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Sutton Just A little Bit Pregnant
Friday, 5 November 2004, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton is trying to appear just `a little bit pregnant' on the land access issue, but he must come clean: either he is stealing land from landowners, or he isn't, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said ... More >>
Daylight Robbery Shows Labour's Police Failure
Friday, 5 November 2004, 11:20 am | ACT New Zealand
That criminals were bold enough to rob Michael Hill Jeweller in broad daylight yesterday, and in the middle of the Whangarei CBD, highlights the Labour Government's complete failure in the police portfolio, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Police Spokesman ... More >>
Foreshore And Seabed Disarray
Friday, 5 November 2004, 8:53 am | ACT New Zealand
It is clear that the Government is in total disarray over the foreshore and seabed legislation, and is now making key policy decisions on the hoof, ACT New Zealand's member of the Select Committee considering the Bill Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Anderton Supports Lower Taxes! - ACT
Friday, 5 November 2004, 8:53 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide today said, after learning Jim Anderton supported lower company taxes, that he looked outside to see if any pigs were flying by. More >>
ACT Welcomes United Future Support
Friday, 5 November 2004, 8:52 am | ACT New Zealand
While United Future Leader Peter Dunne's response to my release on Transmission Gully and Centennial Highway is a little over-the-top, it at least shows that he hasn't completely lost interest in the issue, ACT New Zealand Wellington-based MP ... More >>
Stop-Start Immigration Damaging The Economy
Friday, 5 November 2004, 12:54 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Immigration Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today accused the Labour Government of largely causing a crisis of confidence in the New Zealand housing market. More >>
Dunne: Goebbels would be proud of ACT
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 4:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne, described today’s claims by ACT MP Heather Roy that only ACT MP’s were pushing for the urgent building of the Transmission Gully motorway as so bizarre that only Hitler’s propagandist Joseph Goebbels would approve of them. More >>
Transmission Gully: Build It Now
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 1:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Wellington-based MP Heather Roy today urged Members of Parliament across all Parties to get Transmission Gully built, and Centennial Highway upgraded - and get it done fast. More >>
Farming Report Doesn't Paint Full Picture
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 1:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Parliamentary Commissioner of the Enviroment's report on the sustainability of farming accentuates the negative and eliminates the positive of New Zealand agriculture, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Sutton Confirms Land Access Proposals Racist
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 8:39 am | ACT New Zealand
Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton's admission, that under the Government's land access proposals all Maori-owned land will be exempt under the Treaty of Waitangi, confirms what Kiwis have always suspected: Labour is racist, ACT New Zealand Rural ... More >>
Sutton's Story Doesn't Stack Up
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 5:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton should stop misleading the public over statements made on his behalf by a Labour Party official in Ashburton last night, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Politics Rules Over Due Process
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 5:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide said today that John Tamihere's so-called resignation showed once again that Prime Minister Helen Clark put political expedience over due process. More >>
Give Beneficiaries A Chance
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 1:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
If Labour truly wanted to ease the country's chronic worker shortage, it would not ignore the fact that there are more than 100,000 able-bodied New Zealanders currently paid to do nothing - when they would prefer to be working, ACT New Zealand Deputy ... More >>
PM Stuck With Tamihere On Tele-Conference
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 8:19 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide today pointed out that Prime Minister Helen Clark was now in a difficult position. More >>
Land Access Could Cost Property Owners Millions
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 3:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government's land access proposals are likely to deny landowners the use of parts of their land, and cost millions of dollars in lost earnings and re-sale values, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff predicted today. More >>
Goff Shows Labour's True Instincts
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
When Justice Minister Phil Goff refuses to consider a law change to restore rural New Zealanders' right to protect their property - as well as themselves - he is showing Labour's mistrust of ordinary people and instinct for power no matter what it costs, ... More >>
No Denying Causes Of CYF Escapes
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
New information on the number of escapes from Child, Youth and Family facilities show that this Government is failing to keep troubled children and young people safe in its care, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel ... More >>
Teachers Council Blocks Good Teachers
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 11:25 am | ACT New Zealand
While the Teachers Council registers a man convicted of violence against an 11-year-old, it won't register teachers with speeding fines or those who've been teaching overseas, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington revealed today. More >>
PM Attempts To Distance Herself From Tamihere: ACT
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 8:27 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide today said that Prime Minister Helen Clark has known for a long time that things were amiss with the Waipareira Trust and John Tamihere. More >>
Returning Safety And Security To The Home
Monday, 1 November 2004, 4:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today launched his draft Crimes (Self-Defence) Amendment Bill, to restore clear rights of self-defence to people living in rural areas of New Zealand. More >>
