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1,454 Wait Two Years Or More On Waiting List
Monday, 29 November 2004, 8:30 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy today released shocking new information showing that nearly 1,500 New Zealanders have been waiting two years or more for surgery under Helen Clark's Active Review waiting list. More >>
Hospital Spending Up, Productivity Down
Monday, 29 November 2004, 8:29 am | ACT New Zealand
A damaging new report, showing hospital productivity has only risen 1.5 percent despite a 7 percent jump in funding, highlights Health Minister Annette King's mismanagement of her portfolio, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Mallard Treats Taxpayers' Money With Contempt
Monday, 29 November 2004, 12:42 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today called on Trevor Mallard to recover taxpayers' money poured into a Maori wanaga in Waitakere, in light of the local council's decision to recoup a $2 million loan it made to the Waipareira Trust for the land ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Insurer's Opposition To Land Access
Friday, 26 November 2004, 3:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today welcomed the support of one of New Zealand's largest rural insurers behind ACT and Federated Farmers' campaign against Labour's dopey land access proposals. More >>
National Adopts Labour's Policies
Friday, 26 November 2004, 9:26 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide tonight said the National Party is wrong to stick with the Cullen Super Fund and not drop taxes immediately upon taking office. More >>
Maharey - Minister of Double Standards
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 5:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
While the Labour Government allows Te Wananga o Aotearoa to flout the law regarding university status, it is passing legislation which unfairly punishes Auckland's Unitec, ACT's Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Stalled Govt Commission So Far Cost $1.2m
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 2:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister has wasted over a million taxpayer dollars on her ill-advised commission of inquiry into police conduct, ACT Deputy Leader and Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman revealed for the first time today. More >>
Hide Tells National To Help Hardworking Families
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide is pleased the National Party is setting its sights on tax cuts but he says it needs to look beyond cutting the corporate rate to 30 cents in the dollar. "That's Jim Anderton's policy!" More >>
Government Must Assure On Civil Union Agenda
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 9:30 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks today called on Attorney General Margaret Wilson to tell New Zealanders whether the next step after Civil Union will be the prosecution for "hate crime" of people who try to persuade others that homosexuality ... More >>
Fish And Game Declares War On Rural NZ
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 9:26 am | ACT New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand has clearly renounced political impartiality by throwing its weight behind the Labour Government's destructive rural policies, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Social engineering In Students' Economics Tests
Wednesday, 24 November 2004, 11:52 am | ACT New Zealand
If ever parents needed proof that New Zealand's education standards have descended into pure brainwashing, they need look no further than this year's NCEA 'seventh form' economics examination paper, ACT Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said ... More >>
Clarify Role Of NZ's Intelligence Agencies
Wednesday, 24 November 2004, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand
Dear Prime Minister Whether or not you accept the need for an independent inquiry into the allegations of inappropriate spying by the SIS, there is a matter which many New Zealanders are looking for prompt assurance. More >>
Wang To Be Advocate For Small Business
Wednesday, 24 November 2004, 12:19 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand's newest MP Kenneth Wang has been made ACT Spokesman for Commerce and Associate Spokesman for Education. He was also given the newly created spokesmanship of Small Business, ACT Leader Rodney Hide announced today at a special ACT caucus ... More >>
Allow Us To Help Ourselves
Tuesday, 23 November 2004, 5:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
Allow Us To Help Ourselves & More Might Help The Police More >>
Chief Electoral Officer Gives New MP The Nod
Monday, 22 November 2004, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Late this morning the Chief Electoral Officer David Henry telephoned Mr Wang asking him whether he accepted the position of MP. Following Mr Wang's acceptance a special supplement of the parliamentary Gazette was issued with the Chief Electoral Officer ... More >>
Newman Online
Monday, 22 November 2004, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
This Week, Newman On-line looks at implications for New Zealand as a result of the passing of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill into law. More >>
ACT's The Letter - 22 November 2004
Monday, 22 November 2004, 1:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
Property prices Rising? - Donna Done - Greens Lost Most - Why So Greedy? - More >>
Trust The People
Monday, 22 November 2004, 1:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Dr Muriel Newman Speech to Wellington ACT Regional Conference; Hotel Intercontinental; Wellington; Sunday November 21, 2004. More >>
Tizard Needs To Get Out And Bat For Whenuapai
Monday, 22 November 2004, 1:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Auckland Issues Spokesman Deborah Coddington is putting pressure on Auckland Issues Minister Judith Tizard to lobby her cabinet colleagues hard over the coming weeks to make sure Auckland gets a commercial airport at Whenuapai. More >>
Actions Speak Louder Than Words, PM
Monday, 22 November 2004, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand
Prime Minister Helen Clark is dreaming if she thinks New Zealand is any closer to a free trade agreement with the United States, ACT New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
