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Recreational fishing survey to make grim reading
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 5:39 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne has welcomed the Government’s launch of a recreational fishing survey today, however he has warned that the results may “make pretty grim reading”. More >>
Dunne: Government wasting time over driving age
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 4:47 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the Government has wasted a lot of time in deciding to lift the minimum driving age, considering his own legislation is sitting in select committee ready to go. More >>
Dunne: Public-Private Partnerships The Way To Go
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 4:32 pm | United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne is delighted with the Government’s announcement today of a public-private partnership (PPP) to build and run the new prison at Wiri. More >>
Dunne welcomes ‘open thinking’ behind Whanau Ora
Thursday, 8 April 2010, 3:47 pm | United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today welcomed the release today of the Whanau Ora Taskforce Report, saying both the Maori Party and National should be congratulated for their willingness to “try something new and innovative”. More >>
Address to Wellington South Rotary Club
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 12:28 pm | United Future NZ Party
ACT’s right wing is already becoming impatient and has shown no hesitation in trying to throw its weight around, well beyond the limits of its electoral mandate. More >>
Dunne: Mokihinui Dam decision narrow-minded
Tuesday, 6 April 2010, 5:00 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne has described the decision to grant resource consent for an 85 metre high hydro dam on the Mokihinui River as “narrow-minded and backward”. More >>
Dunne welcomes return of public domain
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 2:23 pm | United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has welcomed the return of public domain (takiwa iwi whanui) to the foreshore and seabed debate. More >>
Children must not become ‘collateral damage’
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 10:17 am | United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today described the Government’s welfare reform package as “bold”, but warned that beneficiaries’ children can not be allowed to become “collateral damage” from a harder line on benefits. More >>
Fair review required for duck shooting
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 4:10 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne has called for a thorough review of the environmental impacts of duck shooting on the Pencarrow Lakes following the banning of duck shooters from using the lakes by the Port Nicholson Settlement Trustees. More >>
Archaic attitude to criminal justice dangerous
Monday, 15 March 2010, 2:09 pm | United Future NZ Party
A new Canterbury District Health Board policy will severely limit the ability of prison inmates or other justice clients to access drug and alcohol addiction services. More >>
Men can no longer be ignored in family violence
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 2:08 pm | United Future NZ Party
President and gender affairs spokesperson Judy Turner has reiterated her party’s stance that men need to be treated equally alongside women and children when it comes to family violence. More >>
Driving age could have been sorted long ago
Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 4:43 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the Government has wasted a lot of time in coming up with its proposal regarding lifting the minimum driving age. More >>
Nats need public say on next Governor-General
Monday, 1 March 2010, 2:06 pm | United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne is disappointed National will not back a Member’s Bill to allow New Zealanders to have their say on whether we should move to an elected Head of State. More >>
Conservation Board gets it right on heli-hunting
Monday, 1 March 2010, 11:44 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne has praised the Canterbury-Aoraki Conservation Board for its unanimous decision to oppose heli-hunting on public land. More >>
Dunne fears RNZ cutbacks will hurt standards
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 9:43 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne is concerned that funding cutbacks to Radio New Zealand will lead to a further decline in broadcasting standards. More >>
Archaic corrections policies letting us down
Monday, 15 February 2010, 11:05 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future Leader Peter Dunne has reiterated his call for an overhaul of our archaic corrections system. More >>
Wellington Governance Review Can’t Be Navel-Gazing
Friday, 12 February 2010, 11:39 am | United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today welcomed the Wellington City Council’s review of the how the region is governed, but cautioned against it being “yet another process to delay the inevitable”. “It’s not rocket science. We need to become ... More >>
Top tax rate increase has led to major distortions
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 4:55 pm | United Future NZ Party
UnitedFutureleader Peter Dunne says the Tax Working Group’s report shows that putting up the top tax rate in 1999 has led to severe distortions within New Zealand’s tax system. More >>
Dunne: “Three Strikes” Law Misses the Point
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 11:23 am | United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says the proposed “three strikes” law misses the point. “There would be little disagreement anywhere in the community that serious violent offenders should be put away for long periods of time,” said Mr Dunne. ... More >>
No Worst Behaved MPs List – All Mr Speaker's Fault
Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 11:27 am | United Future NZ Party
For the first time in over a decade UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne will not produce his annual list of Parliament’s worst behaved MPs, and he says it is all because of Parliament’s Speaker Lockwood Smith. “Dr Smith’s control of the House this ... More >>
