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Govt. Response To MMP Review – Sheer Arrogance
Tuesday, 6 November 2001, 4:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The Government’s response to the MMP Review Report demonstrates appalling arrogance and contempt for the referendum process, says Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First, MP for Tauranga. More >>
Greens Need To Make Law, Not Break It
Tuesday, 6 November 2001, 3:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
"While Green MPs contemplate lawbreaking we have a simple question for them," New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said. More >>
Childcare Costs Could Rise Dramatically - Donnelly
Friday, 2 November 2001, 12:09 am | New Zealand First Party
“The Minister of Education’s response to a question in the House has alarming implications for many childcare centres and parents,” New Zealand First Education Spokesperson Hon Brian Donnelly said today. More >>
NZ Should Act Against Fishing Subsidies Scam
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 12:14 am | New Zealand First Party
“New Zealand should be taking strong-armed action against a recently revealed scam of massive subsidies being paid to the fishing industry world-wide,” says New Zealand First Leader, Winston Peters. More >>
GE Debate Just Commencing - Peters
Wednesday, 31 October 2001, 9:49 am | New Zealand First Party
The New Zealand First Caucus has today debated at length the decision of the Government to continue the moratorium on the commercialization of genetically modified substances and to permit an opening up of field trials of activities previously confined to ... More >>
We Can Make Our Own GM Decisions
Thursday, 25 October 2001, 3:51 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First and MP for Tauranga, has labelled the efforts of Health Minister Annette King as weak and pathetic following the decision of ANZFA (Australia & New Zealand Food Authority) to delay the introduction of ... More >>
Tax Review Has Missed The Boat - Peters
Wednesday, 24 October 2001, 3:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, says that the tax review has missed the boat on the place of tax in New Zealand’s economic development. More >>
Much to be Remembered and Learned - Peters
Tuesday, 23 October 2001, 3:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
THEME: There is Much to be Remembered and Learned Under MMP (Extracts from an Address to a Meeting of the Newmarket Rotary Club, Ellerslie Racecourse Convention Centre, Greenlane, AUCKLAND) More >>
Airways Corp pay rises make mockery of promises
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 5:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, is expressing disgust at the exorbitant salary rises in the Airways Corporation. More >>
Green GE position deceitful & threat to stability
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 4:06 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is concerned that the Government continues to have confidence and supply in the event of the Greens withdrawing support over the GM issue as they have threatened to do today, Leader Winston Peters says. More >>
Gross Incompetence In Fisheries, Heads Should Roll
Tuesday, 16 October 2001, 1:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters is calling for the dismissal of the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Fisheries after a case in the Court of Appeal found that both the Ministry and its Chief Executive were guilty of gross incompetence; ... More >>
Ho Hum, Tedium!
Friday, 12 October 2001, 4:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The Dipton under 7’s will field a stronger front row than this”, New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said on being informed of the National Party’s new line-up. More >>
Govt Won't Guarantee Deduction Of Teacher Salaries
Friday, 12 October 2001, 9:40 am | New Zealand First Party
"The government is giving no guarantee that teachers who withdraw their labour by refusing to teach specific scheduled classes will have their salaries deducted accordingly," New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Brian Donnelly said ... More >>
Government Has Encouraged Teacher Strike Action
Wednesday, 10 October 2001, 1:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
"Secondary teachers are hanging the Minister of Education with a petard of his own making," New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Brian Donnelly said today. More >>
Leadership Change Inevitable - Peters
Monday, 8 October 2001, 9:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, tonight said that Jenny Shipley stepping down from the leadership of the National Party was inevitable and the really astonishing thing is that it took so long – especially considering the ... More >>
Peters Slams Call For Separate Maori Justice
Monday, 8 October 2001, 10:29 am | New Zealand First Party
Peters Slams Call For Separate Maori Justice System As Just More Tariana Turia Psycho-Babble More >>
Air NZ Payouts - Petersd Commends Burdon
Monday, 8 October 2001, 10:27 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today commended former Trade Minister Philip Burdon for publicly assuring New Zealanders that he would not accept a payment from Air New Zealand as a departing Director if it was offered. More >>
Free Market Lunacy Comes Full Circle
Thursday, 4 October 2001, 10:53 am | New Zealand First Party
“The Government’s decision to effectively buy an 83% stake in Air New Zealand is another example of the free market lunacy that Labour started coming full circle and costing the taxpayer a fortune not once, but twice” says New Zealand first Leader, ... More >>
Burton Must Be Bullet Proof
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 6:18 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Tauranga, Rt Hon Winston Peters, today described the Minister of Defence, Hon Mark Burton as bullet proof given he has once again slipped away from the fallout over the most recent of the string of ... More >>
Unwise, Inappropriate, Inaction
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 9:54 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Defence Spokesperson Ron Mark has today said that the decision to take no action over the ordered shredding of a document ahead of an outside investigation defies understanding. More >>
