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Fee removed from debit and credit card payments

Monday, 30 June 2008, 2:50 pm | United Future NZ Party

From tomorrow people who make online student loan or child support payments to Inland Revenue won’t have to pay an extra 2.49% bank fee, Minister of Revenue Hon Peter Dunne said today. More >>

Turner - Government neglects organ donation crisis

Monday, 30 June 2008, 11:03 am | United Future NZ Party

The Government deserves to be held to account over falling organ donation rates says UnitedFuture deputy leader Judy Turner. More >>

NZ Should Be Formally Recognised As Multi Cultural

Sunday, 29 June 2008, 10:48 am | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has called for New Zealand to formally establish itself as a multicultural nation. More >>

Dunne – 1080 double standard disturbing

Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 4:06 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne remains disturbed at the willingness of DoC and Regional Councils to aerially drop 1080 in water supply catchments, while in Central Wellington today an entire office building was evacuated due to a parcel believed to be containing ... More >>

Transmission Gully – Best news in 15 years

Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 12:50 am | United Future NZ Party

The announcement today of a preferred route for the Transmission Gully highway is the best news in 15 years of campaigning for it says veteran TG supporter and Ohariu-Belmont MP Hon Peter Dunne. More >>

Abortions: safe and rare?

Thursday, 19 June 2008, 11:52 am | United Future NZ Party

The intention of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act 1977 was to ensure that in New Zealand, abortions were safe and rare, according to UnitedFuture MP Judy Turner, in response to the recent ruling by Justice Millar in the Wellington High ... More >>

ETS Focus Now Has To Shift, Says Dunne

Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 5:08 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says political uncertainty now requires the government to shift its focus on the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme. Mr Dunne, whose UnitedFuture party resolved yesterday not to support the legislation any further, says it now ... More >>

UF opposes ETS Bill

Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 3:44 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says his caucus affirmed today that it will not be supporting the Government’s Emission Trading Bill. More >>

Ideology putting children at risk - Turner

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 4:25 pm | United Future NZ Party

Police and Government policy that is based on ideology not evidence is putting children at risk and unjustly targets fathers, according to United Future family spokesperson, Judy Turner. More >>

Dunne - Walking access not 'walkways'

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 1:14 pm | United Future NZ Party

The Walking Access Bill as it stands will disappoint the outdoor recreation community and make the proposed Walking Access Agency's job much harder, says UnitedFuture Leader Peter Dunne. More >>

Dunne reassures PSA over tax plans

Monday, 9 June 2008, 2:09 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne is reassuring the Public Service Association that his party’s plans for a simpler, lower tax structure won’t be funded by cuts to public services. More >>

Greens intransigence risks entire climate strategy

Friday, 6 June 2008, 12:45 am | United Future NZ Party

New Zealand’s entire climate change strategy is at risk, according to UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne, and he is laying the blame directly at the feet of the Greens. More >>

Environment Day chance to celebrate outdoors

Thursday, 5 June 2008, 11:32 am | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says World Environment Day is a chance to celebrate New Zealand’s outdoor heritage. More >>

Dunne: ETS to wipe out tax cuts and then some

Thursday, 5 June 2008, 12:07 am | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has warned that the Government’s tax cuts will be all but wiped out by the skyrocketing price of carbon if Parliament passes the Emissions Trading Bill in its current form. More >>

Boys education failure continues to be ignored

Friday, 30 May 2008, 1:15 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future deputy leader Judy Turner says that the education gap between girls and boys demands immediate action. Her comments follow a report showing that boys are behind at every level in reading and writing, and that more needs to be done ... More >>

Referendum needed on Maori Seats - Dunne

Friday, 30 May 2008, 10:45 am | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has reaffirmed his call for a referendum on the future of the Maori seats in light of a report released today. More >>

Govt ETS message to households

Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 4:46 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says it seems his worst fears have been realised following an exchange in Parliament today with Climate Change Minister, David Parker. More >>

Dunne's tribute to Vietnam veterans

Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 2:34 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne joined in this afternoon's Crown Apology to Vietnam Veterans debate in Parliament, saying they had been forced to endure the hell of war well beyond the withdrawal of the last New Zealand troops at the end of 1972. More >>

Police policy bias contributing to false arrests?

Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 11:19 am | United Future NZ Party

Recent ‘not guilty’ verdicts in high profile child homicide cases could be examples of an ideological bias in police policy, according to UnitedFuture deputy leader, Judy Turner. More >>

Dunne marks Graham Stairmand’s death

Friday, 23 May 2008, 2:54 pm | United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne said today he was deeply saddened by news of the death this afternoon of Greypower head Graham Stairmand. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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