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United Future spokesperson on climate change and forestry Gordon Copeland today welcomed the Government’s announcements concerning funding for initiatives aimed at halting hill country erosion. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the Privy Council ruling on the Bain case raises serious issues about the way in which criminal trials are conducted in New Zealand. More >>
The latest swarm of earthquakes in the Bay of Plenty area highlights the need to be prepared, says Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management Director John Hamilton. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has applauded Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws and Whanganui iwi for coming together to work through the divisions that have resulted in the increase of gang activity in the Wanganui region. More >>
United Future finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland today expressed his disappointment at the National Party’s attitude to the Finance and Expenditure committee’s inquiry into monetary policy. More >>
United Future spokesperson on climate change Gordon Copeland today lent his support to the announcement by Climate Change Minister David Parker of an emissions trading scheme in New Zealand. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has lauded the impact of small party cooperation after the Government conceded to the informal four-party coalition by announcing that it will seek to repeal the laws of sedition. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner commends the Red Cross for starting a food in low decile schools programme, but questions why it has become necessary. "Where are the parents in all this? When we spend billions a year on payments to families, ... More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner is backing the call of Marketing Professor Janet Hoek, who says it is time for New Zealand to follow Australia's lead to enact a law enabling people to ban telephone marketers from calling them at home. More >>
United Future agriculture spokesperson Gordon Copeland today announced that following negotiations with the Government, private sector organisations may, in the future, be able to provide export meat inspection services in competition with the Crown. More >>
A new finding that suggests mothers and fathers are equally likely to kill their children, is a blinding reminder that the Governments gender-based response to family violence is fundamentally flawed and potentially costing lives. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland is pleased that the Environmental Risk Management Authority's Evaluation and Review Report has highlighted the important environmental, health and social issues surrounding the use of 1080 poison. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has proclaimed victory in the campaign to extend daylight saving hours. "Nelson City Councillor Mark Holmes and I campaigned for months gathering signatures on a petition asking the Government to extend daylight saving ... More >>
Finance spokesperson for United Future, Gordon Copeland, is calling for a new approach to monetary policy; with cross party support. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland, an opponent of shop trading on Good Friday or Easter Sunday, today revealed that there is ground swell of support for a petition opposing the two bills currently before Parliament. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland, an opponent of shop trading on Good Friday or Easter Sunday, today revealed that there is ground swell of support for a petition opposing the two bills currently before Parliament. More >>
In view of the news that a UMR poll reveals 49% of New Zealanders favour an ANZAC dollar, United Future finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland today reiterated his party's support for examining the benefits of a currency union with Australia. More >>
Gordon Copeland, United Future’s spokesperson on climate change, today corrected newspaper reports that his party is planning a “fert tax” on nitrogen fertiliser. More >>
United Future health spokesperson Judy Turner says reducing the incidence of neural tube defects in newborns through increasing the dietary intake of folic acid by women of childbearing age is commendable. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the call by National leader John Key for multiparty discussion about Sue Bradford's Bill to amend section 59 of the Crimes Act is "commonsense". More >>
It’s another week and another new strike beginning, says United Future health spokesperson, Judy Turner. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says that media reports he is opposing parties outside Parliament receiving state funding misrepresent his position. "I am wary of state funding being extended - period. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland today released the text in support of his amendment to Green MP Sue Bradford's Bill, which aims to ensure that parents who adopt good parenting practices such as "time-out" will not be criminalised. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has backed the call of the Law Commission to abolish the sedition laws, saying that if the Government fails to act, United Future will consider drafting a members Bill to remove the laws from New Zealand legislation. More >>
United Future environment spokesperson Gordon Copeland has emphasised his party's concern over the state of water quality in many parts of rural New Zealand following the OECD Environmental Performance Review. More >>
New Zealand's high levels of teen pregnancy need both the Family Planning Association (FPA) and Maori leadership to better address the problem, according to United Future family and social services spokesperson Judy Turner. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has urged the Government to increase New Zealand’s aid contribution after latest OECD figures ranked us in the bottom six of member countries in terms of aid donation. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne today told the Canterbury Manufacturers' Association there was no way his party would support a capital gains tax on housing. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the report of the Bazley Commission of Inquiry into Police conduct is a disturbing document that gives genuine cause for concern about the behaviour of a major agency of state towards the people it's supposed to ... More >>
