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Another busy recess week across the country for our New Zealand First Ministers: Hon Shane Jones with Oceana Gold, the company with humble beginnings in Dunedin now listed on the New York Stock Exchange, for the symbolic ‘ringing of the bell’. Hon Casey Costello visiting the teams at Wellington Free Ambulance and Opotiki Health Centre, both great essential health services delivering for their local communities. Hon Mark Patterson announcing pre-construction work on the Tukituki Water Security Project in Hawkes Bay, made possible with $18.3m from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, before heading to Gisborne to another proposed dam site.

Unfortunately, due to Cyclone Vaianui the Hastings public meeting scheduled for 12th April is postponed. Please stay safe and look out for your fellow Kiwis over the days ahead. Thank you for your patience and understanding. The New Zealand First Team

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Winston Peters: We've had an unfocused immigration policy for decades, and we're paying a massive price for it.

Shane Jones @mangonui08: The less I say about that, the better for the mental health of my critics.

Winston Peters: Only together can we reach our potential as a nation.

The Minister was invited to visit Washington DC this week by US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. They met on Tuesday morning (US time), and discussed: - US/NZ bilateral relations. The Secretary and the Minister traversed the warm, wide-ranging, and longstanding relationship between New Zealand and the United States - including on defence & security and trade & economic matters. They discussed the ongoing conversations led by our Trade Ministers on the issue of tariffs as well as the ongoing dialogue between our two governments on critical minerals cooperation. - The conflict in the Middle East. Secretary Rubio outlined US progress towards ending the war. Minister Peters outlined the significant negative economic impacts on New Zealand, and our Pacific neighbours, arising from the war - and New Zealand’s desire to see dialogue and de-escalation. Given the impacts on the Indo-Pacific of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Minister Peters and Secretary Rubio stressed the crucial importance countries around the world attach to international law as it applies to freedom of navigation. - The Pacific Islands region. The Minister outlined New Zealand’s aspiration as host of next year’s Pacific Islands Forum, invited Secretary Rubio to attend, and encouraged the United States to continue to play a fulsome role in the region in close cooperation with New Zealand and Australia. Secretary Rubio and Minister Peters discussed priority matters in the Pacific, including energy supply chain issues and transnational organised crime. - The Indo-Pacific. The Minister and the Secretary discussed the shared strategic interests of New Zealand and the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, as two Pacific democracies. @SecRubio 🇺🇸 🤝 🇳🇿

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BREAKING📢 Shane Jones @mangonui08 has just announced that $21.6m from NZ First's Regional Infrastructure Fund will be used to secure 90m litres of additional diesel storage at Marsden Point

Winston Peters: New Zealand First believes in energy security. It underpins everything.

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