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Stop the thuggery not the cricket
Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 12:52 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Sports and Recreation Spokesman Stephen Franks today confirmed that ACT would not vote for a law banning sporting connections with Zimbabwe, inward or outward. More >>
Hide Speech to Takapuna North Rotary
Monday, 4 July 2005, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Ever since his 'chewing gum' budget last month he has been travelling the length and breadth of the country trying to defend the indefensible. More >>
ACT's The Letter
Monday, 4 July 2005, 4:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parliament is in recess. Labour is in free fall. The economy is slowing. The country is rugby mad. More >>
Politicians should butt out of cricket tour – ACT
Monday, 4 July 2005, 8:41 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today that National and Labour were scoring cheap political points at the expense of New Zealand cricket and New Zealanders’ freedom to travel, with their chest-thumping over the Black Caps’ tour of Zimbabwe. More >>
What goes around comes around
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:10 am | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark and Phil Goff are international hypocrites for their belated action against Mugabe, ACT Sports Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Newman Online 1 July 2005
Sunday, 3 July 2005, 8:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
This week Newman Online looks at ACT’s plan to reduce New Zealand’s appalling child abuse statistics by implementing changes to the welfare system and legislation to protect children. More >>
Heather Roy's Diary
Friday, 1 July 2005, 11:29 am | ACT New Zealand
The $900,000 dollar question: What makes your family tick? Peter Dunne’s $28 million Families Commission has proven it is a budget in search of a job. The Families Commission, in trying to justify its existence, has decided to find out just what makes a family ... More >>
Crown accounts reveal $8 billion surplus
Friday, 1 July 2005, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand
Treasury financial statements prove there is money for sizable tax cuts and Labour’s refusal to consider tax cuts is ‘obscene’ given the state of the Government’s books, ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Secret divorce ceremony in prison
Friday, 1 July 2005, 12:50 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government is trying to keep the lid on this afternoon’s “divorce” ceremony in Auckland Central Remand Prison, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Where is Mr Swain on Corrections’ Racism?
Thursday, 30 June 2005, 1:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
Why are journalists not demanding that Corrections Minister Paul Swain front up on the racism in official Corrections Department policies,” ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
PC out of control under Labour
Thursday, 30 June 2005, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reprimanding an employee for displaying politically incorrect behaviour shows how out of touch and politically correct New Zealand has become under Labour, ACT Deputy leader Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Vote for Change, Vote ACT
Thursday, 30 June 2005, 1:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
There’s a simple reason why you should vote ACT this election: To save the nation from Labour’s agenda to socialise New Zealand. To protect us all from Helen Clark’s blind determination to create a nation where we are all dependent on the government ... More >>
Try for guilt or innocence, not police procedure
Thursday, 30 June 2005, 1:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Justice Minister Phil Goff should say now what he will do to get judges to stay focussed on determining guilt or innocence, instead of using their powers to tell us what they think of police procedures, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said ... More >>
Labour anti-landlords
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 10:18 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today urged the Southland Property Investors Association to help change the government at the next election by giving ACT their party vote. More >>
Labour must scrap land grab altogether
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 10:17 am | ACT New Zealand
It’s not good enough that Labour has shelved its land grab, it must scrap it altogether, ACT Leader Rodney Hide and Rural Affairs spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
NZ can ACT to stop shameful child stats
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 12:02 am | ACT New Zealand
Speech to the Parentline Charitable Trust Child Summit, Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton, Wednesday 29 June, 1pm. More >>
Reward teaching excellence - ACT
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 4:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Paying teachers what they are worth is the first step to improving teaching standards in New Zealand, ACT Education spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Graham Scott Speech to ACT Tamaki Midwinter Dinner
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 8:26 am | ACT New Zealand
You might ask why am I standing for ACT New Zealand today? Why am I joining the crew on what the commentators keep telling us is a sinking ship? More >>
ACT supports equal rights for men
Monday, 27 June 2005, 5:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today we are being asked what our parties would do for New Zealand men. For a long time I have been extremely concerned about government policies, which disadvantage men and marginalise fathers. Since entering Parliament, ACT has consistently campaigned ... More >>
What's going on at HB Prison, Minister?
Monday, 27 June 2005, 3:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Corrections spokesman Stephen Franks today called on the Corrections Minister to explain why inmates at Hawke's Bay prison received KFC as a reward for allowing a search of their cells. More >>
