New Zealand First Media “A letter which outlines in detail a clear crisis that is unfolding within corrections and the system failing at keeping guards safe has been sent from the union to the department’s chief executive,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “The Minister
Less than three weeks after delivering the Budget, the Minister of Finance is refusing to commit to its spending limits for next year, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. During his appearance at the Finance and Expenditure Committee this morning, the Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson, refused to commit
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc The revelation that documents stolen from an abandoned Auckland police station contained the names and addresses of licensed firearm owners has outraged gun owners. Said Chaz Forsyth, President of the Sporting Shooters Association, “The fact that these documents have lain in an empty
It is time for Poto Williams to be removed as Police Minister, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Poto Williams may have skills better suited to other portfolios, but it is clear she is not equipped to be Police Minister, especially at a time when gang activity and violent crime are
Sensible Sentencing Trust The Sensible Sentencing Trust has launched a petition to demand the government bring in legislation to ban the existence of criminal gangs in New Zealand. “There is only one question that needs to be asked – do we as a society want to accept the violence, intimidation, and
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. sportingshooters.nz Headlined as a trade mission, the Prime Minister’s tour of the USA seems to be more focused on what she has done with respect to gun laws and climate change than trade. The door opened for her as her arrival
Labour has confirmed the worst fears of local communities by tabling a Bill to ram through its Three Waters Agenda, National’s Local Government spokesman Simon Watts says. “Local government is in open revolt, and the public overwhelmingly opposes these reforms. Labour is unleashing hell on local government, putting their
The Hood The ‘Hood’s directors Sereca Friend and Nicola Culver recently held an eye-opening webinar for an exclusive group on May 26th 2022. The directors interviewed members of the legal team, barristers David Jones QC and Tom Molloy, along with legal case manager Katie Ashby-Koppens. Special guest Dr Matt
Megan Woods’ claim that KiwiBuild is ‘alive and well’ is truly extraordinary, National’s Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “KiwiBuild has delivered just over 1300 homes in nearly four years of operation – just 1.3 per cent of its 100,000 target. “In what universe is that ‘alive and well’
Five years after calling for greater powers to seize guns, Police are being hamstrung in their efforts to combat gangs because of Labour’s inaction, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Police Minister Poto Williams needs to front up and say when Firearm Prohibition Orders will be in place.
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. www.sportingshooters.nz Speaking on the AM show yesterday morning Police Commissioner Andrew Coster once again made the assertion that criminal gang members obtain their guns from licensed firearm owners through burglary or diversion. He failed to mention firearms smuggled into New Zealand
Helen Houghton New Conservative Co-leader Tauranga candidate for the by-election New Conservative Co-leader Helen Houghton and the Tauranga candidate for the by-election is not surprised by the news today that there is a 177 % increase in the mental health of children and teenagers. “What I am surprised about is why,
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. Following the latest horrendous Texas school shooting our Prime Minister is receiving accolades while visiting the US for her decisive action to ban semi-automatics following our own March 2019 Christchurch massacre. Meanwhile back here in New Zealand our Police Minister Hon Poto Williams
New Zealand First Media “Accusations of nepotism being levelled at a cabinet minister must be addressed,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “Questions have been raised about Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta having close family members appointed to influential and lucrative government contracts and advisory positions
New Conservative Ted Johnston, Coleader of New Conservative states “There are important changes needed to the Electoral laws, but we must beware Labour and National passing self-serving laws to further perpetuate their duopoly.” Our elections are just the passing of the baton of power between them. This has led to
New Zealand First Media Rt Hon Winston Peters Otago University POLS 213 NZ Foreign Policy Class 1 pm Monday 23 May 2022 Partisanship, Politics & Foreign-Policy: A luxury New Zealand Cannot Afford Thank you for your invitation to close this semester for your class. There was a time when foreign
