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	New Zealand First - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		New Zealand First functions as a political party in New Zealand.
		New Zealand First emerged as a political grouping in 1993, shortly before the that year's general election.
		New Zealand First's five Maori MPs — Henare (the party's deputy leader), Tuku Morgan, Rana Waitai, Tu Wyllie and Tuariki Delamere — became known as the "Tight Five".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_First (1844 words)

	New Zealand National Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The New Zealand National Party ("National" or "the Nats") currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party represented in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the parliamentary Opposition.
		The party formed as the result of a merger between the United Party (known as the Liberal Party until 1927) and the Reform Party.
		And as a result of the new electoral mechanics, the New Zealand First Party, led by former National MP and former Cabinet minister Winston Peters, held the balance of power after the 1996 elections.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party (2276 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		New Zealand comprises the North Island and the South Island (the two principal islands), Stewart Island, and the Chatham Islands.
		New Zealand's government consists of the governor-general (representing the British crown), a prime minister and cabinet (the effective executive), and a 120-seat unicameral parliament (the House of Representatives) whose members are elected for three-year terms.
		The Labor party, led by Helen Clark, and its center-left coalition defeated the National party in the 1999 elections and formed a minority government.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/newzlnd_history.asp (1272 words)

	Rise and fall of the New Zealand Alliance Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Alliance leaders blamed this on the populist, racist appeal of the New Zealand First party, led by Winston Peters.
		The right-wing opportunism of NZ First, however, could only be contested with a clear socialist programme that put the blame for social and economic crisis where it belongs — at the feet of the capitalists — to cut across the appeal of the right’s demagogy.
		For new left formations to succeed they must first and foremost put forward a socialist programme attractive to the poor, to those in work, to women, to youth and to the most oppressed, and also to the small business people and farmers who face ruin under capitalism.
	www.socialismtoday.org /68/NewZealand.html (1656 words)

	Scoop Archives: New Zealand First Press Releases
		New Zealand First associate immigration spokesperson Peter Brown is warning the Government that any increase in the immigrant intake level must be to fill legitimate gaps in the labour market, not simply as a means to meet quota numbers or to try and artificially...
		New Zealand First MP Barbara Stewart says the passing of the Electoral (Reduction in Number of Members of Parliament) Amendment Bill to select committee is a victory for democracy and honours the intent of the 1999 referendum to reduce the number...
		New Zealand First is concerned that forest owners are increasingly converting their land to pasture, and is urging the Government to arrest this trend by ensuring that its policies encourage both the retention of existing forests and the establishment...
	www.scoop.co.nz /archive/scoop/index.html?k=115 (6581 words)

	New Zealand government loses majority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Kirton's resignation is the second internal crisis in a fortnight for the NZ First party.
		The government is now dependent on the ACT party which advocates policies of zero taxation, privatisation of all public utilities and complete abolition of the social welfare system, including the public health and education systems.
		Retiring party president Geoff Thompson told the national conference that many of the party's own supporters "are asking why we seem to be destroying established infrastructure and throwing people out of jobs".
	www.wsws.org /news/1998/aug1998/nz-a06.shtml (863 words)

	The Militant - September 2, 2002 -- Labour Party wins New Zealand vote
		AUCKLAND, New Zealand--The governing Labour Party was returned to office in general elections in New Zealand July 27 with a higher share of the vote and three more seats in the 120-member parliament.
		The vote for the National Party, the traditional party of the ruling class in New Zealand and the governing party for most of the post-World War II period, plummeted to 21 percent, its lowest since the party was founded in 1935.
		The most notable outcome of the election was the resurgence in support for the rightist New Zealand First Party, which increased its share of the vote from 4 percent to 10 percent, and more than doubled its parliamentary seats to 13.
	www.themilitant.com /2002/6633/663311.html (1095 words)

	A New "Yellow Peril" for New Zealand?
		Someone once joked that New Zealand's hardest-working inhabitants were its 90 million sheep: they toiled away all day with their heads down eating grass, and all New Zealanders had to do was to shear off their wool and cut up their meat, which they sold to Britain in return for glittering Sterling.
		New Zealanders, born with a silver spoon in their mouths, not only had their education, living expenses and health care paid for completely by the state, even their mothers looking after them could collect money from the government.
		Most New Zealanders are the descendants of British immigrants, and for them to abandon their identity as members of the British Commonwealth and embrace developing Asia is a painful struggle.
	home.sina.com /sinorama/1096/article1/english/1.html (3510 words)

