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Key: ‘Nothing’ Hardcore About Youth Wage - Hon John Boscawen
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Leader Hon John Boscawen today called on Prime Minister John Key to take his own advice and agree to reinstate a youth minimum wage after Mr Key confirmed in the House that he still believed a youth wage was good for young ... More >>
ACT Calls On National To Support Youth Wage
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 5:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
National should follow Paula Bennett’s lead and announce its support for a youth minimum wage after Ms Bennett said during question time in the House today that she would prefer a young person to earn $10 an hour than be on the dole. More >>
ACT Votes Against EPA Bill
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 9:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Parliamentary Leader Hon John Boscawen today said that ACT had withdrawn its support for the Environmental Protection Authority Bill after an amendment to introduce a Treaty of Waitangi clause, agreed behind closed ... More >>
Speech: A New Beginning
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 4:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Parliamentary Leader Hon John Boscawen speech to the General Debate; Parliament; Wednesday May 11, 2011. Mr Speaker, the last fortnight has been one of great change, rejuvenation, and optimism within the ACT party. When we returned ... More >>
Douglas To Resubmit Youth Wage Bill
Monday, 9 May 2011, 10:17 am | ACT New Zealand
With youth unemployment at the highest level since records began a youth minimum wage is needed now more than ever, which is why I intend to resubmit my Minimum Wage (Reduce Youth Unemployment) Amendment Bill into the ballot, ACT New Zealand Finance ... More >>
National Has ‘No Answer’ For Youth Jobs
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 5:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett admitted that National has no answer to soaring rates of youth unemployment and their decision not to reinstate a youth minimum wage has failed, said ACT NZ Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas. More >>
Statement From Hon Rodney Hide
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is the only party in New Zealand that stands consistently for individual freedom and personal responsibility. More >>
Heather Roy’s Diary: More than just a ‘Day Off’
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
Earlier in the year there was some ‘whinging’ about the fact the 2011 calendar year has short-changed people of public holidays. Waitangi Day fell on a Saturday meaning people didn’t get a day off work and Easter Monday and ANZAC Day fall on ... More >>
ACT Supports Upholding Victims’ Rights
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 5:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law and Order Spokesman Hilary Calvert today welcomed the amendments to the Victims’ Rights Act which will allow victims of serious crime greater scope to express their feelings through Victim Impact Statements. “ACT has long called ... More >>
Cabinet Approves Consumer Law Reform Bill
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 1:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Minister of Consumer Affairs John Boscawen was today pleased to announce that the Consumer Law Reform Bill has been approved by Cabinet and will be tabled in Parliament for consideration when the House reconvenes early next month. More >>
Vaulting Matilda: Better Regulation
Friday, 15 April 2011, 11:02 am | ACT New Zealand
According to the 2025 Taskforce, almost one-third of the income gap between New Zealand and Australia could be due to regulatory barriers. It is easy to see why. More >>
ACT Welcomes Overdue Legal Aid Reform
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law and Order Spokesman Hilary Calvert today welcomed Cabinet’s proposals to extend means testing for legal aid and expand the role of the Public Defence Service, saying that legal aid costs had spiralled out of control under Labour ... More >>
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act – final update
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 12:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
To everyone who took the time to email me, contact their local MP, sign ACT’s petition, attend one of John Boscawen’s public meetings, or did anything else to help stop the Marine and Coastal Area Bill – a big thank you. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary - Japan and the China Syndrome
Friday, 8 April 2011, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Many people over 40 will remember the film “The China Syndrome” starring a young Jane Fonda as a journalist investigating reports of unsafe activities at a nuclear power plant. The film is a thriller in which Fonda forms an alliance with a nuclear ... More >>
ETS Credibility? What Credibility?
Friday, 8 April 2011, 2:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen today questioned how Environment Commissioner Dr Jan Wright could call for a strengthening of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in order to maintain its credibility when the fact is that it ... More >>
Plastic Waka Poor Substitute For Health
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 3:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Hon Heather Roy today condemned the decision to spend over $1.9 million on a plastic waka promoting the Rugby World Cup, saying the money could have been better spent providing essential health services for hundreds ... More >>
Breach Of Bail Should Mean Straight To Jail
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 12:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law and Order Spokesman Hilary Calvert today condemned the release of rape-accused Paulus Nieuwenhuiysen on bail – bail is a privilege, not a right, and those offenders who breach their bail conditions should be sent straight to jail. More >>
Hide - Vaulting Matilda - Mining
Monday, 4 April 2011, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
Many cite Australia’s mineral resources as a major reason for their superior economic performance, but – contrary to what some would have you believe – New Zealand is also superbly rich in untapped mineral resources. More >>
Government Must Heed Treasury Advice
Sunday, 3 April 2011, 10:21 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today urged the Government to heed Treasury’s advice to lower taxes and limit increases in Government spending, as contained in its paper ‘Government and economic growth: Does size matter?’ More >>
The Purpose of the Regulatory Standards Bill
Friday, 1 April 2011, 4:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
There has been much objection to, and criticism of, the Regulatory Standards Bill – formerly ACT’s Regulatory Responsibility Bill – by media and commentators. So I would like to set the record straight for members and supporters alike, as to ... More >>
