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Alexander backs pawnbroker Bill
Friday, 6 June 2003, 1:37 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander today backed the Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Bill, saying that anything that made it more difficult for criminals to on-sell their ill-gotten gains was good for New Zealand. More >>
Dunne: Commonsense needed in Pharmac row
Friday, 6 June 2003, 12:23 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, today called for commonsense to prevail in the row between pharmacists and Pharmac over the dispensing of GP's prescriptions. More >>
Alexander: Corrections has questions to answer
Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 1:09 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander questioned how the Palmerston North paedophile released from prison today had spent 10 years under the control of the Corrections Department and wasn't treated for his crime, and just how many ... More >>
United Future policies to address BOP problem
Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 11:14 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future finance spokesman, Gordon Copeland, today detailed specific policies intended to deal with New Zealand's looming balance of payments problem. More >>
Copeland warns of looming massive debt problem
Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 11:13 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland is warning that New Zealand is digging itself into an ever-deepening pit of debt and dramatic action is required to reverse the trend. More >>
Dunne: Sell-out Greens on way out
Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 1:56 pm | United Future NZ Party
Despite having accepted that GE is here to stay, the Greens are again trying to be the tail that wags the dog with their move to position themselves as Labour's long-term partners and oppose a future National-led government, United Future leader Peter ... More >>
United Future MP's back NZ's largest PTE
Friday, 30 May 2003, 4:12 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future Maori affairs spokesman, Murray Smith, and education spokesman, Bernie Ogilvy, today strongly criticised the government for refusing to assist the expansion of Carich Computer Education, the country's largest Private Training Establishment. More >>
Marc My Words: Solitaire Palmer's Bunkum Defence
Friday, 30 May 2003, 1:20 pm | United Future NZ Party
Solitaire Angelique Palmer has been sentenced to 18 months jail on a series of drug related charges. Good! It's about time that those who sold drugs and eked out a financial benefit on the backs of the drug dependant be brought to account. More >>
Dunne backs fishermen against DOC
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 2:42 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, has come out strongly in support of the New Zealand Recreational Fishing Council in its battle against Department of Conservation attempts to lock up the vast majority of the country's recreational fishing areas. More >>
Nats' diagnosis right, prescription past expiry
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 8:21 am | United Future NZ Party
National's welfare discussion paper has diagnosed the problem, but its prescription is a rehash of 'hit 'em hard' policies of the type that won't work in isolation, United Future's social services spokeswoman Judy Turner said today. More >>
Alexander: Naming another blow for victims
Wednesday, 28 May 2003, 11:27 am | United Future NZ Party
The naming of the alleged kidnapping victim at the centre of an ongoing High Court trial in Wellington is yet another example of victims not getting rights that are all too often afforded to criminals, United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander ... More >>
Greens nominated for their own Cold Shower Award
Tuesday, 27 May 2003, 11:30 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future energy spokesman, Gordon Copeland, announced today the Green Party had been nominated as a front runner for the Greens' 'name and shame' Cold Shower Award intended to highlight big companies the Greens claim are wasting electricity. More >>
Slanging matches no way to improve US/NZ relations
Tuesday, 27 May 2003, 11:29 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, today called for an end to public slanging matches by both the left and the right of the political spectrum if the relationship between New Zealand and the United States is to be greatly improved. More >>
Set up a 'bad tenants' register
Monday, 26 May 2003, 3:49 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP Marc Alexander today called for a register of bad tenants to help protect landlords from having their properties trashed. More >>
Govt must get tough on benefit switching
Monday, 26 May 2003, 3:48 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future social services spokeswoman Judy Turner today called for swift action from the Government following the release of Treasury figures showing spiralling numbers of sickness and invalid beneficiaries. More >>
Marc My Words
Friday, 23 May 2003, 2:40 pm | United Future NZ Party
With our unemployment rate at around 5%, a record Budget surplus and a reasonably healthy economy, I think now would be a good time to put in place a new strategy to deal with the long term unemployed. More >>
Baldock compliments Sowry
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 4:29 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP Larry Baldock today complimented National's Roger Sowry for the raw courage and honesty he displayed during his Budget speech today. More >>
Smith: UF key to Treaty settlements turn-around
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 3:52 pm | United Future NZ Party
The Government's turn-around on resolving Treaty of Waitangi grievances can to a large extent be attributed to United Future's influence, the party's treaty spokesman Murray Smith says. More >>
Dunne: Rebuild US, Aussie relationships
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 3:52 pm | United Future NZ Party
The Government needs to actively work on our relationships with both the United States and Australia in the fallout of today's crushing blow to hopes of a free trade agreement with the US, United Future leader Peter Dunne says. More >>
Robbing Paul to pay Trevor, Annette and Steve
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 10:37 am | United Future NZ Party
New Zealand motorists are being taken for a bigger ride by the Labour Government than they were by the National administrations of the 1990s, United Future transport spokesman Larry Baldock said today. More >>
