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NZ Doomed To Status Quo
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today urged Prime Minister John Key to consider a flat tax, following his decision to blindly dismiss the work Treasury was doing. “If John Key really wants to have an economic recovery – boosting ... More >>
War, Peace And The Freedom Frog
Sunday, 11 October 2009, 11:02 am | ACT New Zealand
Hon Heather Roy speech to the ACT New Zealand Auckland South Regional Conference; Mt Eden, Auckland; Saturday, October 10 2009. More >>
Masterton Meeting For Defence Review 2009
Saturday, 10 October 2009, 1:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
Friday, October 9 2009 It's not too late for members of the public to have their say on the future of the New Zealand Defence Force. The second-to-last Defence Review 09 public will take place in Masterton this coming Monday, Associate Minister ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Saturday, 10 October 2009, 12:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
We have often heard the imperative to lawmakers - 'First, do no harm'. The ACT Party has described this in many ways; through our votes in the House against ill-conceived statutes and also through our consistent call for regulatory responsibility and reform. More >>
Police Are Not Above The Law
Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 2:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett today accused the police of failing to enforce their own guidelines and placing themselves above the law. More >>
A Helping Hand For Parents
Saturday, 3 October 2009, 12:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
In a bid to crack down on violence and misbehaviour at schools around the country, the Government this week announced that it will be sending over 12,000 parents back to school themselves - to learn parenting skills such as rewarding good behaviour, ... More >>
Solomon Islands – Land Of Contrasts
Friday, 25 September 2009, 11:22 am | ACT New Zealand
With all the debate around sending our troops to Afghanistan, we risk forgetting the work our servicemen and women do elsewhere in the world. Earlier this month I visited the New Zealand Defence Force personnel in the Solomon Islands, where they ... More >>
Sir Howard Morrison To Live On In Our Hearts
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 12:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Heather Roy today – on behalf of ACT Leader Rodney Hide and MPs Sir Roger Douglas, David Garrett and John Boscawen –paid tribute to Sir Howard Morrison, who passed away in Rotorua this morning. “It was with great ... More >>
One Step Closer To VSM
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 9:51 am | ACT New Zealand
Students are now one step closer to being free following the passage of my Education (Freedom Of Association) Bill through First Reading, ACT New Zealand MP Sir Roger Douglas said today. “For almost 20 years, no other group of individuals has been ... More >>
Aspire Scholarships
Friday, 18 September 2009, 2:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
When Vodafone Wellington Lions No8 Victor Vito runs on to the field to take on Waikato tonight he will be there because of years of hard work, dedication and the opportunities provided by the scholarship he received to attend Wellington's Scots College as a ... More >>
Boscawen Has Cosgrove In His Sights
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 2:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today demanded to know how Labour's Clayton Cosgrove could claim to be an adequate electorate MP for the people of Waimakariri when, in relation to the Anti-Smacking referendum, he has completely ignored his constituents' ... More >>
Boscawen Has Cosgrove In His Sights
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 1:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today demanded to know how Labour's Clayton Cosgrove could claim to be an adequate electorate MP for the people of Waimakariri when, in relation to the Anti-Smacking referendum, he has completely ignored his constituents' ... More >>
Private Tertiary Education - Celebrating Success
Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 3:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Hon Heather Roy address to the New Zealand Association of Private Education Providers (NZAPEP) 2009 Annual Conference; Waipuna Conference Centre, Mt Wellington, Auckland; Wednesday, September 9 2009. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: Special Guest Edition
Saturday, 5 September 2009, 12:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
I've been visiting our troops in the Solomon Islands this week so the diary has been provided by a guest 'ghost' writer. More >>
Boscawen Challenges Local MPs To Front
Friday, 4 September 2009, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today challenged Labour leader Phil Goff to attend a public meeting this Monday, in his Mt Roskill electorate, in order to defend his decision not to support a law change, despite the overwhelming smacking referendum ... More >>
Allegations Merely A Publicity Stunt
Friday, 4 September 2009, 2:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP David Garrett was today not surprised that the alleged breach of privilege complaints laid by Labour's Clayton Cosgrove and Carmel Sepuloni, were not upheld by the Speaker. "Neither complaint was serious and rather seemed to be ... More >>
Boscawen's Bill Offers Solution For All
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 4:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen was today delighted that his Crimes (Reasonable Parental Control and Correction) Amendment Private Member's Bill had been drawn from the Ballot and said that – in the wake of the Anti-Smacking Referendum result – ... More >>
Time to get positive about Maori representation
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 12:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government's re-affirmation that there will be no reserved Maori seats on the Auckland Supercity Council means it is now time for Maori to seek positive measures for representation in Auckland and for the exercise of Kaitiakitanga (guardianship) ... More >>
Time To Listen To The People
Sunday, 23 August 2009, 12:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
Last night an overwhelming majority - over 1.4million of the 1.6 million who voted in the Anti-Smacking Referendum - sent a strong message to Government. Most parents made it crystal clear that light smacking for the purpose of correction should not ... More >>
Time For The Politicians To Listen
Saturday, 22 August 2009, 1:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Heather Roy today welcomed news that 87.6 percent of the 1,622,150 New Zealanders who voted in the Anti-Smacking Referendum have exercised their right to democracy and voted ‘NO’. More >>
