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$3 An Hour for Elderly Care Support ‘a Nonsense’
Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 12:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
It is time the government stood up and paid a fair wage for home care workers like Kapiti woman Janet Lowe, says New Zealand First today. More >>
‘No Restrictions on Resale to Foreigners’ - Singapore Advert
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 2:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
A full-page advert in Saturday’s Singapore Straits Times for a two-day ‘Prime New Zealand Properties Expo’, shows how the government is denying reality over foreign buyers. More >>
Northland Schools Suffer as Cash Goes to Auckland
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 2:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
Northland schools are being forced to suffer as education funding is sucked up by Auckland, says New Zealand First leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Māori Party Pointless Headline Hunting
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 1:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
Most Māori support Helen Clark’s UN bid, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Keep the ‘Local’ in Local Government
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 10:36 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on the government to support local mayors and councils and back away from the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No 2) which would thoroughly impede local decision making powers. More >>
New Zealand First Reveals LINZ Overseas Data Holes
Monday, 1 August 2016, 5:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First can reveal serious holes in Land Information (LINZ) data that the government claims to show low levels of overseas ownership. More >>
Changes to Homestart Pointless in Auckland - Peters
Monday, 1 August 2016, 5:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Auckland housing market is so out of reach for first home buyers the government’s twiddling with the KiwiSaver Homestart scheme will not make a blind bit of difference, says New Zealand First. More >>
Tattoo Regulations Needed for Toxic Ink
Monday, 1 August 2016, 5:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 1 AUGUST 2016 Tattoo Regulations Needed for Toxic Ink New Zealand’s unregulated tattooing industry is threatening the health of Kiwis through potentially cacogenic ink, says New Zealand First “A recent European ... More >>
Suicide Strategy Evaluation Urgently Needed
Friday, 29 July 2016, 11:04 am | New Zealand First Party
The continuing ‘epidemic’ of suicide in New Zealand demands changes to government’s Suicide Prevention Strategy – yet the strategy has not been reviewed in 18 months, says New Zealand First. More >>
Milk Company Deal Simply Surrendering Control to China
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 5:40 pm | New Zealand First Party
“A $200 million dairy plant planned near Gore may appear superficially good news for Southland but having a China state-owned company holding majority ownership is not,” says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston ... More >>
Auckland Building Boom Has to Benefit Kiwis First
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 2:00 pm | New Zealand First Party
The government has to ensure the Auckland building boom works to the advantage of New Zealanders and not foreign workers and corporations, says New Zealand First. More >>
Minister Seriously Misleading Public Over 1080
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 1:39 pm | New Zealand First Party
Conservation Minister Maggie Barrie is totally ignoring the serious risks of using 1080 in her plan to make New Zealand predator free by 2050. More >>
Obesity Target Pointless without Support Services
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 12:08 pm | New Zealand First Party
The government’s health target of 95 per cent of obese children being identified and referred for treatment is failing because support services are virtually non-existent, says New Zealand First. More >>
Pukekohe Soils Must Be Spared From Urban Sprawl
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 10:21 am | New Zealand First Party
Prime agricultural growing land around Pukekohe must be excluded from any plan to extend Auckland’s boundaries, says New Zealand First Primary Industries Spokesperson Richard Prosser commenting on the proposed new Auckland Unitary Plan. More >>
Govt Killing Off Successful Youth Course
Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 3:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
The government plans to completely shut down the highly successful Limited Service Volunteers (LSV) youth programme in Christchurch and the entire South Island, says New Zealand First. More >>
Electrical Authority’s Proposed Pricing Unacceptable
Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 11:43 am | New Zealand First Party
The Electricity Authority’s (EA) proposed pricing regime will have a hugely detrimental effect on businesses and on regional New Zealand, says New Zealand First. “Under the proposed changes, Employers and Manufacturers Association members (EMA) will ... More >>
NZ Forest Industry Heading for a Crash
Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 9:16 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand’s third largest export earner, forestry, is heading for a major crash unless steps are made to restrain the excessive exporting of raw logs, says New Zealand First. More >>
‘Show some loyalty to New Zealand industry’
Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 8:34 am | New Zealand First Party
When future historians consider what John Key and his neo-liberal government has done for New Zealand; they will be disappointed and dismayed. More >>
Another Kick in Teeth for Kiwi Home Buyers
Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 8:32 am | New Zealand First Party
Real estate company Ray White’s decision to market homes to 260 million Chinese is another kick in the teeth to New Zealanders trying to buy their first homes, says New Zealand First. More >>
Downgrading Murder Charges Must End
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 3:05 pm | New Zealand First Party
The New Zealand public will continue to lose confidence in the judiciary with yet another downgraded manslaughter conviction, says New Zealand First More >>
