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Superannuitants Dealt Another Blow by Government
Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 3:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
Superannuitants are being hit with a double whammy – rising property prices and low interest rates, says New Zealand First Deputy Leader Ron Mark. More >>
Exploitative Bosses Should Be Fined Heavily
Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 12:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
Employers found guilty of exploiting foreign workers should be slammed hard from the outset and not given the soft treatment as was initially meted out in a Christchurch case, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
Not Standing in Mt Roskill by-Election
Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 12:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First will not be standing a candidate in the Mt Roskill by-election. More >>
National Party Greenlights Farmergeddon
Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 9:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is seriously concerned at the massive cost of National’s policies on the Waikato, following a report commissioned by Federated Farmers Waikato. More >>
Bennett Panics under Poll Pressure
Monday, 7 November 2016, 5:38 pm | New Zealand First Party
Paula Bennett is scrambling to douse the flames of political embarrassment with a $300m package over four years for emergency housing. More >>
Mothballing of Rail Lines Mindless And Short-Sighted
Monday, 7 November 2016, 3:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
Shutting down and mothballing rail lines is short-sighted madness - the planned re-opening of the Napier-Wairoa line proves that, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Speech by New Zealand First Leader
Monday, 7 November 2016, 1:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
Before addressing the needs of our major railway network one must understand the recent history behind the rundown of New Zealand’s railway services. More >>
Treated Stock Water for Residents
Sunday, 6 November 2016, 9:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
Treated Stock Water for Residents While Pure Artesian Water May Be Sold Overseas While some Canterbury residents are relying on drinking treated water from a stock race, billions of litres of pure artesian water in their district could be sold overseas. ... More >>
Regional NZ Tired of Being Cinderella to Auckland
Sunday, 6 November 2016, 9:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
Regional NZ Tired of Being Cinderella to Auckland New Zealand First wants to put provincial New Zealand on an equal footing with the big cities. “We will restore the equality, especially when it comes to transport spending,” New Zealand First ... More >>
Speech: Peters - Creating the wealth but getting little
Sunday, 6 November 2016, 9:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
EMBARGOED TILL 1.30PM Speech by New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters Public meeting, Bev Ridges on York (Tamatea Hotel) 1 Durham Ave, Tamatea Napier 1.30pm, 6th November, 2016 “Creating the wealth but getting little in return” ... More >>
Trucks Making SH1 ‘Dangerous’, Get Them Off the Road
Friday, 4 November 2016, 3:14 pm | New Zealand First Party
Get the big trucks off State Highway One between Picton and Christchurch, and put freight back on the rail, says New Zealand First. More >>
Another Announcement, But No New Roads Yet
Friday, 4 November 2016, 2:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
It’s eight years since the government snatched rural roading funds from the provinces to pay for Roads of National Significance, including the Puhoi to Warkworth highway. More >>
Removing Bank Guarantee a Poke in Eye to Ordinary Savers
Friday, 4 November 2016, 1:26 pm | New Zealand First Party
By removing the government guarantee for Kiwibank, the National government are jettisoning their responsibilities and exposing ordinary New Zealand savers to the volatility and unpredictably of the global economy, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland ... More >>
MPI Targets the Wrong Kind of ‘P’
Friday, 4 November 2016, 9:22 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is unhappy with Ministerial answers after police were used to raid a Wairarapa farm for pea plants and concerns pea weevil could have reached Canterbury. More >>
Novopay Still ‘a Dog’ And the Bill is Still Climbing
Friday, 4 November 2016, 9:15 am | New Zealand First Party
Ministers must be held to account for the latest Novopay catastrophe that has released the personal details and wages of teachers and principals to others – a massive privacy breach. More >>
Councillor’s Big Day Ruined by Taint of Discrimination
Friday, 4 November 2016, 9:14 am | New Zealand First Party
Auckland City Council needs to take a hard look at itself and do better for the diverse communities it represents, says New Zealand First’s Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Pita Paraone. More >>
Fraud And Mistreatment of Amputees
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 4:47 pm | New Zealand First Party
Acting ACC Minister Nathan Guy had no answers when amputee mistreatment and allegations of fraud by an ACC supplier were raised by New Zealand First in Parliament today. More >>
“The Grapes of Wrath – America Votes – What It Means”
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 2:49 pm | New Zealand First Party
When Chambers of Commerce were first established they were organisations to facilitate trade and you are concerned about events abroad. More >>
Process Amending RMA Becomes Farcical
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 11:48 am | New Zealand First Party
The government’s Resource Legislation Amendment Bill reforming the Resource Management Act (RMA) and six other acts has turned into a giant-sized shemozzle, says New Zealand First. More >>
Police Vetting Bill is Just Money-Grabbing by the Government
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 10:11 am | New Zealand First Party
Amending the Police Act to allow the police to charge for the vetting service they provide is nothing short of profiteering, says New Zealand First. More >>