	New Zealand First
		New Zealand First welcomes the Government's announcement of an independent inquiry into local government rates as a huge step in the right direction and a chance for all New Zealanders to have their say on this important matter says Local Government spokesperson Brian Donnelly.
		New Zealand First is supportive of a new project involving Maori wardens in reducing alcohol-related harm, and says that community-based joint initiatives such as this one are more likely to succeed.
		New Zealand First’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill was recently voted to Select Committee for consideration, and seeks to remove references to the ‘principles’ of the Treaty of Waitangi from legislation.
	www.nzfirst.org.nz (507 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Country profiles \| Country profile: New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		New Zealand, a wealthy Pacific nation, is dominated by two cultural groups: New Zealanders of European descent, and the minority Maori, whose Polynesian ancestors arrived on the islands around 1,000 years ago.
		A significant amount of New Zealand's electricity is generated by hydropower sources and the country has a range of renewable energy sources at its disposal.
		New Zealand has a single-chamber parliament, the House of Representatives, which is elected for a three-year term.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1136253.stm (934 words)

	CNN - New Zealand elections may result in swing to left - Oct. 12, 1996
		WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CNN) -- Early returns from New Zealand's general election Saturday showed the country's left-leaning parties on the verge of trumping the ruling conservative party which has led the country for the last six years.
		The opposition Labor Party, nationalist party New Zealand First and left-wing Alliance party were expected to pick up a total of 68 seats, enough to topple the National Party if they form a coalition.
		Turnout was very high, estimated at 90 percent, in the first test of a new political system designed to give smaller parties a greater voice in government.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9610/12/new.zealand.elections (392 words)

	New Zealand First
		First entered parliament as the National Party MP for Hunua in 1978 which he won after an Electoral Petition.
		New Zealand First was to win 17 seats in the first MMP election in 1996.
		As Deputy Prime Minister in 1997-1998 he represented New Zealand at the Hong Kong handover, at high-level talks in Beijing, and led a business delegation to Yantai, China whilst his finance role took him to Asia's capitals, the U.S. and Canada.
	www.nzfirst.org.nz /leader/index.php (420 words)

	BBC News \| Far East \| First woman PM for New Zealand
		Mr Bolger had been prime minister for seven years, but was dumped by his party because he was not seen as hard enough to manage the New Zealand first party, the junior partners in the governing coalition.
		Her more pressing task will be to assure the junior partner in the coalition government, the centrist New Zealand First Party, that they can work with her and live with her political vision.
		The former teacher is no stranger to tough political decisions, as a social welfare minister in the early 1990's she outraged some New Zealanders by drastically cutting welfare benefits.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/far_east/37739.stm (330 words)

	New Zealand Progressive Political Party - An injury to one is an injury to all
		New Zealand First is a strange name for a party that puts the interests of New Zealand last.
		Mr Peters and his party are putting what they see as their electoral success before the truth and before the damage to New Zealand citizens and their families and to the harmony of the many communities that make up and daily develop constructively, modern New Zealand.
		Later, out of National and leading New Zealand First but low in the polls, he found that the ignorant and fearful would react if he said that Asians (Indians and Chinese were his favourite targets) were invading the country and taking over.
	www.progressive.org.nz /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1882 (1538 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand
		The selection, and her decision to exclude him from the cabinet, evoked criticism she is belittling New Zealand abroad and ignoring his anti- immigration comments about groups such as Muslims.
		The relationship is ``at a stalemate'' until New Zealand amends its anti-nuclear law, William McCormick, the new U.S. ambassador in Wellington, said on Nov. 11.
		Clark's Labour Party won 50 of the 121 seats in the parliament at the Sept. 17 election.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=aPFDr8rbc7cw&refer=australia (809 words)

	NEW ZEALAND: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 1996
		The poll would be the first held under the new electoral system of mixed-member proportional representation designed to more fairly reflect overall support for each political party and to facilitate more effective representation of significant groups and interests in the community.
		New Zealand First, with 17 seats, had a key role to play in the outcome.
		On 11 December 1996, National and New Zealand First concluded a coalition agreement, with Prime Minister Bolger heading the Government and Mr.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2233_96.htm (339 words)

