July 1 2017 Digital Edition

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“We do not need more immigrants”
“Erroneous immigration policy is leading us towards collapse
JULY 1, 2017
Winston Peters
Any society that allows a
pool of discontented and
disaffected young people to
grow is playing with fire. Not
giving our young people a proper place
in our society is hazardous. Because it
is fundamental for a healthy society for
everyone to feel they have a stake in
their society and its wellbeing.
In New Zealand First, we say that it
is vital for all young New Zealanders
to have a physical and financial stake in
our country. One way to ensure that the
young are invested in their own country
is through home ownership.
People who are buying their own
home have a purpose, a direction, and
a structure for their lives. People who
are buying a home put down roots in
It saddens me that many of our
small business owners dread
getting up in the morning and
going to work.
their community – because they have a
stake in it. And secure housing is vital
in creating the conditions for raising
families.
They are not then vulnerable to the
blandishments of trouble makers.
Rising unemployment
Young people also face another
challenge in putting down roots and
being connected to New Zealand society
– job security – or more correctly – job
insecurity.
The official statistics for the first
quarter of 2017 show that the rate
of youth unemployment is deeply
concerning. The proportion of youth
(15–24 years) not in employment,
education, or training (NEET) is running
at almost 13% - (12.8% actual according
to HLFS).
We are talking about over 90,000
young New Zealanders.
That is another number, or
dismal fact, that the Government never
mentions in its spin about the economy.
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Small businesses such as dairies and service stations offer
backbone services to our neighbourhoods.
Owners and their workers have a right to go to work in the
knowledge they will be safe from violence, intimidation and
robbery.
My colleagues and I have been coordinating Law and Order
meetings and supporting calls from the Indian community
for an immediate focus on safety.
I have also marched with my constituents to draw attention
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Stable employment for those who want
it, at decent pay rates is an important
social goal. Uncertain work prospects
undermine commitment to a community.
Prime Minister Bill English is saying
“Immigration is the Economy.’
Collapse on the cards
So, if the brakes are not applied,
collapse is on the cards.
It is only the trick of massive
immigration – a sort of economic sugar
hit - that makes ‘GDP growth’ look
good.
Who can recall when New Zealand
enjoyed high quality public services?
The times when our schools, hospitals,
prisons, and infrastructure were not
grappling with overload?
Today it is only the dedication and
commitment of those in public services
that are keeping so many systems from
collapse.
We say that it is not a utopian dream
for all New Zealanders to have access to
first world standard health and education
services. By sleight of hand and trickery,
National has taken what once Kiwis
took for granted as reasonable and
achievable expectations and made them
only for the lucky few.
In addition, the Government has
taken no steps to ensure that our rapidly
growing population stays cohesive.
Although they are careful to conceal
their real agenda, they are still locked
into the way of thinking advocated by
Margaret Thatcher who declared: “There
is no such thing as society.”
NZ First is New Zealanders first
In New Zealand First, we could not
disagree more.
All our policies are framed with
a concern for the future health and
security of New Zealand as a whole.
The New Zealand national interest is
our starting point.
And there is one overriding imperative
right now that is in the national
interest and it is to cut back immigration
to a sensible level.
to the hazards they face simply going to work
every day.
Increasing crime
Despite protests, petitions and media exposure,
we continue to see increases in violent crimes of
this kind against small retailers.
In the past year, robberies are up 43% in
Waitemata, 24% in Auckland City, and 18% in
Counties Manukau.
From 2015 to 2016, Counties Manukau
West area (Otahuhu, Mangere, Middlemore,
Papatoetoe) saw a 29% increase in “acts intended
to cause injury” – four times higher than the
national rate.
Over the same period, the Counties Manukau
East area (Howick, Otara, Beachlands) saw
44.4% increase in robberies, two times higher
than the national rate.
We must ask why this Government is allowing
these crime rates to keep rising?
Why are they leaving hardworking business
owners and shopkeepers alone on the frontlines of
a crime spike?
Inadequate response
Have they given the Police the resources and
the staff they need to keep our communities safe?
Well, there has been some response.
But I believe it is too little.
Police received less than three-quarters of what
they asked for in this year’s budget. Instead of
well-resourced community policing, which we
know works – keeping our communities safer –
the plan is to put our dairy owners behind bars.
This is what allocating some money to put up
grills and install duress alarms really means.
Of course, I support these measures if they will
increase security but this is not the New Zealand
We mean closer to 10,000 highly
skilled immigrants a year, not 72,000
mostly unskilled immigrants per year.
So under-resourced are the media
these days that news reporting has been
devalued and unsupported in favour
of mindless speculation, opining,
editorialising, and vacuous explanation
have become the substitute.
But the great news, confirmed from
overseas evidence, is that those in
politics who speak straight to the people,
do gain their support.
That explains our inexorable rise in
2017.
Winston Peters is the elected Member
of Parliament from Northland and
Leader of the New Zealand First
Party. The above is a highly edited
version of his address to the members
and guests of the Auckland Rotary
Club at Stamford Plaza Hotel, Auckland
City on June 19, 2017. For full
text, please visit www.indiannewslink.
co.nz
in which I want my children to grow. This support
for increased security in shops and service
stations must be temporary. The real solution is to
attack the root causes of crime in society and to
increase policing.
Local leaders in South Auckland have
started a campaign to cut the market for cheap
cigarettes and alcohol that is the proceeds of these
robberies.
Community responsibility
If community members refuse to buy these
proceeds of crime and report people who offer
them for sale, the crimes become less attractive.
It is imperative that your Government listens
to you when times are tough, when housing is not
affordable and unhealthy, when workplaces are
not safe, and when disorder is increasing.
Labour has listened to the community and to
the Police and we promise 1000 more sworn
officers in our first three years in government plus
the resources that they need to perform well and
to make our communities safer.
For nine years, National has failed to sufficiently
support essential services across health,
education and, now, Police.
It is time for a fresh approach.
Labour’s Plan
Labour has a plan which means working in
partnership with the Police to urgently tackle the
increasing numbers of assaults, sexual assaults,
burglaries, robberies, as well as methamphetamine
supply. We would put people first and
Community Policing would be a priority.
Jenny Salesa is the elected Member of Parliament
for Manukau East and Labour Party’s
Spokesperson for Skills & Training; Associate
Health, Education and Employment.
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