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New Zealand First

New Zealand First is the third largest party in the New Zealand Parliament. The Party was formed in 1993 to represent those New Zealanders concerned about the social and economic direction of our country, and who were seeking pragmatic, common-sense representation in Parliament.

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  Winston Peters · [email protected]
July 21, 2026 at 1:33 AM

Did you hear what we announced at our Campaign Launch?

Friend, Our nation faces an existential threat to fuel security and supply.  We’re seeing the dramatic effects and costs of being isolated and totally dependent on international supply lines of oil and gas.  New Zealand is totally susceptible to the geopolitical choices made by other nation…
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  Julian Paul, President NZ First · [email protected]
July 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM

Hope isn't enough. We need the tools to finish the job.

Friend, This weekend, hundreds of New Zealand First members from across the country gathered for our 33rd Annual Convention. New Zealand First's leader Winston Peters had a question for those gathered, and I put it to you now: What do we want our country to be? If you want true change fr…
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  Casey Costello · [email protected]
June 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM

We're less than one month away from the 2026 New Zealand First Convention.

Friend, We're less than one month away from the 2026 New Zealand First Convention, held on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July at the Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland. As the 7 November Election date gets closer, we all reflect on the challenges that currently face our country. This conv…
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  Shane Jones · [email protected]
June 17, 2026 at 3:26 AM

Winston didn't get your response

Friend, Our leader, Winston Peters, sent out a note recently asking for your input. Many have already responded, but I noticed you have not. Never fear, I am here to give you a gentle prod. New Zealand First is not some Wellington outfit run by consultants and careerists. It is a movement b…
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  Shane Jones · [email protected]
June 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM

Election 2026 is a golden opportunity.

Kia Ora folks, Election 2026 is a golden opportunity for our Party to remind the nation to strengthen our bonds. After all, our best years are ahead of us. The hopes and dreams of families, community, and our nation must be rooted in patriotism, pride and service. When we seek to put New…
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  Winston Peters · [email protected]
June 3, 2026 at 3:30 AM

5 minutes of your time please

Friend, New Zealand First has always been a grassroots party. We are not driven by lanyard-wearing insiders or shaped by focus groups in Wellington. We listen to you. New Zealand First is the people's party, and we understand that we are not automatically entitled to your vote. We have to earn…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
June 2, 2026 at 5:59 AM

Home schooling defended. DEI slashed. Women protected.

Budget 2026 and beyond In case you missed it last week, New Zealand First secured more practical, commonsense policy wins for New Zealanders in Budget 2026 - focusing on stronger borders, backing our first responders, getting our young people into work, and supporting our seniors. To see s…
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  Jenny Marcroft, New Zealand First · [email protected]
May 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM

We need you to support the "woman" Bill to get it through

Friend, This week, New Zealand First took a stand for women. Again. We are the only party that has consistently been pushing back on the madness that men can simply announce themselves to be women and enter women's spaces, sports, and steal opportunities. Our Legislation (Definitions of Wom…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
May 28, 2026 at 5:44 AM

Budget 2026: Common sense wins for NZ First

Budget 2026 highlights New Zealand First’s focus on stronger borders, backing our first responders, getting our young people into work, and supporting our seniors. We’re a nationalist party and that means we want a stronger nation. Stronger borders and backing our first responders $70.7 mil…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
May 17, 2026 at 5:30 AM

BREAKING: Buying back BNZ and the KiwiSaver Generation

Friend, did you hear our latest announcements? Today, New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters announced two new campaign policies at a public meeting in West Auckland, leading up to the 2026 Election. The KiwiSaver Generation New Zealand First is going to make KiwiSaver enrolmen…
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  Casey Costello, New Zealand First · [email protected]
May 10, 2026 at 11:38 PM

NZ First is setting the agenda.

Friend, As we head deeper into election year, I wanted to take a moment to update you on what has been an incredibly busy and energising few weeks for New Zealand First. Everywhere I travel, whether it is meeting seniors in Greymouth, talking with frontline services in Napier, sitting down wit…
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  Winston Peters · [email protected]
April 23, 2026 at 3:03 AM

For the last time: NO.

