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New Trade Minister Does Well - Peters
Monday, 21 December 2015, 1:46 pm | New Zealand First Party
The new Minster of Trade, Hon Todd McClay, deserves congratulations for helping to secure a trade breakthrough but one that raises big questions over the TPPA and Korea Free Trade Agreement, says New Zealand First. More >>
Electoral Commission Simply Loose on Flag Referendum Result
Monday, 21 December 2015, 9:17 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is questioning why the Electoral Commission is refusing to release electorate breakdowns from the first flag referendum. More >>
Speech by Rt Hon Winston Peters to Kerikeri Cadet Corps
Saturday, 19 December 2015, 2:27 pm | New Zealand First Party
It is an honour to be invited to the New Zealand Cadet Corps regimental dinner and prize giving. More >>
Gallipoli’s “Dunkirk” Overlooked in WW100 Celebrations
Saturday, 19 December 2015, 2:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is disappointed that the government has forgotten to nationally commemorate the centennial of Gallipoli’s evacuation thisSunday, 20 December More >>
Wellington Rail Decision “Another Serco” in the Making
Friday, 18 December 2015, 9:33 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is warning that a 15-year contract to a French/Korean consortium to run Wellington’s commuter rail services will be another outsourcing disaster. More >>
Wellington Rail Decision “Another Serco” in the Making
Friday, 18 December 2015, 9:04 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is warning that a 15-year contract to a French/Korean consortium to run Wellington’s commuter rail services will be another outsourcing disaster. More >>
Government Neglecting Women of Merit
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 9:08 am | New Zealand First Party
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Women Government Neglecting Women of Merit The appalling record of Government ministers hiring less than three women for every 10 appointees to state sector boards continues with Broadcasting Minister Amy Adams’ ... More >>
Will Charter School Farmland Be Lost?
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 3:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
Te Pūmanawa o te Wairua, previously known as the Whangaruru Charter School, should never have been opened at all, says New Zealand First Education Spokesperson Tracey Martin. More >>
Rural Kiwis Paying Price for Chorus Decision
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 12:23 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rural Kiwis will get hit hardest by the Commerce Commission’s decision allowing Chorus to charge its regulated copper line customers almost $8 a month more than New Zealand retail broadband providers, says New Zealand First. “It’s disgraceful ... More >>
Supergold Card Being Undermined
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 10:02 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is appalled that the government is continuing to undermine the SuperGold Card. More >>
Kiwirail Must Come Clean on Floating Scrap Heap
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 11:59 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is calling on KiwiRail to front up and reveal the full extent of the steering and mechanical problems it is having with its recycled ferry Kaiarahi – formerly known as Stena Alegra. More >>
CAA Risks Losing Public Trust Over Armstrong Prosecution
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 9:31 am | New Zealand First Party
CAA Risks Losing Public Trust Over Armstrong Prosecution New Zealand First believes the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) risks losing public confidence by its zealous prosecution of Kaikoura pilot Dave Armstrong. “In the court of public opinion and ... More >>
Let’s Go with New West Coast Tourism Road
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 9:01 am | New Zealand First Party
15 DECEMBER 2015 Let’s Go with New West Coast Tourism Road New Zealand First supports resurrection of the long standing proposal for a new road from Collingwood to Karamea as a regional development measure, says New Zealand First. “Such a road will be ... More >>
No Evaluation for $65m Iraqi Army Mission
Monday, 14 December 2015, 10:30 am | New Zealand First Party
An Official Information Act reply to New Zealand First reveals there is no evaluation of Iraqi army units or soldiers once they march out of Camp Taji after being trained by Kiwis. More >>
End embarrassing flag change farce
Saturday, 12 December 2015, 7:09 pm | New Zealand First Party
With 1,791,706 voters ignoring or lodging an informal vote in the first flag referendum, New Zealand First is calling on the government to end the flag farce. More >>
Browbeaten Doc Too Nervous to Stand up for Dying Forests
Friday, 11 December 2015, 11:11 am | New Zealand First Party
The Department of Conservation has backed off pushing the government to do its utmost to save dying Northland forests. More >>
Bay of Plenty–Waiariki Merger Overrides Community Voice
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 12:56 pm | New Zealand First Party
Despite huge opposition to the merger of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Waiariki Institute of Technology, it is going ahead, says New Zealand First. More >>
No Time for Wishful Thinking
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 11:24 am | New Zealand First Party
Given the uncertainties and fragility in the New Zealand economy and the international economy, today’s Reserve Bank cut in the official cash rate comes as no surprise, says New Zealand First. More >>
Minister Fails to Stand up for Māori Broadcasting
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 10:39 am | New Zealand First Party
Māori broadcasting is being systematically eroded and the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, is doing nothing about it, says New Zealand First. “Māori Television is reducing current affairs programme Native Affairs to only 30 minutes not long ... More >>
Second Chance to Consider Keytruda Rejected
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 9:40 am | New Zealand First Party
The government has again rejected urgent legislation to allow Pharmac to consider new drugs, like the melanoma drug Keytruda, in special cases. “National was given a second chance in Parliament to step up to the plight of cancer sufferers, including ... More >>
