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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 >>
The Purpose of the Regulatory Standards Bill
Friday, 1 April 2011, 4:40 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 >>
Ensuring Consumer Confidence In The Financial Sector
Friday, 1 April 2011, 10:29 am | ACT New Zealand
Yesterday was the deadline for financial advisers to join a free dispute resolution scheme, meaning that consumers and small businesses can get independent assistance if they have a dispute with a financial service provider, Minister of Consumer Affairs ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: Politics: More To It Than Left Vs Right
Friday, 25 March 2011, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
You have to be careful how you describe things in politics. In my early days as a politician I described ACT to a friend as being on the Right of politics. She confessed years later that she’d had to ask another more politically savvy friend what the ... More >>
Tackling Waste Crucial To Christchurch Recovery
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 3:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
Now that National has finally woken up to the sad state of affairs that our country’s economy is in, I recommend they read my discussion document ‘Budget 2010: Combating Government Waste’ which outlines practical solutions to get Government spending ... More >>
ACT Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill – update #5
Friday, 18 March 2011, 5:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Over the past few months we have been sending you updates on our fight to stop the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill from becoming law. More >>
ACT Urges Mining Rethink
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 3:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader John Boscawen was today appalled that the National Government refuses to even consider ACT’s mining proposal – despite this being one of the best options we have available for improving the dire state of the national economy. More >>
New Bill Sets Higher Standards For Regulation
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 6:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
Regulatory Reform Minister Rodney Hide will today introduce a Bill to Parliament to provide greater transparency and accountability for the quality of laws and regulations in New Zealand. More >>
Rush To 2050 Emissions Target Foolhardy
Monday, 14 March 2011, 2:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen today demanded to know how Climate Change Minister Dr Nick Smith could propose to reduce New Zealand greenhouse gas emissions to 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 when he does not even know ... More >>
Speech: Calvert - The Taniwha In The Room
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 12:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
Hilary Calvert MP Speech to ACT Annual Conference; Barrycourt Accommodation and Event Centre, Parnell, Auckland, Sunday, March 13 2011. More >>
Speech: Hide - Jobs - Not Borrow and Hope
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 12:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide Speech To ACT 2011 Annual Conference; Barrycourt Hotel & Conference Centre, Parnell, Auckland; March 13 2011. On Friday 2:46 pm local time the people of Japan were hit with a mighty earthquake and tsunami. More >>
Speech: Douglas - Stop Buying The Bullsh*t
Saturday, 12 March 2011, 7:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
Speech to ACT Annual Conference; Barrycourt Accommodation and Event Centre, Parnell, Auckland, Saturday 12 March 2011. More >>
Speech: Roy - The Social Cost Of Economic Failure
Saturday, 12 March 2011, 7:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Social Cost Of Economic Failure Speech to ACT Annual Conference; Barrycourt Accommodation and Event Centre, Parnell, Auckland, Saturday, March 12 2011. Ladies and Gentlemen On Tuesday this week Rikki Ngatai-Check was sentenced to life imprisonment ... More >>
After The Earthquake – A Vision For New Zealand
Saturday, 12 March 2011, 11:57 am | ACT New Zealand
Hon John Boscawen speech to the ACT Annual Conference; Barrycourt Accommodation and Conference Centre, Parnell, Auckland; Saturday, March 12 2011 More >>
Customary Title Or Freehold Title?
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 5:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
Attorney-General Chris Finlayson should come clean and call a spade a spade – if the Government envisions customary marine title over the foreshore and seabed to be equivalent to freehold title, then it should simply go ahead and call it freehold ... More >>
