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Baldock backs prostitution law reform call
Wednesday, 7 July 2004, 11:41 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP Larry Baldock today backed Manukau City Mayor Sir Barry Curtis’s call for a review of the Prostitution Reform Act to make street soliciting by prostitutes illegal. More >>
Baldock corrects Independent’s errors
Wednesday, 7 July 2004, 11:29 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future fisheries spokesman Larry Baldock, responding to a grossly inaccurate report on the front page of today’s Independent business newspaper, has reiterated the party’s reasons for stopping the Fisheries Amendment Bill (No.4) from progressing ... More >>
Alexander offers Nats help for crime policies
Tuesday, 6 July 2004, 11:13 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future’s law and order spokesman, Marc Alexander, says he welcomes National’s new-found commitment to fighting crime in New Zealand, but says National also needs United Future’s youth, gang and victims’ rights focus to make up a whole package. More >>
Ogilvy backs principals’ payments
Tuesday, 6 July 2004, 11:12 am | United Future NZ Party
Boards of Trustees should be commended, not censured, for rewarding their principals, United Future Education spokesperson Bernie Ogilvy said today. More >>
UF/ORNZ applaud major environmental move
Monday, 5 July 2004, 12:03 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future New Zealand and its affiliated party Outdoor Recreation NZ have applauded the announcement of the mega-coalition between three of the country’s largest outdoor lobby groups. More >>
Copeland: BRT attack 'Off Target'
Friday, 2 July 2004, 1:38 pm | United Future NZ Party
The Business Roundtable’s criticism of United Future’s campaign against GST being levied on property rates is ill-informed, illogical and completely misses the mark, according to United Future’s revenue spokesman, Gordon Copeland. More >>
Marc My Words - 'The Un-Civil Union Bill'
Friday, 2 July 2004, 1:08 pm | United Future NZ Party
Never underestimate the power of people to be stupid. Take David Benson-Pope for example. How is it that the debate about civil unions has suddenly descended to a puerile level of name calling? More >>
Secondhand Dealers Bill puts squeeze on burglars
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 5:55 pm | United Future NZ Party
Legislation passed by Parliament today will bring secondhand dealing and pawnbroking into the 21st Century and make it harder for burglars to dispose of stolen property via such dealers, says Justice Minister Phil Goff. More >>
Smith: Benson-Pope fails first test of law-making
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 5:50 pm | United Future NZ Party
Associate Justice Minister David Benson-Pope's comments on minors having abortions under the Care of Children Bill breach a fundamental tenet of law-making, namely that you don't make laws on the basis of exceptions, United Future's Murray Smith ... More >>
Condom-dispensing schools doing a disservice
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 3:54 pm | United Future NZ Party
Schools handing out condoms to students attending school balls are blatantly disrespecting the role and rights of parents, United Future's Paul Adams said today. More >>
Baldock explains Tauranga bridge funding
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 12:06 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future Tauranga-based MP Larry Baldock said today he was surprised New Zealand First MP Peter Brown was so willing to reveal his lamentable ignorance of how Government funding works. More >>
ACT backtracks on flat tax
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 12:04 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future’s revenue spokesperson Gordon Copeland today highlighted the backtracking being done by ACT on its core policy of a flat tax rate. More >>
Boost to new electricity generation
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 4:47 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future energy spokesperson Gordon Copeland is delighted he’s been able to persuade the Government to get in behind greater efforts to encourage new investment in electricity generation. More >>
Dunne tells Benson-Pope to grow up
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 3:46 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne today called on the junior Labour Cabinet Minister, David Benson-Pope, to ‘grow up and join the adults’ in the debate over the Civil Union Bill and the Relationships (Statutory Amendments) Bill. More >>
New technology gives informed abortion choice
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 12:41 am | United Future NZ Party
United Future MP Paul Adams says new technology has transformed the abortion debate by giving young mothers – especially under-16 mothers – a more informed choice when deciding between abortion and other options such as adoption. More >>
United Future issues advertising costs
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 9:26 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne said today the Parliamentary wing of the party had spent about 11.5% of its Parliamentary Services 2003/04 funding allocation on newspaper and other advertising, bringing issues of concern to the voting public. More >>
UF MPs: Tanczos gets pedantic while teens die
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 3:52 pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future MPs Judy Turner and Marc Alexander today debunked Nandor Tanczos's 'only users can comment' approach to drug issues as the cannabis body count continues to rise. More >>
Alexander: Worst parole fears confirmed
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 12:03 am | United Future NZ Party
Justice Minister Phil Goff should be less concerned by the Parole Board chief's doubts about probation services and hugely more concerned about the expressed "live in hope" sentiment on the release of prisoners, United Future's Marc Alexander ... More >>
Turner: Tell the whole story, Minister
Monday, 28 June 2004, 1:16 pm | United Future NZ Party
The halving of the number of young people on the dole touted by Associate Social Development and Employment Minister Rick Barker isn't the whole picture of youth employment, United Future's Judy Turner said today. More >>
Outdoor Recreation NZ affiliates to United Future
Monday, 28 June 2004, 9:26 am | United Future NZ Party
The Outdoor Recreation New Zealand party (ORNZ) has formally affiliated to United Future New Zealand in an arrangement that will see ORNZ candidates running at the next general election under the United Future banner. More >>
