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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 >>

Maharey Free With Rhetoric, But Not With ECE

Monday, 25 June 2007, 4:49 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Heather Roy today congratulated Education Minister Steve Maharey for pulling off, what may be, the biggest scam in New Zealand's history of Early Childhood Education. More >>

Heather Roy's Diary Tackles Foreign Doctors

Friday, 22 June 2007, 11:57 am | ACT New Zealand

There's been a lot said recently about 'foreign doctors', and much of it has been hostile. Foreign-trained doctors have no control over their skin colour or their accent when speaking in a second language. My first criteria when looking for a doctor ... More >>

Keith Locke To Address ACT Conference

Thursday, 21 June 2007, 10:57 am | ACT New Zealand

Green Party MP Keith Locke has confirmed that he will speak at the ACT New Zealand Auckland South Regional Conference this coming weekend. More >>

Time For Education Ministry To Butt Out

Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 2:38 pm | ACT New Zealand

Island Bay parents now faced with the prospect of having to send their children miles away to gain an education - rather than down the road to the nearest school - are the latest victims of Labour's broken election promises, ACT New Zealand Education ... More >>