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Kiwisaver mortgage diversion begins 1 July
Monday, 30 June 2008, 1:35 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP and Kiwi Party member Gordon Copeland is delighted that tomorrow, 1 July, marks the date on which the mortgage diversion element of Kiwisaver is due to begin. More >>
Copeland: Inquiry into petrol prices
Friday, 27 June 2008, 1:30 pm | Gordon Copeland
A copy of the letter forwarded by Gordon Copeland Independent MP, to Hale & Twomey Limited, who are undertaking the Inquiry into petrol prices, at the request of the Government. More >>
Double standard on 1080?
Thursday, 26 June 2008, 9:53 am | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP and Kiwi Party candidate Gordon Copeland today contrasted the total evacuation of the 18 storey Pastoral House in Wellington, because of a 1080 scare, with the continued indiscriminate dropping of 1080 from the air over thousands of ... More >>
Parliament needs to address the issue of abortion
Thursday, 19 June 2008, 4:33 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP and Kiwi Party member Gordon Copeland today renewed his call for Parliament to address the issue of abortion, following the release of the Bioethics Council report “Who gets born?” More >>
Number of abortions still way too high
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 1:58 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland, whilst noting that the ratio of abortions to live births improved in 2007, continues to lament the number of abortions performed each year in New Zealand. More >>
Copeland continues to call for oil price review
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 12:30 am | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland, the Kiwi Party spokesperson on commerce, today said that he welcomes the Government’s announcement that independent consultants Hale and Twomey have been engaged to undertake a review of petrol prices. More >>
New questions in the Kahui case
Thursday, 12 June 2008, 12:55 am | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP and candidate for The Kiwi Party, Gordon Copeland, today raised further questions about the unsatisfactory situation which has arisen following the murder of the Kahui twins. More >>
P-labs flourish in managed rental properties
Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 3:52 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP and Kiwi Party candidate Gordon Copeland today expressed his deep concern that P-labs are flourishing in New Zealand in the absence of a liscensing regime for property managers. More >>
Abortion law decision welcomed – Copeland
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 10:33 am | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland today welcomed the decision of the High Court, questioning the lawfulness of many abortions currently being authorised by consultants. More >>
Aerial 1080 drops must stop – Copeland
Monday, 9 June 2008, 12:26 am | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland today expressed his continuing dismay that massive areas of New Zealand are still being blitzed with aerial 1080 drops in spite of growing opposition from New Zealanders. More >>
No Give from Government on Arapawa Goats
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 10:00 am | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland today expressed his deep disappointed that the Minister of Conservation has, once again, ruled out the possibility of the Arapawa goat herd being allowed to remain on conservation land. He was responding to a letter received ... More >>
Cullen Tax Figures Challenged
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 4:42 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland yesterday questioned Finance Minister Michael Cullen in Parliament about whether or not his 1 October tax cuts fully compensate tax payers earning over $45,000, for the movement in the CPI index since 1 April 2000. More >>
Possum Based Export Markets There for the Taking
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 4:40 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland today called on the Government to make a definite commitment to the export of possum pelts, fibre and leather as a major new export earner for New Zealand. More >>
Budget Tax Cuts Phoney for Many: Copeland
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 5:11 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland today placed a 'half-hearted' label on Dr Michael Cullen's Budget 2008 tax cut announcement. More >>
Duties and Taxes Huge Burden on Household Budgets
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 4:40 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland, the Kiwi Party spokesperson on Finance, today endeavoured to table a nine-page document in Parliament listing the excise duty, levy and fee changes which have occurred since the Labour Government came to power in November ... More >>
Copeland to oppose emissions trading scheme
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:12 am | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland has today announced that he will be voting against the Emissions Trading Bill. More >>
What has happened to the price of diesel?
Monday, 12 May 2008, 1:59 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland, the Kiwi Party spokesperson on Commerce, today questioned why the price of diesel in New Zealand has increased twice as fast as the cost of petrol since the first quarter of 2007. More >>
Former oilman, turned MP, speaks out on oil prices
Monday, 12 May 2008, 11:30 am | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland, the Kiwi Party spokesperson on Commerce, today added his voice to the growing chorus of concern about the increasing price of petrol and diesel. More >>
MP seeks Inquiry on oil prices
Friday, 9 May 2008, 4:31 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland, the Kiwi Party spokesperson on Commerce, today revealed that he has written to Parliament's Commerce Select Committee seeking an Inquiry into the pricing of petrol and diesel in New Zealand. More >>
Copeland queries count on anti-smacking petition
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 4:01 pm | Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland has forwarded a letter to the Government Statistician seeking clarification of the methodology used to determine the number of valid signatures on Sheryl Savill’s petition on the anti-smacking law. More >>
