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Alliance Education Campaign Hypocritical
Friday, 2 March 2001, 1:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The public campaign by the Alliance to re-introduce the unemployment benefit for students during holidays is the extreme of hypocrisy” said New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP. More >>
Concerns Over Electoral Integrity Bill
Thursday, 1 March 2001, 2:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that Dover Samuels and John Tamihere’s concerns over changes to the Electoral Integrity Amendment Bill have more to do with divisions within the Labour Caucus than they do with upholding ... More >>
New Zealand First Caucus To Support People’s Bank
Tuesday, 27 February 2001, 6:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that following a briefing last week by New Zealand Post, and this morning’s Caucus Meeting, New Zealand First had agreed to support the People’s Bank. More >>
Electoral Integrity Bill Incorporates Concerns
Tuesday, 27 February 2001, 6:01 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that the inclusion of changes to the Electoral Integrity Amendment Bill requested by New Zealand First, reflecting our Party’s views and that of the country, had given the Bill real power ... More >>
Ministerial Cover Up
Tuesday, 27 February 2001, 11:57 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters, says “that the actions of the Minister of State Owned Enterprises, Mark Burton, in attempting to explain away the losses incurred by the Airways Corporation in its failed bid with American giant, Lockheed ... More >>
New Zealand Taxpayers To Fund Failed Joint Project
Thursday, 22 February 2001, 4:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters, says “that it is no surprise to learn of the imminent failure of the joint venture bid by New Zealand Airways Corporation and the American giant, Lockheed Martin to gain the contract to run Britain’s national ... More >>
Reshuffled SES Cards Will Not Produce Winning Hand
Monday, 19 February 2001, 5:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Simply reorganising the way in which resources are delivered will not solve the problems of the Special Education Service,” said New Zealand First Education Spokesperson Hon Brian Donnelly MP. More >>
New Zealand Farmers First
Monday, 19 February 2001, 1:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Agriculture Spokesperson Doug Woolerton MP, has called for an all out attack on Canadian milk subsidies. More >>
Brownlee’s School Qualifications Proposal Crazy
Wednesday, 14 February 2001, 10:42 am | New Zealand First Party
“The suggestion that National would scrap the new school qualifications and come up with a different option is crazy” said New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP. More >>
Jobs For The Girls?
Tuesday, 13 February 2001, 4:50 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Law and Order spokesman, Ron Mark, today broke his silence over the rumour circulating among Police that current Fire Service Acting Chief Executive Alison Timms is about to be appointed as one of two new Deputy Commissioners of Police. More >>
Open All Hours
Monday, 12 February 2001, 10:09 am | New Zealand First Party
"The spectacle of the National and Act Parties joining together to plot and scheme in a joint Caucus to plan for the next election is reminiscent of the ‘Two Ronnies’ television comedy ‘Open All Hours’, said New Zealand First Deputy Leader ... More >>
Yet Another “Think Big” Project Doomed To Failure
Friday, 9 February 2001, 4:11 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters, says “that it is no surprise whatsoever to him, to learn that the air traffic control industry throughout the world is alive with rumours of the withdrawal of the joint venture bid by New Zealand Airways Corporation ... More >>
Fire Service Reputation Tarnished By Management
Friday, 9 February 2001, 1:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters, has welcomed the long awaited report into the “unusual” management practices within the New Zealand Fire Service and regrets the inactivity by those who should have acted so much quicker to minimise the fallout. More >>
Walk-Out Over Protestors Use Of Children
Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 5:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MPs, Rt Hon Winston Peters and Hon Brian Donnelly, walked out of the service at Waitangi yesterday in outrage at the use of children as frontline troops for protestors. More >>
Alliance Flip-Flop On Key Education Policy
Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 3:20 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The Alliance have done a flip-flop on one of their key election promises – free tertiary education,” said New Zealand First Education Spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly MP. More >>
Anderton Hypocritical Over Student Assistance
Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 3:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Jim Anderton is displaying the height of hypocrisy in calling for adequate financial support over the summer holidays,” said New Zealand First Education Spokesperson Hon Brian Donnelly MP. More >>
English Deputy Leadership Won’t Save Shipley
Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 2:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today predicted that it would only be a matter of time before Jenny Shipley’s leadership of the National Party is undermined by her newly elected Deputy Bill English. More >>
Decision To Compensate Can’t Be End Of The Story
Monday, 29 January 2001, 1:53 am | New Zealand First Party
The decision of the Government today to compensate Jan and Murray Willis to the tune of $550,000 surely cannot be the end of the story, says the Rt Hon Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First. More >>
Mark Slams ‘Brat Pack’ Arrogance
Monday, 15 January 2001, 9:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand MP, Ron Mark, today poured scorn over the proposal by National MPs, Nick Smith and Bill English, who called for law changes to allow councils to ban the drinking of alcohol in public places. More >>
Criminals Can Mend Their Ways
Friday, 15 December 2000, 11:10 am | New Zealand First Party
Experience gained from the first 12 months of trialling new offender help called Turnaround Waimakariri has achieved outstanding success and is a credit to those involved claimed Ron Mark MP and spokesman for Law and Order for New Zealand First. More >>
