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Good For You, Damien!

Monday, 20 August 2001, 1:44 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is backing West Coast Tasman MP Damien O’Connor in his fight with Environment Minister Sandra Lee, and her decision to unilaterally veto a mining venture on the West Coast More >>

Nuplex Contractors’ Conference - Peters Speech

Thursday, 16 August 2001, 1:11 pm | New Zealand First Party

It is fitting that you, the Nuplex contractors, are holding your conference here. After all this city, and the entire western Bay of Plenty is experiencing a prolonged building boom, and an influx of people coming here seeking a better lifestyle. More >>

Puncture Repair Now A State Secret – What Nonsense

Thursday, 16 August 2001, 9:23 am | New Zealand First Party

Yesterday, New Zealand First Law and Order Spokesman Ron Mark received a reply to a Parliamentary question which he had put to the Minister of Police asking if the Police vehicle fleet servicing was contracted out, and if so, how much they were ... More >>

Media Missing Reading Report Message - Donnelly

Wednesday, 15 August 2001, 2:21 pm | New Zealand First Party

"The media is missing the essential message contained in the select committee report on the teaching of reading," said sub-committee chairperson , Hon Brian Donnelly MP today. More >>

Mark Calls On Government To Save Air Force

Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 6:35 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Spokesman for Defence, Ron Mark MP, is asking when the Government will be satisfied that it has destroyed New Zealand's Air Force, following the announcement that 300 Airforce staff are to be made redundant this year, and a further 400 are ... More >>

Phonics In All Classrooms Claim Unsupported

Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 6:34 pm | New Zealand First Party

"The claim made by NZEI President, Amanda Coulston, that most teachers use a mix of phonics and whole language methods could not be supported by the evidence," said New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP. More >>

Awatere-Huata Is Off The Wall - Donnelly

Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 6:33 pm | New Zealand First Party

"Comments by ACT MP Donna Huata-Awatere, in light of the Select Committee Inquiry into Reading. are simply off-the-wall," said New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP today. More >>

Read The Reading Report Carefully - Donnelly

Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 6:32 pm | New Zealand First Party

"The report of the Education and Science Select Committee into the teaching of reading needs to be read with care," said New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP today. More >>

You Can't Make A Silk Purse Out Of A Sows Ear

Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 6:31 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Claims by the Chairman of Capital and Coast Health that it is misleading and unfair to suggest that his organisation is intent on closing down Kenepuru hospital and seriously placing lives at risk, are neither of those. It is the truth” claims New ... More >>

Maori Quotas Now To Be Introduced Within Govt.

Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 6:30 pm | New Zealand First Party

“ A speech last weekend by the Minister of Conservation, Hon Sandra Lee, amplifies for all to see just how captured the Government has become to the views of Maori radicals”, claims Leader of New Zealand First Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Donnelly Furious Over Reading Report Leak

Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 6:29 pm | New Zealand First Party

The leak of the Education and Science Select Committee 'Inquiry into the Teaching of Reading Report' to a Herald reporter has infuriated New Zealand First MP, Hon Brian Donnelly. More >>

MMP Review Complete Waste Of Time & Money

Wednesday, 8 August 2001, 2:42 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is repeating its call for the number of MPs to be lowered to 80, and is asking why the MMP review has refused to recommend lowering the number of MPs, or in fact, making any recommendations at all. More >>

Govt Robbing One Tertiary Sector To Pay Another

Wednesday, 8 August 2001, 2:07 pm | New Zealand First Party

"The additional $35 million which the government has made available to universities is simply a shift of funding from private training institutions," said New Zealand First education spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP. More >>

Doped Kids Won't Catch The Wave

Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 3:54 pm | New Zealand First Party

The fact that the anti-decriminalisation petition organised by the School Trustees' Association attracted 36,000 signatures is a clear cry from the parents of our young people that they do not want marijuana use or possession legalised in any way, National's ... More >>

Donnelly To Accept Anti-Pot Petition

Monday, 6 August 2001, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP, is pleased that the School Trustees Association has managed to gather 36,000 signatures against the legalisation or decriminalisation of cannabis. More >>

Can't Control Your Ministry? Resign Then!

Friday, 3 August 2001, 11:40 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, is asking why Judith Tizard is still a minister after she allowed the waste of $831,000 on a logo and admitted she cannot control her own ministry, and cannot even ask for things to be cost-effective. More >>

Unpaid Leave Descriminatory To Primary Teachers

Thursday, 2 August 2001, 4:33 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters says that sabbatical leave provisions negoitated between the Government and the primary teachers’ union, NZEI, are blatantly discriminatory and intends to take the matter to the Human Rights Commission. More >>

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