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Peters Reminds Labour Of Immigration Pledge

Thursday, 10 October 2002, 5:32 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has reminded Labour of its 1996 immigration policy in which it pledged to substantially reduce the flow of immigrants into this country. More >>

Qantas Deal Down The Dunne

Thursday, 10 October 2002, 10:38 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has accused Peter Dunne of selling out New Zealanders with his tacit support for Qantas to buy into Air New Zealand. More >>

Loopholes In Anti-Terrorism Bill

Thursday, 10 October 2002, 9:57 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has warned that the anti-terrorist legislation now before Parliament does not contain enough safeguards against terrorists entering New Zealand as immigrants. More >>

CFS cannot meet Minister's promise

Thursday, 10 October 2002, 8:32 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has called on the Social Welfare Minister to explain exactly how Child Youth And Family intends to monitor relationships between sex offenders and women with children. More >>

Urgent Steps Needed To Ease Student Loan Debt

Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 2:03 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has suggested urgent action to address student loan debt which has exploded to $4.75billion with serious implications for the future. More >>

Peters Calls For Governor-General's Resignation

Friday, 4 October 2002, 3:02 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has called on the Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright to resign one of her two incompatible positions. More >>

Pan Asian Congress: Policy Or Politics?

Friday, 4 October 2002, 1:25 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has welcomed Asian Congress front person and government lobbyist Mai Chen’s assertion that the newly formed Asian group would be apolitical. More >>

Huge Increase In Ngawha Prison Costs

Thursday, 3 October 2002, 6:06 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First MP Jim Peters is concerned about the escalating cost of the Ngawha Prison project. More >>

Oakes’ Early Release Is An Insult

Thursday, 3 October 2002, 4:01 pm | New Zealand First Party

Next week’s early release of convicted Christchurch murderer Gay Oakes is an insult to her victim’s family, says New Zealand First’s law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>

NZ First Mp Lays Complaint Againt Tanczos

Wednesday, 2 October 2002, 1:53 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First youth affairs spokesperson Craig McNair today lodged an official complaint to the police in Wellington against Nandor Tanczos over the illegal use of cannabis. More >>

Bring Undercover Problems Into Open Says Peters

Tuesday, 1 October 2002, 5:56 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has called for a Commission of Inquiry into some of the problems created by undercover police operations. More >>

Govt. Admits Immigration Failure Claims Peters

Monday, 30 September 2002, 6:54 pm | New Zealand First Party

The Government is admitting the immigration “explosion” is out of control by continually tightening the rules, New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said today. More >>

Disappointing End To Seal Bashing Case

Friday, 27 September 2002, 9:44 am | New Zealand First Party

The Department of Conservation’s decision not to prosecute four Gisborne women who tormented a dying seal is disappointing, said New Zealand First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>

Immigrant Education Scams Widespread - Peters

Friday, 27 September 2002, 9:44 am | New Zealand First Party

“Welcome to the real world of immigration scams Trevor Mallard,” said New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters today in response to the Government’s belated move to shut immigrant education loopholes. More >>

Clean, Green New Zealand – Can We Keep It

Wednesday, 25 September 2002, 10:31 am | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters - address to 44th Annual Conference NZ Water and Wastes Association at 10am 25 September 2002 at the James Hay Theatre, Christchurch Town Hall More >>

NZ First Campaigns To Raise Drinking Age

Tuesday, 24 September 2002, 3:50 pm | New Zealand First Party

Prior to the election the party made a decision to present a private member’s bill restoring the legal drinking age to 20. More >>

Donnelly Makes Statement To Police

Monday, 23 September 2002, 3:45 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First MP Brian Donnelly says he has made a statement to the police about the events in Wellington on Thursday morning. More >>

My Decision Not To Contact Police Says Donnelly

Monday, 23 September 2002, 9:46 am | New Zealand First Party

NZ First MP Brian Donnelly says that it was his decision not to immediately call the police following the fracas in Wellington on Thursday morning. More >>

Nandor's cannabis education not wanted or needed

Friday, 20 September 2002, 4:29 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First MP Craig McNair today congratulated the Principals of Tamaki College and Auckland Grammar for speaking out against the efforts of Mr Nandor Tanczos to peddle his pro-cannabis views around our High Schools and Universities. More >>

George's Claytons Inquiry

Thursday, 19 September 2002, 1:43 pm | New Zealand First Party

“The Government is playing politics and putting New Zealanders’ life savings at risk over the ‘leaky‘ building syndrome,” New Zealand First M.P. Brent Catchpole said today. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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