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Charities Bill Lacks Proper Scrutiny
Friday, 19 November 2004, 4:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
This week's special consultation meeting on the proposed re-write of the Charities Bill - organised by Labour for a small selected group of charitable organisations - is an indictment of New Zealand's democratic process, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader ... More >>
ACT Press Conference Notes - Post Supreme Court
Thursday, 18 November 2004, 6:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
"I have just delivered the letter to the Speaker's Office that will trigger the vacancy of Donna Awatere Huata's seat in Parliament. More >>
King Responsible For Auckland DHB Blowout
Thursday, 18 November 2004, 8:29 am | ACT New Zealand
The Auckland District Health Board's $70 million deficit blowout is due to Helen Clark and Annette King's deception around operational funding for the Board, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
A Simple Yes Or No Will Do, Minister
Thursday, 18 November 2004, 12:32 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today called on Education Minister Trevor Mallard to stop being evasive with questions regarding the so-called "historic" 50 percent pay rise for qualified early childhood teachers. More >>
Child Support Debt Hits $873 Million
Wednesday, 17 November 2004, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today called on the Labour Government to get tough on child support defaulters, in light of new information showing unpaid child support debt is set to hit $1 billion. More >>
ACT Won't Participate If Inquiry A White Wash
Tuesday, 16 November 2004, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
Confirmation that neither National or New Zealand First will sit on Helen Clark's constitutional inquiry reduces the already limited prospect that the committee will do anything useful, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Opposition To Land Access Growing, Says Eckhoff
Tuesday, 16 November 2004, 1:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today welcomed the Ruapehu District Council's opposition to the Labour Government's dopey plan to strip farmers of their property rights. More >>
The Letter: IT’S BOOMING
Tuesday, 16 November 2004, 8:29 am | ACT New Zealand
The Letter: IT’S BOOMING The economy is growing. Record volumes of freight are being moved, a first indicator of growth. The much predicted slow down shows no sign of coming. Judging from our suburb we predict the Warehouse sold record amounts of fireworks. ... More >>
Franks Welcomes Blumsky's Wgtn Central Bid
Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Wellington Central-based MP Stephen Franks today welcomed National's signal that it will be putting up a very strong fight to end Labour's hegemony in the Wellington region. More >>
PM Wrong To Claim ACT Support For Inquiry
Monday, 15 November 2004, 11:17 am | ACT New Zealand
Prime Minister Helen Clark is wrong to claim ACT support for her diversionary "stock take of constitutional arrangements", ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Lower Taxes Answer To Ending Child Poverty
Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:18 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today said that the best way to eradicate child poverty in New Zealand would be to lower taxes. More >>
Constitution Should Protect Our Rights
Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:17 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide today said it would be great if New Zealand could have a proper constitution that protected people's rights rather than leaving them open for politicians to re-arrange and pinch. More >>
3,803 Die On Hospital Waiting Lists Under Labour
Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:17 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today revealed that 3,803 New Zealanders have died while waiting for hospital surgery under Labour since September 2000. More >>
Land Access: Where Do The Other Parties Stand?
Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:16 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today challenged every political party in Parliament to tell farmers where they stand on the land access issue. More >>
Shirley Speech: Conservation: There Has To A Better Way
Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:15 am | ACT New Zealand
Most political parties would ascribe to that vision but disagree strongly on how it is best attained. More >>
Hide Speech: We Shall Remember Them
Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:14 am | ACT New Zealand
Speech To Parliament On The Occasion Of The Interment Of The Unknown Warrior; Thursday November 11, 2004. More >>
PM Ducks Responsibility Over Speeding
Friday, 12 November 2004, 4:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide today said it was appalling that Prime Minister Helen Clark has escaped any blame for her speeding motorcade, while those who work on her behalf will get hammered. More >>
Labour's Crocodile Tears For Ratepayers Don't Wash
Friday, 12 November 2004, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government's pronouncement that local body rating will be reviewed to "make it fairer" is a sad joke, ACT New Zealand Local Government Spokesman Hon Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Practice What You Preach, Minister
Friday, 12 November 2004, 1:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today called on Education Minister Trevor Mallard to practice what he preaches, after acknowledging that his outdated "one size fits all" approach to education doesn't work. More >>
Cullen Confirms Average Household $1,740 Worse Off
Thursday, 11 November 2004, 3:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
Re-crunched figures supplied by Treasury on changes to household incomes and taxes dig the Finance Minister into a deeper hole, confirming that Kiwi households have been harder hit in real terms under Labour than even I initially thought, ACT New ... More >>
