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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 >>