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Labour Budget Another Nail In Alliance Coffin
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 5:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that Labour’s Budget highlighted how little the Alliance and Greens have gained for their respective constituencies in return for their political support of the Labour Party. More >>
Minister Of Fisheries All At Sea
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 10:27 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that the Minister of Fisheries’ defence of his pathetic disregard for the interests of recreational fishing groups could not go unchallenged. More >>
DOC’s Kaikoura Disaster - No Law For DOC
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 12:34 am | New Zealand First Party
DOC’s Kaikoura Disaster Demonstrates One Law For Fishermen And No Law For The Department More >>
Teenage Drinking – I Told You So
Wednesday, 23 May 2001, 3:58 pm | New Zealand First Party
“I have only one thing to say to Rod Donald and Tim Barnett - I told you so!” said Ron Mark MP, New Zealand First Spokesman for Law and Order. More >>
Inadequacies Of State Sector Act Key Lashlie Issue
Wednesday, 23 May 2001, 2:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The key issue highlighted in the State Services Commission report on the Celia Lashlie case is being missed” claims New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP More >>
Recreational Fishing Left Out Again
Wednesday, 23 May 2001, 2:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that while the Budget will provide $50,000 to help environmental groups recreational fishermen are dumbfounded that despite years of contributing to fishing issues their pleas ... More >>
Maharey’ Spin Has Been Hit For Six
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 11:32 am | New Zealand First Party
“The public is finally beginning to read the spin over tertiary funding with which Associate Minister of Education, Steve Maharey has beguiled it over the last eighteen months,” New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP said today. More >>
No Way To Run Our Monetary Policy – Peters
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 9:45 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, said that last week’s Reserve Bank decision to cut the official cash rate to 5.75% was the right decision albeit a conservative one. More >>
Jaffe Imprisonment: No Relief For Investors
Monday, 21 May 2001, 1:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The four year prison sentence handed down to Eric Isadore Jaffe, for swindling $2.6 million from a number of retired people, many of whom reside in Tauranga, does little to restore their faith in the ability of the Commerce Commission, which through ... More >>
Poor Airline Safety - Adverse Effect On Tourism
Monday, 21 May 2001, 9:52 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that the high fatality rates and poor safety standards of some smaller airplanes and helicopters in New Zealand needed to be addressed promptly to not only save lives but, also, ... More >>
Meeting With Maori Members On Maori Seats
Monday, 21 May 2001, 9:50 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that he met with Maori Members of the Party last weekend in Rotorua to discuss New Zealand First’s position on the Maori Seats in the leadup to the next election. More >>
Reserve Bank Makes Right Decision – Peters
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 10:45 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that the Reserve Bank decision to cut the official cash rate to 5.75% is the right decision albeit a conservative one. More >>
Put Airforce Redundancies On Hold
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 12:27 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First spokesman for Defence, Ron Mark MP, is calling on the Labour Alliance government to put its plan to make Airforce personnel redundant, on hold by posting them as loan service personnel to the Australian, British, or US Airforces. More >>
Labour Refused Recognition Of Ngai Tahu Award
Friday, 11 May 2001, 9:21 am | New Zealand First Party
Ron Mark, New Zealand First MP from Rangiora said today he was saddened and perplexed as to why Labour’s Michael Cullen and Rick Barker refused his efforts to move a members Notice of Motion which sought to congratulate Doctor Terry Ryan for having been awarded ... More >>
Towing Companies To Become A Target For Attention
Thursday, 10 May 2001, 2:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters, today applauded the efforts of entertainer Gary McCormick for standing up to the Wellington Towing Company which removed and impounded his car recently, following an unfortunate mechanical breakdown on a busy ... More >>
Way To Go Ross
Thursday, 10 May 2001, 1:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader and Member for Tauranga, Rt Hon Winston Peters today gave his full support to the Chairman of Television New Zealand Dr Ross Armstrong, for his comments regarding the opportunity to improve the content and quality of news ... More >>
Electoral Apartheid Disastrous Step Backwards
Thursday, 10 May 2001, 10:02 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First and MP for Tauranga, today said that the Report of the Justice and Electoral Law Select Committee yesterday recommending proceeding to separate Maori constituencies for Environment Bay of Plenty ... More >>
Defence Force Sell Off - A Sell Out
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 3:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is appalled at the level of naivety displayed by the Government as evidenced by its Defence Report released today, said Ron Mark MP, Defence Spokesman. More >>
Come Clean Clayton Cosgrove
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 10:39 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MP Ron Mark has asked the MP for Waimakariri, Clayton Cosgrove, to come clean, and the Minister of Social Services, Hon Steve Maharey, to reveal the facts about the Government’s proposal to build a youth detention centre at Mandeville. More >>
Suspended Sentences Being Misused
Tuesday, 1 May 2001, 6:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Recent reports by the Minister of Justice, Hon Phil Goff, that government is at last moving to toughen up the sentencing rules for Judges by way of a new bill to be introduced into Parliament are to be applauded,” said Ron Mark MP, New Zealand ... More >>