United Future educations spokesperson Judy Turner says National leader John Key must clarify the intended purpose of testing primary children against national standards, saying testing must be seen as a diagnostic tool for student progression rather than ... More >>
United Future educations spokesperson Judy Turner says National leader John Key must clarify the intended purpose of testing primary children against national standards, saying testing must be seen as a diagnostic tool for student progression rather than ... More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has today released an amendment to Sue Bradford's Bill to ensure that parents may take a child to 'time-out' or to a 'naughty mat'. More >>
Police confirmation that CYF will become involved in smacking as reported by the public following the section 59 repeal, is a concern raised by United Future deputy leader Judy Turner months ago. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner is calling for a significant change in focus, towards policies that will help young Kiwis who are bearing the brunt of problems absent to previous generations. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says he supports Green Party police spokesperson Keith Locke who is asking the Police to admit responsibility for wrongly stopping an accredited parliamentary press gallery journalist from doing his job at a media ... More >>
United Future education spokesperson Judy Turner agrees with the Students' Association that student debt has reached an alarming level. More >>
United Future environment spokesperson Gordon Copeland is pleased that the majority of dairy farmers have adopted Fonterra's effluent disposal requirements, although he concedes that the few remaining culprits can ruin it for everyone else. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne today lauded the Canterbury District Health Board for its 'very sensible' decision to use extra capacity in the private hospital sector to perform many of the 975 extra operations planned for the next four months. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says that Maori Party claims that Maori have customary rights over fresh water go beyond what is acceptable to most Kiwis. "The Maori Party appears to be asserting Maori rights to all New Zealand's natural resources, the ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says his party will not support Sue Bradford's smacking Bill being rushed through Parliament under urgency. "Although United Future MPs are exercising a conscience vote on the Bill, we will vote as a party to oppose any move ... More >>
United Future fisheries spokesperson Gordon Copeland is delighted that the High Court has ruled Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton must reconsider the catch limits and allocations of kahawai stocks. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says it is time for Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast to move on over Transmission Gully. "Wellington people have made it abundantly clear they want Transmission Gully, not the daft Coastal Highway scheme Mayor Prendergast ... More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland today expressed his dismay at the misleading nature of an information sheet which is being circulated by Labour MPs in reply to correspondence on Sue Bradford’s ‘Anti-Parental-Correction Bill’. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne is delighted with the support that the petition to extend the period of daylight saving has received. More >>
Ohariu-Belmont MP Peter Dunne today slammed 'big government and politically correct bureaucrats' for promoting 'woolly' solutions to problem gambling and drinking, rather than effective answers. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland is pleased with the public response to the submission process for the reassessment of 1080 currently being undertaken by the Environmental Risk Management Agency (ERMA). More >>
United Future MP Judy Turner says she's disappointed many Members of Parliament declined the opportunity to consult the public during last night fiery debate in Parliament on the anti-smacking Bill. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland today welcomed Sir Geoffrey Palmer's letter in relation to 'time-out' for corrective purposes to Labour MP Lynne Pillay. More >>
Whakatane-based United Future MP, Judy Turner, says the report prepared by Deloittes after interviewing 34 Eastern Bay of Plenty people from the business sector, community groups and local government raises some interesting concerns. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner announced today she was seeking support from all parties to include an amendment at the committee stage of the Sue Bradford-sponsored anti-smacking Bill More >>
Reports that Principal Family Court Judge Peter Boshier is refusing to even meet with fathers, is a needless slap in the face for these "key stakeholders", according to United Future family spokesperson, Judy Turner. More >>
Plans for Auckland's regional governance avoid tackling the real problem behind Auckland's woes, United Future Leader Peter Dunne said today. More >>
United Future finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland today drew a direct link between Reserve Bank Governor Allan Bollard's desire to see a correction in housing prices and the Inquiry into Home Affordability that has recently been announced by Parliament's ... More >>
United Future women's affairs spokesperson Judy Turner says that issues raised by International Women's Day need wider input from New Zealand women and their families. More >>
United Future outdoor recreation spokesperson Gordon Copeland is dismayed at comments by National MP David Carter that the mapping of existing 'paper roads' is an unnecessary burden on taxpayers or ratepayers. More >>
