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ACT Committed To Better Employment Law

Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today he was very disappointed that the National Party has announced they are sticking with Labour's Employment Relations Act. "The Employment Relations Act is poor legislation, and sets up a personal grievance procedure that ... More >>

Kiwis Could Learn From British Welfare Reform Plan

Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 1:42 pm | ACT New Zealand

New Zealand should examine a new British report into welfare reform, which recommends allowing firms and charities to contract for providing social services and offers beneficiaries more help to get back into the workforce in exchange for a greater ... More >>

Heather Roy's Diary - Youth MP Wanted

Friday, 2 March 2007, 3:43 pm | ACT New Zealand

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an MP, or thought you could do a better job than the present lot? Do you love robust debate? Do you have a vision for New Zealand's future? If so, the following job might be for you (temporarily ... More >>

ACT Sees Scandal In OECD Report

Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 12:49 am | ACT New Zealand

The key to turning around New Zealand's relative social decline, which has been highlighted in the OECD report 'Society At A Glance', is to celebrate success and achievement in education and business, says ACT MP Heather Roy. More >>

Heather Roy - Criminalising Acts Of Parenting

Friday, 23 February 2007, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand

I know my own children are too old for smacking, as soon I will be the shortest in our household. Even when they were small I seldom used physical chastisement. More >>

Health Ministry Management In Critical Condition

Monday, 19 February 2007, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand

A Treasury report highlighting management problems at the Ministry of Health coupled with a Ministry of Health internal review shows that management at the Ministry is in critical condition, said ACT Health Spokesman, Heather Roy. More >>

Heather Roy's Diary Address And Reply Debate

Friday, 16 February 2007, 12:32 am | ACT New Zealand

Each parliamentary year begins with a 14 hour Address and Reply debate - an address by the Prime Minister followed by replies from other party leaders and then the rest of Parliament. More >>

Minister In Denial Over Maori Education - Roy

Thursday, 15 February 2007, 4:04 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Minister of Education is in denial that Labour policies are failing thousands of Maori children, says ACT Education Spokesman, Heather Roy. More >>

Address In Reply Speech to Parliament

Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 5:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

We have just listened to a Prime Minister's speech that epitomises everything that is chronically and terminally wrong with this Government. More >>

Hide, Speech to ACT Central Regional Conference

Sunday, 11 February 2007, 4:22 pm | ACT New Zealand

It's going to be a great year! A great year for New Zealand. A great year for politics. A great year for ACT. More >>

McKesson Healthline Contract Leaves Questions

Friday, 9 February 2007, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy is questioning the transparency of the Ministry of Health's tender process, after the Ministry announced today that McKesson NZ was the preferred tenderer for Healthline. More >>

Heather Roy's Diary - The Things That Make Us Kiwi

Friday, 9 February 2007, 1:00 pm | ACT New Zealand

The approach of Waitangi Day gives people a chance to dust off the perennial debates over national unity, republicanism and the flag. But regardless of whether we spent Tuesday this week on a Northland Marae, in Wellington's Waitangi Park or at home ... More >>

New Zealand's "Waiting List Society"

Friday, 2 February 2007, 10:57 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Deputy Leader Heather Roy has questioned whether politicians are upholding their end of the 'social contract', saying in her weekly email newsletter that Kiwis live in a "waiting list society" where government has stopped delivering for citizens. More >>

New Ideas Required For Those In Need

Tuesday, 30 January 2007, 3:06 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Rodney Hide congratulates John Key on his speech this afternoon, which highlights why new ideas are needed about how to tackle welfare dependency and the social problems that go with it. More >>

Heather Roy's Diary - Health Spending

Friday, 26 January 2007, 4:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

Since Labour came to power in 1999 there has been a 40% expansion in health spending. Few of us would complain that government now spends one in five taxpayer dollars on healthcare, were it not for the distressing fact that patients and people working ... More >>