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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 >>

Government Spends $831,000 On Maori-Made Logo

Thursday, 2 August 2001, 4:28 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters has released evidence showing that the Government intends to spend $831,000 on the ‘Maori-made’ logo. More >>

Greens Got What They Asked For - Donnelly

Wednesday, 1 August 2001, 3:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

"The Green Party should stop crying foul over the Royal Commission's findings on genetic modification," claims New Zealand First MP, Hon Brian Donnelly. More >>

Desirability Index Desirable

Wednesday, 1 August 2001, 11:13 am | New Zealand First Party

"The suggestion by the Tertiary Education Advisory Committee in its third report that a desirability formula for tertiary courses be established is a sound idea," says New Zealand First's Education Spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>

How Can Greens Support Government Now?

Monday, 30 July 2001, 6:22 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters is asking how the Green Party can support the Government after the announcement of the findings of the Royal Commission on Genetic Engineering, which appears to have been endorsed by Cabinet. More >>

Get The Kids To School First Says Donnelly

Monday, 30 July 2001, 4:46 pm | New Zealand First Party

According to New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Brian Donnelly MP, the Minister of Education should ensure school aged children are attending school before embarking on a dubious scheme to make all four year olds attend pre-school. More >>

Power: Call For House To Resume Under Urgency

Monday, 30 July 2001, 9:45 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Deputy Leader and Energy spokesperson Peter Brown has today repeated his calls to the Government to end its inaction in the face of the deepening power crisis. More >>

Shameful Cuts to Elderly Services

Friday, 27 July 2001, 2:08 pm | New Zealand First Party

(Winston Peters Speech to The Taupo District Grey Power Quarterly Meeting, Taupo Bowling Club, 2.00 pm TAUPO) More >>

New Zealand First Cannot Support Electricity Bill

Thursday, 26 July 2001, 5:48 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Energy Spokesman Peter Brown has criticised the proposed Electricity reforms currently being debated and has said that New Zealand First will not be supporting them. More >>

ACC Will Pay Out To Criminals When Injured

Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 4:26 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Moves by the Government to speal out the entitlement to compensation for criminals who become injured whilst carrying out crimes, is an insult to the millions of honest and hard working New Zealanders,” said Peter Brown, New Zealand First MP and ACC ... More >>