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United Future condemns London bombers

Friday, 8 July 2005, 12:07 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future utterly abhors and condemns the cruel, senseless terrorist attacks on the people of London, and shares their grief, United Future leader Peter Dunne said today More >>

Wellington National Candidates Next Step - Dunne

Thursday, 7 July 2005, 4:40 pm | United Future NZ Party

Ohariu-Belmont MP and United Future leader Peter Dunne said tonight he agrees with the National Party’s Wellington candidates that "Wellingtonians now have a clear choice in front of them.” More >>

Govt neglect in falling social worker numbers

Thursday, 7 July 2005, 3:05 pm | United Future NZ Party

New Zealand is short of more than 500 social workers, with a third of vacancies not being filled, and the Government has no solutions and apparently even less interest in fixing it, United Future deputy leader Judy Turner revealed today in slamming ... More >>

UF calls for Fire, emergency Minister, looting law

Thursday, 7 July 2005, 2:51 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future is calling for a Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, new law and harsher penalties for looting, and the possible return of regional level police communications centres to bring local police knowledge back into emergency call-outs. More >>

Forgiveness from victim - yes; but leniency? NO!

Thursday, 7 July 2005, 11:15 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander says only victims have the moral authority to forgive, but society must act on behalf of future potential victims. More >>

Nats don't know childcare from early education

Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 3:44 pm | United Future NZ Party

Don Brash's announcement today that he will scrap the Government's planned 20 hours of free early childhood education for an increased childcare rebate shows National doesn't know the difference between childcare and early education, United Future ... More >>

Dunne: Brash wants kids out of way

Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 3:28 pm | United Future NZ Party

National's announcement of an increased childcare rebate for "working parents" confirms that neither Labour or National value those who stay home to raise their children, United Future leader Peter Dunne said today. More >>

Dunne slams roading 'farce'

Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 3:23 pm | United Future NZ Party

Wellingtonians are being "stitched up" by the Government and the Wellington Regional Council to accept the coastal highway or nothing, United Future leader Peter Dunne said today in response to the Government's Wellington roading funding announcement. More >>

Dunne denounces Maori Party

Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 10:59 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne says further disturbing evidence is emerging that the Maori Party is completely unfit to play a constructive role in protecting democracy and voters should ensure it never has any role in influencing any New Zealand Government. More >>

Greens demonstrate (again) their utter irrelevance

Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:42 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne says today's childish temper tantrum by Green's co-leader Rod Donald over Zimbabwe demonstrates yet again why he and his party are utterly irrelevant to serious policy-making. More >>

Baldock: Large game animals a resource

Sunday, 3 July 2005, 8:41 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future backs the reclassification of large game animals to ensure they are seen as a resource and not a pest, the party’s outdoors spokesman told the New Zealand Deerstalkers annual conference in Timaru this evening. More >>

One police car + 200 sq km + 80,000 people

Friday, 1 July 2005, 5:35 pm | United Future NZ Party

Revelations that an elderly Rodney couple waited 45 minutes for police to attend when a drunk stranger tried to enter their house in the middle of the night wasn't a 111 call issue, United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander said today. More >>

It’s about the victims…or at least it should be!

Friday, 1 July 2005, 2:42 pm | United Future NZ Party

" ... I have been swamped with people wanting more information on what chemical castration really is." More >>

Dunne: Is Labour about to shaft Wellington?

Friday, 1 July 2005, 1:39 pm | United Future NZ Party

Ohariu-Belmont MP and United Future leader Peter Dunne says if today’s front-page Dompost report about Wellington roading is accurate, then it would represent a gross betrayal of Wellington by the Labour-led Government. More >>

Baldock: UF integral to roading plan

Friday, 1 July 2005, 12:45 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future transport spokesman Larry Baldock today welcomed the announcement of the National Land Transport programme, congratulating a Government “that has drawn strongly on United Future’s support in increasing investment in New Zealand’s roading ... More >>

Dunne launches foreign policy

Thursday, 30 June 2005, 2:40 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future wants all nominated high commissioners and ambassadors to face the scrutiny of Parliament before being appointed, leader Peter Dunne said in announcing the party's foreign affairs, defence and trade policy today. More >>

Copeland signals strong direction on energy issues

Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 4:32 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future will push to amend the Conservation Act to ensure that proposals for hydro schemes within the conservation estate can go to a full resource management hearing United Future's Gordon Copeland said in launching the party's energy policy ... More >>

Baldock tells Govt: don't stall on public access

Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 1:01 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future's Larry Baldock today urged the Government to press on with the proposed public access bill before the election. More >>

Capill prime candidate for chemical castration

Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 8:41 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future law and order spokesman, Marc Alexander, says the disgraced former leader of the Christian Heritage Party, Graham Capill, is a prime candidate for chemical castration, should he ever be considered for release from prison. More >>

Collins needs to move past 'shared ignorance'

Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 12:00 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future deputy leader Judy Turner today slammed National as big on criticism and short on solutions, in the wake of social welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins' latest criticism of the Families Commission. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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