centre on the issuing ... More >>
