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Turner: children need proper vision testing

Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 8:25 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future deputy leader Judy Turner today welcomed the Government’s announcement of new child health measures as a good start, but needing serious beefing up, particularly in the area of school vision testing where the tests only pick up 10 percent of eye ... More >>

Income splitting stakes ratcheted up

Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 12:15 am | United Future NZ Party

The value of income splitting for couples with dependant children has increased dramatically, according to United Future finance and revenue spokesperson Gordon Copeland, following National’s decision to move the point at which the top 39 cent personal tax rate ... More >>

Dunne: Rob Moodie to stand for United Future

Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 2:04 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne today announced that crusading lawyer Rob Moodie will be the party’s Rangitikei candidate. More >>

Many still better off with UF

Monday, 22 August 2005, 3:46 pm | United Future NZ Party

In spite of National's much postponed tax package being big, bold and expensive, significant number of voters will still be better off with United Future's alternative, according to the party's finance and revenue spokesman, Gordon Copeland. More >>

Dunne launches United Future election campaign

Monday, 22 August 2005, 1:18 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne launched his party's election campaign in Auckland this afternoon, warning against any further social engineering legislation and laying out his bottom-lines for post-election coalition talks. More >>

Turner: Labour adopts UF early childhood ed policy

Monday, 22 August 2005, 12:20 am | United Future NZ Party

Labour’s extension of its policy of 20 free hours of early childhood education to private centres is a direct pick-up of United Future’s policy, the party’s deputy leader, Judy Turner, today. More >>

Dunne delighted at Waitangirua farm purchase

Friday, 19 August 2005, 4:47 pm | United Future NZ Party

Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne, says he's delighted that the Government has bought Waitangirua Farm, near Belmont Park. More >>

Labour's Tax Bribe

Friday, 19 August 2005, 4:45 pm | United Future NZ Party

The greatest miracle of modern times is not that Cullen has 'found' some money to bribe the voters but that Labour expects the public to swallow the lie that they never had it! For the last five years we have been sold a procession of dead rats ... More >>

Copeland condemns National’s retrograde tax move

Friday, 19 August 2005, 4:12 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future finance spokesman Gordon Copeland today condemned as a retrograde step the National Party’s plan to fund its tax policies by dropping the link between the rate of inflation and tax brackets. More >>

UF announces Christchurch Central candidate

Friday, 19 August 2005, 11:48 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne today welcomed the decision by the WIN Party to throw its support behind United Future and the announcement by WIN's leader, John van Buren, that he will stand as United Future's candidate in the Christchurch Central ... More >>

Alexander: UF shows Govt up on superannuation

Thursday, 18 August 2005, 4:19 pm | United Future NZ Party

Married superannuitants will be $21 a week better off and single people living alone nearly $14 richer a week on national superannuation under United Future, Marc Alexander said today as Greypower attacked the Government on the issue. More >>

Alexander: NZ First serves up a mish-mash

Thursday, 18 August 2005, 2:47 pm | United Future NZ Party

The New Zealand public deserves better from Winston Peters than the "excuse for a law and order policy" presented today, United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander said. More >>

Labour governments bad for new forestry plantings?

Thursday, 18 August 2005, 11:34 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future forestry spokesman Gordon Copeland said today that United Future's call for a dramatic increase in the level of forestry plantings is borne out by the history of plantings in New Zealand, especially under Labour administrations. More >>

Dunne: UF character education policy picked up

Thursday, 18 August 2005, 9:26 am | United Future NZ Party

The Education Ministry decision to introduce values to the national curriculum is a complete backing of United Future's character education policy that the party has been promoting for years, its leader Peter Dunne said today. More >>

Dunne launches UF constitution policy

Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 3:48 pm | United Future NZ Party

The process of constitutional reform begun by the recent parliamentary inquiry initiated by United Future must be continued if New Zealand is to move forward as a nation, United Future leader Peter Dunne said today in launching his party's policy on constitutional ... More >>

Alexander: Capill clearly remains unrepentant

Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 10:16 am | United Future NZ Party

Convicted child sex offender Graham Capill is clearly short on remorse and stands little chance of being rehabilitated, United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander said today after Capill's decision to appeal his nine-year sentence. More >>

Baldock: Kahawai legal challenge goes to court.

Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 4:30 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future's Larry Baldock today said he was not surprised to see a legal claim on the kahawai fishery lodged in the High Court at Auckland late last week. More >>

UF: Govt Should Distance Itself From Greens

Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 11:40 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future deputy leader Judy Turner today backed a Northland coroner's call for legislation outlawing the use of boats or cars by anyone who has recently used cannabis, and called on Labour to distance itself from the pro-drug Greens. More >>

Waiting lists, workforce shortages key to health

Monday, 15 August 2005, 4:31 pm | United Future NZ Party

Surgery waiting times and health workforce shortages are the biggest challenges facing the health sector, and United Future revealed strategies to address both in launching its health policy today. More >>

Free health WOF will keep Kiwis on right tracK

Monday, 15 August 2005, 4:24 pm | United Future NZ Party

All New Zealanders will be entitled to free annual 'Warrant of Fitness' health check-up in their birth month under United Future's health policy launched today - and it won't cost a cent more than is already budgeted for the health dollar, the party's ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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