Hon Peter Dunne's Address to 33rd International Fiscal Association (IFA) Conference

Holiday Inn City Centre, Christchurch 9am, Friday 19 March 2010 Last year when I was invited to address your annual conference, New Zealand was facing... Read More

Last post by peter dunne
09:27PM, 24 Mar 2010
2 responses, 2371 views

Dunne endorses documentary significant to 1080 debate

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has endorsed the anti-1080 documentary Poisoning Paradise: Ecocide in New Zealand as a meaningful contribution to the debate around the use... Read More

Last post by carol bennett
09:47PM, 20 Mar 2010
3 responses, 3746 views

Men can no longer be ignored in family violence

UnitedFuture President and gender affairs spokesperson Judy Turner has reiterated her party’s stance that men need to be treated equally alongside women and children when... Read More

Last post by Damian Light
06:08PM, 3 Mar 2010
1 response, 1234 views

BLOG: Raising the Driving Age

My Bill to increase the driver's licence age is likely to come before Parliament next week. The Bill raises the age at which one can... Read More

Last post by Kasey Hastings
11:23AM, 3 Mar 2010
16 responses, 20713 views

BLOG: What are the top issues facing families today?

Here are some excerpts from my recent blog about UnitedFuture still being the family party: ... Read the full text of this blog post. Read More

Last post by carol bennett
08:25PM, 21 Feb 2010
4 responses, 2865 views

Dunne: Top tax rate increase has led to major distortions

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says the Tax Working Group’s report shows that putting up the top tax rate in 1999 has led to severe distortions... Read More

Last post by John Pickering
01:08PM, 11 Feb 2010
1 response, 1121 views

POLL: Do you support the Government's decision to fly the tino rangatiratanga flag next to the New Zealand flag on Waitangi Day?

Do you support the Government's decision to fly the tino rangatiratanga flag next to the New Zealand flag on Waitangi Day? See the results. Read More

Last post by Julesman
12:41PM, 9 Feb 2010
2 responses, 1665 views

POLL: Should New Zealand have a new national flag?

Should New Zealand have a new national flag? See the results. Read More

Last post by Julesman
12:38PM, 9 Feb 2010
1 response, 1464 views

Hon Bill English & Hon Peter Dunne: Government to carefully consider tax report

The Government will carefully consider the Tax Working Group’s report on options for improving New Zealand’s tax system, Finance Minister Bill English and Revenue Minister... Read More

Last post by Steve Benson
07:17AM, 30 Jan 2010
1 response, 1275 views

POLL: Is 15 yrs old too young to drive?

Is 15 yrs old too young to drive? See the results. Read More

Last post by Jayden Taylor Dawson
08:24AM, 28 Jan 2010
19 responses, 12171 views

BLOG: ACC AND MOTORCYLE LEVIES

The recent protests by motorcyclists over proposed massive increases in ACC levies highlight a problem that occurs all too often. Upfront, I think the proposed... Read More

Last post by Carel Kirstein
09:27PM, 22 Dec 2009
2 responses, 1844 views

Hon Peter Dunne: Suicide rates continue to decline

Suicide rates declined to 11.0 suicides per 100,000 people in 2007, the lowest rate since 1985 and a continuation of a downward trend over the... Read More

Last post by carol bennett
08:50PM, 21 Dec 2009
1 response, 1070 views

BLOG: ACC and Elective Surgery

I wrote this thinkpiece for the National Business Review, which published it on 23 October 2009: The emerging debate about the ACC scheme presents an... Read More

Last post by peter dunne
07:15PM, 27 Oct 2009
3 responses, 2128 views

Dunne: MMP referendum a long time coming!

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne is pleased that National will honour its promise to voters and have a referendum on MMP. "Such a referendum is long-overdue,"... Read More

Last post by peter dunne
09:15AM, 21 Oct 2009
1 response, 1664 views

BLOG: Keeping Perspective: Victims of Crime

Most of us feel a deep sense of sympathy for victims of crime, particularly those families that have to live with the permanent loss of... Read More

Last post by Damian Light
11:15AM, 17 Oct 2009
1 response, 1403 views

Dunne applauds Taupo District Council

UnitedFuture Leader Peter Dunne has applauded Taupo District Council’s decision to abolish all aerial 1080 operations within its area of jurisdiction. A motion was passed:... Read More

Last post by carol bennett
06:42PM, 3 Oct 2009
1 response, 1917 views

BLOG: BALANCING THE SCALES OF JUSTICE

Over the weekend we saw once more the awful effect that violent crime has on its victims and their families. I am referring, of course,... Read More

Last post by Damian Light
10:48AM, 27 Sep 2009
2 responses, 1794 views

POLL: Should the Undie 500 be banned?

Should the Undie 500 be banned? See the results. Read More

Last post by Joe Burton
06:06PM, 23 Sep 2009
2 responses, 1453 views

BLOG: Communities of Interest

If I understand things correctly, one of the proposals under the new ‘Super-City’ is to keep locally elected Community Boards with some enhanced powers and... Read More

Last post by liberalcentrist
04:01PM, 22 Aug 2009
2 responses, 1566 views

POLL: Does Income Splitting Seem a good idea?

Does Income Splitting Seem A Good Idea? See the results. Read More

Last post by liberalcentrist
03:54PM, 22 Aug 2009
17 responses, 10626 views

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