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Myrtle Rust inaction risks Manuka, Pohutukawa, Rata & more

Thursday, 4 May 2017, 1:50 pm | New Zealand First Party

Five years after Scion warned the government to prepare for Myrtle Rust, a mortal threat to New Zealand natives, apiculture and horticulture, its arrival in Raoul Island means it is a matter of when, not if, it arrives in New Zealand. More >>

Shopkeepers under Siege While Bennett Ignores Them

Thursday, 4 May 2017, 12:37 pm | New Zealand First Party

Police Minister Paula Bennett is slumbering idly by as dairy owners and liquor store owners all over the country are being robbed every day of the week, says New Zealand First Police Spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>

Disappointing Invercargill Not Consulted on Refugees

Thursday, 4 May 2017, 10:11 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is disappointed in the lack of consultation by the National government over the new refugee settlement in Invercargill. More >>

Pike Contractor Gagged. Why?

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 11:21 pm | New Zealand First Party

Pike Contractor Gagged. Why? A drilling contractor working at the Pike River Mine after the 29 deaths has never been allowed to reveal what he saw. “His contract has an extra confidentiality clause gagging him from ever talking to the news media,” ... More >>

Time to Investigate Reinstating Wellington-Lyttelton Ferry

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 5:24 pm | New Zealand First Party

A serious investigation by the government into the viability of reinstating a car, freight and passenger ferry between Wellington and Lyttelton has to be undertaken, says New Zealand First Transport Spokesperson Denis O’Rourke. More >>

PM’s Youth Crime Claim Will Infuriate Dairy Owners

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 3:28 pm | New Zealand First Party

Prime Minister Bill English’s claim in Wellington today that his government has overachieved by bringing youth crime down by a third will infuriate ordinary Kiwis who are suffering under a wave of youth crime around the country, says New Zealand ... More >>

Insurance Bills to Rise From Fire Service Amalgamation

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 1:12 pm | New Zealand First Party

The cost of the amalgamation of rural and urban fire services will be an extra cost on New Zealanders’ fire insurance bills, says New Zealand First. More >>

Nearly $300,000 Legal Bill, Maori Board v Auckland Council

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 11:58 am | New Zealand First Party

NZ First is warning rate and taxpayers that huge legal bills will be coming their way given National’s racially based changes to the Resource Management Act. More >>

Dispatch Brownlee to Canberra with an Apology Note

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 11:50 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First wants Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee to take a note signed by all political parties, with the exception of New Zealand First, apologising for the country’s shambolic immigration policy which led to tens of thousands moving ... More >>

The facade of prosperity, living off past capital

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 8:56 am | New Zealand First Party

After almost 9 years the government’s brag of doing an outstanding job in managing the New Zealand economy has worn wafer thin. More >>

More Northland Police Needed Now; Not Over Four Years

Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 4:12 pm | New Zealand First Party

The epidemic of youth crime hitting Northland was spawned by National failing to put enough police on the ground, says New Zealand First. More >>

No More ‘Cotton Wool’ Approach for Repeat Youth Offenders

Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 3:10 pm | New Zealand First Party

It’s time for the youth justice system to be radically overhauled, says New Zealand First. More >>

Housing Failure, Speculators Supply ‘Incorrect’ IRD Numbers

Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 10:12 am | New Zealand First Party

The government’s feeble attempt to control housing speculation with some buyers and sellers having to disclose their IRD numbers has failed, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Police Not Funded to Be on Duty When Crime Happens

Monday, 1 May 2017, 9:46 am | New Zealand First Party

Police rosters, exclusively released to New Zealand First under the Official Information Act, reveal that a penny pinching government is not funding police to be on duty when crime happens. More >>

Huge Cover-up Over Pike River Mine Re-Entry

Sunday, 30 April 2017, 8:36 pm | New Zealand First Party

Huge Cover-up Over Pike River Mine Re-Entry There is no doubt that there has been a huge cover up by authorities after the Pike River explosion that killed 29 men, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Pay Decent Wages, Or Do Your Business Elsewhere

Sunday, 30 April 2017, 11:48 am | New Zealand First Party

Pay Decent Wages, Or Do Your Business Elsewhere Restaurant owners who complain they will no longer be able to employ cheap labour should remember which country they are in, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Government Looks to Slash Vital P-3 Orion Aircraft Numbers

Sunday, 30 April 2017, 11:46 am | New Zealand First Party

Government Looks to Slash Vital P-3 Orion Aircraft Numbers A US State Department advisory has NZ First concerned that the Air Force’s six P-3K2 Orions, which undertake vitalmaritime patrol tasks, could be replaced by just four aircraft. “We only know ... More >>