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Barker “Head in the sand” on DNA paternity testing
UnitedFuture family spokesperson Judy Turner today quizzed Minister for Courts Rick Barker about why he has ignored recommendations from both the Law Commission and Law... Read More
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BLOG: POSTNATAL DEPRESSION !
Have you or has someone close to you ever suffered from Postnatal Depression? I have and it is an appalling experience. I was fortunate to... Read More
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Fathers undervalued under Labour - Turner
Fathers’ Day is the time for families and the community to recognise and celebrate fantastic fathers throughout New Zealand, but is also a time to... Read More
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Dunne: UF the consistent tax cutters
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne is pleased, but not surprised, that the Labour-led government has now committed itself publicly to personal tax cuts in next year’s... Read More
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POLL: Electoral Finance Bill
What do you think of the process of the Electoral Finance Bill? See the results. Read More
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BLOG: Hope for Community Groups?
This week the Prime Minister announced a new willingness to strengthen the governments relationship with those organisations within the Community sector who seek to improve... Read More
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BLOG: Early Intervention arguably the best
The recent deluge of violent crimes where teenagers have been the perpetrators, has been a sobering reminder that we face some really serious issues in... Read More
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BLOG: Waitangi Day - Looking Forward
Every year, one certainty about Waitangi Day is that it will be mired in some form of controversy – be it protest of one form... Read More
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BLOG: Medicines New Zealand
Beneath the smog created by the Electoral Finance Bill in December UnitedFuture launched another major policy achievment as part of our Supply and Confidence agreement... Read More
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Peter Dunne's Speech for the Third Reading of the Electoral Finance Bill
UnitedFuture supported the development and introduction of the Electoral Finance Bill because we believed it was important to tidy up the excesses of the last... Read More
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BLOG: The Death of Reason, Tolerance and Courtesy?
There is a disturbing trend developing in public discourse in New Zealand which makes me wonder whether the virtues of reason, tolerance and courtesy that... Read More
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BLOG: Nicky Watson's Coverage
Nicky Watson lost her dog last week. It was on TV One's Close Up last Tuesday night, and in the NZ Herald ‘Sideswipe’ column on... Read More
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Electoral Finance Bill
UnitedFuture has decided to support the Electoral Finance Bill now that it has been substantially rewritten by the justice and electoral select committee. From the... Read More
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BLOG: Calling for YOUR Thoughts!
I would be really interested in hearing folks' response to this article that appeared in yesterday's Sunday Star Times. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sundaystartimes/4277221a6005.html I have visited a number... Read More
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BLOG: Election Issues
If there was one item I would like to see on the election agenda next year it would be "Affordable Housing". Can you imagine the... Read More
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POLL: What Did You Think When You Heard There Was a Punch-Up in Parliament?
What did you think when you heard there was a punch-up in parliament? See the results. Read More