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Heart surgery review urgently needed

Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 2:51 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Ministry of Health statistics show that a worrying 150 Cardiothoracic and seven Cardiology patients assessed as needing surgery have been waiting over 12 months ‘ says ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy. More >>

Name change is Political Correctness gone mad

Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 4:59 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Government’s decision to change the name of Whangarei’s Mount Parahaki to Mount Parihaka is political correctness gone mad, ACT Deputy Leader Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>

Cancellations part of Labour’s 180,600 disgrace

Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 4:36 pm | ACT New Zealand

News that heart patients are languishing in Christchurch Hospital beds while a private hospital has the capacity to operate on them is an utter indictment on the Labour Government’s failure to address the patients,” ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said ... More >>

Labour’s rates pledge a joke

Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 4:22 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Rodney Hide today branded Labour’s rates rebate pledge a joke. More >>

ACT will stop welfare abuse

Monday, 18 July 2005, 5:39 pm | ACT New Zealand

A primary school principal was recently describing the disastrous behaviour of children at her decile one school. She explained how most of the children came from broken homes where most of the parents are on welfare. She said many of them arrived at ... More >>

Sign Language Bill bad in principle

Monday, 18 July 2005, 5:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

The New Zealand Sign Language Bill, reported back today by the Justice and Electoral Select Committee is another misuse of Parliament’s law making power, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>

What's Annette hiding?

Monday, 18 July 2005, 4:04 pm | ACT New Zealand

Health Minister Annette King continues to hide the number of operations being performed in public hospitals, ACT Health spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>

ACT: Tertiary report election-year window dressing

Monday, 18 July 2005, 3:20 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Education spokesman Deborah Coddington today labelled Labour’s report-back on the tertiary education sector as election-year window dressing. More >>

DPB mothers won’t name dads

Monday, 18 July 2005, 10:56 am | ACT New Zealand

A solo mum with nine children who is receiving the Domestic Purposes Benefit has refused to name all of their fathers, ACT Deputy Leader Dr Muriel Newman revealed today. More >>

NZers must retain freedom to travel

Monday, 18 July 2005, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman Ken Shirley today slammed Greens co-leader Rod Donald’s further call for a legislative ban on the Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe. More >>

Newman Online Weekly commentary by Muriel Newman

Monday, 18 July 2005, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand

This week Newman Online looks at how only a Party Vote for ACT is a vote for change. More >>

For real tax cuts - cut the $1b welfare abuse

Monday, 18 July 2005, 9:19 am | ACT New Zealand

You ask me what is ACT’s role in parliament? ACT is the party that tells it like it really is. Your insurance that in parliament there is one party of economic realism. More >>

Heather Roy's Diary

Monday, 18 July 2005, 8:51 am | ACT New Zealand

Diabetes, Obesity and "lifestyle" diseases have been in the news a lot recently - the question being what action should government take to address these problems. I gave the following speech to the Human Nutrition Department, Otago University, ... More >>

Labour turns unemployed into victims

Monday, 18 July 2005, 8:14 am | ACT New Zealand

Labour's plan to turn Work and Income case managers into social workers will turn beneficiaries into victims, ACT Deputy Leader and Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>

Deborah Coddington's Liberty Belle

Monday, 18 July 2005, 8:13 am | ACT New Zealand

In case you think I’m showing off, my electorate chairman and electorate organiser, she-who-must-be-obeyed, told me to write this Liberty Belle. She says it’s because she has lots of people asking her when they can hear me on the wireless. I think ... More >>