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Key Must Not Be Fixated With Kaikoura Alone

Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 5:14 pm | New Zealand First Party

The government must remember areas beyond Kaikoura that have been seriously impacted by Monday’s earthquake, says New Zealand First Deputy Leader Ron Mark. More >>

Large-Scale Emergencies Deserve Urgent Legislative Attention

Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 4:41 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is concerned that the government is too slow with its promised legislation that will address large-scale emergences, such as Monday’s earthquakes. More >>

Quake Shows Need for Stronger Transportation Strategy

Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 9:58 am | New Zealand First Party

Monday morning’s earthquake has highlighted the need for New Zealand to prepare a viable long-term transportation strategy which includes coastal shipping, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Government Fails to Learn From Christchurch Quake

Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 9:51 am | New Zealand First Party

Lessons that should have been learned from the Christchurch earthquake were not implemented in this week’s disastrous earthquake, says New Zealand First Deputy Leader Ron Mark. More >>

Government Should Ask Singapore And Indonesia for Help

Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 5:43 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First congratulates the government for accepting the assistance of overseas militaries, but is puzzled why Singapore and Indonesia haven’t been asked given landing ships of those two navies are in New Zealand right now. More >>

Get Freight Moving By Ferry To Lyttelton

Monday, 14 November 2016, 12:37 pm | New Zealand First Party

The government should be moving quickly to look into the feasibility of Cook Strait ferries being deployed to sail between Lyttelton and suitable North Island ports. More >>

Calling for Govt to Act on Looting

Monday, 14 November 2016, 12:18 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is asking for the government to announce new laws with powerful sentencing for those who loot during periods of civil disaster. More >>

Salisbury School Being ‘Starved’ to Death

Friday, 11 November 2016, 11:52 am | New Zealand First Party

Families, students and staff of Salisbury School are being kept on tenterhooks over its future by Minister of Education Hekia Parata – it’s a deplorable action from a Minister, says New Zealand First. More >>

NZ Govt Thumbs Nose at Trump as It Pushes TPPA through

Thursday, 10 November 2016, 4:20 pm | New Zealand First Party

Despite US president-elect Donald Trump forewarning he would not go ahead with the TPPA, the New Zealand government is pressing ahead to pass New Zealand’s related legislation, says New Zealand First. More >>

Trump Was Always Going to Win, Repeats Peters

Thursday, 10 November 2016, 9:24 am | New Zealand First Party

In his speech and in questions and answers to the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce last week New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters explained why he thought Donald Trump would win the US presidential election. More >>

NZ manufacturing – why still treated as a sunset industry?

Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 5:08 pm | New Zealand First Party

“Basically most of the things we used to make, a lot of zips and bits and pieces for clothing, well of course most of that comes in already made up from China these days. More >>

Forked Tongue From Smith on Rma Deal

Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 4:31 pm | New Zealand First Party

The deal between the government and the Maori Party to push the RMA changes through is a disaster for New Zealand in the 21st century, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

More Tourism Funding Should Be Going to Councils

Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 3:09 pm | New Zealand First Party

Tekapo and Mackenzie District ratepayers will feel miffed and angry that the government has given $3 million to privately owned Earth & Sky Astronomy Centre at Tekapo while they have to pay for much needed tourist toilets, says New Zealand First Leader and ... More >>

Fight Club Reports Prove Government Wrong on Serco

Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 2:51 pm | New Zealand First Party

The Serco-Government relationship should well and truly be over given the latest reports on fight clubs in Serco-run Mt Eden Corrections Facility, says New Zealand First. More >>

Government Keeping Public In The Dark Over Health Bill

Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 1:05 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First has serious concerns about the government’s attitude to the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill. “There is huge public concern about this Bill and the lack of detail available is worrying,” says New Zealand First Health ... More >>