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Labour Uses Fisheries Bait To Hook Maori Voters
Friday, 18 June 2004, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour's plan to allocate 20 percent of aquaculture management area permits to Maori is a blatant example of this Government's race-based preference, ACT New Zealand's Fisheries and Other Sea-related Legislation Select Committee member Ken Shirley said ... More >>
Liberty Belle 18 June 2004
Friday, 18 June 2004, 9:56 am | ACT New Zealand
Though we sometimes despair that the wheels of freedom move too slowly, and the burden of government on our backs seems to get heavier, it's comforting to know that every day, a bunch of New Zealanders get up and go to work vowing to do at least one thing ... More >>
RMA Reference Group...More Of The Same
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Associate Environment Minister David Benson-Pope's five-member reference group to review the Resource Management Act is just more committees and processes, with no sign of action, ACT New Zealand Environment Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Eckhoff Welcomes PPCS's Richmond Offer
Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 1:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today welcomed PPCS's offer of $3.11 per share for the balance of the Richmond meat company, describing its latest move as entirely appropriate. More >>
More Perverts To Be Released Earlier
Monday, 14 June 2004, 2:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Justice & Electoral Select Committee's changes to the Parole (Extended Supervision) and Sentencing Amendment Bill will allow the Government to let more paedophiles out of prison even earlier than it already does, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen ... More >>
The Letter Monday 14 June 2004
Monday, 14 June 2004, 1:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
The board of ACT, on the caucus' recommendation has appointed Rodney Hide, having won NZ's first primary, party leader. Rodney ran an innovative campaign. His Blog is very good, see www.rodneyhide.com The ACT caucus put all the candidates through ... More >>
Hide Pledges To Represent Hardworking Taxpayers
Monday, 14 June 2004, 8:38 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide today said it was imperative to build support for the ACT Party to ensure a free and prosperous New Zealand. More >>
Newman Welcomes Deputy Leader Role
Monday, 14 June 2004, 8:37 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP Dr Muriel Newman today expressed delight at being elected ACT's new Deputy Leader. More >>
Results Of ACT Primary
Monday, 14 June 2004, 8:36 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Party President Catherine Judd was today pleased to announce that, after a long and robust process, the ACT New Zealand Board of Trustees has accepted the Caucus' recommendation of the selection of a new leader and deputy leader. More >>
Labour's Fishy Proposal Will Sink Race Relations
Friday, 11 June 2004, 5:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Fisheries Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today predicted that a Government proposal to give Maori catch rights to fish caught in international waters would have a detrimental effect on race relations in New Zealand, and achieve nothing more ... More >>
The Farce That Is Our Justice System
Friday, 11 June 2004, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
The sentencing in Whangarei, this week, of 20-year-old Julie Johnson for the killing of teenager Renee Brown has once again highlighted the scandal of parole. More >>
Why Not Jail For Fines Contempt, Minister?
Friday, 11 June 2004, 8:37 am | ACT New Zealand
By supporting the District Court's 90 percent discount on Nathan Bentley's $92,000 in fines, Courts Minister Rick Barker is effectively telling New Zealanders to treat the law as a joke, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Carbon Tax Back On The Agenda
Friday, 11 June 2004, 8:36 am | ACT New Zealand
Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton today effectively endorsed the future shock of Government-imposed energy costs on rural New Zealand, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
ACC Puts Ads Ahead Of Patients
Friday, 11 June 2004, 8:35 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand ACC Spokesman Heather Roy today released startling new information showing that ACC has spent the equivalent of dozens of operations on publicly patting itself on the back and promoting itself to the public. More >>
Holidays Offer No Break For DHBs
Friday, 11 June 2004, 8:34 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour's new Holidays Act has imposed a minimum $20 million a year cost onto District Health Boards, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Deborah Coddington's Liberty Belle
Friday, 11 June 2004, 12:44 am | ACT New Zealand
If you've missed reading Liberty Belle recently, I apologise, but the ACT leadership primary has bombarded you with missives from the four candidates and I didn't want to distract you from the campaign. More >>
'State Of The Nation' Biased
Friday, 11 June 2004, 12:39 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks tonight said that he would pursue a complaint against TV One, for lack of balance in its `State of the Nation' programme on the Treaty of Waitangi. More >>
Higher Interest Rates, Higher Prices, Lower Growth
Thursday, 10 June 2004, 12:08 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that New Zealanders were now suffering price hikes, higher interest rates and slower growth - all because of the daft Labour Government. More >>
Minister Of Housing, Or Minister Of Homeless?
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 11:30 am | ACT New Zealand
If Housing Minister Steve Maharey were actually doing his job, police would not have to warn landlords to lock their vacant properties to prevent break-ins by homeless people seeking warmth, ACT New Zealand Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Come Clean, Minister
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today demanded that Health Minister Annette King come clean and tell the public just which option her Government will choose on Direct-To-Consumer-Advertising of pharmaceuticals – especially as everyone ... More >>
