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ETS The Wrong Approach
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today urged the Government and the Emissions Trading Scheme Select Committee to carefully scrutinise the report released last week by the Centre of Independent Studies. "The report states, quite ... More >>
Heather Roy: Seeking The Best For Our Children
Sunday, 19 July 2009, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
The current economic climate has had a significant effect on our decision-making. Things that we, as a country and as individuals, had previously been able to afford are now thought about much more carefully before the cheque is written. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: One Small Step For Man...
Friday, 17 July 2009, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
This Saturday television viewers will be treated to a re-run of what is, in my opinion, one of the best adventure movies ever - Tom Hanks' 'Apollo 13', which is being screened to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 on July 16 1969. More >>
ING's 'Good Offer' Claim Completely Laughable
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Ninety-five percent of the investors who had funds frozen with ING may have accepted the company's offer yesterday, but that doesn't mean that they are all happy about it - it just means they were backed into a corner and felt they had no other option, ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Labour Support on ING/ANZ
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 9:21 am | ACT New Zealand
It is heartening to see that Commerce Select Committee Chair Lianne Dalziel has joined me in my campaign to ensure that New Zealanders who have lost money through the ING/ANZ Diversified Yield or Regular Income Funds are able to recover their losses should ... More >>
The World Is Watching
Friday, 10 July 2009, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Hon Heather Roy, ACT Deputy Leader Friday, July 10 2009 People who have moved house since the 2008 election have until the end of today to update their electoral details if they wish to vote in the upcoming referendum on the controversial Anti-Smacking ... More >>
Defence Review 09 Momentum Starting To Build
Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 11:48 am | ACT New Zealand
Just over a week after its launch, the public consultation phase of Defence Review 2009 has been received well and has already drawn a positive response, Associate Minister of Defence Heather Roy said today. More >>
Proposed Foreshore Legislation Repeal Overdue
Monday, 6 July 2009, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Maori Issues Spokesman Peter Tashkoff today congratulated the Maori Party for seeing through the review of the Foreshore & Seabed Act (FSA) and prompting the proposal for its repeal. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: Friends And Allies
Friday, 3 July 2009, 5:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
As a Minister my days consist of appointments following briefings, following meetings and more. The engagements I've had this week include attending a special reception to celebrate the United States' 233rd anniversary of independence, and tomorrow night ... More >>
Calls For Voluntary Student Association Membership
Monday, 29 June 2009, 4:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Heather Roy today reiterated her call for student association membership to be made voluntary, following an article in the 'Press' newspaper that a woman has been jailed for 22 months after defrauding the Christchurch ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Sunday, 28 June 2009, 4:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
This week the issue of Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) appeared in the media again with articles in both the 'Sunday Star-Times' and the 'Herald On Sunday' newspapers, as well as press releases from a number of different interest groups. More >>
Anti-smacking law insult to Tino-Rangatiratanga
Friday, 26 June 2009, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
Anti-smacking legislation is not simply useless, but is in fact making the problem worse. What’s more it is an insult to Tino-Rangatiratanga of whanau, ACT New Zealand Maori Issues Spokesperson Peter Tashkoff said today. More >>
Speech: Roy - Anti-Smacking Referendum
Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 3:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Violence is not acceptable in any shape or form. It is a plague that haunts our communities, and violence against the vulnerable - against our children - is totally abhorrent. I say that as a mother, and as a politician. That's why we have laws that are explicit ... More >>
Waste Not
Monday, 22 June 2009, 2:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
I've just finished separating the plastics from the glassware and newspapers for this week's recycling collection and - as he does most weeks - my husband commented that my efforts are wasted because much of the cardboard, glass and plastic I carefully ... More >>
Speech: Douglas - No Second Class Citizens
Friday, 19 June 2009, 12:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Many think that ACT New Zealand is a party for big business. It is a real tragedy that ACT suffers from this stereotype. It is a tragedy because the profile is so out of whack with the reality. I have spent most of my adult life in the Labour Party. ... More >>
Another Symbolic Victory
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 1:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today congratulated Prime Minister John Key for another symbolic victory over Finance Minister Bill English and economic rationalism, with the announcement that the Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation ... More >>
Prosecution A Step In The Right Direction
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 11:37 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett today welcomed news that a private prosecution has been laid against Police Commissioner Howard Broad, Department of Corrections Chief Barry Matthews and others over Graeme Burton's rampage in 2007. ... More >>
In Parents We Trust
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 5:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today expressed disappointment at Prime Minister John Key's announcement that, regardless of the result of the upcoming anti-smacking referendum, there would be no change to the law. "It is unfair for Mr Key to make ... More >>
Speech: Hide - Lockwood Group Annual Conference
Monday, 15 June 2009, 12:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
I’ve been a Minister for six months now and I’ve got to say that I’m enjoying every minute of it. It’s great to be in a position to be able to get things done, and to be able to help people run their businesses by addressing the over regulation ... More >>
Speech: Hide - Address to Regional Conference
Monday, 15 June 2009, 12:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
This conference is a celebration for us. The last election gave us three more MPs. Our Confidence and Supply Agreement with the National Party helped form a government. Heather Roy and myself became Ministers. We have more resources, more people, and ... More >>
