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Delayed Rio Coverage Dull Compared to Live Action

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 2:20 pm | New Zealand First Party

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders wanted to see live action of the New Zealand men’s sevens rugby team in the Olympics at Rio today but were again denied, says New Zealand First. More >>

NZ First Bringing Light on True Extent of Foreign Ownership

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 2:19 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand will no longer be in the dark over how much New Zealand land and housing is in foreign hands thanks to a new bill from New Zealand First. More >>

Cutting Interest Rates Now a Blunt Axe

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 12:21 pm | New Zealand First Party

There is a sea of trouble in the international economic outlook. Brexit, sluggish global growth and deep indebtedness are all adding to the mood of uncertainty, says New Zealand First Leader and MP for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

NZ First Introduces Bill to Protect the Title of Teacher

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 10:16 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First wants to protect the title of “teacher” and we will introduce a member's bill to do so this week. More >>

More Police Needed Because of Crime, Not Population

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 10:13 am | New Zealand First Party

National are kidding the public and using the pretext of growing population to explain their plans to increase police numbers but it’s really because crime has gone up, says New Zealand First. More >>

Student Loan Policy Just More Copycat Behaviour

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 8:59 am | New Zealand First Party

The Labour Party’s new policy on student loans is just copycat behaviour that National has also been prone to, says New Zealand First. More >>

Public Money Helping Skycity Achieve Huge Profit

Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:14 pm | New Zealand First Party

SkyCity is rolling in the money as their just announced $145.7 million net full-year profit shows, so why has the government been propping up this publicly listed casino company?” says New Zealand First. More >>

Is Silver Fern Selling Ashburton's Fairton to Lowe Corp?

Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 1:37 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First understands that Lowe Corporation is undertaking due diligence on Silver Fern Farms’ Fairton (Ashburton) pelt house operation, that will sweeten its balance sheet ahead of a proposed Chinese takeover. More >>

Prime Olympic Coverage Just a Sweetener with Shortcomings

Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 1:21 pm | New Zealand First Party

The shortcomings of Prime’s television coverage of the Olympic Games in Rio have been shown up with New Zealanders being denied the chance to see our sports stars performing live, says New Zealand First. More >>

Chinese Agent Says Foreign Speculation Rife

Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 11:32 am | New Zealand First Party

A Chinese real estate agent has confirmed that many foreigners buying in the Auckland housing market are doing so solely for profit, says New Zealand First. More >>

The only one denying you the right to vote is you

Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 11:17 am | New Zealand First Party

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this morning. Next year we will have a General Election and you will be given the choice of supporting the candidate and party you think best represents you. More >>

New Zealand First puts forward the Salisbury Solution

Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 8:57 am | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First pledges its full support to keep Salisbury Residential School, in Richmond, Nelson, as a single sex boarding facility for girls with high and complex needs, says Education Spokesperson Tracey Martin. More >>

Maori Businesses Trademarked Out of Chinese Market

Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 3:42 pm | New Zealand First Party

Māori words and names are being trademarked in China hampering New Zealand businesses from trading freely, says New Zealand First. More >>

Quick Fix with Police Reinforcements is Not Enough

Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 12:49 pm | New Zealand First Party

Police reinforcements for the Far North are too little too late, and need to be permanent, and numbers boosted across the country, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

NZ Primary Industry Opportunities Exist Beyond China

Monday, 8 August 2016, 1:53 pm | New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First says China’s threatened action against access to the Chinese market for New Zealand dairy, wool, and kiwifruit sounds a warning to the whole primary sector that too much dependency on one customer puts the country in a dangerous position. More >>

China Now Our Master

Monday, 8 August 2016, 12:04 pm | New Zealand First Party

It must now be apparent to all New Zealanders that we are too dependent on China – we have got so close to them, they are telling us what to do, New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters told a public meeting in Hamilton this ... More >>

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