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Honour Your Election Pledge Says NZ First
Wednesday, 18 September 2002, 10:54 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Government to honour its election pledges and accept the social security legislation that abolishes income and asset testing for elderly people in long term care. More >>
Labour ignoresthe wishes of voters at its peril
Wednesday, 18 September 2002, 7:57 am | New Zealand First Party
“Reports that the killers of Michael Choy could be out of prison in just 18 months confirms that Labour’s Sentencing and Parole Act was nothing more than a worthless exercise and exposes their willingness to continue to ignore the 1999 referendum ... More >>
One small step for Cullen and Bollard
Tuesday, 17 September 2002, 10:29 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has described the new policy target agreement between the Reserve Bank Governor and the Government as a contract in semantics. More >>
Parliament misled by irresponsible answers
Friday, 13 September 2002, 2:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP and Deputy Leader, Peter Brown, has labelled the actions of Minister of Internal Affairs George Hawkins, for attempting to mislead the Parliament as “lamentable, reprehensible, and most regrettable”. The incident giving rise to ... More >>
Immigration Fraud Inquiries A "Joke" Says Peters
Thursday, 12 September 2002, 12:24 am | New Zealand First Party
Immigration fraud inquiries being carried out in Pakistan and Australia by the Department of Internal Affairs have been described as a “joke” by New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Crucial Maori Inquiries Must Continue Says Peters
Thursday, 12 September 2002, 12:15 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has asked why Labour wants to shut down crucial Maori Affairs select inquiries into big Treaty settlement issues. More >>
Knowledge gap system of curriculum overload
Wednesday, 11 September 2002, 3:55 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The finding that 40% of 12 year olds cannot locate NZ on a world map is a symptom of school curriculum overload,” said New Zealand First Education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Mallard out of his depth on water safety education
Wednesday, 11 September 2002, 2:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The Minister of Education, Trevor Mallard, has displayed his ignorance of the reality of schools in suggesting that water safety skills should be ensured through the curriculum,” said New Zealand First Education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Govt. Sitting On Thumbs Over Student Transciency
Wednesday, 11 September 2002, 1:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The two-fold increase in reportings of truant children to the NETS service vindicate strong recommendations from the Education and Science select committee on this issue,” says New Zealand First Education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Moth Money Should Go On Border Control
Tuesday, 10 September 2002, 5:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Biosecurity Spokesperson Brent Catchpole has called for the $90 million allocated for spraying painted apple moth in West Auckland to be spent on tighter border controls instead. More >>
Peters warns against plastic immigration cards
Tuesday, 10 September 2002, 9:58 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has called on the Immigration Minister to explain the electronic system she is considering introducing for processing overseas students, visitors and workers. More >>
Iraq Attack
Thursday, 5 September 2002, 1:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
As the world tentatively approaches the anniversary of the horrendous events of last September 11 the New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters urges caution as world leaders contemplate the next steps in the war on terrorism. More >>
Tamihere A Pot Calling The Kettle Black - Donnelly
Thursday, 5 September 2002, 9:09 am | New Zealand First Party
“The speech today by John Tamihere in the Address and Reply debate was a disgraceful example of racism”, says New Zealand First MP, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Obscene Films Have No Place In New Zealand
Wednesday, 4 September 2002, 9:46 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Peter Brown has encouraged the Film and Literature Board of Review to ban the controversial films ‘Baise Moi’, ‘Visitor Q’ and ‘Bully’. More >>
Proposed Increases In Telecom Charges?
Monday, 2 September 2002, 2:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Barbara Stewart wants to know why all Telecom customers are to pay higher fees from next month to meet the cost of the Telecommunications Commissioner. More >>
Nandor Tanczos Setting A Disgraceful Example
Sunday, 1 September 2002, 3:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos’ private member’s bill seeking to decriminalise cannabis use is short sighted and poses significant problems,” NZ First MP, Craig McNair, said today. More >>
Government MPs Should Hang Their Heads In Shame
Sunday, 1 September 2002, 3:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First MP Peter Brown has criticised the Government for not sending any representatives to meet Wei Jinsheng, South China’s most famous exile, yesterday. “I felt privileged to meet him and shake his hand” Mr Brown said. More >>
Immigration Shambles Proved We Told You So!!
Friday, 30 August 2002, 9:20 am | New Zealand First Party
“Official Labour Department papers prove that the Government cannot continue its insane policy of flooding New Zealand with immigrants,” said New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Sixth Form Certificate Grades Will Be Meaningless
Thursday, 29 August 2002, 3:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Our national school’s qualification system is entering a nightmare phase,” says NZ First education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Peters Urges Govt To Stop Air NZ Sale To Qantas
Thursday, 29 August 2002, 1:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
The New Zealand First Leader, Winston Peters, has called on the Labour minority government to stop any sale of any part of Air New Zealand to Qantas. More >>
