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Push “Go Button” Minister to Save Whales
Saturday, 11 February 2017, 8:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
A massive DoC effort is needed at Farewell Spit right now as more whales threaten to beach, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Jetstar Deal Should Never Have Flown
Friday, 10 February 2017, 5:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
Handing a lucrative government travel contract to Jetstar, a foreign owned airline, is outrageous when we have our own national airline, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
UK Should Be Welcoming Quality NZ Meat
Friday, 10 February 2017, 3:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
The British Labour Party’s call for any future New Zealand lamb imports to be cut down 'to protect British farmers,’ is surprising, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Lack of Action Over Kaikoura Slips Wasting Time And Money
Friday, 10 February 2017, 9:58 am | New Zealand First Party
Nearly three months after the Kaikoura earthquake the South Island is still waiting for some major action to remove the slips blocking State Highway 1 which is unacceptable, says New Zealand First Transport Spokesperson Denis O’Rourke. More >>
More Police for Crime Hit Regional Towns up in the Air
Friday, 10 February 2017, 8:53 am | New Zealand First Party
Provincial towns hit hard by crime may miss out on the extra 880 police belatedly promised over the next four years by National, says New Zealand First Police Spokesperson Ron Mark. More >>
Fire Protection of DoC Land up in Smoke
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 4:32 pm | New Zealand First Party
A dramatic drop in Department of Conservation (DoC) spending on fire control in the last four years is alarming, says New Zealand First Conservation Spokesperson Clayton Mitchell. More >>
Another Rabbit Virus a Backward Step
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 2:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
Otago Regional Council’s plans to introduce a new virus to kill rabbits is a massive backward step, says New Zealand First. More >>
OCR Statement: Downplaying a sea of risks
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 11:12 am | New Zealand First Party
The Reserve Bank is brushing aside multiple risks and uncertainties in the global economy, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Guy Trying to Gain Kudos Out of Northland Drought
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 5:17 pm | New Zealand First Party
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has put plain stupid political interests ahead of the greater good of Northland’s drought affected farmers, New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Winston Peters says. More >>
Bridges Can’t Get It Right on UFB in Northland
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 4:31 pm | New Zealand First Party
Minister of Communications Simon Bridges is all at sea on UFB in Northland, just as he proved to be on two-lane bridge promises. More >>
English’s Ambitions Starves Collins of Police
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 4:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
Prime Minister Bill English admitted today he starved former Police Minister Judith Collins of money for additional frontline police as Finance Minister, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Tax Law Change Needed to Help Rebuild And Preserve Buildings
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 4:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
An amendment to the Income Tax Act 2007 is urgently needed to help businesses rebuild and get back on their feet after earthquakes, says New Zealand First Building and Housing Spokesperson, Ron Mark. More >>
National Cannot Deny Immigration is Fuelling Housing Crisis
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 9:48 am | New Zealand First Party
National’s disastrous handling of the housing crisis has been confirmed by the Salvation Army in its State of the Nation report which states the crisis has continued to worsen on the back of immigration, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland ... More >>
PM’S ‘Fresh Ideas’ on Poverty Did Nothing for Kiwi Kids
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 9:44 am | New Zealand First Party
Darroch Ball MP Spokesperson for Social Services 8 February 2017 PM’S ‘Fresh Ideas’ on Poverty Did Nothing for Kiwi Kids More >>
Govt’s Youth Service Gets a Fail Mark From Treasury
Tuesday, 7 February 2017, 11:12 am | New Zealand First Party
The government’s answer to reduce numbers of unemployed youth has been found to be an embarrassing failure, says New Zealand First. More >>
Protests Grow as National Rushes to Chop up Parkland
Monday, 6 February 2017, 5:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
Nearby residents of Point England Reserve, and other Aucklanders, are furious a large section of land is being chopped off for a few hundred houses. More >>
Government Must ‘Pull Finger’ On Mānuka
Monday, 6 February 2017, 4:13 pm | New Zealand First Party
Government Must ‘Pull Finger’ On Mānuka HONEY STANDARD Having announced plans for a Mānuka Honey Standard in 2014, New Zealand First is not accepting any excuse for its lack of delivery as jobs are put at risk. “We are asking the government ... More >>
Beef Becomes Another Diplomatic Ball Dropped by National
Monday, 6 February 2017, 4:10 pm | New Zealand First Party
Beef Becomes Another Diplomatic Ball Dropped by National Within one week, the government has been caught short by Russia moving to ban our beef and a slow response to some Kiwi dual-citizens entering the United States. “Nathan Guy, the Minister for Primary ... More >>
Kiwis Missing Out on Black Caps Action
Sunday, 5 February 2017, 11:46 am | New Zealand First Party
Many Kiwis who would love to be kicking back watching the Chappell-Hadlee one-day cricket international between the Black Caps and Australia live on television aren’t able to, says New Zealand First Sport and Recreation Spokesperson Clayton Mitchell. More >>
Speech: Peters - Waitangi as it was and should be
Friday, 3 February 2017, 8:02 pm | New Zealand First Party
Speech by Northland MP and New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters Paihia Mission Village fundraiser guest lecture, Stone Church, Paihia, 6pm, Friday, February 3, 2017 The Treaty of Waitangi as it was and should be Thank you for the invitation ... More >>
