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Attorney-General David Parker Must Stand Down

Monday, 20 March 2006, 12:15 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Rodney Hide today called on Helen Clark to stand down yet another Cabinet Minister while a proper investigation is undertaken of the allegations by Investigate Magazine against Attorney-General David Parker. More >>

Labour's "Get Out Of Jail Free" Card

Friday, 17 March 2006, 5:15 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Rodney Hide has expressed disappointment, but no surprise, that New Zealanders will not get an explanation from Labour over their taxpayer-funded pledge card. More >>

Heather Roy's Diary – 16 March 2006

Friday, 17 March 2006, 9:28 am | ACT New Zealand

Opposition MPs have only one avenue open to them to put legislation forward - Private Members Bills. When a space becomes available on the order paper a ballot is conducted and if one's 'lotto ball' is selected that bill goes forward for debate on the next ... More >>

ACT: Health (Enhancement of Competition) Bill

Thursday, 16 March 2006, 12:02 am | ACT New Zealand

Madam Speaker, I move that the New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Enhancement of Competition) Amendment Bill be now read a first time. More >>

PHARMAC Bill Going Before Parliament Today

Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 9:41 am | ACT New Zealand

A Bill by ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy, which would remove PHARMAC's exemption from Part 2 of the Commerce Act, is due to be debated by Parliament today. More >>

Get The Gully Going

Thursday, 9 March 2006, 12:17 am | ACT New Zealand

Work on Transmission Gully should begin as soon as possible, says Wellington-based ACT MP Heather Roy. More >>

Keep The Lights On - Switch Off The RMA

Wednesday, 8 March 2006, 1:11 pm | ACT New Zealand

Getting rid of government red tape and the Resource Management Act is the only way New Zealand can avoid power blackouts, says ACT Leader Rodney Hide. More >>

Commission Stigmatises Compulsory Treatment

Monday, 6 March 2006, 4:10 pm | ACT New Zealand

Today's call from the Mental Health Commission for a reduction in compulsory treatment orders is irrational and irresponsible, says ACT Health Spokesman, Heather Roy. More >>

So Many, Waiting So Long, For So Little

Monday, 6 March 2006, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand

Figures showing a decrease in elective surgery in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch only tell half the sorry story of Labour's failure in health, according to ACT Health Spokesman, Heather Roy. More >>

Heather Roy's Diary, 3 March 2006

Friday, 3 March 2006, 3:29 pm | ACT New Zealand

Most people find it difficult to get excited about District Health Board Deficits - even those who think our health system is failing those in need. The deficits or surpluses however are one measure of how well a board is managing (or not) it's funding ... More >>

No Tax Relief As ACC Levies Rise

Wednesday, 1 March 2006, 4:33 pm | ACT New Zealand

Michael Cullen delivered a slap to working New Zealanders when appearing before the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee this morning by ruling out income tax cuts, says ACT Leader Rodney Hide. More >>

DHB Deficit Control is 'Mission Impossible'

Monday, 27 February 2006, 9:25 am | ACT New Zealand

Labour's projections for the combined District Health Board (DHB) deficit have been blown out of the water with the announcement that the six-month deficit to December 2005 was $26.5 million, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>

Confusion Reigns over Nuclear Propelled Ships

Friday, 24 February 2006, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand

It isn't often that National and Labour agree overtly about an issue but there is current political consensus to oppose visits by nuclear propelled ships. Unfortunately this means a crucial security issue will continue to go undebated. National Party ... More >>

Transit woes for Wellington

Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 1:48 pm | ACT New Zealand

"Transit's draft 10 year forecast released today means Wellington's Infrastructure deficit will worsen, motorists can expect escalating traffic delays and business fears of economic implications will be realised with the inevitable isolation of ... More >>

Labour Socks Aucklanders Again

Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 1:37 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT leader Rodney Hide said once again the Labour Government was socking it to Aucklanders. "They hiked petrol taxes promising to build roads, but now Transit says Aucklanders can only have the Western Ring Route finished by 2015, as Prime Minister Helen Clark ... More >>

National embraces Labour Ships Policy

Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand

National Party policy on nuclear propelled ships is now identical to Labour Party policy “ no ships, ever. In a speech today National Party Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman Murray McCully confirmed that National has embraced Labour's stance because, ... More >>

Heather Roy's Diary

Friday, 17 February 2006, 5:06 pm | ACT New Zealand

Parliament resumed this week after the summer recess. There were several themes in the House but biggest amongst them was Labour trying to defend its election overspending by $440,000. An unrepentant Helen Clark seems to think she gets to make the rules ... More >>