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Australian government shows way on tax cuts

Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 4:14 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future finance spokesman Gordon Copeland said today that the Government should follow the lead of its Australian counterpart by reducing tax rates along the lines of those announced in the Australian budget. More >>

Dunne welcomes 111 report; calls for action

Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 2:04 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne, who sparked the external review of the police 111 call system in February by revealing that there had been 17 emergency call controversies in three years, today welcomed the findings, and called for immediate implementation. More >>

Alexander: 'Flatmates Wanted' not left wanting

Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 12:45 am | United Future NZ Party

Despite the Film Commission taking only one film to Cannes and spending $250,000, at least one other Kiwi film will be showing there, Flatmates Wanted, which was made for $1500, United Future arts and culture spokesman Marc Alexander said today. More >>

OECD-level commitment welcomed

Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 12:34 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne has welcomed the Government's commitment to reaching the OECD average on health research funding. Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Steve Maharey, confirmed in Parliament yesterday that this was the Government's intent, ... More >>

WINZ illegally means-tests struggling grandparents

Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 3:13 pm | United Future NZ Party

Christchurch and Rotorua WINZ offices are illegally means-testing grandparents raising their grandchildren when applying for benefits, United Future deputy leader Judy Turner revealed in Parliament today. More >>

Dunne congratulates Govt for picking up UF scheme

Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 12:11 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne today welcomed the Government’s decision to look at United Future’s long-standing policy of a tertiary savings scheme, but said it should broaden the brief to allow for those who don’t end up doing tertiary study. More >>

Shock tactics for prison escapees

Monday, 9 May 2005, 9:37 am | United Future NZ Party

“It’s time we wrapped the perimeter of our prisons with electrified fencing,” said United Future Law & Order spokesman Marc Alexander. More >>

Ogilvy: Replace NZQA, ERO etc with one body

Friday, 6 May 2005, 1:35 pm | United Future NZ Party

It's time to get rid of the NZQA, the Education Review Office and the Teachers' Council and create one body to maintain educational standards in all schools, United Future's Bernie Ogilvy said in response to today's review of the 2004 Scholarship exam fiasco. More >>

Tanczos's R18 dope move another dirty trick

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 4:43 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future deputy leader Judy Turner today laid waste to Green MP Nandor Tanczos's "dangerous" argument of an age limit of 18 for cannabis, saying that it simply means teens will use the same tinny houses and dealers they use now. More >>

Five convictions show prostitution law a sham

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 1:17 pm | United Future NZ Party

There have been just five convictions under the Prostitution Reform Act since it was enacted in June 2003, United Future's Larry Baldock revealed today. More >>

Alexander slams increased Maori radio funding

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 1:00 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future broadcasting spokesman Marc Alexander has slammed Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia's announcement of additional funding in the coming Budget for Maori radio. More >>

Baldock: carbon tax a premature double-whammy

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 4:22 pm | United Future NZ Party

The Government needs to tell New Zealand business why it is necessary to hit it with a carbon tax policy double whammy before our major trading partners have hit their business sectors, United Future's climate change spokesman, Larry Baldock, said today. More >>

Police leave predators to have child prostitutes

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 2:59 pm | United Future NZ Party

After tabling a 203,000-signature petition in Parliament today, United Future's Larry Baldock slammed the Government for failing to honour its pledge to police child prostitution which has blown-out under the Prostitution Reform Act, with one in five Auckland ... More >>

Bill will define marriage for man and woman

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 2:53 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future's Larry Baldock said today that he was delighted to see his Member's Bill defining marriage as between a man and a woman, drawn from the parliamentary ballot. More >>

6% rise in power bills will bring elderly deaths

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 11:50 am | United Future NZ Party

A six percent rise in household power bills from the Government’s Kyoto Protocol-inspired carbon tax policy may help save natural resources, but it will kill some of our elderly, United Future senior citizens spokesman Marc Alexander said today. More >>

Dunne welcomes RSA report

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 11:33 am | United Future NZ Party

United Future leader and chair of Parliament’s foreign affairs, defence and trade select committee, Peter Dunne, has welcomed the report /Defending New Zealand/ issued today by the Returned Services Association as a valuable contribution to an urgently-needed ... More >>

Turner: Use private system in cataract operation

Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 1:37 pm | United Future NZ Party

United Future deputy leader Judy Turner welcomed today's announcement of increased funding to tackle the major backlog in cataract surgery, but warned DHB decision-makers not to relegate the capacity of private hospitals to do these operations to a measure ... More >>