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European Countries not as silly as NZ on ETS
Thursday, 6 November 2008, 4:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“For how long do the major parties think they can keep lying to New Zealanders about the Emissions Trading Scheme?” asks ACT Environment Spokesperson, Kath McCabe. More >>
Scare Campaign on ETS
Thursday, 6 November 2008, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“National and Labour have said that if New Zealand does not have an Emissions Trading Scheme in place other countries will punish us in trade”, says Act New Zealand Board Member, Guy Wellwood More >>
What Rodney'll tell John
Thursday, 6 November 2008, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“John, you gotta get the country out of this Emissions Trading Scam. More >>
Cheques Bouncing In Public Health System
Thursday, 6 November 2008, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
Capital and Coast District Health Board's $70 million blowout means that staff may not be able to be paid, and adds further strength to ACT's policy of disbanding the country's 21 District Health Boards, ACT Deputy Leader and Health Spokesman Heather ... More >>
Launch of ACT Agricultural Policy
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 4:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The decision made at this election is vital for New Zealand’s agricultural industries”, John Ormond said today More >>
Wong's Desperate Campaign In Botany Failed
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 4:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Botany Candidate Kenneth Wang has poured scorn on the dirty tactics of his National Party rival after the Electoral Commission vindicated his signs and campaign material today. More >>
ACT Launches National Security Policy
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 1:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and National Security Spokesman Heather Roy today launched ACT New Zealand's National Security policy at the Australian Defence College Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies. More >>
Federated Farmers support dangerous old Socialist
Monday, 3 November 2008, 2:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
"I was amazed to hear the President of Federated Farmers praising a minister whose avowed policy is to destroy the country's economic lifeblood, namely farming", said John Ormond - ACT Spokesman for Agriculture. More >>
ACT says Federated Farmers misguided on ETS
Monday, 3 November 2008, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The ETS is a disaster for New Zealand farmers and businesses," said Kath McCabe, ACT Candidate for Mt Albert. More >>
Real And Practical Support For Blue Chip Victims
Friday, 31 October 2008, 2:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Candidate Promises Real And Practical Support For Blue Chip Victims ACT Candidate for Tauranga, Ron Scott, last night promised victims of Blue Chip and other financial collapses some hope at a candidates meeting in Tauranga last night. ACT will retain ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: The Emissions Trading Scheme
Friday, 31 October 2008, 12:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Emissions Trading Scheme - aka the ETS - is a piece of legislation that should be a big election issue, but seems only to be of concern in rural New Zealand. It is designed to meet New Zealand's commitments under the Kyoto Protocol which, in ... More >>
Media Should Focus on Candidates' Merits
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
The campaign manager for ACT Botany Candidate Kenneth Wang has condemned media race-baiting in its coverage of the Botany campaign. Blair Mulholland is particularly disturbed by the language of today's NZ Herald article. "Unaccredited slurs like "Chinatown" ... More >>
Roy: Changing Direction In Health
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand
Speech to ACT Health Policy Launch; Cnr Hobson & Davis streets, Wellington; Wednesday, October 29 2008 More >>
Cash For Consulship
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 9:02 am | ACT New Zealand
TVNZ's latest revelations of Winston Peters fishing for a consulship for Owen Glenn show all of New Zealand why Helen Clark and Winston Peters have to go, ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today. More >>
An Attack On One Is An Attack On All
Friday, 24 October 2008, 1:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand can learn a lot from Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, which is explicit in stating that an attack on one member state is considered an attack on all. More >>
Save The Farmers; Scrap The ETS
Friday, 24 October 2008, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide today launched a scathing attack on the Emissions Trading scheme, vowing to have it scrapped and to pull New Zealand out of Kyoto Agreement. More >>
Labour Turns Skyhawks Into Water Buckets
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 4:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and National Security Spokesman Heather Roy today revealed that the latex-covered and supposedly water-proofed Skyhawks at Woodbourne Air Base are, in fact, anything but - with the cockpits recently discovered to be mouldy and containing ... More >>
Burden Must Be Removed From Ratepayers
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 1:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
While it is heartening to see that the Wellington City Council has seen the light and is trying to cut spending by $50 million, it's a move that ACT would have liked to have seen from all Councils long ago, ACT Deputy Leader and Wellington Central ... More >>
Kiwis will leave NZ for Oz until economy is fixed
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 12:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The avalanche of people leaving New Zealand to go to Australia over the past year will be seen as a trickle if we don’t put our house in order”, said Sir Roger Douglas. More >>
John Key deluded about Labour's ETS
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:06 am | ACT New Zealand
“John Key is wrong about climate change and ACT’s policy”, ACT leader Rodney Hide said today. More >>
