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Copeland: Banks might owe almost $2 billion in taxes
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 4:03 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP and revenue spokesperson, Gordon Copeland, today expressed his disappointment that, according to information provided by the Inland Revenue Department, the amount of tax in dispute with ANZ-National, ASB, BNZ, and Westpac banks totals $1.935 billion, ... More >>
Dunne concerned at community lab moves
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 12:22 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader and Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne, is concerned at moves by the region's two district health boards to take over the community laboratory services that have been run by private providers for the past 70-odd years. More >>
Copeland: UF support for Fitzsimons Member's bill
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 5:21 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future has supported Jeanette Fitzsimons' Resource Management (Climate Protection) Amendment Bill through to the Select Committee stage. More >>
Copeland Speech on the Economy
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 5:19 pm | United Future NZ Party
Mr Speaker, your mailbag, like many other Members of this House, will I know be full of letters from New Zealanders appealing to this House to get away from malicious personalised attacks and to debate instead the many serious issues which confront ... More >>
Number of pedestrian-train collisions a tragedy
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 12:46 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP and transport spokesman, Gordon Copeland, wants greater pressure brought to bear on Toll New Zealand to require the company to provide better warning systems at level crossings. More >>
United Future: Bid to scrap farm dog microchipping
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 4:30 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP Gordon Copeland announced today that he will sponsor a Supplementary Order Paper to the Local Government Omnibus Bill to stop microchipping of farm-dogs. More >>
Copeland: Microchipping decision shortsighted
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 1:42 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has accused the Government of being shortsighted over its unwillingness to consider an exemption of farm dogs from microchipping as of 1 July 2006. More >>
Turner on bringing up the kids in NZ
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 11:14 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future's family spokesperson, Judy Turner, says all New Zealanders will be appalled at today's remarks by the Chief Family Court Judge that New Zealand is no longer the best place in the world to bring up kids. More >>
UF to back four Members' Bills
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 12:59 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, announced today the caucus had decided to back four Members' Bill promoted by MP's from other parties, at least as far as select committee stage. More >>
Dunne queries Govt response to Games medal tally
Monday, 27 March 2006, 3:08 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, says the Government's initial response to New Zealand's disappointing medal tally at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games seems to be back to front. More >>
Stress and burnout no way to teach a nation
Monday, 27 March 2006, 3:01 pm | United Future NZ Party
Keep our principals healthy and working, says Judy Turner, United Future's education spokesperson. More >>
Dunne: ORNZ announcement no surprise
Monday, 27 March 2006, 11:57 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne says Outdoor Recreation New Zealand's announcement that its affiliation agreement with United Future is over is hardly a surprise. More >>
Dunne acclaims billion dollar business tax cuts
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 11:42 am | United Future NZ Party
Tax cuts for New Zealand business of $1.1 billion over four years. That's Revenue Minister Peter Dunne's analysis of the Taxation (Depreciation, Payment Dates Alignment, FBT and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which was passed without opposition by Parliament ... More >>
Copeland highlights Greens' negative influence
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 3:09 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future's transport spokesman Gordon Copeland today highlighted the continuing negative influence of the Green Party on New Zealand's efforts to improve its transport infrastructure. More >>
Police run shy on clients of underage prostitutes
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 2:36 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has revealed that only sixteen clients of prostitutes under 18 years have been convicted between June 2003 (when the Prostitution Reform Act became law) and the end of 2005. More >>
Government should take lead in building proposal
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 10:34 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP Gordon Copeland today welcomed the call for New Zealand to start using more wood in buildings, as a step in the right direction. More >>
Dunne queries the role of Transit
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 9:29 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader and Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne, is today querying whether Transit New Zealand has the will or the ability to build the Transmission Gully motorway, as recommended by a Wellington Regional Council sub-committee yesterday. More >>
Transmission Gully decision a brilliant result
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 9:17 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader and Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne, has hailed today's decision concerning the building of the Transmission Gully motorway 'a brilliant result' for the people of the lower North Island. More >>
Copeland condemns Whangamata marina decision
Wednesday, 8 March 2006, 4:46 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP and environment spokesperson Gordon Copeland says the decision by Conservation Minister Chris Carter to overturn the Environment Court finding in support of the building of a marina at Whangamata is outrageous and an abuse of power. More >>
Turner unimpressed by CYF merger
Monday, 6 March 2006, 4:56 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future's family spokesperson, Judy Turner, says the major changes needed to improve Child, Youth and Family services are yet to happen. The government announced today that CYF is to merge with the Ministry of Social Development. More >>
