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Alexander backs Carolina's Dad

Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 1:38 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future justice spokesman Marc Alexander today backed the call from dog attack victim Carolina Anderson's father for a stiffer sentence for the dog's two Auckland owners. More >>

Widen Supreme Court inquiry; look at int court

Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 9:29 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future justice spokesman Murray Smith today called for a further select committee inquiry into the Supreme Court Bill, to look at a South Pacific and Commonwealth appeal court if the link to the Privy Council is abolished. More >>

Dunne urges consistency on the Greens

Monday, 10 March 2003, 10:19 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader, Peter Dunne, today called on the Green Party's MP's to behave consistently when opposing policies they dislike. More >>

MPs deliver Families Commission message

Friday, 7 March 2003, 6:46 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future MP Marc Alexander today told a gathering of Christchurch community group representatives the Families Commission would provide a "filter" by which all policy that impacts on family could be gauged. More >>

Marc My words - Vol. 5 March 1, 2003

Friday, 7 March 2003, 1:08 pm | United Future NZ Party

Until the end of last year it looked as though TVNZ was to continue as a cumbersome politically driven broadcaster propped up financially by profits from Transmission Holdings Ltd. There were to be three Boards, one for each operation, and one to oversee ... More >>

Peter Dunne Speech: NZ - "It's great to be home!"

Friday, 7 March 2003, 11:06 am | United Future NZ Party

That feeling all Kiwis get when, having travelled the globe, they get off the plane sums up United Future's vision for New Zealand. More >>

Strengthening grip on their patch of Godzone

Thursday, 6 March 2003, 1:08 pm | United Future NZ Party

A Bill to protect New Zealanders' shaky grip on their private property was today entered into Parliament's Members' Bill ballot system. More >>

Race Relations Commissioner in La-La Land again

Thursday, 6 March 2003, 10:59 am | United Future NZ Party

The call today by Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres for private businesses to adopt Maori names is just another outburst of politically correct lunacy, United Future MP Marc Alexander said today. More >>

Alexander applauds tougher line on child porn

Thursday, 6 March 2003, 10:38 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander has thrown his full support behind the planned introduction of harsher sentences for child porn offenders. More >>

Dunne backs Govt support for Team NZ

Thursday, 6 March 2003, 10:02 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader, Peter Dunne, today backed the Government's decision to commit $5.6 million to Team NZ while it decided whether a further America's Cup challenge was feasible. More >>

Iraq doesn't figure in Nats' little world

Wednesday, 5 March 2003, 3:18 pm | United Future NZ Party

It's quite clear that National sees minor matters of parliamentary procedure as more important than the chance for this country to deal with the imminent major war in Iraq, United Future leader Peter Dunne said today. More >>

Dunne: Nats 'game-playing' on Iraq a disgrace

Wednesday, 5 March 2003, 11:44 am | United Future NZ Party

National's refusal today to seek leave for an urgent debate on the Iraq situation was "political game-playing of the worst kind," United Future leader Peter Dunne said this morning. More >>

United Future staff member resigns

Monday, 3 March 2003, 2:34 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future New Zealand today announced the resignation of long-time staff member, Mark Stonyer. More >>

Dunne: the Cup's gone, look to the future

Monday, 3 March 2003, 11:51 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader, Peter Dunne, says that while it's been a blow to New Zealanders to see the America's Cup go to Europe, now is not the time for despair. More >>

Dunne slams 'irrelevant' Greens

Monday, 3 March 2003, 11:49 am | United Future NZ Party

Yet again the Greens have demonstrated how irrelevant they are to the serious business of government in New Zealand, United Future leader, Peter Dunne, said today. More >>

Community boards heading for the chop: Smith

Friday, 28 February 2003, 12:50 am | United Future NZ Party

The new Local Government Act is already leading to the demise of community boards, with a number of local authorities indicating that they intend to abolish them, United Future MP Murray Smith said today. More >>

Prostitution Bill a stalking horse: Baldock

Thursday, 27 February 2003, 5:19 pm | United Future NZ Party

Justice Minister Phil Goff let the cat out of the bag today, with his admission that the Resource Management Act won't protect residential communities from the garish neon signs of neighbourhood brothels under the proposed Prostitution Reform Bill. More >>

UF gives TVNZ a future while Greens see red

Thursday, 27 February 2003, 11:22 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future MP Marc Alexander has welcomed the passage of the TVNZ Bill, which provides the best of both worlds - a charter recreating TVNZ as a true public service broadcaster and an autonomous Transmission Holding Ltd which won't be undermined ... More >>

Ugly race debate ahead, says Smith

Thursday, 27 February 2003, 9:55 am | United Future NZ Party

New Zealand is on the verge of an ugly and extremely divisive race debate thanks to unprincipled Opposition opportunism and the Government's lack of vision, United Future Maori Affairs spokesman Murray Smith said today. More >>

Alexander backs Sensible Sentencing call

Thursday, 27 February 2003, 9:03 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future MP Marc Alexander has welcomed a Sensible Sentencing Trust call for a cross-party criminal justice group, telling Parliament today that it was an idea whose "time had come". More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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