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Maria Bradshaw has a nickname for Peter Dunne. Bradshaw, the founder of Casper - Community Action on Suicide Prevention Education and Research - calls the associate minister of health, "Peter Dunne Nothing", because she says that in the four years he...
The Minister said he was obliged to consider the applications within the framework of current legislation and has decided on the following under Section 22 of the Act: To accept the Department’s recommendations as to what land should be or should not...
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 05: Prime Minister John Key and United Future leader Peter Dunne sign an agreement for future governing arrangments with the United Future Party at Parliament House on December 5, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. ... View Photo »
There are still some nuts and bolts to sort through, but we are making making good progress
United Future leader Peter Dunne plans to pressure the Government into officially clearing the pilot and crew involved in the Erebus disaster. A subsequent Royal Commission of Inquiry blamed Air New Zealand for changing navigation co-ordinates without...
An event that all who were alive at the time have vivid memories of, where we were when we heard the news, and the controversies, conspiracies, and suspicions that have played such a significant role in the unfolding of subsequent events. Justice Peter...
Future leader Peter Dunne has added his voice to calls for Parliament to officially clear the pilot and crew of the 1979 Air New Zealand Erebus crash of blame. The United Future leader plans to talk to the Government and other parties about what could...
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 05: Prime Minister John Key and United Future leader Peter Dunne speak to media during an announcement about future governing arrangments with the United Future Party at Parliament House on December 5, 2011 in... View Photo »
John Banks I haven't worked with before in a parliamentary sense, but certainly in the case of Peter Dunne, Tariana Turia, and Pita Sharples, I thought they were very effective ministers.
First was still at the planning stage and it had not yet determined any impact the investment might have on its organisational structure or staff numbers, so it was ''not possible that any party has informed or credible numbers at this point in time''. ...
(Points to anybody who can cite the particular example that Finley Peter Dunne had in mind, when he had Mr. Dooley say that.) While I am really really happy on a personal and ideological level to see this decision made on these grounds (the right...
Peter Dunne (born 17 March 1954), a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament, leads the United Future political party. He has served as a Cabinet minister in governments dominated by the centre-left Labour Party as well as by the centre-right National Party. From 2005-2008 he held the posts of Minister of Revenue and Associate Minister of... Full Article
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 28: United Future Leader Peter Dunne arrives for a meeting with Prime Minister John Key at the Beehive on November 28, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. John Key won a second term as Prime Minister this weekend, with his National Party securing 60 of...
View Photo »AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 16: Maori Party Co-leader Tariana Turia (L) and United Future Leader Peter Dunne (R) during the TVNZ Multi-Party Debate in this handout image provided by TVNZ, on November 16, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealanders will head to the polls on...
View Photo »WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 06: United Future leader Peter Dunne poses during a portrait session at Bowen House on September 6, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand.
View Photo »WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 05: Prime Minister John Key and United Future leader Peter Dunne sign an agreement for future governing arrangments with the United Future Party at Parliament House on December 5, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. Peter Dunne will again be a minister...
View Photo »WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 05: Prime Minister John Key and United Future leader Peter Dunne speak to media during an announcement about future governing arrangments with the United Future Party at Parliament House on December 5, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. Peter Dunne will...
View Photo »AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Mana Party Leader Hone Harawira, Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia, United Future Leader Peter Dunne, ACT Party Leader Don Brash and Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman talk during the TVNZ Multi-Party Debate in this handout image provided...
View Photo »WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 28: United Future Leader Peter Dunne arrives for a meeting with Prime Minister John Key at the Beehive on November 28, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. John Key won a second term as Prime Minister this weekend, with his National Party securing 60 of...
View Photo »There are still some nuts and bolts to sort through, but we are making making good progress
John Banks I haven't worked with before in a parliamentary sense, but certainly in the case of Peter Dunne, Tariana Turia, and Pita Sharples, I thought they were very effective ministers.
I guess things will take their course from there
Beaches For All is angry at having the beaches, coast and seabed taken out of public ownership by the Act. The group wants to unseat five of the MPs who voted for it - Chris Finlayson, Peter Dunne, Paula Bennett, Simon Bridges and Jonathan Young.
I'm going to sit down and talk about the election, I guess, with the Prime Minister.
That's what Peter Dunne was doing ... I don't think so, mate.
No matter what, United Future will remain a committed advocate for the outdoor community, however the reality is the more MPs we have the greater our influence within the next Government ... With one MP we have punched far above our weight but only a small bounce in the party vote to 1.2% will gain the ...
Winston's very carefully positioned on the conservative side of the minor parties. He agreed with Brash but he also agreed with the people to the left. Peter Dunne really has no charm.
This is far warmer than three years ago
Good to hear that the UnitedFuture website is getting a lot of traffic. Policy sections most popular; education, tax, asset sales, children.
I have been delighted with the response generally, but it is the sheer number who have come up to me and really wanted to know more about the Flexi-Super policy that has surprised me
The current smoke and mirrors with numbers and costings is not serving democracy or allowing voters to make the informed judgments that they should be able to expect to make
The numbers and the panel’s conclusions should be made public and transparent
I can guarantee United Future will not allow National to pursue trout farming
The above policies specifically address a number of the key issues facing our outdoors sector such as; access to publicly owned resources, protection of our waterways, ethical harvesting practices and the sustainability of our recreational species
UnitedFuture firmly believes New Zealanders have a right to enjoy and interact with our natural environment in a way that no other party does ... The Greens and Labour want to protect everything by locking us out while elements within National and Act see our conservation estate merely as an economic re...
