Grey Power

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Name: Grey Power
First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Power struggle

A regional Grey Power leader is threatening to remove his branch from the national body, saying the organisation has lost touch with the needs of its members.The vice-president of the Upper Hutt Grey Power Association says the national board is bogged ... [Published Marlborough Express - 3 hours ago]
First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 5 reports

Peters: Immigrants, brothels and sin

NZ First leader Winston Peters has launched an attack on immigration policy and questioned whether Auckland is becoming "the supercity of sin", linking crime and other problems to immigration from China.In the speech to a North Shore Grey Power meeting ... [Published Waikato Times - 15 hours ago]
First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

We're China's sinful retirement home, says Winston (Newstalk ZB)

Winston Peters says the City of Sails is becoming the Supercity of Sin.In a speech to Grey Power on Auckland's North Shore, Mr Peters says when the so-called rich tourists, with free access from China on their frequent flyers club card, have had their ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 16 hours ago]
First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Grey Power and Home Heating

National President, Roy Reid has expressed his concern that New Zealanders can’t afford adequate home heating.A recent Canstar survey of two thousand people on whether they could afford to heat their homes, has revealed that over a third of New Zealand ... [Published Scoop - 20 hours ago]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Labour talks affordable housing

The Government’s newly announced social housing scheme to provide more affordable housing continues to fall short, says Labour leader David Shearer.In Tauranga today, as part of a whirlwind tour to the country’s regions, the opposition leader told a Western ... [Published Sun Live - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Today in politics: Thursday, May 23, 2013

He's got the Mana for by-election If press releases were votes then Mana would be on its way to victory in the upcoming Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election. Te Hamua Nikora was confirmed as the party's candidate for the June 29 contest, in not one, not two, but ... [Published The Press NZ - May 22 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Zero rates increase called for

HAVING HIS SAY: Horizons Regional councillors listen as Graham Adams (front) makes his submission. PICTURE/STUART MUNROA zero rates increase for Horizons Regional Council ratepayers is "a no-brainer", according to one of the submitters to Horizons' annual ... [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 21 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Rates, biodiversity top submitters' list

CUTTING COSTS: Graham Adams (right), with fellow Grey Power petition organisers Charlie Anderson and Catherine Kennedy, will call on Horizons council to halt rates increases today.The twin big issues for submitters to Horizons Regional Council's annual ... [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 20 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Grey Power regional leader says group out of touch

A regional Grey Power leader is threatening to remove his branch from the national body, saying the organisation has lost touch with the needs of its members.The vice-president of the Upper Hutt Grey Power Association says the national board is bogged ... [Published Radio New Zealand - May 19 2013]
Entities: Grey Power, Health Care
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Ructions within Grey Power (Newstalk ZB)

Claims that Grey Power has lost its way are forcing some local associations to rethink their alignment with the group.The Upper Hutt Grey Power association is threatening to break away from the group, after failing to see any results for its members at ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 19 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Ructions within Grey Power

6:15Claims that Grey Power has lost its way are forcing some local associations to rethink their alignment with the group.The Upper Hutt Grey Power association is threatening to break away from the group, after failing to see any results for its members ... [Published Newstalk ZB - May 19 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Deal seeks discount on power for elderly

The Grey Power Federation is hopeful of soon clinching a deal for cheaper electricity for its 62,000 members nationwide.It is in discussion with two power companies and hopes to reach an agreement within six weeks, says Grey Power national president Roy ... [Published Nelson Mail - May 18 2013]
Entities: Grey Power, Dividend

Quotes

"If someone comes to us, we pass on information which helps in that sort of way."
"I had better and closer ties with the Chinese administration when I was a minister for the Crown."
"You spend your lifetime struggling and you get the same pension and health entitlements as a parent from abroad who comes here at age 55 and contributes nothing" he said

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Power struggle [Published Marlborough Express - 3 hours ago]
Devoy keeps clear of Peters' China attack [Published New Zealand Herald - 3 hours ago]
Peters: Immigrants, brothels and sin [Published Waikato Times - 15 hours ago]
Winston Peters warns of corruption from China [Published ONE News - 16 hours ago]
Winston Peters labels Auckland 'Super City of Sin' [Published 3 News - 16 hours ago]
We're China's sinful retirement home, says Wins... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 16 hours ago]
We're China's sinful retirement home, says Winston [Published Newstalk ZB - 17 hours ago]
Peters again raises concerns about Chinese immi... [Published Radio New Zealand - 17 hours ago]
Peters: Immigrants, brothels and sin city [Published stuff.co.nz - 17 hours ago]
Peters: 'The SuperCity of sin' [Published New Zealand Herald - 18 hours ago]
Grey Power and Home Heating [Published Scoop - 20 hours ago]
Today in politics: Thursday, May 23, 2013 [Published The Press NZ - May 22 2013]
Labour talks affordable housing [Published Sun Live - May 22 2013]
Kearney to step down from Trust [Published Nelson Mail - May 22 2013]
Wainuiomata RSA closes doors [Published Dominion Post - May 22 2013]
Zero rates increase called for [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 21 2013]
Now to be Government-in-waiting [Published Manawatu Standard - May 20 2013]
Rates, biodiversity top submitters' list [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 20 2013]
Grey Power regional leader says group out of touch [Published Radio New Zealand - May 19 2013]
Ructions within Grey Power (Newstalk ZB) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 19 2013]
Ructions within Grey Power [Published Newstalk ZB - May 19 2013]
Deal seeks discount on power for elderly [Published Nelson Mail - May 18 2013]
New court fight looms in Waimea Village row [Published Nelson Mail - May 18 2013]
Diabetes funding welcomed but aged care not eno... [Published Otago Daily Times - May 17 2013]
Local community has its say on the Budget [Published Rotorua Daily Post - May 17 2013]
Sale of Meridian Energy [Published Scoop - May 14 2013]
Fears elderly will be shut out of care [Published Manawatu Standard - May 14 2013]
Differing views no help to council on 8pc rates... [Published Manawatu Standard - May 13 2013]
Last Gulp for Hamilton Fluoride [Published Scoop - May 11 2013]
Big support over rates [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 09 2013]
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