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Garrett Welcomes Workman's Support
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 12:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order spokesman David Garrett today thanked Rethinking Crime and Punishment's Kim Workman for pointing out that only ACT's 'Three Strikes' law would have saved 78 murder victims had it been in place at the time they were killed. More >>
Garth Harrison: ACT Life Member
Friday, 3 April 2009, 9:53 am | ACT New Zealand
The fate of a political Party lies very much in the hands of its members and supporters - while MPs and Ministers are responsible for promoting their respective Party's policies in Parliament, it is the generosity and spirit of Party members and supporters ... More >>
Murderer's Bail Highlights Systemic Problems
Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 5:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett today urged the Government to undertake an immediate review of bail laws following yesterday's sentencing of Haiden Davis for the murder of Augustine Borrell. "Bail laws in New Zealand are a disgrace ... More >>
Time For A Fiscal Diet - Not A Tax Deferral
Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
"It is time for New Zealand to face facts and realise that the Government needs to go on a fiscal diet", ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today. "The bureaucracy has become engorged on an endless buffet of taxpayer dollars. ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Saturday, 28 March 2009, 12:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Bill passed its first reading with a 68-53 vote in Parliament this week. This means that private sector involvement in the management of New Zealand's prisons is one step closer to becoming ... More >>
Govt Must Set Out Plan To Restore Growth
Friday, 27 March 2009, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today urged the Government to set out a clear action plan to restore the country to growth, following the release of GDP figures showing that the national economy contracted in the fourth quarter ... More >>
Time To Get Real About Deficit
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 5:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand finds itself pushed further towards the brink of economic collapse. We have been in a recession for over a year, and the figures that are coming out from Treasury and Statistics NZ suggest that things are still getting worse. Today, it ... More >>
Govt Must Cut Spending - Before It's Too Late
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today urged National to take the necessary steps to deal with our endemic balance of payment crisis, following today's announcement that the Balance of Payments has ballooned to almost nine percent ... More >>
Tax Cuts OR Big Government - Not Both
Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 1:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
National's goal of a top personal, company and trustee tax rate of 30 cents in the dollar is laudable - but it must remember that there is no such thing as a free lunch, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today. "It is pointless ... More >>
One Law For … Some
Friday, 20 March 2009, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett today demanded to know why there is such a huge disparity between how we treat offenders in a country where we pride ourselves on adhering to the principle of 'one law for all'. More >>
Domestic Security
Friday, 20 March 2009, 3:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
Anyone who has been paying attention to recent news could be forgiven for assuming that it has not been a good week to work for either Housing New Zealand (HNZ) or the New Zealand Police. More >>
Human Rights Council Criticism A Joke
Friday, 20 March 2009, 12:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
Claims that ACT's 'Three Strikes' legislation would likely violate United Nations covenants on torture and political rights are completely laughable, ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett said today. More >>
Amendment To Fix Broken Anti-Smacking Law
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 11:10 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today announced that he will introduce a Private Member's Bill to amend the controversial Anti-Smacking law inflicted on New Zealanders by Labour and the Greens in 2007. More >>
Heather Roy speech to ACT Annual Conference
Sunday, 15 March 2009, 11:26 am | ACT New Zealand
Hon Heather Roy speech to ACT Annual Conference 2009; Raye Freedman Centre, Epsom Girls' Grammar, Silver Rd, Epsom, Auckland; Saturday, March 14 2009. More >>
Hide To Seek Repeal Of Copyright Law
Sunday, 15 March 2009, 11:23 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today he supports repeal of controversial section 92A of the Copyright Act and will be taking a proposal to the Ministers responsible to have the law changed. More >>
John Boscawen -The Safety Of Your Savings
Sunday, 15 March 2009, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand
John Boscawen MP Speech to ACT Annual Conference 2009; Raye Freedman Centre, Epsom Girls' Grammar, Silver Rd, Epsom, Auckland; Saturday, March 14 2009 More >>
Rodney Hide - Address To Act National Conference
Sunday, 15 March 2009, 11:17 am | ACT New Zealand
Rodney Hide - Address To Act National Conference Raye Freedman Centre Silver Road Epsom Auckland Saturday 14 March 2009 More >>
Hon Heather Roy - Act Conference 2009
Saturday, 14 March 2009, 2:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT's annual conference - the first annual conference the Party has held since the General Election - begins in Auckland today and runs until tomorrow at the Raye Freedman Centre at Auckland's Epsom Girl's Grammar. More >>
Effective Market And Consumer Choice
Saturday, 14 March 2009, 2:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
Hon Heather Roy, Minister Of Consumer Affairs Friday March 13 2009 Hon Heather Roy's opening address to the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association of New Zealand's Annual Industry Conference; Sky City, Auckland; Friday, March 13 2009. Thank you, ... More >>
Ten Lessons for the Recession
Saturday, 14 March 2009, 2:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Hon Sir Roger Douglas Speech to ACT Annual Conference 2009; Raye Freedman Centre, Epsom Girls' Grammar, Silver Rd, Epsom, Auckland; Friday, March 13 2009. More >>
