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Goff's Missed Approach On Air NZ Charters
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 1:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Defence and Trade Minister Phil Goff's criticism of Air New Zealand is a further sign that his Government does not understand the importance of free markets or support for our traditional allies, ACT New Zealand National Security Spokesman Heather Roy ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: Child Abuse - Plus Ca change
Friday, 10 August 2007, 12:49 am | ACT New Zealand
In France there's an adage that, roughly translated, says: "the more things change, the more they stay the same". This certainly appears to apply to child abuse here in New Zealand. More >>
Tax Cuts? Bah Humbug!
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 5:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
Dr Michael Cullen would do well to change his name - perhaps the moniker 'Scrooge McCullen' would better suit a Finance Minister who has spent close to a decade grossly over-taxing hard-working taxpayers, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Heather Roy said ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Friday, 3 August 2007, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Child Abuse At the time of writing, Rotorua three-year-old Nia Glassie lies in a coma at Starship Children Hospital's Intensive Care Unit - her doctors having found it necessary yesterday to place her back on breathing support. More >>
Votes A Small Trade-Off For A Child's Life
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 12:36 am | ACT New Zealand
Three-year-old Nia Glassie will now be added to the already long list of children who have been seriously and horrendously abused by those entrusted with their care, ACT New Zealand Social Services Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: What To Do w The NZ Dollar?
Friday, 27 July 2007, 2:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
Yesterday's announcement that the Official Cash Rate had been raised by a quarter of a percent, to 8.25 percent, was hard to miss. While Kiwis with mortgages and floating interest rates will be awaiting the next letter from the bank telling them that their ... More >>
Labour's Chickens Come Home To Roost
Thursday, 26 July 2007, 12:03 am | ACT New Zealand
It would interesting to note whether or not Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen sleeps well at night - and whether it would surprise him to know that business and home owners around the country do not, ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary - Gone For A Burton
Friday, 20 July 2007, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
Yesterday saw Justice Minister Mark Burton oversee the defeat of a minority Labour Government attempt to reduce victims' rights to appear before Parole Boards when the criminals who offended against them come up for parole. More >>
Blown Millions Not An 'Investment'
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 4:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealanders should be extremely concerned that Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen is now trying to justify blowing over $100 million of taxpayers' money trying to play the foreign exchange market by calling it a long-term investment in New Zealand, ... More >>
Rodney Hide - The Power Of One
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 2:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rodney Hide Speech to the Auckland Company Accounts Special Interest Group; The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants; 27-33 Ohinerau St, Remuera, Auckland; Wednesday July 17 2007 More >>
Cpl Bill Henry Apiata VC NZSAS
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 3:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today in Parliament, the Minister of Defence moved the motion "that this House note the award of a Victoria Cross for New Zealand to Corporal Bill 'Willy' Apiata, the first such award to a New Zealand soldier in more than 60 years, and the award of ... More >>
Keep Your Nose Out, Mr Gosche
Saturday, 14 July 2007, 12:40 am | ACT New Zealand
While it's good to see that the Service and Food Workers Union is now negotiating with Spotless Services without involving District Health Boards, these new developments do not change the fact that Labour should not have stuck its nose where it doesn't ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: Cost Of Juggling Prisoners
Friday, 13 July 2007, 2:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
Barely a day has gone by in recent weeks where the Department of Corrections has not been featured in the media having to explain its shortcomings over the transport of prisoners or a prison bed shortage so severe that inmates are having to be held ... More >>
Prisoners In Police Cells At $17,000 A Night
Wednesday, 11 July 2007, 12:06 am | ACT New Zealand
Hard-working New Zealand taxpayers are being made to fork out almost $17,300 every night to house criminals in Police cells when they should be in prison, ACT New Zealand National Security Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Hide: Cutting Through Red Tape
Monday, 9 July 2007, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Last week, Peter Luke from the 'Christchurch Press' rang to tell me that ACT was now the only Party supporting free enterprise. I said, "I know. It's extraordinary. All around the world - and here in New Zealand - the benefits of free enterprise ... More >>
Roy: Hodgson's Choice: Wait, Wait, Or ... Wait
Monday, 9 July 2007, 9:47 am | ACT New Zealand
Speech to ACT's Wellington Regional Conference; The Museum Hotel, Cable St, Wellington; Saturday July 7 2007 If there's one thing that everyday New Zealanders are scared of, it's the prospect of getting sick and having to depend on the public health system ... More >>
Garry Mallett: Wgtn Regional Conference
Monday, 9 July 2007, 9:45 am | ACT New Zealand
Thanks also to hard-working Boardmember Dave Moore and to our great Deputy-Leader Heather Roy who have organised this event. I've organised a few of these and I know - all too well - those moments of pure terror when it seems like the whole thing ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary - Free Education Farce
Friday, 6 July 2007, 4:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parents all over New Zealand believed Labour's promise at the last election that all three and four-year-olds would get 20 hours of free Early Childhood Education from 1 July 2007. More >>
Roy - Principles Are The Therapy Of Politics
Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 2:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
Many readers will have seen or heard yesterday's media coverage of Labour and ACT discussing potential co-operation on Bills before Parliament. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: The Health of the Hospitals
Friday, 29 June 2007, 1:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Health of the Hospitals The hospital system continues to experience considerable difficulties with strike action by different groups - at the time of writing this radiographers are on a 'work to rule', laboratory technicians have rolling stoppages, ... More >>
