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$1 Million For Six Bendy Lines. Is That It?
Thursday, 24 January 2002, 1:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, is wonder exactly where $1million went to in the design of the Maori-made logo, and what right Creative New Zealand think they have to attempt to register living organisms and an entire culture. More >>
New Zealand First Mourns Death Of Soldier
Wednesday, 23 January 2002, 9:26 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First expresses regret over the passing of Lieutenant-General Tony Birks, who was a distinguished soldier, and Chief of Defence Force while New Zealand First was a coalition partner in Government. More >>
Call For Burton To Come Clean On Manning’s Death
Tuesday, 15 January 2002, 9:17 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Defence Spokesman, Ron Mark MP, is calling for the complete public disclosure of the Court of Inquiry conducted into the Death of Private Leonard Manning. More >>
Senior Army Officers Must Be Suspended
Saturday, 29 December 2001, 10:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The government must now suspend all Army Officers who were involved in the systematic and deliberate destruction of boxes of important Defence documents”, said New Zealand First’s spokesman for Defence, Mr Ron Mark MP when speaking on today’s release, of ... More >>
NZ First Re: Liquor Bill
Friday, 21 December 2001, 9:45 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader and MP for Tauranga, Rt Hon Winston Peters, has today issued the following statement- More >>
New Zealand First Statement On SSC Release
Thursday, 20 December 2001, 10:20 am | New Zealand First Party
“We have received a copy of a letter from the Sate Services Commissioner to the Minister of Defence, Mark Burton. We appreciate that further investigation is warranted, as the letter suggests, and at this time we appreciate the level of seriousness of these ... More >>
No Budget Blow-Out, Despite Superannuation
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 3:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Today’s Budget Policy Statement is a very conservative statement,” according to New Zealand First Leader and Finance Spokesperson, Rt Hon Winston Peters. “We are glad to see that the Government has chosen to not go into deficit, and has still ... More >>
NZ First Position On Afghanistan And Govt Support
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 2:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
Due to a number of media inquiries this morning following the apparent weakening in support for the Government from the Greens, The Alliance, the National Party and the United party over the deployment of New Zealand troops in Afghanistan, New Zealand ... More >>
Good Policies Eventually Win Through
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 12:01 am | New Zealand First Party
The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, has welcomed the belated passing, by Order in Council, of restrictions on foreign ownership of New Zealand’s farmlands. More >>
Moves To Make Both Life And Politics Safer
Monday, 17 December 2001, 4:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, today confirmed that NZ First has reached an agreement with the Government to facilitate the passing of two very important Bills. More >>
Ban It Or Be Accountable
Monday, 17 December 2001, 10:26 am | New Zealand First Party
Today a review is taking place of the Chief Censor’s decision in regard to a revolting French film – Baise-Moi. More >>
Precious Health Dollars Being Squandered-Peters
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 11:42 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters today described the granting of $600,000 by the Health Research Council to Canterbury University doctors, Annie Potts, Tiina Vares and others, to study the ‘implications of prosexual pharmaceutical use’, as ... More >>
Murder Is Becoming Far Too Commonplace
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 3:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
“New Zealand First is deeply concerned at the increase and intensity of violence giving rise to the number of murders which are presently appearing in our newspapers,” said New Zealand First Leader and Member for Tauranga, Rt Hon Winston Peters today. More >>
ACC Hike In Charges Draconian And Unjustified
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 9:45 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters today labeled the increases in ACC levies for self-employed and motorcyclists, unjustified and draconian. More >>
Minister Canes School Principals - Donnelly
Monday, 10 December 2001, 11:21 am | New Zealand First Party
‘By buckling to PPTA demands to guarantee non-contact time within the secondary teachers’ contract, the Minister of Education, Trevor Mallard has made a rod for principals’ backs,’ said NZ First education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly today. More >>
Headline Hunting Hypocrisy
Friday, 7 December 2001, 10:26 am | New Zealand First Party
“The cheek and audacity of Prime Minister Helen Cark was displayed for all to see this week when she attended the launch of a global genealogy program for descendants of the Shetland Islands”, said New Zealand First Leader and Member for Tauranga, ... More >>
Winston Peters Maori Television Bill Speech
Friday, 7 December 2001, 10:09 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon. WINSTON PETERS (Leader--NZ First): The National Party will vote for this bill! That last speech was really by way of an apology for a party that has no idea what is going on in the Maori world, and has no policy to improve the Maori people, ... More >>
Military Camouflage Clearly Transparent
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 9:51 am | New Zealand First Party
“The connection between the wrongful accessing of Ron Mark’s confidential and military files and the purpose for which they were used has become very obvious with today’s statement from Communications Trumps,” according to New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon ... More >>
It’s Time To Celebrate Our Educational Success
Wednesday, 5 December 2001, 1:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
‘Results of the OECD study on educational achievement of NZ students compared with other nations puts paid to the myth that our education system is failing miserably,’ NZ First Education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Military Camouflage clearly transparent
Wednesday, 5 December 2001, 11:53 am | New Zealand First Party
"The connection between the wrongful accessing of Ron Mark's confidential and military files and the purpose for which they were used has become very obvious with today's statement from Communications Trumps," according to New Zealand First ... More >>
