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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 >>

ACT's The Letter - Monday 1 November 2004

Monday, 1 November 2004, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand

Support for Tamihere in cabinet is rapidly disappearing. The first rule for handling a scandal is find out all details, get them out, then deal with it. The PM does not know the extent of Tamihere's troubles. Despite his frequent claims to "fess up" ... More >>

Self Defence: A Right, Not A Privilege

Monday, 1 November 2004, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand

The law must be changed to give citizens rights against police who interfere with self-defence, lie to them, or prevent them from helping each other, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today in commenting about the nightmare attack ... More >>