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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 >>
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 >>
