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Australia/New Zealand Relations
Monday, 24 September 2001, 1:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The serious rift which has developed between Australia and New Zealand can be attributed to the inadequate handling of the Ansett and Air New Zealand crisis by our Prime Minister Helen Clark, every bit as much as the inadequacies of a few corporate giants”, ... More >>
Ken Mair Back To His Old Cultural Humbug
Friday, 21 September 2001, 10:26 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, has sharply criticised the actions of Maori activist Ken Mair who on Monday used stand-over tactics and intimidation in order to stop the sale of photos in an Auckland gallery. More >>
New Zealand First Supports ERO Appointment
Wednesday, 19 September 2001, 9:56 am | New Zealand First Party
"The appointment of Karen Sewell as Chief Reviewer of the Education Review Office has the full endorsement of New Zealand First" Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly, declared today. More >>
NZ First Gives Electoral Integrity Bill Real Teeth
Tuesday, 18 September 2001, 1:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, is calling for the Electoral Integrity Bill, with the New Zealand First authored amendments being tabled today, to be given priority in the Government’s legislative agenda. More >>
Stop The Illegal Destruction Of Defence Documents
Tuesday, 18 September 2001, 10:56 am | New Zealand First Party
Last week Ron Mark MP, New Zealand First Spokesman for Defence, raised questions in the House, about what he believed to be $680,000 worth of Army expenditure through public relations company Communications Trumps and indicated that he would be placing ... More >>
Clean Up New Zealand’s Military Mess – Now!
Tuesday, 18 September 2001, 9:17 am | New Zealand First Party
Ron Mark MP, New Zealand First Defence spokesman said today that the Government must move swiftly to clean up New Zealand’s military mess. More >>
Immigration Flood No Solution To Our Woes
Monday, 17 September 2001, 11:22 am | New Zealand First Party
“The Government’s announcement that our doors are open to a flood of immigrants is bad news for New Zealanders already reeling from a crumbling infrastructure and social dislocation” New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said today. More >>
New Immigration Policy The Same Old Mess
Monday, 17 September 2001, 9:20 am | New Zealand First Party
"The Government's new immigration policy announced today, on Sunday of all days, shows all the hall marks of the same old mess", says New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Air NZ: Lessons Too Late For The Learning
Friday, 14 September 2001, 4:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has released the following statement regarding Air New Zealand from Tauranga today: More >>
Not The “People’s Bank” - Winston Peters Speech
Friday, 14 September 2001, 9:19 am | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters: Speech to Association of Credit Unions (6.00pm Oceanside Restaurant, 1 Adams Avenue, Mt Maunganui) More >>
Day Of Shame
Wednesday, 12 September 2001, 10:50 am | New Zealand First Party
“I wish to send my condolences to the families of the murdered people in the United States, and to express the outrage of all New Zealanders at this mindless act of terrorism,” said New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters. More >>
Protect Dolphins And Humans: NZ First
Tuesday, 11 September 2001, 2:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling for a full scale independent investigation into the extension of bans to set net fishing in New Zealand’s coastal waters. More >>
Divide – Rule - Whitewash
Tuesday, 11 September 2001, 9:17 am | New Zealand First Party
Today’s decision by the Government to launch one review and two inquiries into the Defence debacle smacks of classic divide and rule tactics, says New Zealand First Spokesman for Defence Ron Mark MP. More >>
Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Bill Amendments
Friday, 7 September 2001, 10:07 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First ACC Spokesperson, Peter Brown, is proposing five changes to the proposed Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Bill currently being debated in Parliament under urgency. More >>
Marine Parade Closure - Peters Supports Police
Thursday, 6 September 2001, 10:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, and MP for Tauranga, Rt Hon Winston Peters is supporting the decision of Tauranga police and local authorities to crack down on hoons and enforce a curfew on Marine Parade in Mount Maunganui. More >>
Sincerest Form Of Flattery, But This Is Ridiculous
Wednesday, 5 September 2001, 9:33 am | New Zealand First Party
“The more things supposedly change the more they stay the same under Labour and National,” says New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters in response to the Government’s announcement to appoint former Prime Minister Jim Bolger to head NZ Post and the ... More >>
Greens Party Hopping Bill Response Bad Conscience
Monday, 3 September 2001, 4:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The reaction of the Greens spokesperson on Electoral reform, Rod Donald, to the Electoral Integrity Bill is nothing but bad conscience,” says New Zealand First Leader, Rt. Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Winston Peters Speech To Annual Conference
Monday, 3 September 2001, 10:27 am | New Zealand First Party
This being the first Convention of the party in the Western Bay of Plenty, it is proper that we pay tribute to the people of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui who have backed us since 1984. More >>
New Zealanders First - Chris Trotter Speech
Monday, 3 September 2001, 10:24 am | New Zealand First Party
(Speech by Chris Trotter to the New Zealand First Convention, Bureta Park Convention Centre, Tauranga on Saturday, 1 September 2001) More >>
Refugee Ship Master Should Sue Australian Govt
Monday, 3 September 2001, 10:18 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Deputy Leader, and qualified ship’s captain, Peter Brown, says that the master of the Norwegian ship at the centre of a refugee row with Australia, the MV Tampa, should sue the Australian Government for deviation and additional costs. More >>