Friend, Four years ago in 2022, a full year before the last election, we ruled out working with the Labour Party. We did that because the left are full of woke self-confessed communists who would turn our country into a basket case. Nothing has changed. In fact they are even worse. No, w…
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  Taine Randell, NZ First · [email protected]
April 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM

I've joined NZ First and you should too

Friend, Since it was announced that I am putting my hand-up to stand for and support New Zealand First, I’ve been asked a version of the same question repeatedly: "Taine, why on earth are you getting into politics?" Fair question. Before I answer it, I want to ask if you will join me and jo…
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  Shane Jones · [email protected]
April 17, 2026 at 4:39 AM

New Zealand First does not support co-governance in any form, full stop.

Far North District Council “Pork & Puha” committee must not undermine local growth and democracy. It would seem that my free rhetoric given in a media interview yesterday has stirred the political dust. The Far North District Council have a new ‘pork and puha’ hapu committee. This creation …
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  Julian Paul, President NZ First · [email protected]
April 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM

Did you see the latest poll? Wellington is speechless.

Friend, Today, New Zealand First recorded our highest result ever in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll and while we should not get carried away with a single poll, it is also a moment we can acknowledge before kicking things up a gear. Across the board we are seeing New Zealanders gettin…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
April 2, 2026 at 6:27 AM

NZ First Member's Bill gets drawn: Definition of Man and Woman in law

!BREAKING! Friend, did you see that one of our Member’s Bills got drawn from the ballot today and is now set to be debated in the house? The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill will provide clarity and consistency in New Zealand law by ensuring the biological definition …
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  Shane Jones · [email protected]
March 30, 2026 at 11:29 PM

The establishment hates our new plan. Good.

Friend, This weekend on the West Coast, we laid out a plan that has ruffled feathers of the Wellington crowd. It is a serious plan to back the regions and the people who actually build this country. I am writing to you today to get your support for this "radical" concept. If you believe that N…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
March 21, 2026 at 4:21 AM

Sovereignty. Resilience. Accountability.

Sprinting into 2026 Election year is here—and we’re not easing up. This is no time to take our foot off the pedal as we approach the final part of this parliamentary term and prepare to come back bigger and better than ever. New Zealand First is entering 2026 with momentum and a record of d…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
March 17, 2026 at 6:55 AM

New Zealand Rejects International Health Regulation Amendments

Dear Friend, Today, New Zealand has informed the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) via New Zealand’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, that in accordance with Article 61 of the International Health Regulations (IHR), New Zealand has officially rejected …
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
March 11, 2026 at 4:14 AM

NZ First Calls for Select Committee Inquiry into Vaccine Injuries

Dear Friend, New Zealand First is calling for a select committee inquiry into the injuries that the mandated double-dose of the COVID-19 vaccine may have caused to the hundreds of thousands of potentially affected New Zealanders. New Zealand First pushed for the Covid Inquiry. We pushed to…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
March 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM

English Language Bill passes first reading in parliament

Dear Friend, Common sense has prevailed. New Zealand First’s English Language Bill passed the first reading in parliament yesterday. “This bill provides clarity and certainty in legislation of the official status of the English language in New Zealand.” – Rt Hon Winston Peters This Bill…
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  Casey Costello · [email protected]
February 24, 2026 at 7:51 AM

It’s time to decide: the future of the Māori seats

Dear Friend, Three years ago, I made the decision to stand for Parliament. I did so because of a concern about the path New Zealand is on towards race-based policies and privilege. I was determined to stand up and reject the view portrayed in the media that all Māori think (and vote) the same way…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
February 18, 2026 at 5:40 AM

NZ First Bill to Enable Binding Referendum on Māori Seats at 2026 Election

Dear Friend, New Zealand First has today introduced a Member’s Bill that will ensure a binding referendum on the Māori seats is held in conjunction with the 2026 election. We have recently announced our intention to campaign on a binding referendum on the future of the Māori seats - we are say…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
February 12, 2026 at 4:54 AM

