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Roy: The Health Of A Nation
Monday, 18 September 2006, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Shortly after New Year 2005 I drew attention to the numbers of people dying on waiting lists for our public hospitals. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Saturday, 16 September 2006, 3:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
In a week of anniversaries, including the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 bombings, September 15 marks the 90th anniversary of the deployment of New Zealand soldiers at the Somme. More >>
Lower, Flatter Taxes The Answer For 'Leaky' System
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 12:31 am | ACT New Zealand
A research paper released today by the Centre for Independent Studies highlights the need for lower, flatter taxes, says ACT Leader Rodney Hide. "The paper 'How to Fix a Leaky Tax System' sheds new light on how the politics around tax has become ... More >>
Mental Health Utopia Complete By 2016
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 2:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy has today released a leaked report from Central Region's 'Technical Advisory Services', which envisages Kiwi mental health patients being treated by telephone and a slashing of residential beds. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Friday, 8 September 2006, 11:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Occasionally the odd document falls off the back of a truck. Such documents are just about always intriguing and frequently newsworthy. They tell you about things that aren't supposed to get out - not yet anyway, if ever. A couple of those documents ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: Benefit Fraud Debt
Friday, 1 September 2006, 1:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
There are few things more Kiwi than looking after our mates. That's why New Zealanders overseas inevitably find other Kiwis to flat, work and play with. We have stood by each other from the battlefield to the rugby field, and when the going gets tough, ... More >>
Millions In Benefit Fraud Not Prosecuted
Friday, 1 September 2006, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parliamentary Questions released yesterday by ACT Social Services Spokesman, Heather Roy, show over a million dollars of debt that has never been prosecuted. "The $5.6 million welfare fraud that I revealed yesterday included over a million dollars that ... More >>
10 Unemployment Benefit Debts Total $1.2 Million
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand
Parliamentary questions released by ACT Social Services Spokesman, Heather Roy, show that ten people caught defrauding the Unemployment Benefit owe debts totalling $1,256,102.28, with the largest single debt at $174,686.90. More >>
10 Largest DPB Debts Total $1.5 Million
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:34 am | ACT New Zealand
Parliamentary Questions released by ACT Social Services Spokesman, Heather Roy, reveal that ten people caught defrauding the Domestic Purposes Benefit owe debts totalling $1,556,010.72, with the largest single debt being $200,934.31. More >>
Centuries To Repay $2.8 Million Fraud
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
More than $2.8 million in debt owed as a result of defrauding the Sickness and Invalid's benefits will take centuries to repay, according to answers to Parliamentary Questions released by ACT Social Services Spokesman, Heather Roy. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary August 25 2006
Friday, 25 August 2006, 4:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
Ceremonies of various kinds have dominated the past week. The death of the Maori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, her tangi and burial highlighted her popularity and the respect with which she was regarded by New Zealanders of all cultures. The discussions ... More >>
Hide Supports 'No More Rates' Petition
Friday, 25 August 2006, 4:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide, the promoter of a Bill to cap increases in council rates, has said he will support a petition on rates from the NoMoreRates.com campaign. More >>
Completing The Defence Capability Jigsaw
Friday, 25 August 2006, 10:44 am | ACT New Zealand
Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday announced a 2600-strong boost in troop numbers for the Australian Army to meet their regional security and defence challenges over the next two decades. Their challenges are also New Zealand's and ... More >>
Let The Public Have Their Say On Rates
Friday, 25 August 2006, 8:59 am | ACT New Zealand
Rodney Hide's Local Government (Rating Cap) Amendment Bill would end the unsustainable cycle of crippling rates hikes kiwi ratepayers are currently experiencing. More >>
Hide Disappointed At Rates Bill Defeat
Thursday, 24 August 2006, 8:38 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide is disappointed that his Bill to cap local body rates was voted down in Parliament this evening. More >>
DHB Deficits Reveal 'Mission Impossible'
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 5:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
Figures released today by Statistics New Zealand show that District Health Boards have overspent their budgets by $41.8 million in the year ending 30 June 2006. This reflects the impossible position that government has created for DHBs, says ACT Health ... More >>
Select Committee Can Consider Rates Tomorrow
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 4:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide has welcomed comments from the Prime Minister indicating that it may be time for MPs to address unsustainable increases in local body rates, and says that if Helen Clark is serious, she should support his Bill. More >>
Hide Hopeful For NZ First On Rates Bill
Monday, 21 August 2006, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide says he is ever hopeful that New Zealand First will change their mind and support his Local Government (Rating Cap) Amendment Bill, today writing to Winston Peters and New Zealand First MPs asking them to let the public have their ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary - 18 August 2006
Friday, 18 August 2006, 3:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour used recess week - typically a quiet news week - to announce its revised sentencing and parole policies. I say revised because there is nothing new, instead this is a leap back to before 2002, when Labour passed its new Sentencing and Parole Acts. More >>
Kiwis Left Behind As Australian Army Expands
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reports that Australia may be considering increasing the size of their army by 20% paints a stark contrast to New Zealand's inability to play a meaningful peacekeeping role in Lebanon, says ACT National Security Spokesman, Heather Roy. More >>
