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RMA Submissions
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 11:16 am | New Zealand First Party
Submissions on the RMA will be heard from 11.10am today at the Local Government and Environment Select Committee. More >>
Simple Simon Accusing Bus Companies of Ripping Off Supergold
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 10:44 am | New Zealand First Party
Transport Minister Simon Bridges is accusing private bus companies of ripping off the government for SuperGold Card seats, says New Zealand First. More >>
Rail Line a Promise from NZ First
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 11:35 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First would reinvigorate rail freight and lines around the country and build a link to Northport to handle Auckland freight, says NZ First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Government Plotting to Kill Off Supergold Card
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 11:31 am | New Zealand First Party
The much-loved SuperGold Card, carried by over 640,000 Kiwis, is in peril, says New Zealand First. More >>
It Always Pays to Check the Facts
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 10:59 am | New Zealand First Party
In an article dated 5th April journalist Barry Soper claimed that when I “was Treasurer after the trust law came in, he did nothing to change it before he was sprayed by Jenny Shipley and was forced to walk away”. More >>
NZ First Not Entering into Joint Policies
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 1:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
The New Zealand First caucus today repeated it is “rowing its own boat’’ and not entering into any talks over coalition partners until the voters have first spoken, says New Zealand First. More >>
Clark Nomination Follows New Zealand Government Tradition
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 10:37 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased the National Government has followed the long tradition of supporting prominent New Zealanders on the international stage by nominating Helen Clark for the United Nations leadership role. More >>
$55,000 For Youth Development Pitiful
Monday, 4 April 2016, 1:41 pm | New Zealand First Party
The government’s announcement of a paltry $55,000 for work to target disadvantaged young people is pathetic and falls far short of what is required, says New Zealand First. More >>
Key Sells NZ Short with ‘British Colony’ Comment
Monday, 4 April 2016, 1:30 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Prime Minister’s statement today that ‘New Zealand is a British colony’ shows his appalling grasp of history, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Key Fosters Banana Republic Approach
Monday, 4 April 2016, 1:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
The just released Panama Papers demonstrate the double standards the National Government has when it comes to taxation. “Dirty money is being washed through New Zealand to evade tax and hide other serious financial and taxation manipulation,” says ... More >>
Govt Should Put up Cash for Rabbit Research, Not Public
Monday, 4 April 2016, 9:06 am | New Zealand First Party
For a Crown Research Institute to have to call on the public to pay for a study on rabbits reveals how appalling the government’s record on funding research and development is, says New Zealand First. More >>
Key Does ‘Big Sell’ for More Indian Students
Friday, 1 April 2016, 4:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
The Prime Minister is doing the “big sell” for more foreign students to prop up under-funded public education and private education businesses, says New Zealand First. More >>
Ironsand Buoy a Rena Disaster in Waiting
Friday, 1 April 2016, 10:00 am | New Zealand First Party
The long wait for a replacement buoy at the NZ Steel Taharoa ironsand operation on the North Island’s west coast is putting the country at risk of another Rena disaster, says New Zealand First. More >>
Acting PM on Side with NZ First Over ‘P’ Crackdown
Friday, 1 April 2016, 9:35 am | New Zealand First Party
Throwing “P” criminals out of state houses and banning them for life has got a thumbs up from the government. More >>
Change to Tax Treatment of Earthquake Strengthening Vital
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 3:16 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First hopes to amend the tax treatment of earthquake strengthening later this year, says Ron Mark, New Zealand First Deputy Leader and Spokesperson on Building and Construction. More >>
Karaka Waka Paama – a Man of the People
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 2:15 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First joins with family and Nga Morehu of the Ratana Church in mourning the passing of Karaka Waka Paama, chairman of the Komiti Matua ote Haahi Ratana. More >>
Minister up to Trickery on Foreign Students Working in NZ
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 9:57 am | New Zealand First Party
The government is attempting to hoodwink New Zealand on the massive number of unskilled foreign students working here, says New Zealand First Deputy Leader Ron Mark. More >>
State House ‘P’ Users: One Strike And You’re Out
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 9:55 am | New Zealand First Party
State house tenants who choose to smoke or make methamphetamine should be kicked out for life, says New Zealand First. More >>
Flag Farce Stalls Constitutional Review
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 4:45 pm | New Zealand First Party
The flag referendums have proved to be a huge waste of time and money and took attention away from New Zealand’s real constitutional issues, says New Zealand First. More >>
Army Job Training Gives at Risk Youth a Chance
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 2:07 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First wants youth as young as 15 to go into the army for job training. More >>
