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Violent criminal released on bail a travesty
Thursday, 13 January 2005, 4:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Police spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today blamed the Labour Government's soft-on-crime laws for resulting in a violent offender, who had threatened to kill his victim, being out on bail instead of behind bars. More >>
MP organises tsunami charity concert
Thursday, 13 January 2005, 3:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand's newest MP Kenneth Wang is organising a charity concert in Auckland next weekend to help raise money for tsunami survivors. More >>
MP organises tsunami charity concert
Thursday, 13 January 2005, 3:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand's newest MP Kenneth Wang is organising a charity concert in Auckland next weekend to help raise money for tsunami survivors. More >>
MP organises tsunami charity concert
Thursday, 13 January 2005, 3:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand's newest MP Kenneth Wang is organising a charity concert in Auckland next weekend to help raise money for tsunami survivors. More >>
DPB lifestyle for some lasts decades
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 10:02 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour's `soft on welfare' policies are nowhere more evident than the huge increase in the number of people on the DPB who have been on that or other benefits for over 30 years, ACT New Zealand Social Services spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
DPB kids without named father soar
Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 9:53 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Social Services spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today released figures showing the level of state-sanctioned `fatherless' has increased by more than 26 percent under Labour. More >>
Labour's law and order failings again highlighted
Monday, 10 January 2005, 1:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
"It is totally unacceptable that the victim of a shocking weekend burglary which left her house totally trashed should be told by Police that they cannot come around for two days," ACT Police spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Average student loan debt skyrockets
Monday, 10 January 2005, 1:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
The average student loan debt has skyrocketed by 22 percent since Labour came to power, ACT Education spokesman Deborah Coddington revealed today. More >>
Plunket Line's problems entirely predictable
Monday, 10 January 2005, 9:28 am | ACT New Zealand
Young Kiwi mums and dads' worst fears about the Labour Government's merger of Plunket Line into Healthline have been realised, said ACT Health spokesman Heather Roy today. More >>
Labour's tax plans leave workers out in the cold
Friday, 7 January 2005, 2:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
Secret Treasury papers obtained by ACT under the Official Information Act show that the Finance Minister is considering a tax cut for companies but not for workers, claims ACT Leader Rodney Hide. More >>
Kapiti floods again raise Transmission Gully issue
Thursday, 6 January 2005, 2:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The repeatedly sidelined Transmission Gully option must be given urgent and thorough consideration,” Wellington-based ACT MP Heather Roy said today. More >>
Too many under CYF care and in residence
Thursday, 6 January 2005, 2:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It is staggering that over 5,000 young New Zealanders are now under the care of Child Youth and Family and the Government has no intention to turn around the growing numbers,” ACT Deputy Leader and Social Services spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today More >>
Labour’s rural candidates set for a roasting
Thursday, 6 January 2005, 1:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A Herald-DigiPoll survey out this week showing nine out of 10 New Zealanders against giving people the automatic right to roam confirms the public hasn’t got a problem with farmers’ long-standing exclusive use land rights,” ACT Rural Affairs spokesman ... More >>
Hide hopes PM can spit out a 'thank you'
Thursday, 6 January 2005, 9:08 am | ACT New Zealand
"My only hope is that Helen Clark can bring herself to publicly acknowledge the significant and swift United States response to the Asian tsunami," ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Hide hopes PM can spit out a ‘thank you’
Wednesday, 5 January 2005, 4:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“My only hope is that Helen Clark can bring herself to publicly acknowledge the significant and swift United States response to the Asian tsunami,” ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today. Mr Hide’s comments come ahead of tomorrow’s summit in Jakarta attended by ... More >>
Anderton thumbs his nose at Auditor General
Wednesday, 5 January 2005, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
The highly controversial $1.5 million government grant to multi-national EDS (Electronic Data Services) not only went against the advice of Ministry of Economic Development officials, Jim Anderton went on to ignore a ruling by the Office of the Auditor General, ... More >>
DHBs' $100m budget blow-out King's fault
Tuesday, 4 January 2005, 10:42 am | ACT New Zealand
The latest Treasury budget update has revealed what Health Minister Annette King has tried to hide for the past six months: Combined District Health Board deficits are blowing out to $100 million for the 2004/05 financial year, ACT Health spokesman ... More >>
Sickness benefits out of control
Tuesday, 4 January 2005, 12:52 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Social Services spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today released figures showing the numbers receiving a sickness benefit have accelerated dramatically under Labour. More >>
DHBs & resthomes struggle under Holidays Act
Thursday, 30 December 2004, 10:26 am | ACT New Zealand
With public holidays again looming, District Health Boards and resthomes around New Zealand face yet more wage and salary costs not budgeted for by the Government when it allocated health money for the 2003/04 and 2004/05 financial years, ACT Health ... More >>
Labour's shame: 1,166 die waiting
Wednesday, 29 December 2004, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Health spokesman Heather Roy today revealed damning new hospital waiting list figures, forced from Health Minister Annette King, which show just why she waited till Christmas before releasing them. More >>
