Discussion Forum | United Future

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
2009-12-21 20:50:11.732
1 response, 570 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
2009-10-27 19:15:04.902
3 responses, 1300 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
2009-10-21 09:15:57.158
1 response, 951 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
2009-10-17 11:15:01.193
1 response, 803 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
2009-10-03 18:42:39.344
1 response, 1267 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
2009-09-27 10:48:28.443
2 responses, 1248 views

POLL: Should the Undie 500 be banned?

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

Last post by Joe Burton
2009-09-23 18:06:36.781
2 responses, 773 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
2009-08-22 16:01:14.522
2 responses, 1017 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
2009-08-22 15:54:03.16
17 responses, 8491 views

POLL: Should Character Education be a Formal Part of the School Curriculum?

Should Character Education be a Formal Part of the School Curriculum? See the results. Read More

Last post by liberalcentrist
2009-08-22 15:50:55.906
1 response, 641 views

POLL: Should the laws surrounding gun ownership in New Zealand be tightened?

Should the laws surrounding gun ownership in New Zealand be tightened? See the results. Read More

Last post by liberalcentrist
2009-08-22 15:48:46.081
2 responses, 1550 views

POLL: Are you optimistic about Barack Obama's Presidency?

Are you optimistic about Barack Obama's Presidency? See the results. Read More

Last post by liberalcentrist
2009-08-22 15:44:39.812
2 responses, 1274 views

Address To The Rotary Club Of Western Hutt

Hon Peter Dunne MP for Ohariu Leader, UnitedFuture Address To The Rotary Club Of Western Hutt Boulcott Golf Club Lower Hutt Tuesday 9 June 2009... Read More

Last post by liberalcentrist
2009-08-22 14:12:17.871
1 response, 720 views

BLOG:

Here is a think piece on reforming our Courts system, based on a recent address I gave to the English Speaking Union: I want to... Read More

Last post by QuentinTodd
2009-08-21 14:57:51.679
1 response, 588 views

BLOG: The Freedom and Security of Minorities

The great English liberal historian Lord Acton once wrote that "The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is... Read More

Last post by peter dunne
2009-08-21 11:10:24.193
3 responses, 1261 views

Hon Peter Dunne: Loans Bill focuses on efficiency

A bill tabled in Parliament this afternoon introduces a number of remedial measures to ensure that the student loan scheme functions as intended, Revenue Minister... Read More

Last post by United Future
2009-08-07 20:22:00.3
0 responses, 544 views

POLL: Should Christine Rankin have been appointed to the Families Commission?

Should Christine Rankin have been appointed to the Families Commission? See the results. Read More

Last post by Glenelle
2009-06-23 17:50:07.954
2 responses, 2348 views

POLL: Are you worried about swine flu?

Are you worried about swine flu? See the results. Read More

Last post by Charz
2009-06-22 20:43:53.69
2 responses, 1662 views

BLOG: Mount Albert By-Election Reflections

We went into this by-election very much the under-dog. We stood no candidate in the last general election in Mount Albert and so we had... Read More

Last post by Mary Edwards
2009-06-19 18:54:11.967
1 response, 607 views

BLOG: The Child Discipline Referendum

The farce surrounding the child discipline law citizens initiated referendum threatens to bring the whole referendum process into disrepute. I think citizens initiated referenda are... Read More

Last post by Patrick Eastwood
2009-06-18 14:45:27.37
1 response, 694 views