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PM Using Double Standards says Prebble

Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 8:48 am | ACT New Zealand

Prime Minister Helen Clark is again using double standards in demanding a "triple-A" apology from the Israeli government for the attempt by Israeli agents to obtain New Zealand passports, ACT MP Richard Prebble said today. More >>

ACT: Maori Party's explanation is mafia-like

Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 8:46 am | ACT New Zealand

The Leader of the Maori Party Tariana Turia's statement today that it is common practice within Maoridom to keep things in the family, in response to my exposure of nepotism rife at Te Wananga O Aotearoa, is offensive, ACT MP Ken Shirley said ... More >>

Labour attacks the rich and successful

Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 12:39 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today that the Labour Party's further attack on rich and successful families in New Zealand was shooting the economy in the foot. More >>

Maharey's news only tiny part of the solution

Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 12:10 am | ACT New Zealand

The Labour Party's adoption of the single benefit concept is only the first step in ACT's five-step plan to overhaul the welfare system, ACT Deputy Leader and Social Welfare spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>

Cabinet dilly-dallies over wananga

Monday, 21 February 2005, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT MP Ken Shirley is disgusted Cabinet today has taken no affirmative action to get to the bottom of the serious allegations surrounding Te Wananga O Aotearoa. More >>

Newman: Labour's Pacific recruitment ridiculous

Monday, 21 February 2005, 4:01 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Welfare spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today labelled the Labour Department's recruitment of nearly 100 Samoans for bus driving and prison officer jobs in New Zealand as ridiculous. More >>

NCEA fails homeschooled students

Monday, 21 February 2005, 3:10 pm | ACT New Zealand

The NCEA qualifications system has totally overlooked families who homeschool their children, and Trevor Mallard just turned a blind eye, ACT's Education spokesman Deborah Coddington said today More >>

Kiwibank profit small-fry

Monday, 21 February 2005, 2:35 pm | ACT New Zealand

Kiwibank's first profit in three years deserved little celebration, said ACT Leader Rodney Hide today. More >>

The Letter Monday 21 February 2005

Monday, 21 February 2005, 2:15 pm | ACT New Zealand

The government is relieved that parliament has recessed. Ministers were sideswiped one day when Stephen Franks asked whether Tame Iti would be prosecuted for presenting a gun at the Waitangi Tribunal. ACT almost didn't ask the question as the incident ... More >>

Political correctness on the march

Monday, 21 February 2005, 9:59 am | ACT New Zealand

Newman On-Line: Political correctness on the march This week, Newman Online looks at two recent cases of political correctness gone mad: playdough being banned in kindergartens; and the case of an employer finding themselves in the firing line ... More >>

Ken Shirley Speech: Wananga - dual laws

Monday, 21 February 2005, 8:18 am | ACT New Zealand

Speech by ACT MP Hon Ken Shirley: `Wananga - dual laws, dual standards', Tauranga Branch of the ACT Party, Sunday 20 February 2005 More >>

Liberty Belle - Thu, 17 Feb 2005

Friday, 18 February 2005, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand

Typically, many of the lunacy sightings concern traffic officers and their nazi-like behaviour. One of the worst came from a reader travelling on SH1 in a late model car driven by a respectable, middle-aged but one-armed driver who cannot wear a seatbelt ... More >>

Newman speaks to property investors association

Friday, 18 February 2005, 8:43 am | ACT New Zealand

I'm delighted to be here to address you at this important time. Not only is it the day before submissions to the review of the Residential Tenancy Act close, but it is also the start of election year! I'd like to take this opportunity to discuss ... More >>