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Newman To Address International Welfare Conference
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 3:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman, Dr Muriel Newman MP, has been invited to address the prestigious Australian Consilium Conference. More >>
Get Out Of SOEs, Not Further In
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 2:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government's signalling of its intention to place a tighter rein on State-Owned Enterprises will send shockwaves through the entire economy, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Minister's Skewed View Of West Coast
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Conservation Spokesman Ken Shirley today accused Conservation Minister Chris Carter of looking through the wrong end of the telescope when it comes to the West Coast. More >>
Power Crisis Result Of Political Blundering
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 2:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
The significant cuts to power generation along the Waikato River, predicted to occur within the next 10 years, will be a direct result of the Resource Management Act's expansion to cover metaphysical and spiritual beliefs, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader ... More >>
ACT's The Letter Tuesday 8 June 2004
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 1:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
More on the Budget, Helen Clark's foreign travels, the new Maori party and the recent oil price rises. More >>
Health Ministry Glasnost?
Monday, 7 June 2004, 10:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today that communications between Ministry of Health officials and Health Minister, Annette King, are plainly not what they should be. More >>
The Column: Labour’s Back To The Future Budget
Friday, 4 June 2004, 8:45 am | ACT New Zealand
This week the Column looks at the negative effect that Labour's welfare Budget will have on working families. More >>
Boo Boo Of Epic Proportions
Friday, 4 June 2004, 12:19 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today demanded that Prime Minister Helen Clark publicly explain whether slinging insults at both New Zealand and the US was acceptable behaviour for an Acting Foreign Affairs Minister. More >>
Victoria University Students Support Tax Cuts
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 4:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today applauded Victoria University students for passing the following motions into the Victoria University Student Association's (VUWSA) policy at the Student Representative Council on Monday June 2, 2004: More >>
Drink-Driver Should Be Locked Up - For Good
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
If it is true that Edwin Paul Ure only stops drink-driving when he is in custody, then he should be locked up for good, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
More State Houses Not The Answer, Minister
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 11:50 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded to know whether Housing Minister Steve Maharey intended to simply build State houses for every single person who applied for Housing New Zealand assistance, after media reports revealed ... More >>
Power Crisis Of Labour's Making
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 2:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Kiwis wanting to know who is responsible for the blackouts that leave them stumbling around in the dark in search of candles need look no further than the Labour Government, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Energy Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Political Expediency Hijacks Tenure Review
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 8:44 am | ACT New Zealand
South Island High Country farmers should consider withdrawing from the Labour Government's tenure review process, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff suggested today. More >>
Poll Shows Voters Not Fooled
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 12:41 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said he was not surprised that the budget had failed to lift Labour's poll rating, and in fact, "I predicted it". More >>
Cullen In A Glasshouse
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 12:28 am | ACT New Zealand
While Deputy Prime Minister Dr Michael Cullen may have correctly woken up to the risks of judicial activism, he is responsible for inviting the judges to make law, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Budget Turns $20 Hard Labour Into 16 Cents
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 12:21 am | ACT New Zealand
The effect of the Budget's extension of the "poverty trap" to middle-income working families means many Kiwi families will now be effectively working for 16 cents an hour if they try to get ahead, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney ... More >>
Labour Eroding Public Goodwill Towards Police
Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 11:39 am | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government's crack down on speeding motorists could strain the relationship between the police and public, ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman predicted today. More >>
Some In National Want ACT To Disappear
Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 12:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Dr Muriel Newman - Speech -Final ACT leadership candidates' meeting, New Plymouth More >>
Being Poor Shouldn't Mean Poor Education
Monday, 31 May 2004, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour must give parents - regardless of their ethnicity or wealth - greater choice in their children's education, after a Maxim Institute report identified poor families as being hit hardest by school zoning, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah ... More >>
Franks Welcomes Leadership Comments
Monday, 31 May 2004, 1:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Leadership candidate Stephen Franks today welcomed ACT Party founder Sir Roger Douglas' comments on the requirements for the ACT leadership. More >>
