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Dunne to Brash: Give me a call, Don
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 10:20 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne, in a spirit of helpful co-operation, today called on National’s leader, Dr Don Brash to “pick up the phone and give me a call, because we have the tax answers you’re looking for”. More >>
Yes to Families, Children's Commissioners merging
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 10:18 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne today welcomed National's move towards merging the Families and Children's commissioners, adding that that was precisely what United Future had first advocated. More >>
Dunne: Student loan change move in right direction
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 4:05 pm | United Future NZ Party
Labour's plan for interest-free student loans is a good start to properly dealing with a scheme that has stone-walled a generation of young New Zealanders' dreams of buying first homes, starting their families and saving for retirement, United ... More >>
Dunne: Pharmac fails on bird flu vaccine, funding
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 3:40 pm | United Future NZ Party
Pharmac has sought no additional money from the Government for funding medicines for New Zealanders and has no contingency plans to get extra supplies bird flu vaccines should there be an outbreak, United Future leader Peter Dunne revealed in Parliament ... More >>
Day Seven: Nandor completes week of silent shame
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 1:13 pm | United Future NZ Party
Seven days of silence from the Greens' Nandor Tanczos on key scientific findings damning cannabis use has spoken volumes, United Future leader Peter Dunne today said at the end of a week of daily presenting a series of studies to Tanczos and seeking ... More >>
Dunne: Why Wait Another Month For National?
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 9:35 am | United Future NZ Party
Rather than waiting until late August for National's tax policy, New Zealand taxpayers can figure out how much of their hard-earned money they will get back under United Future right now, Peter Dunne said today. More >>
United Future welcomes election date confirmation
Monday, 25 July 2005, 4:23 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne said today his party's planning for a September 17 election was well-advanced "since that was the date we have always assumed it would be held". More >>
Ministry of Silly Rules: Brass Band Blackballed
Monday, 25 July 2005, 4:15 pm | United Future NZ Party
The National Brass Brand was unable to get any funding from the Government for its recent tour of Europe and attendance at the World Championships in the Netherlands, despite receiving verbal assurances that it would from the Associate Minister for ... More >>
Baldock: Marriage - it's a man-woman thing
Monday, 25 July 2005, 11:57 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future's Larry Baldock's Marriage (Gender Clarification) Amendment Bill is expected to come before Parliament on Wednesday. Here he reveals the thinking behind it. More >>
Day six: Nandor's silence wilful and perplexing
Monday, 25 July 2005, 12:56 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne today said that he was "utterly perplexed" that the Greens' Nandor Tanczos continued to refuse to specifically answer questions on highly reputable scientific findings that clearly that challenge his ongoing campaign ... More >>
United Future Local Government Policy
Monday, 25 July 2005, 12:40 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future believes all levels of government should be representative of the people and in tune with their needs and desires. As a supporter of the Local Government Act 2002 we recognise that it is through local government that communities provide ... More >>
Baldock: UF launches plan for sleeker local govt
Monday, 25 July 2005, 12:39 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future will push for the number of territorial authorities in New Zealand to be nearly halved, with a maximum of 40 by 2012, Larry Baldock announced today at the Local Government NZ annual conference in Christchurch. More >>
Day four: Nandor apologises to pot-heads
Saturday, 23 July 2005, 5:08 pm | United Future NZ Party
While Nandor Tanczos is busy apologising to the cannabis community in the latest issue of Norml News for trying to bring in instant fines for possession, one can only assume he hasn't found the time to look at the evidence that I continue to put ... More >>
‘Hurt feelings’ claim owes all to Labour, Greens
Friday, 22 July 2005, 2:10 pm | United Future NZ Party
The former Christchurch prison inmate’s “hurt feelings” compensation claim lies squarely at the feet of Labour and the Greens, “who doubtless won some tawdry political trade-off for their support of the Prisoners and Victims Claims Act”, United Future’s ... More >>
Copeland calls for government to back off Unlisted
Friday, 22 July 2005, 1:23 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland today called on the government to abandon its intentions to impose new regulations on Unlisted ( a successful trading platform for unlisted, New Zealand-based companies). More >>
Baldock: Parliament to be tested on Marriage Bill
Friday, 22 July 2005, 11:27 am | United Future NZ Party
Parliament will face an important test as to whether it values marriage next Wednesday when it debates his Member's Bill that would ensure marriage could only be entered into by a man and a woman, United Future's Larry Baldock said today. More >>
A Classic From - The Ministry Of Silly Rules
Friday, 22 July 2005, 10:38 am | United Future NZ Party
Our report yesterday from a Dunedin school trustee about the silliness of OSH rules for schools certainly struck a chord! One example from a reader….. “I think you would find this happens in many schools!! More >>
Bill injured home invader for his hospital care
Friday, 22 July 2005, 10:27 am | United Future NZ Party
The 24-year-old home invader who underwent surgery yesterday for injuries sustained in committing the crime should be presented with a bill for the full cost of his care on the day he leaves hospital, United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander ... More >>
Day three: Nandor remains silent
Friday, 22 July 2005, 12:39 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne today said he was heading into the weekend ever hopeful that the Greens' drugs advocate Nandor Tanczos would find the courage or the integrity - "I don't mind which" - to answer to the questions below. More >>
Gordon Copeland Speech - Super Funds of NZ
Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:38 pm | United Future NZ Party
Kia Ora and thank you for the opportunity this morning to give you a run down on United Future's policy in relation to superannuation heading into this year's elections. More >>