Parliament is engaged in another contentious conscience issue – this time the debate about smacking. These debates often bring out the best and the worst aspects of Parliament, and this round is no exception. More >>
At that time, as you know, the total repeal of section 59 of the Crimes Act was being considered by the Justice and Electoral Select Committee. More >>
United Future outdoor recreation spokesman Gordon Copeland has welcomed the release of the independent report on walking access from the John Acland led Walking Access Consultation Panel. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland today said he wanted to clarify the context in which he sought an opinion from Peter McKenzie QC concerning the criminalisation, as an assault, of 'time-out' in Sue Bradford's Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment ... More >>
United Future Leader Peter Dunne has called for National’s Nelson MP Dr Nick Smith to sign the daylight saving petition launched and sponsored by himself and Cr Mark Holmes. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne is sounding a caution about new legislation on the registration of births, deaths and marriages. More >>
United Future Leader Peter Dunne and Nelson City Councillor Mark Holmes have decided to continue the daylight saving petition until Friday 9 March so as to give people the opportunity to post in all their remaining forms. More >>
United Future outdoor recreation spokesman Gordon Copeland today announced that as part of the Confidence and Supply Agreement with the Labour-led government a consultation panel will be established to look at recreational and environmental issues surrounding ... More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has called for a Government-led assessment of whether a bounty system is a responsible alternative to the seemingly indiscriminate aerial application of 1080 throughout New Zealand. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says he's not disheartened by Parliament's justice select committee's rejection of his New Zealand Day Bill. More >>
United Future Finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland said today that he sees no reason why all of the employees of a firm should not voluntarily join KiwiSaver on July 1. More >>
United Future Finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland said today that he sees no reason why all of the employees of a firm should not voluntarily join KiwiSaver on July 1. More >>
Over the past 30 years, New Zealand has twice tried to implement a compulsory superannuation scheme – on both occasions, the schemes crashed and burned in a spectacular way. More >>
Following is the Hansard record of United Future MP, Gordon Copeland, in the second reading debate on Sue Bradford's anti-smacking Bill. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner is warning that Child, Youth and Family staff will face a substantial increase in notifications following the section 59 repeal Bill passing its second reading. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner, who proposed and lobbied for the newly planned Child Youth and Family complaints authority, has described concerns from the National Party as misinformed. More >>
A recent OECD report has warned that international students are being treated primarily as a revenue cash cow, an attitude that United Future education spokesperson Judy Turner says must change if we hope to make New Zealand an attractive option for foreign ... More >>
The daylight saving petition of Nelson City Councillor Mark Holmes and United Future leader Peter Dunne has only one week to go! More >>
United Future SOE spokesperson Gordon Copeland has warmly welcomed today's statements from investment banker and former Treasury official Rob Cameron that State-Owned Enterprises should be partially privatised. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the weekend's tragic events like the stabbing of children in Naenae and violent attacks in south Auckland and Wellington call for prompt action from the Government. More >>
News that the Police Association magazine supports a ban on using a cellphone while driving was encouraging, United Future transport spokesperson Gordon Copeland said today. More >>
The United Future deputy leader is delighted with the announcement from the Minister for Child, Youth and Family (CYF) that officials have begun work towards the establishment of an independent complaints authority for the service. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the current spat between National and Labour over climate change talks highlights the need for a multi-party conference to be held at Parliament urgently so New Zealand can have an agreed and sensible response ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the current spat between National and Labour over climate change talks highlights the need for a multi-party conference to be held at Parliament urgently so New Zealand can have an agreed and sensible response ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says New Zealand households will face big tax changes over the next few years. More >>
United Future health spokesperson Judy Turner has renewed her call to change the current status of party pills in response to the Social Tonics Association of New Zealand release of a proposed self-regulatory regime and safety code for ‘legal ... More >>
United Future family issues spokesperson Judy Turner is pleased by the $10 week reduction in the gap between rates given to grandparents raising grandchildren and foster carers, but is calling for the Minister to finally express some timeframes for when grandparents ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says he is "deeply sceptical" of proposals to allow the Reserve Bank to impose a levy on mortgages to cool housing demand and inflationary pressures. More >>
United Future family spokesperson Judy Turner today revealed the entire oversight panel in Tauranga that reviews the work of the Child, Youth and Family Service in the city has been sacked - by the Tauranga CYFS site manager. More >>
