Displaying items by tag: NZ FIRST

Wednesday, 24 February 2016 14:18

TPP does nothing about subsidies, says Peters

Only eight months ago, Federated Farmers and NZ's special agriculture trade envoy, Mike Petersen, said the TPPA was going to be gold standard or bust, NZ First leader Winston Peters says.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 17 November 2015 09:40

Boring

Winston Peters has been at it again, hiding behind the cloak of Parliamentary privilege to deliver another conspiracy-riddled attack, this time on the directors and farmer shareholders of Silver Fern Farms.

Published in Opinion
Friday, 04 September 2015 14:16

Farm debt bill is well-timed

Farm debt mediation is back in the national spotlight, and not a moment too soon.

Published in Opinion
Tuesday, 07 July 2015 06:00

Common sense first

NZ First deserves a pat on the back for defending farmers against the furore over high milk prices.

Published in Milking It
Tuesday, 30 June 2015 10:22

MIA!

Your canine crusader always thought politicians were full of the proverbial, but it seems the drongos at NZ First have taken this even a step further.

Published in The Hound
Friday, 19 June 2015 16:17

Shallow puddle

Your old mate notes that NZ First leader Winston Peters, was not red-necked or stupid enough to ask some really dumb questions about the proposal of Hong-Kong-based He Run Ltd to set up a new dairy processing factory in Otorohanga.

Published in The Hound
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