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The Column - Maori Underclass
Friday, 12 March 2004, 8:49 am | ACT New Zealand
This week, the Column looks at the causes behind the New Zealand’s developing Maori underclass. More >>
PPCS Vs Richmond Law Changed Urged
Friday, 12 March 2004, 8:45 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today urged the Commerce Minister Margaret Wilson to amend Securities Law, to reverse the message sent by the Court of Appeal's decision in the PPCS and Richmond litigation. More >>
Let The People Free
Friday, 12 March 2004, 8:44 am | ACT New Zealand
The Green Party's call for Kiwis to consume themselves in a vast national hui is the same 1960's student dogma the Prime Minister believes in - somehow, if people only talk long enough, they'll come to agree with their leaders, ACT New Zealand ... More >>
Get Dyson Out Of CYF
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 5:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reports of almost 6,000 children languishing on the Department of Child, Youth and Family's waiting list are proof that Labour is failing to protect abused children, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Need For Urgent Commission Of Inquiry
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 11:52 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today called on the Government to set up a wide-ranging Commission of Inquiry into the police, in light of the emergence of new concerns regarding the operation of the police force. More >>
RB Predicts End To Economic Golden Weather
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 10:46 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that the Reserve Bank was picking what everyone had known: times are getting tough. More >>
Reserve Bank Proposal Madness
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 10:41 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today slammed Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard for wanting the power to intervene in the foreign exchange market when he considered the dollar "exceptionally and unjustifiably high" or "exceptionally ... More >>
Fisheries Minister Must Investigate Allegations
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 8:15 am | ACT New Zealand
Fisheries Minister David Benson-Pope must fully explain why a TV One news item, of the so-called marine farm at Potaka Marae, is not regarded as sufficient evidence to warrant even an informal visit to establish the veracity, or otherwise, of its ... More >>
It's Time To Vote
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 5:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble has sent a letter today to the Prime Minister saying that the ACT party does not support a Royal Commission into the Treaty of Waitangi. More >>
Mallard Misleads - Parents Must Continue Fight
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
Beleaguered Education Minister Trevor Mallard is misleading schools with his poll-driven U-turn on school closures, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Three Cheers For The Eastern Corridor
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
Proposals for Auckland's Eastern Corridor, unveiled by Mayors John Banks and Barry Curtis, signal the relief from traffic woes which Aucklanders have desperately been waiting for, ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
PM And Dunne Too Late On Treaty Inquiry
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 11:03 am | ACT New Zealand
It's too late for Prime Minister Helen Clark and Peter Dunne to try and bag up the Treaty debate in an official inquiry when they blocked a specific proposal for one in 2002, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Carter Must Approve Pike River Access Now
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 8:19 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today called on Conservation Minister Chris Carter to overturn his department's advice and approve the access allowing the Pike River coal project to proceed. More >>
Cult Spirituality Leaves Lahar Risk
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 8:18 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks today said that the Government's re-affirmation of its refusal to clear a trench to release crater lake overspill is evidence of its conversion from rational materialism to spiritual quackery. More >>
Mt Ruapehu Decision Negligent
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 12:11 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today slammed Conservation Minister Chris Carter and the Labour Government for failing to act on a known and predictable threat to public safety and infrastructure. More >>
Prison Population Increase: Spin Or Substance?
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 5:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
We need much more information before the Government can be believed in its claim that tougher sentencing and parole laws are pushing up New Zealand's prison population, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Rural Health Plight Entirely Predictable
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today said it was too late for rural community leaders to fight for a say on health issues, as Labour has already rushed through what can only be described as cursory consultation of the STV At-Large voting ... More >>
Parker Must Front Over Crime Stats
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 11:36 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman and Otago-based MP Gerry Eckhoff today demanded that Otago MP David Parker explain just how his Government intends to address latest crime statistics showing that the region's crime rate has skyrocketed. More >>
Deborah Coddington's Liberty Belle: ACT Conference
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 10:42 am | ACT New Zealand
It was a good week for me this week. My youngest child started university, in the Elam School of Fine Arts at Auckland. More >>
Labour = Violent Crime
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 8:50 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today expressed outrage that - after four years of Labour governance, spin and excuses - violent crime has skyrocketed a shocking 28.2 percent since 1999. More >>