The last couple of weeks have seen Labour and National back to doing what they know best – scrapping with each other. More >>
Waitangi Day poll results show that debate on the issue of a separate national day will not go away and is in fact intensifying, according to United Future leader Peter Dunne. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has come out in support of National leader John Key's plan to involve the private sector in supplying food for under-nourished children in schools, but is urging him to expand it. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has come out in support of National leader John Key's plan to involve the private sector in supplying food for under-nourished children in schools, but is urging him to expand it. More >>
Waitangi Day poll results show that debate on the issue of a separate national day will not go away and is in fact intensifying, according to United Future leader Peter Dunne. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has come out in support of National leader John Key's plan to involve the private sector in supplying food for under-nourished children in schools, but is urging him to expand it. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner is calling for the Government to treat the cause not just the symptom of widespread unhappiness with CYF, following Google's decision to censor an anti-CYF blogsite and the resignation in protest of two CYF ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne, on the eve of Waitangi Day, today renewed his call for New Zealand to have a separate day to celebrate New Zealand's nationhood, while retaining Waitangi Day as a historically and culturally significant day for this ... More >>
Shortly before Christmas, the Commerce Committee reported two Easter Shop Trading Bills back to Parliament, which may consider them as early as 21 February. More >>
United Future Finance spokesperson, Gordon Copeland MP, today lamented the comments made by the Minister of Housing, Chris Carter, on Campbell Live (TV3) last night. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has reiterated his approval of Transit’s decision to reject the proposal to fly the Maori sovereignty flag on Waitangi Day, and called for further discussion to be focused on resolving the conflict’s underlying issues. More >>
United Future leader and Ohariu-Belmont MP Peter Dunne today expressed his delight that the Government will shortly be launching a new bond tender which includes $50 million for new transport infrastructure, including the Transmission Gully project. More >>
United Future education spokesperson Judy Turner agrees with the Green Party that our students are being treated unjustly under the current student loan/allowance scheme, as concluded by the OECD review released on Monday. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has strengthened his call for a moratorium on the aerial application of 1080 poison, citing possible risks to human health as a further justification for his stance. More >>
A Treaty expert's warning of plummeting public interest in the Treaty of Waitangi and the threat of another protest to hoist the Maori independence flag on the Auckland Harbour Bridge are both reminders of the benefits of a separate national day for ... More >>
A Treaty expert's warning of plummeting public interest in the Treaty of Waitangi and the threat of another protest to hoist the Maori independence flag on the Auckland Harbour Bridge are both reminders of the benefits of a separate national day for ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the predictable reaction from various political quarters to John Key's Burnside speech shows it is going to be politics as usual again this year. More >>
United Future is about to finalise a proposal that will put an end to the unfair treatment of adult students, according to the party's education spokesperson, Judy Turner MP. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says National leader John Key's Kiwi Way speech today is a positive contribution towards the debate on raising New Zealand's standard of living. More >>
Another summer holiday is behind us and it is time to look beyond the beach to the year ahead. More >>
The sight of Australians coming together in celebration of their national day and award honours such as the ‘Australian of the year award’ is another reminder that New Zealand is missing our own national day, according to United Future leader ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne wants greater government interaction with the business sector on climate change policies. More >>
United Future conservation and agricultural spokesperson Gordon Copeland today called for a complete moratorium on the aerial application of 1080 poison. More >>
A website that ‘names and shames’ Child, Youth and Family employees would never have happened had the Government set up a CYF Complaints Authority, as United Future MP, Judy Turner has long called for. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has renewed his appeal for support of the daylight saving petition being put forward jointly by Nelson City Councillor Mark Holmes and United Future. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has reiterated the importance of a cross-party summit on climate change, following the divisive and petty one-upmanship displayed by the Green Party through their climate change scorecard. More >>
United Future's policy of tax breaks for people with health insurance would be a boon for the increasing number of people taking out health insurance, says United Future health spokesperson Judy Turner. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner says there's a simple solution to the possibility that convicted murderer Graham Burton might be eligible for compensation payments from ACC. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner is thrilled that the Differential Response Model for Child, Youth and Family Services will be rolled out nationwide. More >>
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne today released a Cabinet paper on proposals that led to the introduction in November of the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill. More >>