NZ First to Campaign for Referendum on Māori Seats

Dear Friend, Did you see our announcement today? The time has come for a decision on the future of the Māori seats. It has been said many times but is a vitally undeniable fact – the Royal Commission into the electoral system in 1986 stated that with the implementation of MMP it would creat…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 AM

New Zealand First continues to rise

Dear Friend, Did you see yesterday’s political poll? Support for New Zealand First is continuing to increase. The latest Taxpayers’ Union–Curia poll has New Zealand First at 11.9% — the third largest political party, and our highest result since this poll began in 2021. At the 2023 elec…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 AM

It's time to put New Zealand First

Dear Friend, New Zealand’s General Election will take place on Saturday 7 November 2026. That is the day New Zealanders will decide whether this country stays on the course of common sense, stability, and national interest or whether it risks sliding back into the chaos, ideological excess, an…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
December 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM

No Deal on FTA and Merry Christmas

NZ First on the India Free Trade Agreement Yesterday, New Zealand First announced our opposition to the Government’s India Free Trade Agreement, exercising the ‘agree to disagree’ provision from our coalition agreement. New Zealand First will always look after the interests of New Zealand …
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  Julian Paul - New Zealand First President · [email protected]
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM

The fight for NZ's future has already started. Are you a member?

Friend, Two years ago, New Zealand First returned to government with a simple mission: restore common sense to a country that had been dragged off course by ideological extremism, bureaucratic waste, and an arrogant political class that thought it knew better than the people. Since then, we’ve…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
December 4, 2025 at 5:53 AM

November Wrap Up

As we hit December and get closer to the festive season, our caucus are back in Wellington for scrutiny week, before the final sitting block of the year. The two-year milestone for this government being sworn in has just passed, and New Zealand First continues to achieve more of our coalitio…
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  Casey Costello · [email protected]
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM

Common sense wins: puberty blockers for kids BANNED

Friend, Today, sanity won another battle in the war on woke. After years of dangerous ideological experimentation pushed by radical activists and rubber-stamped by weak politicians, the New Zealand Government has officially banned puberty blockers for children. Click here to share Winst…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM

October Wrap Up

October Highlights from New Zealand First October marked two years since the 2023 general election, where you returned us back to parliament. And the month certainly wasn’t lacking in more updates on New Zealand First achievements. The woke ‘Relationship and Sexuality Guidelines’ have been…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM

NZ First Introduces Bill to Ban Public Sales of Fireworks

Friend, New Zealand First has introduced a Member’s Bill that will ban the public sale and use of fireworks across New Zealand. The abuse and misuse of fireworks far outweighs any of the benefits. “The taxpayer should not be spending millions of dollars on something that drastically impacts…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM

UPDATE ‼️‘Education not indoctrination’

Friend, In 2023 we listened and we made a promise to you. "Our system of education has been the victim of numerous virtue signalling tinkerers - who have never been challenged. And they would now rather teach a young child virtuous self-identity theory than basic maths and english. Our edu…
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  Shane Jones · [email protected]
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM

Fwd: Did you see Casey's email?

Hi Friend, I’m just in the US for a geothermal conference and had a moment to go through some emails. I wanted to make sure you saw this from Casey last week. Things move quickly in Parliament and we are often onto the next thing before we have had a chance to celebrate the important milestone…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
October 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM

More commonsense policy passed today

Friend, New Zealand First has delivered yet another commitment from our coalition agreement. We promised to amend the Building Act and the Resource Consent system to make it easier to build granny flats or other small structures up to 60m2, requiring only an engineer’s report. In fact, …
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  Casey Costello · [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM

We made a promise to stand for equal citizenship.

