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United's Policy Proposal Restructuring CYFS

Thursday, 1 April 2004, 11:08 am | United Future NZ Party

How many times have New Zealanders heard the tragic stories of children who are murdered by the very people they trust to provide them with care and protection? These disturbing stories are made all the worse by the realisation that in many of these cases, the ... More >>

Dunne: Time to end the Zaoui industry

Wednesday, 31 March 2004, 4:37 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader, Peter Dunne, tonight called for a swift resolution to the Ahmed Zaoui industry ''which is no doubt providing much for his lawyers and his supporters, but is bleeding the taxpayer dry.'' More >>

Smith: Coal-CO2 problem can be overcome

Wednesday, 31 March 2004, 1:01 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future MP, Murray Smith, says alarmist claims that New Zealand’s coal reserves can’t be used to plug the nation’s looming energy gap don’t stand up to rational scrutiny. More >>

Smith: Govt turnaround rightly punished

Wednesday, 31 March 2004, 9:55 am | United Future NZ Party

The Greens' decision to withdraw support for the Judicial Matters Bill because of the Government's failure to honour its promise to proceed with a judicial appointments commission was welcomed by United Future, its justice spokesman, Murray Smith, said ... More >>

Charities Bill a long time coming

Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 4:59 pm | United Future NZ Party

Gordon Copeland, United Future spokesperson for the charitable and voluntary sector is delighted that the Charities Bill has, at long last, surfaced in Parliament. More >>

School books awash with $33m worth of red ink

Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 4:55 pm | United Future NZ Party

The debt burden being carried by New Zealand schools jumped 50 percent in the most recent five-year period, to a whopping $33 million, United Future education spokesman Bernie Ogilvy revealed in Parliament today. More >>

UF welcomes Auckland funding announcement

Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 4:54 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne today welcomed the announcement today that Auckland will receive a $1.62 billion transport funding boost, coming off the back of a great deal of work between United Future and Labour since the election on new methods for ... More >>

Oil-For-Food Details Sent To Security Council

Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 10:20 am | United Future NZ Party

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has sent the Security Council a letter detailing the workings of an independent, high-level inquiry into allegations of corruption within the United Nations Oil-for-Food humanitarian operation for Iraq, a UN spokesman said ... More >>

Alexander calls on business to back Cassino vets

Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 10:06 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future's Marc Alexander today called upon the business sector to put the Government to shame by helping old soldiers attend the 60th commemorations of the Battle of Monte Cassino. More >>

Copeland: Aqua Decision Body Blow To Economy

Monday, 29 March 2004, 5:38 pm | United Future NZ Party

Meridian Energy's decision to can the Project Aqua hydro development is a huge wake-up call for the Government and the economy, United Future energy spokesman Gordon Copeland said today. More >>

United Future to fight Civil Unions Bill

Monday, 29 March 2004, 10:16 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne today used an Auckland conference on political correctness to launch the party's campaign to scuttle the Civil Unions Bill. More >>

Peter Dunne Speech - Political Correctness

Monday, 29 March 2004, 10:12 am | United Future NZ Party

Lesbian dads. Pakeha being referred to as 'tauiwi' at graduation ceremonies of otherwise reputable institutions. Prostitution being turned into just another job. Prisoners being referred to as 'clients'. Civil unions becoming a back door to marriage... More >>

‘Pink Think’ dogmatism bringing Labour down

Monday, 29 March 2004, 8:21 am | United Future NZ Party

Rigid ‘Pink Think’ dogmatism is the core reason why Labour is losing support at present, says United Future leader, Peter Dunne. More >>

Marc My Words - 26 March 2004

Friday, 26 March 2004, 2:20 pm | United Future NZ Party

TAX: a State sanctioned weekly mugging of the work ethic . There has been a renewed call on both sides of the ideological divide to raise prosperity. What brave and deluded soul would dare argue against increasing society's wealth? It sounds like ... More >>

New CEO for United Future New Zealand

Friday, 26 March 2004, 11:39 am | United Future NZ Party

With rapid growth in party numbers and eight MP’s now in Parliament, United Future needs dedicated management of its organisational wing, says President Mark Blumsky. More >>

Copeland stops Easter Sunday trading – for now

Thursday, 25 March 2004, 3:27 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future MP Gordon Copeland was a lone voice in Parliament today in objecting to a request from New Zealand First leader Winston Peters for the Easter Sunday Shop Trading Bill to be considered under urgency next week More >>

Copeland: Family tax breaks should come first

Thursday, 25 March 2004, 3:16 pm | United Future NZ Party

The tax breaks and other assistance promised by the Government to families with children and amounting to $1 billion per annum when fully implemented should rank ahead of tax cuts for the rich, according to United Future Revenue spokesman Gordon ... More >>