United Future climate change and forestry spokesman Gordon Copeland has reiterated the concerns of the New Zealand Forest Owners Association over the Government's land use climate change policies through the announcement of United Future's own policies ... More >>
United Future's health spokesperson Judy Turner supports comments made by the Associate Minister of Health Jim Anderton today about his willingness to ban party pills. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland today hailed the decision by Environment Minister David Benson-Pope to give the green light to the Whangamata marina. More >>
Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne, today released his annual list of Parliament's worst-behaved MPs for the current year. "The winner by a country mile this year is National's Nelson MP, Dr Nick Smith, who is consistently among the worst-behaved MP's," he said. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne and energy spokesman Gordon Copeland today released the party's detailed policy for coping with climate change. "We are primarily concerned with indicating to ordinary people that they can make a definite and positive contribution ... More >>
United Future forestry spokesman Gordon Copeland says the Government's new policy on illegally logged timber doesn't go far enough. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland today commented on the report of the Finance and Expenditure committee, of which he is a member, to Parliament for the Financial Review of the Office of the Controller and Auditor General. More >>
The end of the Parliamentary year always ushers in a period of reflection and speculation, as journalists and commentators furiously interview each other to interpret the year's events and rank the performances of those involved. I am often tempted to reverse ... More >>
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has welcomed the passage last night of law changes reforming New Zealand's investment tax rules. More >>
United Future will lend its support to Transport Minister Harry Duynhoven if he proceeds to ban drivers using handheld cellphones, said United Future Transport spokesperson Gordon Copeland today. More >>
United Future Deputy Leader Judy Turner is today to launch a petition calling on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to oppose the relocation of Environment Bay of Plenty's head office from Whakatane to Tauranga. More >>
The income threshold at which new Zealand-based borrowers must begin repaying their student loans will rise from $17,160 to $17,784 on 1 April next year, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner has expressed her dismay regarding the drink-driving teens supplied alcohol and drinking with family members, who crashed their vehicle while evading police that left a passenger in hospital. More >>
United Future today elected a new President, Aucklander Denise Krum. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has signalled his strong opposition to a reported proposal from the Maori party to further separate New Zealand's Parliament down racial lines. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland, the party's Finance spokesperson, today characterised the government's dismissal of the Australian Parliament's openness to a currency union as somewhat superficial. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says he hopes Fiji is banned from the Rugby Sevens in Wellington in February if democratic government is not restored quickly. More >>
Immigration Minister David Cunliffe today skirted and skated to avoid admitting that he intends to collect biometric data from New Zealanders, United Future Immigration Spokesperson Gordon Copeland said. More >>
United Future is pleased to see many of its recommendations taken up in the Immigration change programme, but is deeply concerned by the threat of biometrics, says United Future immigration spokesperson Gordon Copeland. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne is delighted the Prime Minister has picked up his recent suggestion of a multi-party Parliamentary conference on climate change. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland is pleased the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Bill has been amended to tackle the problem of gratuitous spam containing sexually orientated material. More >>
United Future energy spokesperson, Gordon Copeland MP, today reiterated his party’s policy, which would see Transpower converted from a State Owned Enterprise to a Crown owned public utility. “We believe that the expansion of the national grid should ... More >>
United Future finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland today signalled his party’s support to explore a currency union with Australia. “The costs and benefits of such a union need to be carefully evaluated whilst preserving two distinct currencies ... More >>
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United Future leader Peter Dunne says his party is right behind the Fair Share for Aged Care campaign being run by the Service Workers Union. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says National leader John Key's about-turn on climate change makes it more important than ever that the government convene a multi-party summit on climate change policy. More >>
United Future energy spokesperson, Gordon Copeland, today welcomed the news that Mighty River Power has commenced construction of its 90MW, $275 million geothermal power station in Kawerau. "This is a significant step forward for renewable energy," ... More >>
United Future forestry and outdoor recreation spokesman Gordon Copeland has expressed concern over the growing gulf between forest owners and hunters upon the issue of sambar deer control on private land. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne today congratulated John Key and Bill English on their election to the leadership of the National Party. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner has expressed her disappointment at the Department of Corrections lack of concern over alcohol and drug related illnesses within the prison population. More >>
