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Do Your Job And Stop Playing Politics, Dr Cullen
Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 12:22 am | ACT New Zealand
With the global financial market - including the share market - in turmoil, Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen should be worrying more about the economy and less about trying to score political points against National Leader John Key, ACT Founder and ... More >>
Govt Expenditure Costs Kiwis Extra $230 A Week
Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 12:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Political Parties' promises to reduce tax should be taken with a grain of salt unless supported by that Party's expenditure programme, ACT New Zealand Founder and Hunua Candidate the Hon Sir Roger Douglas said today. More >>
Peace Is Not Just The Absence Of War
Monday, 15 September 2008, 4:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
September 15 is the day on which Allied countries of WW2 commemorate the Battle of Britain; the day on which the Luftwaffe suffered its worst casualties in one day - 60 aircraft vs 26 of the RAF -resulting in Hitler's postponement and ultimate cancellation ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: Who To Share A Trench With?
Friday, 12 September 2008, 1:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
This week has seen reference to preferences about trenches - there's an old piece of army humour that says: "never share a trench with anyone braver than yourself." More >>
Election Can't Come Quick Enough!
Friday, 12 September 2008, 1:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide today welcomed Prime Minister Helen Clark’s announcement of a November 8 election date. “It can’t come quick enough. Kiwis are sick of Helen Clark’s ‘Nanny-Knows-Best’ – and now unprincipled - Government,” ... More >>
Honest Government - Yeah Right
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 10:57 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide today said he was disappointed with Prime Minister Helen Clark's decision to keep Winston Peters - especially after Owen Glenn came armed with evidence that was concrete and reinforced with steel. More >>
Rodney Hide Speech: Dump The ETS
Sunday, 7 September 2008, 2:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Speech to ACT Upper South Regional Conference; Cotswold Hotel, 88-96 Papanui Rd, Christchurch; Sunday, September 7 2008. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: Viosion, Hearing & Education
Friday, 5 September 2008, 5:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
I clearly remember the day my distraught six-year-old came home from school and told me she had been demoted from the 'Sharks' reading group to the 'Dolphins' reading group - parents and children weren't supposed to know that the 'Dolphins' were two ... More >>
Honest Government
Friday, 5 September 2008, 1:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealanders expect honest Government, and should be able to expect nothing less - that means that the Government and its Ministers should be honest and truthful with the public, Parliament and statutory authorities, ACT Leader Rodney Hide said ... More >>
Report Highlights Labour's Failings In Defence
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 12:24 am | ACT New Zealand
The release of the NZ Defence Force 2008 Annual Report again highlights the failings of Labour's cavalier attitude to throwing taxpayer money at a problem with little regard for outcomes - and, in Defence, it is servicemen and women who daily bear ... More >>
Hide: Emissions Trading Bill
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand
I think I will be the only person speaking in this debate who has any qualifications in environmental science. It is not that that should count, but I think that it is significant for what I am about to say—that is, that the entire climate change ... More >>
Winston Peters Should Put Up Or Shut Up
Sunday, 31 August 2008, 3:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide today called on New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters to make public the document that is lawyer Peter Williams says will clear his name. More >>
Not Good Enough, Prime Minister
Saturday, 30 August 2008, 10:35 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide today said that it was not good enough that Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has stood down - Prime Minister Helen Clark should have sacked him. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Friday, 29 August 2008, 2:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
It's been quite a time in Parliament this week, with Foreign affairs Minister Winston Peters continuing to dominate headlines and refusing to answer perfectly reasonable questions around the donations that he and/or his Party received from different sources. More >>
Say No To The ETS
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 3:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide today expressed hope that both the Green Party and New Zealand First would refuse to support the Labour-led Government's Emissions Trading Scheme. More >>
Maurice Williamson On The Right Track
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 1:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
National MP Maurice Williamson got it right on TVNZ's 'Agenda' programme, when he had the courage to advocate public-private partnerships in Health, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Saturday, 23 August 2008, 12:01 am | ACT New Zealand
"Heather Roy's Diary" is the weekly newsletter from Heather Roy MP. To receive the Diary every week, email sally.guinness@parliament.govt.nz , with "subscribe to Heather Roy's Diary" in the subject line. More >>
ACT Announces Candidates For Election ‘08
Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 2:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide and Deputy Leader Heather Roy were today delighted at the release of the ACT Party and announcement of ACT’s candidates for the upcoming General Election 2008. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Sunday, 17 August 2008, 1:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
I'll Take An 'A' 4 Accountability, Please This week I called on Defence Minister Phil Goff to launch an independent inquiry into the series of lost sale opportunities and questionable decisions by his Government around the maintenance of the Skyhawks ... More >>
Bursting The Skyhawk Bubble Heather Roy MP
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and National Security Spokesman Heather Roy today called on Defence Minister Phil Goff to launch an independent inquiry into the series of lost sale opportunities and questionable decisions by his Government around the maintenance ... More >>