	Radio Australia - News - New Zealand First Party launches re-election bid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		New Zealand's third largest party has formally launched its bid for re-election.
		As Gillian Bradford reports, New Zealand First is hoping to hold the balance of power in the next parliament.
		So New Zealand first is telling voters it can be trusted with the balance of power, despite a troubled coalition with National in the mid 1990's.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/news/stories/s1426719.htm (248 words)

	The Militant - November 14, 2005 -- New Zealand: Labour gov’t names rightist foreign minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This move, in return for New Zealand First’s support in parliament, registers the government’s shift to the right as Clark’s Labour Party enters its third term in office.
		Rather than be reliant on the Green Party or the Maori Party to gain a majority, Clark pursued agreements on votes on confidence and funding from the right-wing United Future Party and New Zealand First.
		Both agree on opposition to the invasion of Iraq, the commitment of New Zealand troops to Afghanistan, and on maintaining legislation banning visits to the country by nuclear-powered or -armed warships.
	www.themilitant.com /2005/6944/694451.html (392 words)

	Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand - Sustainability, Justice, Democracy, Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Green Party campaign for a two year stay of execution on plans to scrap the Overlander has got off to a great start with hundreds signing the petition.
		The new Buy Kiwi-Made programme will work alongside and support the present Buy New Zealand Made Campaign and will not be changing the rules about which products can be labelled Made in New Zealand.
		New Zealand manufacturers and workers can be assured that only products actually made in New Zealand will be entitled to carry the New Zealand Made labelling, as specified by legislation.
	www.greens.org.nz (537 words)

	New Zealand gets another party
		According to the New Zealand Herald, he described a machine with candidates in all 99 seats, nine regional organisations and a management committee, but no candidate selection methods or candidates were announced.
		A large New Zealand flag and red, white and blue bunting provided the backdrop for a speech aimed at the patriotism of “middle” New Zealand.
		The New Zealand First Party will affect the third party vote in the coming elections, and McCarten expects an electoral dip from their current level of around 28% support in the polls.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/1993/108/108p21.htm (1350 words)

	Political Parties and Elections in New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		New Zealand Political Parties and the first MMP Election, 1996
		Full text of the New Zealand First and The National Party Coalition Agreement (104k) on GP Print.
		Pansy Wong was the first Asian to be elected to Parliament in New Zealand.
	www.enzed.com /elect.html (190 words)

	Radio Australia - News - New Zealand's National Party critical of FM appointment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		New Zealand's opposition National Party has levelled strong criticism at the appointment of the government's new foreign minister.
		The leader of the New Zealand First Party, Winston Peters, has been named foreign minister, despite being outside the cabinet.
		New Zealand's former ambassador to Washington Terence O'Brien also says there could be some hesitation in Asian capitals about Mr Peters.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/news/stories/s1484778.htm (348 words)

	NEW ZEALAND: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 1993
		Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.
		In contention for the newly enlarged House of Representatives’ 99 seats were the country’s two traditional opponents – the ruling National Party and the opposition Labour Party – who were challenged for the first time by two new groups: the centre-left Alliance Party, comprising five small parties and headed by Mr.
		In a separate referendum held simultaneously, voters approved (by 54% to 46%) a change in New Zealand’s electoral system to one of mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) instead of simple majority, with the modification to go into effect from the next (1996) elections.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2233_93.htm (386 words)

	BBC News \| Despatches \| New Zealand's first woman PM
		She's been sworn in to replace Jim Bolger, whom she ousted in a coup as the leader of the two-party, centre-right coalition government.
		But her first statements in the new job talk about building a more cohesive and inclusive society based on progressive social policies.
		One factor behind the coup that brought Mrs Shipley to power was her predecessor's perceived weakness in handling the sometimes erratic and embarrassing New Zealand First Party.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/despatches/37771.stm (315 words)

	New Zealand's National Party's bill blocked
		The National Party has gone over its allocated funding for the past election, because it forgot to include the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
		However three parties; New Zealand First Maori Party and the Greens blocked this from happening, by one vote, on June 13, 2006.
		Winston Peters, head of New Zealand First and Foreign Minister, says "National has already broken the law by using more election advertising than it was entitled to and should just pay up.
	www.bloggernews.net /2006/06/new-zealands-national-partys-bill.html (368 words)

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