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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 >>
Unfair to Refuse Funding for Wellington Shakti Refuge
Friday, 28 April 2017, 3:59 pm | New Zealand First Party
The refusal by the National government to fund a refuge for women migrants in Wellington is a symptom of the neglect of everyone affected by family violence, says New Zealand First Spokesperson for Women’s Affairs Tracey Martin. More >>
Online Learning Reduces Student Pass Rates
Friday, 28 April 2017, 1:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Correspondence School’s decision to move all their courses online puts the education of too many students at risk, says New Zealand First. More >>
Minister Steps Down, Passes Buck on Salisbury School
Friday, 28 April 2017, 12:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
Outgoing Minister of Education Hekia Parata has shown the government doesn’t care about Salisbury School, says New Zealand First. More >>
Stop transfer of water consents
Friday, 28 April 2017, 12:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants the transferring of water consents to stop when the original reason for gaining the consent ceases. More >>
More Bribes And Opportunism From National
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 3:36 pm | New Zealand First Party
National’s shallow promises today to improve infrastructure are just further examples of their bribes and opportunism to try and gain re-election, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Grannie Herald Should Drop Its Dull-Witted Defence
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 3:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
The NZ Herald should drop its dull-witted behaviour in seeking to defend its immigration headlines from yesterday whilst arrogantly posing as experts who understand complex immigration statistics. More >>
Towns And Cities Need to Clean up Water
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 1:37 pm | New Zealand First Party
More work must go into cleaning up town and city waterways and preventing further pollution, says New Zealand First Environment Spokesperson, Denis O’Rourke. More >>
NZ Herald ‘Alternative Facts’ Misleading Over Immigration
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 3:54 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand Herald propaganda written by two Asian immigrant reporters stating the top five source nations for work visas are not Asian is completely wrong and based on flawed analysis, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
National Favouring Migrants Ahead of Young Kiwis
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 2:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
The National government is giving up and turning their backs on thousands of young Kiwis who are desperate to get a job and future in their own country in favour of migrants, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon ... More >>
NZ First Saves Kiwis at Least $78.4m
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 11:45 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First says the political pressure it has applied, has forced the Electricity Authority to defer at least $78.4m worth of new charges faced by consumers and businesses. More >>
