New Zealand First is staunchly opposed to the name of our country being changed without a mandate from the people. So much so, that we ensured this in our coalition agreement and took exception to a different name for our country being used in the house.

Winston Peters DEFENDS our country's name - NEW ZEALAND <[link removed]>

So it’s a brave Member from the opposition who would choose to use a different term instead of ‘New Zealand’, and said person certainly learnt the hard way that words matter.

Winston Peters continues to defend our country’s name until our democratic traditions are adhered to <[link removed]>

“New Zealanders - including the majority of Maori - who have been here for generations, won’t sit back and be lectured by a Green Party self-confessed Marxist MP who has comparatively been here for five minutes.” – Winston Peters <[link removed]>

The People’s Champion



Quoted this week by Duncan Garner as ‘the people’s champion’, Shane Jones is doubling down on his campaign against ‘woke Maori’. Shane is an unapologetic champion for the jobs and economic prosperity that will elevate Maori, and indeed all New Zealanders, if only the focus remains where it should.

Shane sat down for an interview on Te Ao with Moana <[link removed]> this week. Hear exactly what Shane and New Zealand First stand for by using the link above.

And if you missed it in last week’s newsletter issue, here is the link to the speech that Duncan Garner was referring to. This is absolutely one to watch:

Shane Jones: We cannot afford to have this ethnic warping of our democracy. <[link removed]>

House Happenings this week



- Banking Regulations

Shane Jones: We will turn the tables on woke-riddled banking behaviour. <[link removed]>

The week after we introduced it to the ballot box, New Zealand First’s Member’s Bill to stop ‘woke’ banking regulations was pulled from the ballot box!

New Zealand First’s ‘Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty to Provide) Amendment Bill’ intends to prevent banks from refusing their services to businesses because of the current “Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Framework”.

“This Bill ensures fairness and prevents ESG standards from perpetuating woke ideology in the banking sector being driven by unelected, globalist, climate radicals” - Rt Hon Winston Peters

We look forward to debating this Bill as it goes through the house.





- EMPLOYMENT

New Zealand First backs pragmatic, commonsense legislation. And we have supported a recent Member’s Bill from Labour to criminalise intentional wage theft. Backing small business as well as workers, New Zealand First made an amendment to the Bill to ensure that complaints arising from a mistake or short-term cash flow issue do not amount to an offence.

“We were concerned that this well-meaning legislation may criminalise pay roll mistakes or cash flow issues. We are satisfied that our amendment paper addresses this, and the legislation will not unfairly affect the vast majority of law-abiding employers” - Mark Patterson.

Casey Costello spoke of our stance in the house this week and we look forward to seeing its progression. Listen HERE. <[link removed]>



- LAW & ORDER

Casey Costello spoke on behalf of New Zealand First to show our support for the Sentencing Reform Amendment Bill. We continue to prioritise law and order and believe that victims need to be at the heart of the justice system. Hear Casey’s full speech HERE. <[link removed]>

It was fantastic to have the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to providing 500 additional police as stated in our coalition agreement. New Zealand First has a record of increasing police and we will continue to back our frontline police officers. Winston Peters reaffirmed this stance <[link removed]> as the Acting Prime Minister during the week:

Casey, as Associate Minister of Police, also welcomed the new Police marketing campaign this week, which will recreate the ‘He Ain’t Heavy’ ad from the 1990s. Current frontline police and other emergency service personnel, along with their families, will feature as part of the campaign to show the incredible work our frontline services contribute to look after Kiwis and their communities.

“To get 500 extra frontline Police and improve the safety of our communities we need to keep that pipeline going, and I’m sure this new campaign will help keep the number of high-quality applicants flowing.” – Casey Costello





- DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM

List MP Tanya Unkovich took the call for New Zealand First in the general debate this week. As always, Tanya spoke passionately about freedom and the fundamental values of New Zealand First, and their effect on nationwide issues affecting Kiwis; local referendums, fluoridation, and the covid inquiry. Listen in full HERE. <[link removed]>

MP updates



Check out this week’s MP blog on the website:

MP Views: The Golden Age, The Red Band Cavalry, Fluoride, and Social Media - New Zealand First <[link removed]>



Mark Patterson on prizegiving duty at the North Otago A&P Show in Oamaru



Jenny Marcroft inspecting the local livestock at the Helensville A&P Show



Mark Patterson, Casey Costello, Jenny Marcroft, Jamie Arbuckle, Andy Foster & Tanya Unkovich at a visit to Auckland Airport

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