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The Cost Of Food
Sunday, 15 November 2009, 11:31 am | ACT New Zealand
Food prices came under scrutiny this week after a New South Wales Associate Professor, having analysed figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), said that grocery prices in Australia and New Zealand had risen 41 percent ... More >>
Rules Need To Be Changed
Friday, 13 November 2009, 4:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
draft a Private Members' Bill – in support of calls from the father of murder victim Sophie Elliott – to change the rules regarding censorship of victim impact statements, giving victims and their families more freedom to confront those criminals who have ... More >>
International Trend For Tougher Stance On Crime
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 3:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
The British Government’s decision to increase minimum sentences for knife attacks to 25 years – an increase of 10 years - is part of a growing trend in western countries recognising that law and order policies treating offenders as victims do not work, ... More >>
A Rubbish Review Of A Rubbish Law
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 5:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
The report to the Minister of Social Development on the review of the Anti-Smacking law is completely worthless and not worth the paper it’s written on, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said today. “In it, Social Development Ministry CEO Peter Hughes ... More >>
More Argument Against Emissions Trading
Monday, 9 November 2009, 9:36 am | ACT New Zealand
This week another compelling argument was raised against the need for an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), this time in a New Zealand Institute of Economic Research Inc (NZIER) report titled 'Sustainable Development: Have We Got Our Priorities Right?' ... More >>
Rodney Hide Issues Apology For Casual Use Of Money
Monday, 9 November 2009, 8:51 am | ACT New Zealand
I have asked you here today because I want to apologise. I want to apologise to the public. I want to apologise to my colleagues and to my supporters. More >>
ACT Leader apologises to PM
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 11:26 am | ACT New Zealand
I would like to apologise to the Prime Minister and my Cabinet colleagues for the comments reported in the media from a breakfast function in Christchurch. This was light-hearted banter at an ACT party function and taken out of context", Mr Hide ... More >>
New Figures Show Prison Works
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 1:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett today released new information to prove that prison works as an effective deterrent to crime and showing that a huge proportion of offenders who serve a prison sentence make sure they do not have ... More >>
Don't Replace The FSA With Another FSA
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Maori Issues Spokesman Peter Tashkoff was today heartened that the Government has finally accepted that the Foreshore and Seabed ACT (FSA) should be repealed, but expressed concern over the idea that it should be replaced with new ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: OCR & The New Driving Laws
Friday, 30 October 2009, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
As predicted, Reserve Bank Governor Dr Alan Bollard this week announced that he has kept the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. This is the lowest that the OCR has been in history, and Dr Bollard has pledged to keep it there until the ... More >>
No Guts No Glory
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 4:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
The time for tinkering around the edges is over and comprehensive action must now be taken in order to lift our economic fortunes and prevent New Zealand's downward spiral into debt, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today, ... More >>
Douglas: Benefits of Opening ACC to Competition
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 5:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and compensation Amendment Bill does not reform ACC. This Bill keeps ACC in its current form, continues to fund ACC through compulsory levies, and does not apply ongoing commercial pressure to its operation. More >>
Hon Heather Roy on MMP Referendum
Sunday, 25 October 2009, 12:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
Following on from ACT and National's election promises it was announced this week that New Zealanders would have an opportunity at the 2011 Election to decide whether to retain Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) representation or adopt a new electoral ... More >>
March For Democracy
Friday, 23 October 2009, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
It’s a tragedy that, just two years after rallying together in my ‘March For Democracy’ against the Government’s Electoral Finance Act, New Zealanders are now forced to ‘March For Democracy’ against a new Government that blatantly refuses ... More >>
ACC choice to cut costs for all New Zealanders
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 3:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
All New Zealanders stand to benefit from the lower ACC charges that choice will guarantee, ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today. Mr Hide was welcoming the Government’s agreement to work with ACT to open the ACC Work Account to competition. More >>
So Much For A 'Life' Sentence
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 9:57 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett was today appalled to learn that Andrew Peter McGlynn – believed to be New Zealand's most recalled 'lifer' – is to be recalled to prison just three months after being released on parole for the ... More >>
ACT - Leader's Update
Saturday, 17 October 2009, 12:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
This second newsletter to ACT members and supporters summarises progress in implementing our Confidence and Supply Agreement. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: Return Of The Nanny State
Friday, 16 October 2009, 3:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ousting of Labour from Government in November was perceived by many as the end of the 'Nanny State' that told New Zealanders how to live their lives for nine long years. Recent developments, however, indicate that we may have simply traded a red ... More >>
VUWSA Supports VSM
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP Sir Roger Douglas today welcomed the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association's support for his Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill. More >>
Time To Cut TVNZ’s Apron Strings
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 2:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today called for the immediate divestment of Television New Zealand and the Maori Television Service to the people of New Zealand, following the Government’s decision to waste even more taxpayer ... More >>
