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Commerce Commission Banking Inquiry Labour’s ‘Peak Faux-outrage’
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 10:28 am | New Zealand First Party
Last year the Australian owned banks operating in New Zealand had profits of $7.15 billion, this year it will be on track to be even more excessive because of the interest rates going up. An announcement from Labour to ‘ask the Commerce Commission’ ... More >>
“An Election – Not An Auction”
Sunday, 18 June 2023, 7:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
Thank you for coming out today in one of Heartland New Zealand’s most successful towns, and for the chance to speak with you. Cambridge is at the centre of the Waikato region with a proud record of creating real wealth in this province and indeed for ... More >>
Andrea Vance And Stuff's Blatant Bias Unravelled - Again
Monday, 12 June 2023, 4:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters Since yesterday I have had a number of calls concerning political 'opinion' columnist Andrea Vance and her article about the role of third parties in the upcoming election. Vance laid bare both her biased narrative and lack of political ... More >>
Labour, Media, Parliament Play Fiddle While New Zealand Burns
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 10:56 am | New Zealand First Party
What is going wrong with this country when a Minister gets punished for stupidity but not for his blatant incompetence? Minister Wood has a history of costing taxpayers millions of dollars with harebrained ideas not least of which include the continually ... More >>
Rt Hon Winston Peters - Latest Electoral Review: More Dangerous Woke Nonsense
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 11:29 am | New Zealand First Party
The Independent Electoral Review out today has included a recommendation to ‘affect the Treaty of Waitangi and its Principles’ and make it one of the Act’s ‘explicit objectives’. What ‘principles’ are they talking about ... More >>
NZ First Secured 1800 New Frontline Police - Not Labour
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 12:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
During New Zealand First coalition negotiations our policy was to train and resource 1800 new frontline police. We secured this coalition policy win to ensure our streets had a police force that could tackle crime - after years of neglect. Remember those ... More >>
Stuff’s ‘Fact Checking’ Is Stuffed
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 1:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
Press Release: Rt Hon Winston Peters Katie Kenny from Stuff published an article today with a lazy attempt at so-called ‘fact checking’ my recent comments on the World Health Organisation’s concerning new regulations being developed. What ... More >>
New Zealand’s Version of ‘Know Nothingism’
Sunday, 28 May 2023, 2:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters Public Meeting Marlborough Events Centre Blenheim 1.00pm 28 May 2023 Good afternoon and thank you for taking the time to be here. Blenheim is at the heart of the Marlborough region and an important contributor to New Zealand’s ... More >>
New Zealand First Announces Kaikoura Candidate
Sunday, 28 May 2023, 2:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased to announce Jamie Arbuckle, Marlborough District Councillor, to stand as a candidate for the Kaikoura electorate at this year’s General Election. Jamie Arbuckle is an outstanding contributor to New Zealand First and his local community. ... More >>
W.HO. Director General Seeking Powers To Override Sovereign States
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 1:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealanders will be highly concerned that the World Health Organisation proposes to effectively take control of independent decision making away from sovereign countries and place control with the Director General. W.H.O ... More >>
Whaitiri Fiasco A Multi-party Deception
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 12:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
‘Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive’ It’s now revealed that Meka Whaitiri consulted with the Speaker before her resignation announcement and sought guidance on the process. So the Speaker knew before Meka sent the letter ... More >>
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
Friday, 5 May 2023, 11:57 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters On 10th March the High Court ruled that the then COVID 19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins’ decision to mandate Family Carers out of work was improper and invalid. Worse, he received no official advice before taking this ... More >>
Whaitiri Defection A Blight On Democracy
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 8:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
Meka Whaitiri defecting to the Maori Party five months out from election shows the true state the Labour Party is in. Worse still the Labour leadership had no idea why and still don’t. The worst aspect of the defection is the trampling of our ... More >>
A Serious Mistake Now Corrected
Saturday, 22 April 2023, 7:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
The announcement today that New Zealanders will now have a direct pathway to citizenship in Australia is a monumental success that should be celebrated and congratulated. Since the 2001 agreement between Prime Ministers John Howard and Helen Clark, successive ... More >>
Serious Questions Raised By IPCA Report
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 1:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
The IPCA report on the parliamentary protest has been released and makes a number of points, but notably reiterates one important one. Police knew and assessed that the original protest was legal and attended by a majority of legitimate voices. This ... More >>
Local Govt Minister's Dangerous Mistruths In 'Three Waters' Interview
Monday, 17 April 2023, 1:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
In an astonishing and dangerous interview on Q+A on Sunday Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty stated his justification for continuing to include co-governance in the ‘Three Waters’ reform, is because “the treaty recognises that Maori ... More >>
‘A True Voice For The North’
Friday, 14 April 2023, 6:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt. Hon Winston Peters Public Meeting Homestead Bar and Grill 15 Homestead Rd Kerikeri 6pm 14 April 2023 ‘ A True Voice for the North’ Good evening and thank you all for being here tonight. The next election has been set down for the 14th of October ... More >>
Our Country. Freedom Of Speech. And Posie Parker.
Saturday, 8 April 2023, 4:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
- Rt Hon Winston Peters Posie Parker had every right to be here. Our High Court ruled it so. She had the right to speak freely and to have the freedom to express her views. That’s the New Zealand I grew up in. That’s what our country used ... More >>
“Role Of Small States In A Troubled World”
Monday, 13 March 2023, 11:42 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt. Hon Winston Peters Asia Pacific Security Innovation Forum Virtual Meeting 9am, 13 March 2023 Thank you for that warm welcome. Distinguished guests, yours is an important Summit. How to strengthen cooperation among democracies in the 21st Century, ... More >>
Marsden Point Closure: Govt Set To Reap What They Have Sown
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 11:31 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand is now in desperate need of bitumen for the lengthy and expensive roading rebuild - a quality product which Marsden Point was once producing for us locally until it was shut down. Now we are forced to import an expensive inferior ... More >>
