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Winston Peters Address To NZ First Convention

Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 5:28 pm | New Zealand First Party

(Address to New Zealand First Annual Convention by the Rt Hon Winston Peters at Te Rapa Racecourse, HAMILTON) More >>

Air Travel Imperiled By Arrogance Within Airways

Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 2:59 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters today said, “Given the recent history of Airways New Zealand, in particular, the supremely arrogant manner in which they have gone about promoting their self proclaimed expertise on the world stage, I am ... More >>

Minister Fiddles Whilst The Waterfront Burns

Friday, 17 November 2000, 8:52 am | New Zealand First Party

“Judging by answers to question in the House this afternoon, the Minister of Labour’s approach to the developing waterfront crisis is in line with that of Nero when Rome burned. More >>

Police Action Against IRD Corruption Needed

Thursday, 16 November 2000, 4:15 pm | New Zealand First Party

“It is most regrettable that the events revealed leading to the apology by the acting Head of IRD yesterday, to Mr and Mrs Willis, did not include the evidence of forgery and blind reliance upon ‘doctored’ material,” claimed New Zealand First Leader and ... More >>

'Sorry’ Is Just Not Good Enough

Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 5:23 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters today claimed as hopelessly inadequate, the absolute apology given to Mr & Mrs Willis, whose lives were wrecked by the excesses of the Inland Revenue Department. More >>

Investigation Into Secret Witness Allegations

Monday, 6 November 2000, 1:44 pm | New Zealand First Party

The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First backed calls by the Criminal Bar Association for a full and independent investigation into allegations that police pressured a witness to lie during the Scott Watson trial. More >>

Another Example Of Political Correctness Gone Mad

Friday, 27 October 2000, 3:07 pm | New Zealand First Party

The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that, just one day after the Prime Minister’s assurances of fairness in the Government’s treatment of the public, another example has emerged as evidence that these assurances are ... More >>

Restrictions On Privilege Long Overdue- Peters

Friday, 27 October 2000, 10:03 am | New Zealand First Party

The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today applauded the Law Commission’s report Tax and Privilege: Legal Professional Privilege and the Commissioner of Inland Revenue’s Powers to Obtain Information, which was released this afternoon. More >>

Turia Undermines PM Again

Thursday, 26 October 2000, 11:57 am | New Zealand First Party

The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that assurances by the Prime Minister and Minister of Health that there will be no preferential health treatment given to Maori have been seriously undermined by the Associate Health Minister ... More >>

New Zealand’s Most Expensive Tree

Thursday, 19 October 2000, 11:38 am | New Zealand First Party

Repeating his comments of Tuesday 17 October to the Distilled Spirits Association in Auckland, the Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that the process of removing the ailing but famous pine tree on One Tree Hill is ... More >>

Peters Addresses Distiled Spirits Assn.

Tuesday, 17 October 2000, 2:16 pm | New Zealand First Party

(Extracts from an Address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to the Distilled Spirits Association, The Auckland Club, Shortland Street, AUCKLAND) More >>

Tax Exemption For Troops - It Would Be A Start

Thursday, 12 October 2000, 3:33 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Spokesman for Defence, Ron Mark MP, today urged the government to provide the tax exemption for New Zealand soldiers in East Timor which under the Income Tax Act, is within the powers of the government. More >>

Peters Makes Superannuation Commitment

Tuesday, 10 October 2000, 4:50 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has today made a commitment to New Zealanders that his Party will not play politics with superannuation. More >>

Unplanned Integration Is Recipe For Disaster

Tuesday, 10 October 2000, 4:30 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Unplanned integration of mental health patients and the placement of drug or alcohol programme recipients into suburban New Zealand without adequate planning, support, and community acceptance, is a recipe for disaster,” says New Zealand First Leader ... More >>

Furniture Manufacturers Face Crisis Of Supply

Tuesday, 10 October 2000, 1:02 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First Leader and Member for Tauranga, Rt Hon Winston Peters, today warned of a fast-looming crisis in the furniture manufacturing industry as a result of the Government’s political muddling over the recent Westcoast timber cutting saga. More >>

Airways Corporation Should Stick To Its Knitting

Monday, 9 October 2000, 5:02 pm | New Zealand First Party

“The difficulties experienced in the weekend, for flights to and from Australia, would have been avoided if Airways Corporation had remain totally committed to carrying out its core activity of ensuring safe, uninterrupted travel for aircraft passengers, ... More >>