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Here We Go Again
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
Prime Minister John Key's recent comments on the Government's plan to increase spending in the upcoming Budget only demonstrate how out of touch with reality he really is, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today. "How can Mr Key proudly ... More >>
Campaign for Maori seats not based on Tikanga
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand
Calls by some Maori politicians and Urban Maori groups for privileged seats on the Auckland council are not based in Tikanga, and are not the best way to achieve their goals, ACT New Zealand Maori Issues Spokesperson Peter Tashkoff said today. More >>
Hide welcomes constructive approach
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 9:30 am | ACT New Zealand
The appointment by the Labour Party of Manurewa MP George Hawkins as Spokesman on Local Government represents a constructive move toward getting the best outcome for Auckland from reform process, says the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide. ... More >>
No More Buy Elections
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 3:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Mt Albert Candidate John Boscawen today urged National to complete the South-Western motorway and ensure that the proposed Waterview connection is built above ground - rather than as a tunnel that the nation cannot afford in the current ... More >>
Mt Albert Candidate Launch Speech John Boscawen MP
Saturday, 2 May 2009, 5:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is a great privilege and a real challenge to be selected as ACT's candidate to contest the Mt Albert by-election. I have a personal family link to the electorate that goes back over a century. My great-grandfather, Hugh Boscawen, was aide de compe ... More >>
Boscawen To Stand For ACT In Mt Albert
Saturday, 2 May 2009, 5:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide and ACT Party President Dr Michael Crozier were today pleased to announce that John Boscawen MP will stand as ACT New Zealand's candidate in the upcoming Mt Albert by-election. More >>
Voluntary Student Union Membership long overdue
Friday, 1 May 2009, 4:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Victoria University Students' Association (VUWSA) is in the gun this week following revelations that it declined an invitation from the Wellington City Council to lay a wreath at last Saturday's ANZAC Day celebrations. According to VUWSA's president, ... More >>
ACT To Announce Mt Albert Candidate
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand advises all media that a special press conference will be held at The Kingslander Bar & Tavern, 470 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland to announce the ACT Party candidate for the upcoming Mt Albert by-election. At 1:00pm this Saturday, ... More >>
Bill English A Sheep In Cullen's Clothing
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today described Finance Minister Bill English as nothing more than a National Party version of Dr Michael Cullen - who promised New Zealand tax cuts but never actually delivered the goods. "The Government ... More >>
Police Must Adjust Focus
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 3:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman David Garrett urged police to take a good hard look at their role and realise just who it is they are supposed to be protecting, following reports of a Tokoroa shop worker who may now be charged for shooting an ... More >>
Classic Example For Three Strikes
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
Nigel Whakarau is a classic example of the type of offender ACT's 'Three Strikes' Bill - now part of the Government's Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill - seeks to put away, ACT New Zealand Law & Order spokesman David Garrett said today. "Whakarau ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary - ANZAC Day
Saturday, 25 April 2009, 1:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
I began writing this week's diary with the thought that it would be straightforward. I was wrong. There are so many emotions associated with ANZAC Day that I found it very difficult to distil them down to a theme that I could do justice to in a single ... More >>
English Talks The Talk - Doesn't Walk The Walk
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 3:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today urged Finance Minister Bill English to stop simply paying lip service to New Zealand's economic problems and start focussing on developing real solutions for the good of the country. More >>
Scaremongering Reaches New Low
Wednesday, 22 April 2009, 12:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
The battle against ACT's proposed 'Three Strikes' law has intensified, with Justice officials, Te Puni Kokiri and various lobby groups issuing dire predictions of killings by persons facing a third 'strike' conviction to avoid apprehension and increased ... More >>
Do We Really Want More Of The Same?
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 9:48 am | ACT New Zealand
The OECD report released last week confirms all of ACT's warnings: New Zealand is one of the world's most indebted countries, has one of the largest current account deficits, and has had low productivity growth for the past 12 years. More >>
Ninja Mortgages And G20
Friday, 17 April 2009, 12:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
Ask an economist when the best time would be to carry out reform and they'll tell you that it's when times are good. Ask a politician, and they'll say it's when times are bad. This seeming contradiction is easily explained by the concept of public ... More >>
Cosgrove Has Jumped The Gun
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett today corrected claims by Labour MP Clayton Cosgrove that the ACT Party unconditionally supports a separate prison system for Maori offenders. More >>
Mortgage Relief Options Already Available In NZ
Friday, 10 April 2009, 9:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
This week the Australian Government announced that it had brokered a new deal with Australia's four largest banks to provide 'mortgage holidays' to borrowers who face financial hardship after losing their job. More >>
Kiwis Fleeced For 13 Long Years
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 5:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today released information showing that New Zealanders have spent more than a decade being robbed blind through over-taxation. More >>
Drop in Murder Rate Statistics Questionable
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett today questioned claims that murder rates have almost halved over the past 20 years given that homicide rates in New Zealand per 100,000 of population per annum increased from about 0.5 per 100,000 ... More >>
