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The United Future Party on Government and Leadership

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The United Future Party strongly opposes cutting the number of public servants employed by government

We oppose cutting public servant numbers

The United Future Party is neutral on state asset sales and more private sector involvement in public services

We oppose selling strategic state assets, but we encourage public-private partnerships and see they have the potential to be of real benefit to New Zealand.

The United Future Party opposes restrictions on foreign investors' ownership of New Zealand land and/or strategic assets

United Future believes that our strategic assets should be in New Zealand hands. We oppose foreign ownership of these assets.

The United Future Party supports holding a binding referendum to review the MMP electoral system

United Future wants to hold a referendum on the future of MMP, in 2010, to allow the New Zealand people to review the effectiveness of the system to date. We would also initiate a referendum on the future of Maori seats in Parliament to be held in conjunction with the MMP referendum, with a view to abolishing the seats by 2014. This would give effect to the recommendation in the 1986 Royal Commission on the Electoral System.

The United Future Party strongly opposes once again making the Privy Council New Zealand's highest court

United Future opposes this proposal, saying: We believe it is inevitable that New Zealand will follow Australia in the future, to become a republic.

The United Future Party is neutral on keeping TVNZ in state hands and operating under the existing charter TVNZ

United Future would keep TVNZ in state hands but "but would be open to a review of the charter."