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ACT Leader’s ‘State of The Nation’ Address
Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide will tomorrow deliver his ‘State of the Nation’ address at the Ellerslie Events Centre, Greenlane, Auckland. "These are grim times for New Zealand. Our second largest city is devastated. Our economy has taken a huge whack. ... More >>
After The Earthquake – A Vision For New Zealand
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 5:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
The past week will remain in our national consciousness for generations to come. The Christchurch Earthquake will forever be a part of New Zealand history. Christchurch has changed. New Zealand will change – potentially forever. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary - No Week for Politics
Friday, 25 February 2011, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
There is no Heather Roy’s Diary this week. In New Zealand’s worst natural disaster in living memory our focus is entirely on the people of Christchurch and Canterbury. Parliament rose early this week to allow MPs to concentrate on assisting those affected ... More >>
ACT Calls For Full Story On Foreshore Tests
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 7:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader John Boscawen today supported some of the concerns of National Party supporter Jim Matson - printed in today's 'Sunday Star-Times' - and called on Prime Minister John Key and his Government to tell the full story on the tests ... More >>
ACT Party Statement on Sir Roger Douglas
Saturday, 19 February 2011, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
Yesterday Sir Roger Douglas announced that he would retire from Parliament at the end of this term. President Chris Simmons and Leader Rodney Hide wish to acknowledge Sir Roger’s major contribution to ACT as its founder and – more latterly – ... More >>
Tide Going Out On Foreshore And Seabed
Friday, 18 February 2011, 4:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Foreshore and Seabed issue has been ebbing and flowing for most of my time in Parliament and to say that the latest bill has been topical is an understatement. This is an issue kiwis feel passionately about - largely, I think, because the beaches ... More >>
National Minister Judith Collins to address ACT Conference
Friday, 18 February 2011, 1:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Party President Chris Simmons is delighted to announce that senior Government Minister Hon Judith Collins has accepted ACT’s invitation to address its Annual Conference on 12 March. Ms Collins, as Minister for Corrections, was responsible ... More >>
NZ's Salvation - Seventh State Of Australia?
Friday, 18 February 2011, 10:11 am | ACT New Zealand
What does the future hold for the New Zealand economy - can we make it on our own, or would our interests be better served through a trans-Tasman union with Australia? Next week ACT Leader Rodney Hide and Council of Trade Unions Secretary Peter Conway ... More >>
National's Botany candidate has some explaining to do
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 11:15 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party's Botany candidate, Lyn Murphy, today announced full support for the Citizens & Ratepayers (C&R) team members on the Auckland Council who are opposing the draft budget for the Maori Advisory Board. Mrs Murphy is an elected C&R member ... More >>
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill – update #4
Friday, 11 February 2011, 2:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
Waves of Discontent: Act’s Report on the Marine and Coastal Area Bill Submission Process Download the full report The Māori Affairs Select Committee released its report on the Marine and Coastal Area Bill yesterday – over two weeks before it ... More >>
Foreshore Bill Fails Prime Minister's Criteria
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 4:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader John Boscawen today called on Prime Minister John Key to stand by his promise in March 2010, that if there was not widespread support for the proposed Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill, the law that currently governs the ... More >>
Sir Roger Douglas: New Year’s Resolutions
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
The New Year is an opportunity for a fresh start. Traditionally people make resolutions that seek to cut back on the excesses they indulged in the year before. It seems that the National Government has yet to decide on its New Year’s resolutions. I ... More >>
Process Abuse Smacks Of Desperation
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 1:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader John Boscawen today condemned the outrageous abuse of process that the Government has committed in its attempt to rush the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill into law, and pledged that ACT would continue its fight against the deeply ... More >>
Process Abuse Smacks Of Desperation
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 12:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader John Boscawen today condemned the outrageous abuse of process that the Government has committed in its attempt to rush the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill into law, and pledged that ACT would continue its fight against the deeply ... More >>
Abuse Of Parliamentary Process To Pass Flawed Bill
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 11:22 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Hilary Calvert today condemned the appalling abuse of Parliamentary process used by the Government to push ahead with the deeply flawed Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill - a Bill that has no public support ... More >>
Boscawen To Stand For Tamaki
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Tamaki-based MP John Boscawen today announced that he will stand as the ACT Party candidate in the Tamaki electorate during the upcoming 2011 General Election. “ACT views Tamaki as an incredibly important electorate, and ... More >>
ETS Widening Gap With Australia
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
Mr Speaker, It is a pleasure to rise on behalf of the ACT Party to respond to the Prime Minister's speech, and I take this opportunity to acknowledge and congratulate the Government on much of what it has done during its first term. I say "much", but ... More >>
ETS Widening Gap With Australia
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 10:55 am | ACT New Zealand
It is a pleasure to rise on behalf of the ACT Party to respond to the Prime Minister’s speech, and I take this opportunity to acknowledge and congratulate the Government on much of what it has done during its first term. More >>
ACT Announces Candidate for Botany By-Election
Friday, 4 February 2011, 8:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Party President Chris Simmons was today pleased to announce that Counties-Manukau District Health Board member Lyn Murphy will stand as the ACT Party's candidate in the upcoming Botany by-election. More >>
New Zealand Welfare System Unsustainable
Friday, 4 February 2011, 4:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
Welfare dependency amongst working age New Zealanders is reaching unsustainable levels, and the rising rate of unemployment is set to make it even worse, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today. “At present there are 353,000 ... More >>
