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Dunne: Time for openness on Maori foreshore claims
Wednesday, 9 July 2003, 11:27 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, says it's time for some clear answers on what the Government is doing to resolve the wrangle over Maori claims to the nation's foreshores and seabeds. More >>
United Future youth wing formed
Tuesday, 8 July 2003, 11:54 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, today announced the formation of a youth wing for United Future New Zealand. More >>
Political baubles overwhelm Green principles
Monday, 7 July 2003, 12:23 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, said today it was becoming increasingly plain that the Green Party was in the process of abandoning its fundamental principles in favour of getting into power with the Government. More >>
Baldock calls for early wool growers' elections
Friday, 4 July 2003, 3:35 pm | United Future NZ Party
Wool growers must have an opportunity to vote as soon as is practicable on the make-up of the board of the new company that will replace the Wool Board, according to United Future agricultural spokesman Larry Baldock. More >>
Dunne demands honesty on smoking from Chadwick
Friday, 4 July 2003, 1:03 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, today called on Labour's Rotorua MP, Steve Chadwick, to come clean with the public about Labour's real objective in promoting anti-smoking legislation. More >>
Dunne Stunned By Tanczos's Hypocrisy
Thursday, 3 July 2003, 12:06 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, said today he was stunned by the hypocrisy and effrontery of Green MP Nandor Tanczos in his latest endeavour to promote the illegal activity of cannabis use. More >>
Dunne: Can Winston fix it? No!
Wednesday, 2 July 2003, 10:11 am | United Future NZ Party
Winston Peters' opposition to the new rules for skilled migrants reeks of hypocrisy, United Future leader Peter Dunne said today. More >>
Copeland: Family statistics a wakeup call
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 5:19 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future finance spokesman Gordon Copeland says Statistics New Zealand's latest figures on trends in family makeup are a wakeup call for politicians and other policy makers. More >>
Dunne: Gov-Gen's Tongan visit regrettable
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 5:17 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne today said that is was a matter of some regret that the Governor-General, Dame Silvia Cartwright, is to travel to Tonga tomorrow for the 85th birthday celebrations of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. More >>
Adams: UF backs 'smarter' immigration approach
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 4:58 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future's Paul Adams today said the party would support key immigration legislation, which he said showed the Government was getting "smarter" about immigration. More >>
United Future backs Charities Commission
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 4:57 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future spokesperson on charities Gordon Copeland today expressed his delight that Cabinet has taken detailed decisions about a Charities Commission, but says further urgent action is needed. More >>
Adams: Put brothels in pro-prostitution MPs' back
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 1:15 pm | United Future NZ Party
In the wake of last week's successful passage of the Prostitution Reform Bill by one vote, United Future MP Paul Adams today called for the nation's brothels to be located only in the areas of those MPs who voted for the legislation. More >>
Dunne: NZers must take 'generous' view on roading
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 1:10 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader and Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne, today called on New Zealanders to take a generous view in the national interest as criticism mounts of how roading spending will be allocated throughout the country over the next decade. More >>
Baldock welcomes Bay of Plenty highway funding
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 9:02 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future's transport spokesman and Tauranga resident, Larry Baldock, MP, welcomed Transit's announcement today of funding for the Domain Road and Hewletts Road projects to begin in the 2003/2004 year. More >>
Dunne calls for roading action
Monday, 30 June 2003, 5:55 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader and Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne, said today the time for planning and reviews was over and it was vital for New Zealand's major roading projects to get underway immediately. More >>
Alexander lauds Chief District Court judge
Monday, 30 June 2003, 10:21 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander today praised Chief District Court Judge David Carruthers for his very commonsense approach to dealing with the causes of crime. More >>
Marc My Words: How much is a woman worth?
Friday, 27 June 2003, 3:07 pm | United Future NZ Party
The passage of the Prostitution Reform Bill this week was the lowest point in my year at Parliament. Rather than ennobling society it enshrines soliciting, running a brothel and pimping, as legitimate enterprises. More >>
Copeland: NZ First factor coming home to roost
Thursday, 26 June 2003, 4:22 pm | United Future NZ Party
New Zealand is paying the price for the NZ First factor with its $1.8 billion a year export education industry threatened by a 30 percent fall in student visa applications from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, United Future finance spokesman Gordon Copeland ... More >>
Baldock: More to do on prostitution
Thursday, 26 June 2003, 3:25 pm | United Future NZ Party
In renewing his call for a cross-party look at prostitution after the Prostitution Reform Bill, United Future MP Larry Baldock today likened last night's vote to "watching John Eales kick a penalty in extra time at the end of a Bledisloe Cup match". More >>
United Future welcomes family support increases
Thursday, 26 June 2003, 1:59 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland today expressed his delight with the increases to family support, child's tax credit and parental tax credit income thresholds included in the Taxation Bill, now introduced into Parliament. More >>
