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Report Shows National, Act And NZ First Betrayed NZ Women

Scoop 24 Feb 2026
Amy Ross, internationally recognised expert on pay equity, provided advice to the Committee in 2025 and in 2026 became the Te Pou Ahurei . National Secretary of Te Hautū Kahurangi . Tertiary Education Union ....
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Union Hits Back At NZ First Over Employment Relations Amendment Bill

Scoop 21 Feb 2026
The PSA said the NZ First leader was wrong to blame unions for being too slow to convince New Zealand First to block the bill ....
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Winston Lies: Workers First Met With NZ First At Least 8 Times Since 2024 Over ...

Scoop 20 Feb 2026
Winston is either ignoring his MPs or has forgotten about the many times unions warned the party that the Employment Relations Amendment Bill is a disaster that would set New Zealand workers’ rights back decades, said Mr Maga ....
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NZ First Bill To Enable Binding Referendum On Māori Seats At 2026 Election

Scoop 18 Feb 2026
It is a simple referendum question. ‘Should there be separate Māori seats in the New Zealand Parliament?’ With a simple YES or NO answer ....
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NZ First's Shane Jones calls for 'penalties' following Northland dog attack

NewstalkZB 18 Feb 2026
NZ First MP Shane Jones says the character of the owners involved is more feral, and there needs to be a ...
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John MacDonald: The rise and rise of NZ First

NewstalkZB 16 Feb 2026
NZ First is on the up, according to the latest 1News Verian poll ... It comes just a few weeks after a Taxpayers’ Union poll ranked NZ First the third most popular party in Parliament ... at NZ First.
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'Disinhibited': Judge grilled about alcohol consumption after fracas at NZ First function

NewstalkZB 16 Feb 2026
A sitting judge accused of misbehaving at a NZ First fundraising event has been cross-examined by a special counsel about her alcohol consumption that night, with accusations she was “disinhibited” by champagne ... NZ First leader Winston Peters.
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NZ First to campaign for referendum on Māori seats

Otago Daily Times 12 Feb 2026
NZ First leader Winston Peters Photo. RNZ. By Lillian Hanley of RNZ. New Zealand First will campaign on a referendum on the Māori seats this year, with the party saying the time had come for a decision on their future ... .
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Still Time For NZ First To Do The Right Thing By Workers And Vote Down ...

Scoop 12 Feb 2026
The responsible thing to do right now is to vote against this bill which effectively allow employers to fire workers at will ....
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Judge accused of disrupting NZ First event

Otago Daily Times 11 Feb 2026
David Jones KC. Photo. RNZ. A panel investigating the behaviour of a judge accused of disrupting an NZ First event has heard from its first witnesses today, members of the NZ First party ... .
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Winston Peters: NZ First Will Champion Better Visa Access For Pacific Islanders

Scoop 11 Feb 2026
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says Pacific people "want a fair go" and he is committed to helping them get easier access to Aotearoa ....
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NZ First To Campaign On Ministers Getting Final Say In Fast Track Projects

Scoop 10 Feb 2026
Deputy leader Shane Jones says he will campaign on a system where politicians "failed or flourished" by making big calls ....
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District Court Judge Ema Aitken Denies Shouting During Disruption Of NZ First Event At Exclusive Club

Scoop 10 Feb 2026
Judge Ema Aitken is appearing before a Judicial Conduct Panel in Auckland, accused of disrupting a function at Auckland's Northern Club in 2024 ....
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