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TVNZ Latest Policy Shows Deck Chair Mentality
Monday, 25 June 2001, 5:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The latest announcement by the Government to re-establish TVNZ under its own legislation as a crown owned company demonstrates the deck chair mentality successive governments have shown towards public broadcasting,” today says the Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, ... More >>
A Timid Response So Far Minister - Now Regulate
Thursday, 21 June 2001, 5:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, today expressed his disappointment at the “timid approach shown by the Minister of Energy Hon Pete Hodgson, towards protecting electricity consumers from the fleecing they are taking from the electricity ... More >>
Greedy Doctors At It Again - Peters
Thursday, 21 June 2001, 1:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters has hit out at the greed of Doctors for demanding the right to charge children aged six and under for visits. He was responding to the Press Release of the Medical Association giving their support to ... More >>
Ministry Of Stupid Ideas Still Alive
Thursday, 21 June 2001, 9:36 am | New Zealand First Party
“Suggestions of a tax on home ownership is right up there with the best of the half baked ideas I have seen advanced by highly paid committees during my years as a politician”, said New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters today. More >>
Save Rail - Again, Peters
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 3:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
“ I am supportive of any moves which result in New Zealanders gaining control and ultimately regaining ownership of their own railway service and associated infrastructure”, said Rt Hon Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First today. More >>
The Lion That Squeaks
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 10:46 am | New Zealand First Party
“I am disgusted at the double standards being displayed in the health service under the current minister of health annette king”, said new zealand first leader rt hon winston peters. More >>
Super Fund Can Now Move Ahead - Peters
Monday, 18 June 2001, 5:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt. Hon Winston Peters, has welcomed today’s decision by Cabinet to move forward with the superannuation fund and accept New Zealand First’s ideas on the scheme. More >>
Peters Confident Cabinet Supports Super Changes
Sunday, 17 June 2001, 4:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that he had written back to Dr Cullen following their meeting last week on superannuation with his suggested amendments and was confident that Cabinet would agree to these changes. More >>
BIL Should Sell Air NZ Shares: To New Zealanders
Friday, 15 June 2001, 10:29 am | New Zealand First Party
“New Zealanders do not want foreigners to own our airline, nor do we want higher travel costs, and we certainly do not want to see the demise of Air New Zealand,” Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First said in Hamilton today. More >>
Literacy Problems With Secondary Teachers
Thursday, 14 June 2001, 4:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Minister of Education, Trevor Mallard, claimed in the House today that some secondary teachers have literacy problems. In response to a question by New Zealand First MP, Hon Brian Donnelly, asking why some principals and teachers were confused about details ... More >>
National Shows True Colours with Super Politicking
Thursday, 14 June 2001, 9:03 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said the continued politicking of Bill English and the National Party on superannuation only serves to highlight the type of destructive political games that the public have had to ... More >>
Super Meeting Positive And Constructive--Peters
Wednesday, 13 June 2001, 4:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt. Hon Winston Peters has described today’s meeting with finance Minister Michael Cullen as ‘positive and constructive’ and has reinforced New Zealand First’s view that an agreement can be reached quickly over the superannuation ... More >>
Mark Meets With Matt Over Corrections Corruption
Wednesday, 13 June 2001, 12:53 am | New Zealand First Party
Ron Mark is pleased that the Hon Matt Robson, Minister of Corrections, has agreed to meet with him at 4pm today to discuss his concerns as to the manner in which Canterbury prisons have been operating. More >>
Too late for the Alliance - Peters
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 6:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said it was too late for Jim Anderton to start standing up for his former Alliance supporters now after being a virtual silent partner in the Coalition Government since Election Day ... More >>
Why Hasn’t The Allegator Identified The Leaker?
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 4:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters today tabled documents in Parliament which point to the Prime Minister or her legal team as the source of a leak to Television New Zealand of the confidential agreement clause with John Yelash. More >>
New Zealand First Confident Of Agreement
Monday, 11 June 2001, 1:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
“As part of an all day meeting the New Zealand First caucus was briefed on events to date and is optimistic that it can reach an agreement on Superannuation with Labour,” said Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters today. More >>
Call For Independent Inquiry Into Chch Prisons
Monday, 11 June 2001, 9:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First spokesman for Corrections, Ron Mark MP, today called on the Minister of Corrections, the Hon Matt Robson, to launch a full and independent inquiry into the management of Canterbury prisons to investigate wide ranging allegations of poor ... More >>
Duncan MacIntyre’s Death a Sad Loss
Friday, 8 June 2001, 5:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, has expressed his regrets at the passing of former Deputy Prime Minister and Maori Affairs Minister Duncan MacIntyre. More >>
Watchdogs Or Lapdogs ?
Thursday, 7 June 2001, 3:57 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The failure of the Securities Commission to act in support of the creditors of the failed Hartner Construction Company, is a further indication of a state watchdog agency failing to carry out their responsibilities to protect innocent individuals ... More >>
The Greens Can’t Have It Both Ways - Peters
Thursday, 7 June 2001, 12:49 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that the Green’s concerns about Labour and New Zealand First consulting over superannuation were hypocritical given the numerous times the Greens and Labour have consulted over major issues – ... More >>
