New Zealand First Says....
The Changing Face of New Zealand
- About ethnic diversity,
and donations to the National Party by the Chinese interests in the Crafer farms
Rotorua is the right city to address the changing face of New Zealand. We chose that topic because of the rapid changes taking place in our ethnic mix. On the subject of race relations let us be clear from the start that the vast majority of New Zealanders, Maori and non-Maori, get along with each other just fine.
Most people try to be tolerant and polite with each other. Maori and non-Maori share the same goals – a job, food, shelter, healthcare, and education for their children. We do not have race riots in New Zealand and we do not settle our religious differences with machine guns or bombs.
And we don’t want to get into a dispute with Hone Harawira about being uneasy if one of our children brought a white teenager home. In fact 95 percent of Maori would be uneasy if their son or daughter brought a Harawira home. They'd need a truck to carry all the racial baggage!
Race relations are profoundly important for the future of New Zealand. If, as a nation, we mishandle race relations everything we value is at risk. . . . . . . . . . . . .
There is another subject that needs discussion today. It was with deep concern that we learned last Friday that Chinese interests behind a bid for the Crafar farms have donated $200,000 to the National Party. If these farms are sold to the Chinese – and you'll notice the prime minister has gone very quiet – it means that National is prepared to sell New Zealand in return for a backhander for the party coffers!
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“Standing Up For Superannuation” -
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About the history and the eroding of Super
There are unique issues that are vital to the wellbeing of your members, and, many other New Zealanders as well.
The first is your superannuation.
As you know this is an issue that we in NZ First take very, very seriously, with good reason. For hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders, government-funded super is a fundamental part of their retirement income. It is a vital element in our social security framework.
Let us get one thing absolutely clear – any discussion of superannuation is political. Governments can and do change the rules – over such matters as the age of entitlement and the level and method of calculating the level of benefits. And right now you will have noticed there is a campaign to soften up New Zealanders to changes to superannuation. The vultures are circling..............
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“Where There Is No Vision The People Perish” -
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About the Ministry of Maori Development
Many years ago at a time of unparalleled crisis in the history of Britain, a leader made a request as apposite for today’s Maori as it was for the peoples to whom he was speaking. “Give us the tools and we will finish the job” That desperate call came from someone who had repeatedly warned his country of the dire consequences of policies ill-suited to meet the developing crisis about to befall it. His name of course was Churchill. The history you know.
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"LOSING OUR BIRTHRIGHT"
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About foreign Ownership
We are gradually losing our sovereignty and the right of New Zealanders to own our land, our shores and our economy. Unless we act soon future generations will curse us for what we let this National-led government do to our country.
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EDUCATE NEW ZEALANDERS FIRST SAYS PETERS
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About Uni Students
New Zealand First has called on the government to ensure that young people qualified for university study are not cast aside in favour of fee-paying overseas students.
This follows a report that places at many popular universities will be restricted next year to students who gain top marks at high school - a move which could stop up to 3500 young people studying where they want.
From next year admission rules at Auckland, Massey, Victoria and Otago universities, will become tougher as the institutions raise entry standard levels in all of the courses they offer.
Rt Hon Winston Peters said today that it would be of serious concern if qualified students missed out on tertiary study because they had an “absolute right” to gain qualifications.
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