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Treaty Lunacy And Treaty People
Tuesday, 28 May 2002, 1:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
Over the last few weeks one issue above all others has dominated the news media. While there has been murder and mayhem on our streets - sometimes two murders a day, and sick people have had to travel to Australia for treatment, another issue has ... More >>
Greens Are Not Being Honest
Monday, 27 May 2002, 4:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The Green party is being deliberately dishonest about the GE issue,” claims NZ First spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Rents Not Reducing School Transciency
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Evidence is emerging that government claims that its income-related state housing rental policy has had no effect on reducing school transciency,” NZ First education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly said today. More >>
NZ First Applauds Maori Sign Language Initiative
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 4:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
NZ First applauds the initiative in the budget to train more Maori-sign language interpreters. The government has set aside $225,000 for this purpose. More >>
Government Playing Catchup With Tertiary Funding
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 4:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The government has done nothing more in the budget than re-establish tertiary funding to relative levels of the time it first took over the Treasury reins,” says NZ First education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
NZ First Squeezed The Green Lemon - Donnelly
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 4:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The media commentators have failed to understand the root cause of the Greens’ walk-out on the vote on GE legislation this week, “ says NZ First GE spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
What About The Farmers?
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 4:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
“It has become fashionable for budgets to talk only of social expenditure, New Zealand First agriculture spokesman Doug Woolerton said. More >>
Middle Earth Sleep Walking To The Third World
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 3:52 pm | New Zealand First Party
When Labour came to power in 1999, they promised a fundamental change in the way that the New Zealand Economy would be managed. More >>
Actions Of Councils Applauded
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 2:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Hastings District Council and the Hutt City Council are to be congratulated for initiating proposals to impose liquor bans in the town centre of Havelock North and Hutt City”, says New Zealand First Leader and MP for Tauranga, Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
NZ First Committed To Keeping Greens From Power
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 10:46 am | New Zealand First Party
Following the staged ‘walk-out’ of the Greens from Parliament last night, conveniently after they had used up all their speaking time, New Zealand First is more committed than ever to see that a dangerous irresponsible party like the Greens never get anywhere ... More >>
Greens Took Their GE Bat And Ball And Went Home
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 10:31 am | New Zealand First Party
“What is the point of voting for a party which doesn’t bother to turn up to vote in the House on critical legislation?”, asks NZ First spokesperson on GE, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Greens Spit The Dummy, A Taste Of Things To Come?
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 9:05 am | New Zealand First Party
“Parliament’s third reading of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Genetically Modified Organisms) Amendment Bill has been remarkable for the petulance of Green MPs,” New Zealand First Leader, Winston Peters said. More >>
Hansard Transcript Of Peters Speech
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 9:05 am | New Zealand First Party
Today the National Party is at the lowest ebb it has ever been. It takes money from crooks, it takes money from people who are proven to be corrupt, and it has sought to defend that and has placed in its political wing certain operatives from those ... More >>
Minister Refuses To Dismiss Censor
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 9:01 am | New Zealand First Party
Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins has failed to dismiss the Chief Censor, Bill Hastings, after complaints from New Zealand First MP Peter Brown. More >>
NZ Troops Possibly Put At Risk
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 9:01 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy Leader, Peter Brown MP, is wanting to know what the Government and most particularly the Minister of Defence is doing to protect New Zealand troops. More >>
Mr 1% Seriously Deluded… Again
Wednesday, 22 May 2002, 2:12 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The decision by Richard Prebble, who never polls over 1% in the preferred Prime Minister polls, to not contest this year’s election is the most positive step that could have been taken by that party,” New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said ... More >>
Government Plays God Over Diatranz Application
Wednesday, 22 May 2002, 2:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
A NZ First amendment to enable the Diatranz application for diabetes treatment to follow due process was defeated in the House yesterday during the committee stage of the Hazardous Substances Bill. More >>
Let’s Really Check The Cheque: Peters
Wednesday, 22 May 2002, 1:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters wishes to ask some questions that others should be asking about the cheque that never arrived. More >>
Tax Apartheid Illegal--Peters
Tuesday, 21 May 2002, 4:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Taxation (Annual Rates, Maori Organisations, Taxpayer Compliance and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill currently before the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, which will mean that Maori Trusts will only be liable for 19.5% tax rates is of serious ... More >>
SFO Not The Place For Lap Dogs Or Poodles
Tuesday, 21 May 2002, 4:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
“David Bradshaw, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, should never have been reappointed,” according to Rt Hon Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First. More >>
