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Social report shows poor showing on big issues
Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:36 pm | United Future NZ Party
There are significant reasons for disquiet about developments in New Zealand with recurring poor indicators in key areas, United Future deputy leader Judy Turner said today in the wake of the Ministry of Social Development's Social Report 2005. More >>
Dunne calls on Nandor to answer to drugs evidence
Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:15 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne today said that he would challenge Nandor Tanczos each day for the next week to come clean with the New Zealand public on some hard facts about cannabis that he has consistently failed to address. More >>
Primary teacher oversupply worse than thought
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 5:05 pm | United Future NZ Party
Education Ministry figures obtained by United Future education spokesman Bernie Ogilvy show that oversupply of primary-trained teachers is worse than previously thought, with fewer than one in two of 2003 graduates having found teaching jobs. More >>
Turner: Contestable funding key to more heart ops
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 5:03 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner today said the answer to surgery waiting lists for heart and other operations lay in contestable funding where DHBs and private hospitals would vie for funding to get surgery done. More >>
Dunne calls on Tanczos to face the drugs evidence
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 10:46 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne today challenged Nandor Tanczos to come clean with the New Zealand public on some hard facts about cannabis that he has consistently failed to address. More >>
UFNZ - Ministry of Silly Rules 1
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 12:05 am | United Future NZ Party
A Dunedin school trustee of our acquaintance tells us: “Over two successive meetings our school's board of trustees talked about the annual school camp. More >>
Alexander backs probation officer over protocol
Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 2:22 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future’s Marc Alexander today came out backing probation officer Josie Bullock who has said she will continue to sit at the front at Corrections Department ceremonies in breach of Maori protocol. More >>
Ogilvy: Great news for common sense, practical ed
Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 9:17 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future is pleased to see the results of the Tertiary Education Sector Review will redirect money from low-quality courses into relevant and practical courses, the party's education spokesman, Bernie Ogilvy, said today. More >>
UF stands firm against Greens’ soft-sell on drugs
Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 12:16 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne today reiterated that cannabis would remain illegal for as long as United Future was part of any government arrangement, as the Greens’ Nandor Tanczos announced a Member’s Bill “trying to soften up” cannabis law. More >>
UF: Brat camps, more cops and parole
Monday, 18 July 2005, 8:33 am | United Future NZ Party
‘Brat camps’ for teen offenders, more cops on the beat and parole at the end of prison sentences, not part way through, are key elements of United Future’s law and order policy, launched by its spokesman, Marc Alexander, in Auckland today. More >>
United Future’s election 2005 list
Monday, 18 July 2005, 8:31 am | United Future NZ Party
In releasing United Future’s list of candidates for the 2005 election, party vice-president, Denise Krum, said today “This has been a tremendous first term from our caucus of 8 MP's. More >>
Alexander: Make ministries unite for law and order
Thursday, 14 July 2005, 3:53 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future would establish a National Crime Team made up of the Justice, Police, Corrections and Associate Justice Ministers to co-ordinate the Government response to law and order, United Future's Marc Alexander announced today ahead of the party's ... More >>
UF: 2 years to lodge Treaty claims; 5 to settle
Thursday, 14 July 2005, 12:11 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future has called for all historical Treaty of Waitangi grievances to be lodged within two years with a view to having them settled by 2010, United Future’s Maori affairs spokesman Murray Smith said today in launching the party’s Treaty policy. More >>
Alexander: Capill sentence too short
Thursday, 14 July 2005, 12:09 am | United Future NZ Party
Former Christian Heritage leader Graham Capill's nine-year sentence for child rape and indecency charges shows the failure of concurrent sentencing, United Future's law and order spokesman Marc Alexander said today. More >>
UF calls for night courts to clear justice system
Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 3:11 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future would establish night court sittings to clear minor non-jury cases that are clogging New Zealand's justice system, Marc Alexander, said today in previewing the party's law and order policy. More >>
Prison a victim of Labour's ideological madness
Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 2:44 pm | United Future NZ Party
The handing back this week of Auckland Remand Prison from private to State management is a timely reminder to voters of Labour's political correctness gone mad, United Future's law and order spokesman Marc Alexander said today. More >>
NZ First picks up UF marine reserves policy
Monday, 11 July 2005, 8:58 am | United Future NZ Party
NZ First has essentially uplifted United Future’s marine reserves policy, “which I suppose is a back-handed compliment”, United Future’s Larry Baldock said today. More >>
Marc My Words: A Tale Of Misplaced Justice
Friday, 8 July 2005, 3:40 pm | United Future NZ Party
There is an old joke that goes like this: A man who had just been burgled and beaten was found by a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist leaned down to the man and asked "Do you know who did this to you? I think he needs my help" More >>
United Future announces forestry policy
Friday, 8 July 2005, 3:37 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future forestry spokesman Gordon Copeland today released the party's forestry policy for the 2005 election. This includes: More >>
Alexander: Aged care funding miles overdue
Friday, 8 July 2005, 3:13 pm | United Future NZ Party
The distribution today of $18 million to aged care providers that was announced in December last year was well overdue, United Future senior citizens spokesman Marc Alexander says. More >>