United Future agriculture spokesman Gordon Copeland has emphasised his party’s concern over the state of water quality in many parts of rural New Zealand following new reports published by the Ministry for the Environment. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner acknowledges the concerns from top health researchers that government departments have been ideologically driven in presenting and reacting to New Zealand's domestic violence problem. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne tackles Climate Change, Tonga and the subject of Undie runs by Christchurch school-pupils in his latest newsletter. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland today reaffirmed his party’s support for a ban on handheld cell phones whilst driving a motor vehicle. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has opposed lobbying from the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society for the Government to carve off the Hawkdun-Mt Ida Ranges as a conservation park. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has opposed lobbying from the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society for the Government to carve off the Hawkdun-Mt Ida Ranges as a conservation park. More >>
A CYF review into the death of seven-month old Kathleen Harris has tragically confirmed the urgent need for CYF to be accountable to an independent complaints process, according to United Future deputy leader Judy Turner. More >>
United Future spokesperson on immigration, Gordon Copeland, today questioned New Zealand's commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). “Article 18 of that Declaration, in relation to religious freedom, specifically includes the ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne today called on the Government to convene a multi-party summit to deal with New Zealand's response to climate change. "With Climate Change Minister David Parker telling the UN Nairobi conference that climate change is the ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne is calling for the Government, as the majority shareholder in Air New Zealand, to subject the airline's board of directors to a rigorous examination over the failure of the proposed code share deal between Qantas and Air New Zealand. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne today called upon Christchurch schools to relax and maintain a sense of humour over the hijinks of their departing students. He was responding to reports that St Margaret seventh form girls were stopped by Christ's ... More >>
United Future's spokesperson for sport, Gordon Copeland MP, said today he's stunned to discover that the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Michael Cullen, is blissfully unaware of the 62,000 seat Endeavour Stadium proposal on reclaimed land at Mechanics Bay ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says the decision on where the proposed national stadium should be sited is one for Aucklanders and their local bodies to make. More >>
United Future transport safety spokesman Gordon Copeland challenged the government in the House today to act on the appalling number of accidents and fatalities of young New Zealand drivers. More >>
United Future’s finance and energy spokesperson, Gordon Copeland MP, today expressed deep concern about the place of the state-owned electricity generating companies in New Zealand’s energy future. More >>
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United Future leader Peter Dunne today called for clear thinking and straight talking on the issue of a national sports stadium. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner has expressed her full support for the 53,000 strong petition calling for the Government to again fund Plunketline. “Plunketline has proven and continues to prove that it is trusted by families, which is something ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne says a total ban on fireworks sales to the public would be a step too far. He was commenting in the light of calls for such a ban in the wake of this year's Guy Fawkes events. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland today revealed his Supplementary Order Paper seeking changes to the alcohol drinking age to be debated by Parliament this week. "This SOP picks up on the concept of split ages for on-and-off licensed premises which ... More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has today sent a letter to the Environmental Risk Management Authority requesting an extension of the submission period for the reassessment of 1080 poison. More >>
United Future leader, Peter Dunne, says the independent inquiry into local government rates does not go far enough, and looks likely to be a waste of time. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner is critical of the Labour-led Government's lack of action in properly looking after foster carers and kinship carers, while claiming to pay 'tribute' to caregivers as New Zealand marks Foster Care Awareness ... More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner is critical of the Labour-led Government's lack of action in properly looking after foster carers and kinship carers, while claiming to pay 'tribute' to caregivers as New Zealand marks Foster Care Awareness ... More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner today called on the Government to invest more and better resources in the pastoral care of international students who come to New Zealand. More >>
United Future finance spokesperson Gordon Copeland says National MP Craig Foss has confused two different mortgage diversion schemes and should read all the papers associated with Kiwi Saver and mortgage diversion before commenting. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland is suggesting the recent prolonged row over use of Parliamentary funds for electioneering may never have happened, if the police had decided to prosecute the Labour Party over its pledge card spending. More >>
