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Labour Govt Penalises TV3
Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 4:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government, using millions of taxpayers' dollars, is helping TVNZ to eliminate competition from its TV3 rival, ACT New Zealand Broadcasting Spokesman Deborah Coddington revealed today. More >>
Deborah Coddington's Liberty Belle May 7 2004
Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
Speech - Visionschools Conference - Hotel du Vin, Auckland "I'm often asked why I'm ACT's education spokesman. Was I a teacher? Do I have a degree in education? Did I work in the Ministry of Education?... More >>
Youth Justice Budget Must Not Be Wasted
Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 2:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
Instead of spending $381,000 on new Youth Offending Teams, the Government should heed the call of Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft and remove young offenders from the jurisdiction of the Department of Child, Youth and Family entirely, ACT ... More >>
Mean Mallard Makes School Beg
Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today accused Education Minister Trevor Mallard of making a pauper out of a decile two Auckland school by forcing it to beg for extra funding to pay for routine building repairs and maintenance costs. More >>
'P' Spend-up: Better Late Than Never
Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 9:08 am | ACT New Zealand
"Better late than never", was ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman's reaction to the Government's pre-Budget announcement that it will spend an extra $39 million - over the next four years - policing the methamphetamine trade ... More >>
Act's The Letter - 17 May 2004
Monday, 17 May 2004, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Primary, The Budget, The surplus, Family Facts, Beneficiaries the Winners, Brash's Economic Policy, War in Digital... More >>
PM Caught Telling Porkies
Friday, 14 May 2004, 2:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
I formally request the foreign affairs notes regarding the meeting held between the leader of the opposition, Dr Don Brash MP, and US Congressmen, during a January meeting this year. More >>
Happy Medium Sought For Mayor And Residents
Friday, 14 May 2004, 11:24 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Environment Spokesman Ken Shirley today wrote to Auckland Mayor John Banks seeking an assurance that the Waiaturua Reserve's amenity and reserve values would not be compromised by the Auckland City Council's engineering ... More >>
Right Hand Side Liberalism
Friday, 14 May 2004, 9:19 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble said today that the ACT party welcomed the formation of a `Classical Liberal Policy Advisory Group' by the National party. More >>
Pay Nurses More - For The RIGHT Reasons
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Women's Affairs Spokesman Heather Roy today revealed that a six percent boost to nurses' salaries and wages, to be delivered in two or three phases over the next year, is on the way. More >>
Labour Makes Welfare More Enticing
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
The announcement that the Labour Government intends to lift the incomes of welfare families in the upcoming Budget is worrying news, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
RMA - You Can't Tune A Blown Engine
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government's continued statements to tune up, not trade, in the Resource Management Act are nothing but meaningless and hollow promises, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Nuclear Ban Makes NZ A World Laughing Stock
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 1:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's snipe at New Zealand's nuclear ban should be yet another wake up call for New Zealand, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Defence Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
What About Some Tax Back, Dr Cullen?
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen should use tax cuts to return the budget surplus, he keeps trumpeting about, to hardworking New Zealand families. More >>
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 >>
