Press Releases

Turner: domestic violence policies must treat all equally
04 JUL 2007

United Future deputy leader Judy Turner is questioning whether the police treat men and women equally when it comes to dealing with domestic violence.

Govt ensures 850 sex abuse victims left in the cold
29 JUN 2007

It is a bitter shame that the only agency that is solely dedicated to helping male victims of sexual abuse is struggling to keep its doors open due to lack of funding, said United Future social services spokesperson Judy Turner today.

Jammed rifle all that saved police officer’s life
26 JUN 2007

United Future leader Peter Dunne today broke the news in Parliament that one of the officers at the centre of the ‘Grand-Theft-Auto’ style rampage in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, is lucky to be alive.

United Future sceptical of 'ring-fencing' tax proposal
21 JUN 2007

United Future leader Peter Dunne says his party remains far from convinced that changing the tax laws around the ownership of rental properties will have the desired effect of taking the heat out of the housing market.

United Future rejects capital gains tax
18 JUN 2007

United Future leader Peter Dunne says a capital gains tax on residential housing will be implemented "over our dead bodies".