Friend, When New Zealand First returned to Government, we made a promise to stand for equal citizenship and one law for all. We are a party of action and so while that promise may have been little more than a slogan for other parties, for us it’s a line in the sand. If you believe that promise…
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  Rt Hon Winston Peters · [email protected]
October 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM

Open Letter to the Farmers

Friend, Around 9,000 farming families across New Zealand are considering their Fonterra voting papers. The proposition is of critical importance to the entire New Zealand economy: selling iconic dairy brands like Mainland, Anchor, Kapiti and others to the largest dairy company in the world, Frenc…
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  Casey Costello - NZ First MP · [email protected]
October 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM

Three day postnatal stays for new mothers

Friend, Today the Government has announced that new mothers must now be offered a minimum of a three-day stay in hospital after giving birth. As Associate Health Minister, I will be responsible for this Bill, reflecting a key commitment in our coalition agreement. This is a practical and co…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
October 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM

Fonterra Must Answer Serious Questions

Dear Friend, New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters announced today that Fonterra has some serious questions it must answer. They propose to sell New Zealand’s flagship brands to the French company Lactalis, including brands like Anchor and Mainland, for almost $4 billion. Farmers an…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
October 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM

September Wrap Up

Caucus update: September wrap up WINSTON PETERS - Winston and Shane were down south, where Port Otago announced an investment of $13.5 million in a new rail siding. - More rail in Auckland, as the third main rail line was opened. - Invoked the ‘agree to disagree’ clause in relatio…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM

New Zealand First in August

The Minister for Foreign Affairs In New York for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, our Foreign Affairs Minister is making waves. Participating in the Two-State Solution conference, Winston says we are approaching our position on the recognition of Palestine cautiously and deliberately…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM

NZ First Invokes ‘Agree to Disagree’ on Skilled Migrant Visa Changes

Friend, NZ First Invokes ‘Agree to Disagree’ on Skilled Migrant Visa Changes The Government has announced changes to the Skilled Migrant Visa providing additional pathways to New Zealand residency for migrant visa holders. One for ‘Skilled Work Experience’ and the other for ‘Trades and Technic…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
September 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Rt Hon Winston Peters: One Clarion Call

Rt Hon Winston Peters: One Clarion Call Friend, New Zealand First Party Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, delivered a speech to over 1000 people in Palmerston North over the weekend, concluding our Party’s annual convention. We understand with great clarity the importance of our mission. …
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
September 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM

Pushing Back Against Digital ID

Friend, New Zealand First has introduced a Member’s Bill that would ensure physical identification remains a valid and equal alternative to fully digital identification. “This is not about rejecting technology or digital progress. It’s about ensuring Kiwis retain the freedom to verify their i…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
August 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM

Why wont they front up?

New Zealanders deserve accountability - Why wont they front up? Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins, Grant Roberston, and Ayesha Verrall have all colluded and decided to decline to give evidence at the COVID-19 Royal Commission public hearings. The ‘Podium of Truth’ has become the ‘Podiu…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
August 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM

Unlocking Northland, geothermal energy & fisheries reform

Northland – an economic powerhouse Northland is set to unlock its full economic potential with several transformative infrastructure and industrial developments underway. Winston Peters and Shane Jones were in Northland this week for the latest announcements. “The burgeoning energy, expor…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
August 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM

The name of our country is New Zealand.

Dear Friend, New Zealand First has introduced a Member’s Bill  that seeks to state in law that “New Zealand” is the official geographic name of our country. Over the past few years, we have had a bunch of unelected bureaucrats, officials, government departments, and politicians trying to…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
July 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM

Sport NZ scraps 'transgender inclusion' guidelines

Dear Friend, New Zealand First committed to ensuring that publicly funded sporting bodies support fair competition  that is not compromised by rules relating to gender. We have delivered. Sport NZ has announced it is totally removing its gender participation guidelines due to a govern…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
July 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM

Sport NZ scraps 'transgender inclusion' guidelines

Dear Friend, New Zealand First committed to ensuring that publicly funded sporting bodies support fair competition  that is not compromised by rules relating to gender. We have delivered. Sport NZ has announced it is totally removing its gender participation guidelines due to a govern…
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  New Zealand First · [email protected]
July 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM

Foreign Affairs, Shane vs Lizards, and our new MP

Leading the way in foreign affairs Governments come and go, but Winston's diplomatic relationships stand the test of time. Rt Hon Winston Peters represented New Zealand at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur recently, before returning to Wellington for the …
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