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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 >>
Gifted and Talented Kids Shouldn't Be Forgotten
Monday, 15 June 2009, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
At a time when the media all too often focuses on young people who are in trouble or who are troubled, it can be easy develop a skewed perspective of our young people in general. It is easy to forget that the vast majority of our young people are hard-working ... More >>
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Melissa
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Mt Albert Candidate John Boscawen today challenged National's Melissa Lee to prove how serious she is about the issue of law and order by showing her support for ACT's 'Three Strikes' legislation. "Ms Lee missed the PSA by-election debate ... More >>
Dunback Memorial ANZAC Service
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 10:39 am | ACT New Zealand
Veterans and citizens of Dunback, visitors young and old. Good morning To those that I am speaking to for the first time this morning - welcome. To the many that have made the short journey from Palmerston to Dunback - thrice welcome for before - for ... More >>
How Long Until Something Is Done?
Friday, 5 June 2009, 4:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
The arrest of prison officers forming part of a cannabis supply operation with inmates is the latest debacle in a clearly dysfunctional Department of Corrections, ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett said today. "This incident follows hot ... More >>
ACT Parliamentary & Ministerial Expenses
Friday, 5 June 2009, 4:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand has today released the expenses of its five MPs – Hon Rodney Hide, Hon Heather Roy, Sir Roger Douglas, John Boscawen and David Garrett – for the six-month period December 1 2008- May 31 2009. These figures total Parliamentary and Ministerial ... More >>
Special Education - Where Choice Is Vital
Friday, 5 June 2009, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
When it comes to the education of their children, parents - often with advice - are best placed to determine what the right school is. What is right for one is not necessarily right for another. The idea that there is a 'one size fits all' education model to ... More >>
Another 20 Years of Failing Health?
Friday, 5 June 2009, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand
The existing system of delivering health services is not achieving its objectives and, in some instances, is failing badly - despite a myriad of different policies having been implemented over the years to enable people to get healthcare when they ... More >>
Navy Gets New Ferrari
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 9:21 am | ACT New Zealand
In my capacity as the Associate Minister of Defence, I today represented the New Zealand Government at a Navy Acceptance Ceremony in Whangarei. Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) Taupo was formally handed over to the Royal New Zealand Navy. ... More >>
Family Owed Explanation
Friday, 29 May 2009, 3:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett today expressed his concern following the announcement that no one will be facing charges over the police shooting of innocent bystander Halatau Naitoko - following a motorway chase in January. "While not charging ... More >>
Budget Never Fails To Disappoint
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 5:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Budget claims to put productivity first on the Government’s agenda - if that were true, Finance Minister Bill English would have cut taxes and taken steps to reform the public sector, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said ... More >>
Budget Low-Lights
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Tax cuts: The tax cuts for 2010 and 2011 have been shelved. This is despite John Key promising in the Budget Speech last year that 'under National, personal tax cuts are a priority. New Zealanders will be able to believe in our tax cuts, they will ... More >>
Labour Cons Resident - How Many More?
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Mt Albert candidate John Boscawen has lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer following news today that a Labour Party supporter told Chinese immigrant Jim Li that it is illegal not to vote in New Zealand. More >>
Sir Roger Douglas: Budget of Broken Promises
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 4:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Sir Roger Douglas speech to Budget 2009; Parliament ACT New Zealand Thursday, 28 May 2009 This is the budget of deficits. A deficit of spending, a deficit of the current account, a deficit of courage, but most importantly, a deficit of imagination. More >>
The game is up. It’s time to dump the ETS
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 1:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
Kevin Campbell, ACT party associate spokesperson on Climate Change, says its time for the National party to show some spine and come clean about the ETS. More >>
Countdown To The Budget - Welfare
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 5:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
Background: New Zealand’s welfare budget soars, despite unemployment reducing sharply over the past nine years. This graph below shows the rise in social welfare payments, occurring at the same time that numbers claiming the Unemployment Benefit more than ... More >>
Board Meetings Or Public Meetings?
Friday, 22 May 2009, 1:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
Earlier this week I received an email about the proposed merger of the Crown Research Institute AgResearch with Lincoln University near Christchurch. The idea behind the merger was to create a world-class land-based university that would support research, ... More >>
Lee Drops Out - Boscawen Still In The Running
Friday, 22 May 2009, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Mt Albert candidate John Boscawen today reiterated his call for Mt Albert National supporters to give him their vote given Melissa Lee's announcement today that she does not expect to win the seat. "Ms Lee has effectively conceded ... More >>
Countdown To The Budget - Tax
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 5:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Tax is all about expenditure. If the Government spends $70 billion per year, then they have to raise $70 billion per year through taxation, or other fees and duties. If it were to spend only $40 billion, then obviously we would be taxed less. More >>
Boscawen - The Right Choice
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 2:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Mt Albert Candidate John Boscawen today advised Mt Albert National Party supporters to give him their vote, following revelations that they are now considering voting tactically in order to keep Labour out of the seat. More >>