United Future deputy leader and spokesperson for social development, Judy Turner, today welcomed the “Work Focussed Support” announcement by Social Development Minister, David Benson-Pope, but wants it made tougher. More >>
United Future climate change spokesman Gordon Copeland today called on the Government to develop a humanitarian resettlement plan intended to counter the human impact of global warming on the Pacific region. More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has expressed satisfaction that the Environmental Risk Management Authority's reassessment of 1080 poison will finally get underway in November. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne, noting that it's a year since United Future and Labour signed the confidence and supply agreement that led to the formation of the Government, said today significant progress had already been made on the policy programme ... More >>
The government will introduce legislation to reduce the impact on GST-registered owners of holiday homes, home-stays, farm-stays and serviced apartments of a possible new interpretation of the law by Inland Revenue, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne will launch a petition on Friday in conjunction with Nelson City councillor Mark Holmes to extend the period of daylight saving in New Zealand. More >>
I think the Refugee Appeals Authority (RAA) displays a degree of naivety in the decision that they have made concerning the Iranian refugee, who arrived in New Zealand in 1993, and has since converted from Islam to Christianity and is now a practising ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has confirmed that United Future will seek to repay the amount identified by the Auditor-General as a breach of its Parliamentary funding before last year's election. More >>
The funny thing about history is how often it repeats itself. Or, as Karl Marx once famously put it, the thing to learn about history is that people don't. That is as true in politics as anywhere else, as a couple of recent examples show. More >>
United Future education spokesperson Judy Turner says that the National Party call for 'docking family support payments' is attacking the truancy problem at the wrong end. More >>
The Auditor-General's findings in respect of United Future's pre-election spending come as a considerable shock. More >>
United Future environment and outdoor recreation spokesman Gordon Copeland has joined the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association in demanding answers to why a batch of brodifacoum that caught fire in Murupara yesterday was apparently being prepared for aerial application. More >>
In recent weeks I have been publicly critical on a couple of occasions of the way in which the Auditor-General and the Solicitor-General have conducted the inquiry into election spending. More >>
United Future climate change spokesman Gordon Copeland has applauded several of the Government’s new climate change policies outlined by Energy Minister David Parker in Parliament. More >>
Young drivers should have to attend defensive driving classes as a driver licensing requirement, according to United Future transport safety spokesperson Gordon Copeland. More >>
United Future health and families spokesperson Judy Turner says families across the country will be comforted to know that Plunket is to continue PlunketLine. Mrs Turner is commenting on the announcement that Plunket has decided to continue with PlunketLine, ... More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland is suspicious that Wellington-based civil service heads are interfering with an official inquiry into prostitution in New Zealand. More >>
United Future’s transport spokesperson Gordon Copeland today gave his backing to a call to ban hand held phones whilst driving a car or other vehicle. More >>
United Future Deputy Leader Judy Turner has slammed the Department of Corrections for having its head in the sand over alcohol and drug related illnesses amongst inmates. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner says the Government should be putting as much effort into men's needs as it does for women's. More >>
United Future health spokesperson Judy Turner says the Government’s approach to obesity may be well intentioned, but is weak and vague. She's responding to the Government’s announcement it plans to spend nearly $70 million to fight obesity. More >>
The Prostitution Working Group (PWG) will be meeting with involved groups on Monday 25 September, from 1pm to 7pm. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne today described as 'extremely premature' media speculation that United Future's three votes in Parliament will be crucial in deciding whether the Maori Party's bill to repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act will succeed. More >>
United Future finance spokesperson, Gordon Copeland, said today that the new tax rules for share investments will level the playing field between that class of investment and residential rental properties. More >>
United Future education spokeswoman Judy Turner is appalled at news that Canterbury University has disestablished many of its student service positions, especially those providing pastoral care for international students. More >>
Figures showing that 255 infants were removed from their parents by Child, Youth and Family Services in the year ending June, are a great example of why an independent complaints authority is urgently needed for the department, according to United Future ... More >>
United Future MP Gordon Copeland has expressed his delight that there has been a breakthrough in the fight against didymo. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner is “cautiously optimistic” over the new rules for the Family Court announced today. The Family Court will take a more hands-on role in managing the process of a case through its initial stages, not just making ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne today acknowledged the 90th anniversary of New Zealand’s involvement in the Battle of the Somme which saw 2000 New Zealanders killed and over 7000 injured. More >>
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