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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 >>

The Rail Deal's A Scandal: Peters

Tuesday, 2 October 2001, 11:35 am | New Zealand First Party

“Overseas investors, and some of our expatriate ones are enjoying another joke at the expense of the New Zealand taxpayer over the purchase of the Auckland rail corridors,” according to New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters. More >>

Deport Rioters Now: Peters

Tuesday, 2 October 2001, 10:10 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has called on the Immigration Minister to order the immediate deportation of the ten Iraquis and Iranians involved in Sunday’s riot at Whangaparaoa camp. More >>

What Now Minister?

Monday, 1 October 2001, 9:24 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, is not surprised that two of the Afghani queue jumpers have been intercepted by Police before they even got out of Auckland Airport and are now in Mt Eden Prison. More >>

Rodney Hide Telling Porkies?

Friday, 28 September 2001, 10:59 am | New Zealand First Party

“If Rodney Hide is correct in his assertions that the man fingered by Treasury yesterday as being responsible for leaks is innocent, then it can only be assumed that he is quite prepared to see an innocent man’s career ruined and even be sent to prison ... More >>