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Invermay Shows National’s Concern for Regions a Lie

Friday, 3 June 2016, 11:52 am | New Zealand First Party

The government signing off 199 AgResearch jobs from Invermay to other parts of the country is a harsh blow for Otago and a complete contradiction of its supposed support for regions, says New Zealand First. More >>

Bleak Prospects For Gore/Ashburton as Meatworks Face Closure

Friday, 3 June 2016, 11:45 am | New Zealand First Party

The takeover of Silver Fern Farms by a Chinese SOE is likely to lead to the closure of meatworks at Gore and Ashburton, says New Zealand First. More >>

Lack of Funding for DoC Threatens Health And Safety

Friday, 3 June 2016, 9:50 am | New Zealand First Party

Inadequate funding of the Department of Conservation (DoC) is going to lead to serious injury and death, says New Zealand First. More >>

Evidence on Silver Fern Farms Sale

Friday, 3 June 2016, 9:36 am | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member of Parliament for Northland 2 JUNE 2016 Evidence on Silver Fern Farms Sale New Zealand First has the evidence behind our allegations over the Silver Fern Farms sale to Chinese state-owned company ... More >>

Oral submission by Rt Hon Winston Peters to LGE Comittee

Thursday, 2 June 2016, 5:10 pm | New Zealand First Party

Oral submission by New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters to: More >>

Brynderwyn Blow-Out Threatens Other Roading Projects

Thursday, 2 June 2016, 3:20 pm | New Zealand First Party

Desperately needed roading projects, including bridges, in Northland are likely to be short-changed, or could be abandoned, as the Brynderwyns project is now $3 million over budget, says Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Nothing But A Derriere-Covering Exercise

Thursday, 2 June 2016, 1:20 pm | New Zealand First Party

National’s housing statement today is a derriere-covering exercise, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Letter to the editor, Dominion Post: An Outright Lie

Thursday, 2 June 2016, 12:29 pm | New Zealand First Party

In your editorial opinion piece (Thursday, June 2, 2016) you write “including his disastrous decision to back National in 1996 after pledging during the election to get rid of it.” More >>

Housing Propaganda Disguises National’s Nasty Attack

Thursday, 2 June 2016, 11:50 am | New Zealand First Party

National is scheming, laying blame on the Auckland Council for the supercity’s woes under fake concern over the housing crisis, says New Zealand First Leader and MP for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>

Overworked Staff Placing Patients at Risk

Thursday, 2 June 2016, 10:10 am | New Zealand First Party

Barbara Stewart MP Spokesperson for Health 1 JUNE 2016 Overworked Staff Placing Patients at Risk Patient wellbeing is at risk because hospital staff are overworked, says New Zealand First. “This week a mother was sent home from hospital only 24 ... More >>

Stone Deaf Govt Irresponsible Over Immigration

Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 4:39 pm | New Zealand First Party

The government is totally irresponsible allowing mass immigration when Treasury sounded warnings about the negative impacts of it six months ago, New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Winston Peters says. More >>

English And Collins Mislead On Crime Statistics

Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 4:25 pm | New Zealand First Party

The Minister of Finance Bill English’s assertions made on Budget Day that crime has dropped by 16 per cent are misleading and wrong, says New Zealand First. More >>

NZ First Calls for Inquiry into Fisheries Management

Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 10:13 am | New Zealand First Party

Thirty years on from the introduction of the Quota Management System (QMS), New Zealand First is calling for a Commission of Inquiry into how New Zealand’s fish stocks are managed. More >>

Tobacco Tax All About Money; Not Public Health

Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 5:30 pm | New Zealand First Party

The government is clearly not concerned about health issues, if they were honest they would ban it, but they won’t because they want to keep tapping into a goldmine in taxation, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt ... More >>

Transparency Needed for Te Matawai Appointments

Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 9:42 am | New Zealand First Party

Pita Paraone MP Spokesperson for Māori Affairs 31 MAY 2016 Transparency Needed for Te Matawai Appointments Greater transparency is needed in the appointments of board members of the newly established Te Matawai otherwise the body will struggle ... More >>

Budget 2016: Mental Health Not a Priority

Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 9:34 am | New Zealand First Party

Mental health in New Zealand is not a priority for this government – the results can be seen in our newspaper headlines, says New Zealand First. “It is far too common to read about a tragedy, and learn the person at the centre suffered from ... More >>

New Flight Times for Northland a Bit up And Down

Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 8:35 am | New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member of Parliament for Northland 30 MAY 2016 New Flight Times for Northland a Bit up And Down Air New Zealand is flying into the common sense zone – but they haven’t quite got there yet, says Northland ... More >>