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Govt. To Launch New Credit Card Defence Package
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 9:23 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First’s Defence spokesman, Ron Mark said he expects the Government to announce today that it will buy 102 LAV III’s over six years on the “never never”. More >>
Labour And The Alliance Made The Promise - Deliver
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 9:09 am | New Zealand First Party
“Labour and Alliance MPs and candidates were full of promises to the health profession about significant wage increases just before the election,” said New Zealand First Deputy Leader, Peter Brown. More >>
PM Must Explain Maori Ministers’ Censorship
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 9:08 am | New Zealand First Party
The New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, has demanded an explanation from the Prime Minister about reported attempts by her Maori Ministers to “gag” the Children’s Commissioner about child abuse figures. More >>
Maori Rates of Child Abuse – The Facts Speak
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 9:06 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that it was not enough for the Prime Minister to merely damage control comments members of her Maori Caucus made recently to Women’s Refuge Head Merepeka Raukawa-Tait. More >>
NZ First To Take Steps On Smacking Legislation
Tuesday, 22 August 2000, 3:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First announced today its intention to take steps to amend legislation regarding physical punishment of children. More >>
Lack Of Savings Strategy Makes Super Talks Urgent
Tuesday, 22 August 2000, 3:25 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that political parties should put their differences to one side and participate in multi-party talks on superannuation for the sake of all New Zealanders. More >>
Keep Apartheid Out Of National Parks
Tuesday, 22 August 2000, 10:36 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants the Conservation Minister, Sandra Lee, to publicly explain her plans for Urewera National Park. More >>
Opinion Polls Distort Democratic Process – Peters
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 10:48 am | New Zealand First Party
The media obsession with opinion polls leading up to General Elections is distorting the democratic process, said the New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Labour Blocks Peters Tabling Documents
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 4:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that Labour showed their true colours this afternoon in Parliament by blocking the tabling of papers from the law firm Russell McVeagh that should be a matter of public record. More >>
Premature Waitara Comments Show Lack Of Judgement
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
Premature Waitara Comments By Pm Showed Same Lack Of Judgement As Shown With Dover Samuels More >>
ERB Creates Potential For Mischief And Corruption
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
“The Employment Relations Bill as passed into legislation today creates the potential for widespread mischief making and even corruption,” said the New Zealand First Industrial Relations spokesperson, Peter Brown. More >>
Monetary Policy – The Right Decision Says Peters
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 11:10 am | New Zealand First Party
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that the Reserve Bank’s decision, announced today, to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 6.5% is the right one. More >>
Peters Urges Mps To Shun “Apartheid” Vote
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 9:52 am | New Zealand First Party
All MPs should vote against the apartheid-based Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Maori Constituency Empowering) Bill because it represents an abhorrent form of separatism, said the New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
SFO Director Grossly Misled MPs Over Winebox
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 2:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
SFO Director Grossly Misled MPs Over Winebox Non-Prosecution - Called On To Explain - Independent Letters Refute Sfo Statement And Select Committee Evidence More >>
Prime Minister Asked To Defer Defence Decision
Monday, 14 August 2000, 11:51 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has called on the Prime Minister to defer tomorrow's Cabinet discussions on Defence spending and to initiate an independent inquiry into all current Defence Force procurement projects. More >>
‘Throw Book At Low Flying Holmes’ - Brown
Monday, 14 August 2000, 12:55 am | New Zealand First Party
“CAA should ‘throw the book’ at Paul Holmes for allegedly flying low over Ardmore Airport without getting permission,” said New Zealand First Deputy Leader, Peter Brown.” More >>
Evidence Of Dog Meat Trade
Thursday, 10 August 2000, 4:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
The New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, today received firm evidence that New Zealand has been targeted as a country from which to source dogs for human consumption in Asia. More >>
Sex Offenders Register Ugently Required
Thursday, 10 August 2000, 12:31 am | New Zealand First Party
“A register of sex offenders is urgently needed for the protection of our children” said New Zealand First Education spokesperson, Hon Brian Donnelly. More >>
Police Minister Lacks Confidence In Department
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 2:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
Police Minister George Hawkins apparently feels that our Police are not capable of recording details of firearms and he is considering outside agencies could do better said New Zealand First Law and Order Spokesman, Ron Mark today. More >>
Helen Clark, Please Explain Samuels Debacle
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 2:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Prime Minister must immediately explain why she unfairly destroyed the political career of the former Maori Affairs Minister, Dover Samuels, the New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters said today. More >>
