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Dunne – Transmission Gully should be top of list

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 3:12 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture Leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne has challenged Labour and National to start ‘walking the talk’ over major infrastructure projects by committing the necessary additional funding for Transmission Gully. More >>

Monkeys have more rights than fathers

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 2:43 pm | United Future NZ Party

Reports today that Wellington Zoo has solved the mystery of who fathered their baby chimpanzee through a DNA paternity test perfectly highlight the ludicrousness of family law in New Zealand, according to UnitedFuture deputy leader, Judy Turner. More >>

Turner: aged care funding inadequate

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 1:18 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture's health spokesperson Judy Turner says announcements by National and Labour that they'll increase funding for the aged care sector, if they form the next Government, are helpful but don't go far enough and don't address the root of the ... More >>

Labour/Greens or National/ACT = NZ nightmare

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 1:09 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says the possible Government combinations after the next election vividly illustrate the urgent need for a sensible moderating influence on the next Government. More >>

Dunne challenges Maori Party to front up

Monday, 20 October 2008, 11:09 am | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today challenged the leadership of the Maori Party to justify the corrupting effect the Maori seats have on New Zealand's democracy. More >>

Dunne: Maori seats distort democracy

Friday, 17 October 2008, 1:11 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says National’s bumbling efforts over the Maori seats issue and the equally strident responses by the Maori and Green parties demanding the entrenchment of Maori seats highlights just how badly those parties and media ... More >>

Dunne: survival of health camps essential

Friday, 17 October 2008, 10:37 am | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has accused the Ministry of Social Development of 'dropping the ball' over funding for the nation's children's health camps. More >>

Boys education ‘the elephant in the classroom’

Thursday, 16 October 2008, 12:23 am | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture deputy leader Judy Turner is disappointed that the election debate has so far left out one of the most pressing issues facing the education sector – the increasing disparity between girls and boys educational achievement. More >>

UnitedFuture's list candidates

Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:53 am | United Future NZ Party

1. Hon Peter Dunne MP, Leader 2. Judy Turner MP, Deputy Leader 3. Denise Krum 4. Graeme Reeves 5. Pulotu Selio Solomon 6. Murray Smith 7. Neville Wilson 8. Frank Owen 9. Janet Tuck 10. Karuna Muthu More >>

Zero-fees policy ‘helps more people'

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 4:46 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture’s ‘zero-fees’ policy is a fairer, more effective solution to the student debt problem than Labour's universal student allowance as it also addresses the quality of education, according to leader Peter Dunne who spoke to students at ... More >>

Zero-fees policy ‘helps more people'

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 4:41 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture’s ‘zero-fees’ policy is a fairer, more effective solution to the student debt problem than Labour's universal student allowance as it also addresses the quality of education, according to leader Peter Dunne who spoke to students at ... More >>

Zero-fees ‘helps more people, improves education'

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 4:30 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture’s ‘zero-fees’ policy is fairer more effective solution to the student debt problem that also addresses the quality of education, according to leader Peter Dunne who spoke to students at Auckland University today. More >>

UF Response To Labour's student allowance pledge

Monday, 13 October 2008, 4:58 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says he's not surprised Labour has promised students a universal allowance if Labour's re-elected, but notes the policy will not deal with the fundamental problem of student debt. More >>

UF announces final electorate candidates

Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 3:31 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture’s party president, Denise Krum, today announced a further and final 13 electorate candidates. More >>

UF tax package still the best on offer

Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 2:43 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says today's tax cut package announced by National provides compelling evidence why New Zealanders should give their party vote to UnitedFuture. More >>

Dunne pitches for Kapiti Coast seniors' vote

Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 11:41 am | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today hit the health and superannuation buttons when he addressed a well-attended meeting of Kapiti Coast Greypower in Paraparaumu. More >>

Families will suffer in ‘gloomy picture’- Dunne

Monday, 6 October 2008, 4:22 pm | United Future NZ Party

The latest treasury estimates paint a ‘very gloomy picture’ ahead, with increasing unemployment, lower wage increases and billions of dollars less in the expected tax take, says UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne. More >>

Clark yearning for a more left-leaning Govt

Monday, 6 October 2008, 2:53 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says the Prime Minister's comments today that she regrets the Greens being shut out of government for the past 3 years and that she'd welcome them into Cabinet after the election clearly shows she's hankering for a ... More >>

Call for resolution of Maori seat 'distortion'

Monday, 6 October 2008, 2:00 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today reiterated that if New Zealanders want the MMP system of government to work properly, then the issue of the dedicated Maori seats in Parliament needed to be resolved once and for all. More >>

UnitedFuture announces more candidates

Monday, 6 October 2008, 9:38 am | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture party president, Denise Krum, has announced a further 12 electorate candidates for this year’s general election. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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