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Alexander: Jail for punishment, not profit
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 5:04 pm | United Future NZ Party
Claims that the Government and their Green accomplices want to protect against prison abuse by rewarding criminals with cash payouts deserves only one response, United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander said today: "Yeah right." More >>
Peters’ anti-China tirade ‘ignorant’
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 11:09 am | United Future NZ Party
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has demonstrated yet again his complete ignorance of international politics and trade, according to United Future leader, Peter Dunne. More >>
Labour, Greens turn their back on victims
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 9:50 am | United Future NZ Party
The Greens have sold out the victims of crime in favour of financial gain for offenders in a “cynical act of political desperation in backing the disgraceful Prisoners and Victims Claims Bill”, United Future’s law and order spokesman Marc Alexander said ... More >>
Transit setting out to sabotage Transmission Gully
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 9:48 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader and Ohariu Belmont MP Peter Dunne has lashed out at Transit New Zealand, saying that it has been following a pre-determined plan to stop the Transmission Gully motorway for years. More >>
United Future claims victory on ‘no compensation’
Tuesday, 31 May 2005, 11:24 am | United Future NZ Party
The Government has been forced to back down on its proposal to create marginal strips alongside rivers and lakes when land is sold to overseas residents, but without paying compensation, said Gordon Copeland, United Future revenue spokesperson today. More >>
Parent survey backs character education policy
Tuesday, 31 May 2005, 8:45 am | United Future NZ Party
A Colmar-Brunton poll released today showing that 84 percent of parents want local schools to teach local values is smack-bang in line with United Future’s character education policy, the party’s education spokesman, Bernie Ogilvy, said today. More >>
Dunne urges greater ANZAC defence co-operation
Monday, 30 May 2005, 1:47 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne today repeated his call for much greater defence co-operation between New Zealand and Australia in a revitalisation of the ANZAC tradition. More >>
United Future Policy For Election 2005
Monday, 30 May 2005, 11:24 am | United Future NZ Party
Make the first $3000 of earned income tax-free, as part of the Working For Families package. More >>
Dunne at the centre of things
Monday, 30 May 2005, 11:15 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, tonight (Eds: 7.30pm) launched his latest book 'At the Centre of Things' prior to his party's two-day conference at the Alexandra Park raceway in Auckland. More >>
A Cry for Justice
Friday, 27 May 2005, 12:33 am | United Future NZ Party
Previous editions of 'Marc My Words' can be viewed at www.Marc-Alexander-MP.org More >>
Nandor should welcome parliamentary scrutiny
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 9:02 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner today rejected Green MP Nandor Tanczos’s criticism of the United Future-driven changes to the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No3) that mean no drug can have its legal status downgraded without undergoing full ... More >>
Baldock calls on Govt to match relief donations
Monday, 23 May 2005, 1:09 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future Tauranga MP Larry Baldock today called on the Government to match public donations for the victims of the horrendous flooding that has hit the Bay of Plenty in recent days. More >>
UF cited confidence agreement over drug issue
Monday, 23 May 2005, 1:06 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future has locked in the current legal status of cannabis and other drugs so that they can only loosened by Parliament rather than simply by ministerial sign-off, the party's deputy leader Judy Turner said today in confirming that United Future ... More >>
Copeland: Budget betrays charities
Monday, 23 May 2005, 12:33 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future revenue spokesman Gordon Copeland today expressed his deep disappointment that last week’s Budget contained nothing for charities. More >>
Marc My Words - Crime Prevention By Design
Friday, 20 May 2005, 4:05 pm | United Future NZ Party
Last weekend I was privileged to be in Hamilton at a conference held by Community Patrol. There were a variety of speakers, all of whom were encouraging and positive about strategies we could use to deal with crime in this country. More >>
United Future Fingers All Over Budget Financials
Friday, 20 May 2005, 3:42 pm | United Future NZ Party
Gordon Copeland, United Future Finance and Revenue spokesperson, has revealed that many of the tax and financial elements in the Budget relate to his party's bids made to the Minister of Finance. More >>
Unpunished parole breach sends wrong signal
Friday, 20 May 2005, 12:00 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future law and order spokesman Marc Alexander today slammed the lack of a penalty for the paedophile who breached his parole conditions by moving to Blackball. More >>
Baldock calls on Govt for Bay flood relief
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 6:08 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future’s local government spokesman and Tauranga MP Larry Baldock urged the Government to offer all support possible to the Tauranga City Council and Western Bay Council after this week’s huge floods in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty. More >>
Housing funding needs to target first home buyers
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 6:07 pm | United Future NZ Party
The $22.6 million of new Budget funding for housing needs to be focused on identifying and removing the obstacles facing young families looking to buy their first house, United Future housing spokesman Paul Adams said today. More >>
Alexander: Elderly care funding to survive
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 6:03 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future senior citizens spokesman Marc Alexander said he was reasonably happy with the $70.9 million boost to elderly residential care funding following on the back of United Future’s push for increased funding. More >>
