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Muriel's Column: Budget Sweetener For Welfare Trap
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 11:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Muriel's Column 13th May Budget Sweetener For Welfare Trap Weekly Column by Dr Muriel Newman More >>
More Money, Less Care, More Tragedy
Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
The topic I am about to speak on is not what would be called `polite breakfast conversation'. It isn't, what we in politics would call, a sexy story, and you can feel free to groan when I tell you that I'm going to talk about mental illness - I can assure ... More >>
Labour's Maori Quota Smells Fishy
Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Fisheries Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today revealed that Maori are about to be given a quota allocation for fish caught north of the equator - whether Maori want it or not. More >>
First World Medicine Further And Further Away
Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 11:49 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today accused the Labour Government of allowing its distaste of the private sector to put New Zealanders' lives at risk, after yet another pharmaceutical company pulled its research and development funding ... More >>
Home Detention: Prison For Partners
Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 11:48 am | ACT New Zealand
The Parole Board's permission for wife beaters to serve their time at home defies belief, and Justice Minister Phil Goff should explain immediately just how the Board satisfies itself that the wife is not at risk, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman ... More >>
GM Revelation: A Storm In A Teacup
Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 8:57 am | ACT New Zealand
The latest GM revelation reflects the nonsense of New Zealand's zero tolerance policy, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Research, Science and Technology Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Dangers In Appeal To Human Rights Committee
Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 12:48 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice and Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks today warned that Ngai Tahu involving the UN Human Rights Committee in New Zealand affairs could bring forward the day when New Zealanders have the courage to tell such international ... More >>
Time For Maori Caucus To Front Up
Tuesday, 11 May 2004, 3:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today released new information showing the number of Maori children being raised on welfare, and expressed sorrow that these damning figures were painting a grim picture for the future of Maoridom. More >>
Int Education Package: All Spin, No Substance
Tuesday, 11 May 2004, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Tertiary Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today described Labour's pre-Budget announcement - in which it will fork out $40 million of taxpayers' money on new international education initiatives - as misguided and ineffectual. More >>
Spending To Attract Foreign Investment Dopey
Monday, 10 May 2004, 6:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that the best way that the Government could attract investment into New Zealand would be to drop the top personal, and company, rate of tax to 20 cents in the dollar. More >>
Moving Schools From Good To Great
Monday, 10 May 2004, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
Speech to delegates at the Visionschools Conference, Hotel du Vin, Auckland, Friday May 7, 2004. More >>
Richard Prebble’s The Letter
Monday, 10 May 2004, 2:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Only 9 votes separate Rodney Hide and Stephen Franks in The Letter readers’ poll for the ACT leadership. In a low poll, Ken Shirley received 75 votes, Muriel Newman, who only announced her candidacy on Monday, received 102 votes, Stephen 203, and ... More >>
Prebble Speech: Foreshore and Seabed Bill 2004
Friday, 7 May 2004, 8:42 am | ACT New Zealand
I rise on behalf of the ACT party to oppose the foreshore and seabed legislation. More >>
Labour Driving GPs To Extinction
Friday, 7 May 2004, 8:41 am | ACT New Zealand
The New Zealand Medical Association's report today, showing an alarming decline in New Zealand's number of General Practitioners, confirms the deepening crisis that ACT has been predicting for some time, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy ... More >>
From Journalism To Politics
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 3:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
Speech to members of the Gisborne Business & Professional Women, Gisborne Club, Gisborne, Monday May 3, 2004. More >>
Maori MPs Must Get Priorities Right
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 1:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded to know why Maoridom's rights to a decent deal over the seabed and foreshore was more important than a child's fundamental right to a decent chance at life. More >>
The Column: Muriel Newman Runs For Leader
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
I would like to take this opportunity to share with readers of The Column the speech in which I announced my decision to contest the leadership of the ACT Party. More >>
Ten Reasons Why Don Brash Needs ACT
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 8:31 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that he was very disappointed that his Bill to allow shops to trade on Easter Sunday was narrowly defeated. More >>
National Party Nuclear Document Disappoints
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 8:25 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs Spokesman Ken Shirley expressed disappointed with the Creech Report released by the National Party today. More >>
Openness Brings Accountability
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today welcomed Chief Family Court Judge Peter Boshier's comments that he favours a more open Family Court. More >>
