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Leak Reveals National Plans to Privatise Transpower
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 2:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
Leak Reveals National Plans to Privatise Transpower NZ First says a leaked January 2017 presentation to Transpower by Swiss Investment Bankers UBS reveals the National Government intends to privatise the National Grid. “We have evidence National is ... More >>
Government Thumbs Its Nose at Primary Health
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 1:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
Government Thumbs Its Nose at Primary Health The government’s failure to properly invest in the country’s GP’s is putting the lives of Kiwis on the line, says New Zealand First. “GP’s are the first line of defence in our health system and ... More >>
NZ First Labels Fujixerox Suspension Window Dressing
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 1:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First Labels Fujixerox Suspension Window Dressing After pressuring the Government or almost a year and yesterday in Parliament, New Zealand First says fraud-mired FujiXerox NZ’s ‘voluntary withdraw’ from All-of-Government contracts is a sham. ... More >>
Speech: Peters - Fighting Separatism by Stealth
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 8:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
Winston Peters Speech; New Zealand First Fighting Separatism by Stealth Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member of Parliament for Northland 25 JULY 2017 EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY Waikato Campaign Launch, Monday 25 July, 2017 7pm Morrinsville Rotary ... More >>
Mycoplasma Bovis Outbreak an ‘Act of God Or Act of Guy?’
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 8:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
Mycoplasma Bovis Outbreak an ‘Act of God Or Act of Guy?’ New Zealand First says the latest breach of biosecurity, the highly serious cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, demands that the Minister in charge be held accountable. “Will this latest biosecurity ... More >>
National’s Promised Highways, Bridges Coming to Nothing
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 5:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s much promised super highway from Warkworth to Wellsford continues to remain a figment of the government’s imagination, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Barclay Squirms as English Dodges – Yet Again
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 4:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
Prime Minister Bill English’s refusal to open up in Parliament today about his role in the Barclay Debacle will damage his credibility in the eyes of the New Zealand public, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
Speech: Peters - “Bro-cal Government”
Monday, 24 July 2017, 2:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
Speech to Local Government New Zealand Annual Conference, Auckland Room 3 & 4 Level 4 SkyCity Convention Centre 24 July 2017 2.15pm “BRO-CAL GOVERNMENT” – WHAT FUTURE WITH SEPARATIST LOCAL GOVERNMENT? Thank you for this invitation. ... More >>
RSA ‘Sting’ Does Police Reputation More Harm than Good
Monday, 24 July 2017, 11:37 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says puritanical police bosses are putting the reputation of our police officers in jeopardy, with a liquor licensing sting against the Titahi Bay RSA speaking volumes. More >>
National’s desperation in ‘new but old’ Crown company
Sunday, 23 July 2017, 6:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s desperation in ‘new but old’ Crown building company New Zealand First says the government is so desperate to look as if it is doing something, anything, it has rebranded Crown Fibre Holdings as Crown Infrastructure Partners. “National ... More >>
Manawatu Gorge, SH3 Are Real Roads of National Significane
Friday, 21 July 2017, 3:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
Manawatu Gorge And SH3 Are Real Roads of National Significance NZ First says the government must get real about plans for the severed SH3 while supporting businesses and workers affected by the Manawatu Gorge’s closure. “If any road in New Zealand ... More >>
National Can’t Hide Impact of Mass Immigration
Friday, 21 July 2017, 3:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
National has been saying for years that New Zealanders returning from overseas are responsible for the surge in immigration – that is hogwash, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Speech: Peters - Opponents in Panic
Friday, 21 July 2017, 1:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY Speech to Kaipara Grey Power Meeting, Methodist Church Dargaville, Friday, July 21, 2017 1pm. Opponents in Panic – Equals Scaremongering And Spin We are just on 8 weeks out from Election Day – a day of reckoning. For ... More >>
New Information on the Joanne Harrison Affair
Friday, 21 July 2017, 9:40 am | New Zealand First Party
New Official Information Act answers raise fresh questions about Joanne Harrison affair, says New Zealand First. More >>
Whistleblowers Deserve Compensation
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 5:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
Public servants who blew the whistle on fraud in the Ministry of Transport should never have lost their jobs – they deserve compensation as the State Services Commission has found, says New Zealand First. More >>
Wairarapa Councils Amalgamation Undemocratic
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 4:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
Law Change Makes Wairarapa Councils Amalgamation Undemocratic The Local Government Commission’s proposal to amalgamate all three Wairarapa councils is now on their website , says New Zealand First Deputy Leader and List MP based in Wairarapa Ron ... More >>
Referendum on Maori Seats
Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 1:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
Referendum on Maori Seats “At last Sunday’s New Zealand First convention, I set out the double referendum that New Zealand First wanted in mid-term 2017 – 2020. “They are: 1. Retain or abolish the Maori seats 2. Maintain or reduce the ... More >>
Only One Party Can Be Trusted on NZ Super
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 6:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
Only One Party Can Be Trusted on NZ Super Labour’s promise of restoring contributions to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund should be taken with a grain of salt. More >>
Quad Bikes Become the Latest Academic Bogeyman
Monday, 17 July 2017, 5:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says that while there’s no doubt full-sized quad bikes are dangerous in the wrong hands, or if used by the wrong age group, the latest academic call is dull-headed. More >>
Govt Putting Politics Ahead of Suicide Crisis
Monday, 17 July 2017, 4:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
Govt Putting Politics Ahead of Suicide Crisis Health Minister Jonathan Coleman’s decision to remove the target of reducing New Zealand's suicide rate by 20 percent over 10 years is a disgrace, says New Zealand First. “The Minister rejected the ... More >>
