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Minister Tries To Re-Write History

Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 3:54 pm | ACT New Zealand

Minister Pete Hodgson's attempt at setting the record straight on Timberlands and Kit Richards is an appallingly crass attempt to re-write history, ACT New Zealand Environment and Conservation Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>

Bring It On, Says Franks

Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 1:25 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks today responded to Tariana Turia's lodging of a complaint of Parliamentary privilege against him by invoking the words of her former leader Helen Clark - "Bring it on". More >>

Prebble to Appeal Huata Decision

Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 8:32 am | ACT New Zealand

"For the integrity of parliament it is important that the Court of Appeal decision stopping ACT from expelling Donna Awatere Huata from parliament be appealed to the new Supreme Court," said ACT's Richard Prebble today. More >>

Councils On The GE-Free Bandwagon

Tuesday, 3 August 2004, 2:30 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Northland-based MP Dr Muriel Newman today expressed her concern at moves by the Northland Regional Council and local mayors to declare the Northland region a GE free area. More >>

Farmers Will Ignore Councils' GE-Free Rulings

Tuesday, 3 August 2004, 2:16 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today predicted that the vast majority of farmers would ignore any move by regional and district councils to unilaterally declare regions of New Zealand GE-free. More >>

Stop Being Such A Wet Blanket, Transit

Tuesday, 3 August 2004, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Transport and Auckland Issues Spokesman Deborah Coddington today urged Transit New Zealand to quit opposing the Auckland V8 Supercar street-race and work more closely with event organisers to ensure its success. More >>

DOC's Advocacy Role Must Be Abolished

Monday, 2 August 2004, 5:10 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Conservation Department's plan for a 50,000-hectare marine reserve at Great Barrier Island is yet another example of the Labour Government and its environmental supporters' eco-imperialist attitude towards conservation, ACT New Zealand Fisheries ... More >>

Maori Fisheries Bill: More Litigation Ahead

Monday, 2 August 2004, 5:08 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Fisheries and Other Sea-related Select Committee member Ken Shirley today predicted that the Labour Government's Maori Fisheries Bill will lay the framework for a further round of costly and wasteful litigation. More >>

GST Off Rates Not The Answer, Says Shirley

Monday, 2 August 2004, 5:04 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Local Government Spokesman Ken Shirley today urged United Future's Gordon Copeland to dump his Private Members Bill proposing the exclusion of GST on rates. More >>

ACT's The Letter - Monday 2 August 2004

Monday, 2 August 2004, 5:02 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT must decide by Friday whether to appeal the Court of Appeal decision that Donna Awatere Huata is still (for electoral purposes) an ACT MP despite being declared an independent MP. More >>

The Letter Monday 2 August 2004

Monday, 2 August 2004, 2:06 pm | ACT New Zealand

DONNA APPEAL ACT must decide by Friday whether to appeal the Court of Appeal decision that Donna Awatere Huata is still (for electoral purposes) an ACT MP despite being declared an independent MP. More >>

ACT Welcomes WTO Development

Monday, 2 August 2004, 1:24 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade Spokesman Ken Shirley today welcomed the prospect of fewer export subsides, as signalled at world trade talks in Geneva, but warned that progress towards full free trade was still some way off from becoming ... More >>

One Standard Or Two On Political Corruption?

Monday, 2 August 2004, 1:15 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks today condemned the National Party, as well as Labour, for its feeble response to the naked political bias of Maori Language Commission chief executive Haami Piripi. More >>

Franks: Piripi Must Go

Monday, 2 August 2004, 9:13 am | ACT New Zealand

Maori Language Commission CEO Haami Piripi maybe completely unsuitable as a senior public servant, but his offence this week has been to breach principle against Labour - instead of politicking for political correctness, as he and his colleagues have ... More >>